Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1860-08-01
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Public 66.l
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATE
Passed at tie FIRST Session Of tile zatrs,s. Us Congress

Public &C.
An Act carry into effect provisions of the Treaties be-
tween the United States China Japan, Sam Persia, and
other countries, giving certain judicial powers to Minis
terS and CunSutS, other funconarieS of the United
States in those countries, and for other purposes.
(coNCLupED)
SEC &C. And be it further enacted That the President
be- and is hereby authorized to allow the adjustment
the accounts of each of the said ministers conSu the
expenses of the of suitable buildings be used
prisons for American convicts in the said countries not
exceed in the ofsx hundred dollars year.
and also the the keepers of the same and for the
of offenders not to exceed in any case the of
eight hundred dollars per annum, and provided that
uoe than prison shall be hired in Jalan four China,
in Turkey and one in Siam, at such port ports
the minister, with the sanction of the President may de-
Signate.
SEC 81. And be it further enacted That the jurisdiction
OF the respective ministers in the hereinbefnre
named where the allowed BY treaty. in all
cIv redress of crimes except in the mentioned
i'll the twentyourih section shall be appellate only and to
be exercised wherever in the said they may be,
respectively except also in where consular officer
shall happen to be interested either party witness in
which original jurisdiction is vested in the said minis
tiers. respectively.
Sac - And be it further enacted That the provisions
Cf This act be- and the hereby extended Persia
nIeSpec tn all suits and disputes which arise between
citizens &" the United States therein and the minister and
CuGSuS who be appointed to reside in Persia here
BY invested in relation the said and dsputeS with
such pnwers THE act Conferred upon the minister
and cUnSulS China. And all suit and disputes arising
Persia between Persian subjects and citizens of the Uni
ed States shall be carried before the Persian tribunal.
consul agent of the United States reside and shall
be discussed and decided according TO equity in the pre-
Of employee of the consul agent of the United
Safes and II shall be the dut of the consular officer To
attend the trial person, and that justice admins
tered And all suits and disputes occurring in Persia be-
tween the uthe United States and the subjects of
her foreign powers shall be tried and adudicated bv the
inermedaon uf their respective ministers cOnSs in
accordance with such regulations shall be mutually
agreed upon BY the minister of the United States for the
Tine beng and the ministers OF such oregn powers re
pecvey, which regulations shall, from time to time, be
submitted t" the Secretary of State of the United States
SEC ~ And be it further enacted That tbs provisions of
this act, so far as the in conformity with the slip
uiationS in the existing treaties between the United States
and ipo TunS, Morocco and MuScat reSpectrve shall
extend those Countries and shall be executed conr
with the provisions of this act bv the conSu!S ap-
pointed by the United States TO reside therein who are
hereby Ocio invested with the powers heaein deegat
ed to the ministers and cOnsuls of the United States a
pointed to reside in the countries named in the first section
OF this act far the be exercised under the
provisions of treaties between the United States and the
several countries mentioned this sectol and in accord
with the usages of the said Countries in their inter-
Course with the Franks or rOther foreign Christian
tonS.
SEC SOAnd be further enacted That the consuls and
commercial agents of tine United States at islands or in
Countries not inhabited BY any civilized people, OF recog
nzed by any treaty with the United States be- and the
hereby authorized to try. hear, and determine
all cases in regard to civil rights whether of person pro-
perry where the real debt and damages do exceed the
of thousand dollars exclusive of COSTS and upon
full hearing of the allegations and evidence of both parties
give judgment according the laws fthe United States
and according to the equity and right of the matter in the
same manner justices of the authorized and
empowered where the United States have exclusive urs
dctiOn And the said eousuls and commercial agents
SPecvey hereby invested with the powers conferred
by the provisions of the seventh and eighth of this
act for trial of offences misdemeanurs
SEC 81 And be it further enacted That all marriages in
the presence of any consular officer in foreign country
tween persons who would be authorized marry if
siding in the District of Columbia shall have h force
AID effect and shall be valid to all ntents and purposes
the said marriage had been spemnized within the United
States And in all of marriage before any consular
officer the id consular officer shall to each of the
parties certificate of such harriage and shall asn send
certificate thereof to the Department of State there TO be
kept which certificate shall specify the of the par
ties, their ages. places of BIRTH and residence.
SEC 80 And be it further enacted That all acts and parts
acts inconsistent with the provisions Of this shall be,
and the are hereby repealed.
SEC 3. And be further enacted That this act shall
take effect the first day of july eighteen hundred and
sixty.
Approved % June 1860.