The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-08-17
VI COMMERCIAL AGENCIES


Apia, ST. Paul De Loando, ILoanial Including loss
by exchange thereon. f0lr hundred 4nI seyentv-sev
en- thousand five hundred dollars Aud the salaries
Of the consuis az Rrniisi, Gibraltar, It. Helena
Boulogne Zurich. Clifton CoaticOok, Fre Goderich
Kingston IN Canada Port Slruia Prescott, II Lambert
and LOngUisUI, lIonguouil,l Toronto AMI Windsor
shall be fifteen hundred dollars each and the salaries
of the c0nsuls at Ceylon and Piraeus shall be one
thousand dollars each and the salary OF the consul
al Chm Kang shall be three thousand dollars and
the salary OF the consul at Bankok shall be th0us
and dollars and the salary Of the commercial agent
AT Madagascar shall be Two thousand dollars and the
salary of the consul II Nassau shall be four thousand
dollars, TO commence after the close II the present
fiscal year and 10 continue during the present rebel
lion. aud the salary Of the consul Lyons shall be
Two Thousand dollars, 10 commence after the close
the present fiscal year and the salary of the
consul AT Manchester shall re- three thousand dol
lars O. commence after the close of the present fiscal
year
For interpreters o. tho cousalstes in China includ
mg loss by exchange thereon, i've thodssld eight
hundred dollars.
For expenses incurred, under instructions from tho
Secretary OF state. ia bringing home from foreign
countries persons charged with crime, and expenses
incident thereto ten thousant dollars.
For salaries of the marshals Tor the consular courts
in Japan, China siam, and Turkey. including loss by
exchange thereon, nine thousand dollars
For rent of prison for American canvIcts IN japan
China siam, and Turkey anu for wages Of the keep
Of the same nine IhOus lnd dollars.
For salaries OF commiss and cousuls general
to Hayti and Liberia, eleven thousand tive hundred
dollars
For expenses under tho act of Congress tn carry in
effect The treaty between the United States and her
Brannic Majesty for the suppression of the African
Save trade. seventeen thousand dollars.
Sec , AHd b. Il ftgther mated, That the President
be and IS hereby authorized. whenever he shall think
the pubiic good viii be promoted thereby. o. appoint
consular clerks, not exceeding thirteen IA number at
any one time, who shall be citizens OF the Unitsf
States aud over eighteen years q age at the Of
their appointment aud shall be entitled to compen
sltion for their services respectively at rate not
exceeding thousand dollars per anuun o. be de
termined by the PRESIDENT and 10 assign such clerks
from time 10 time 10 such eonsulateS ana with such
duties as he shall direct, and before the appointment
Of any such clerk shall be made 10 shall be satisfac
torly shown TO the secretary Of state after due OK
animation and report by an examining board that
the applicant is qualified aud ft Tor the duties to
which DE shall be assigned; AMI such report shall be
laid before this President And clerk 30 appointed
shall be removed from Office except FOR stated
writing which shah be submitted % Congress Al
the SESSION first following such removal
Sec 3. And h. u further eRGcted That the third
section u al act entitled An act making spprOpria
tions for the consular AMI diplomatic expenses Of the
Government for the year ending the ihIrteth OF June
eighteen hundred ami sixty approved March third
eighteen hundred and Nfty nine. Is hereby repeal
ed And the fee for certifying invoices TO be chsrg
et by the consul general for the British North Amer
lcan Provinces. and his subordinate consular officers
and agents. for goods hot exceeding one hundred
dollars IN value, shall De dollar and the same
FEE shall be charged for certifying the growth or
production q goods made duty free by the reoIproc
~ treaty frcr7ded k0ccrcT, That no such certld-
cate of growth OF production shall be required for
goods not exceeding ia value the sum or two hundred
dollars
Sec. I. AHd b 1t furthcr enacted, That the Office
of commercial agent al Hzkodafi Jspau nav St
the discretion OF the Secretary state be changed
10 that Il consul, 10 be cassed with consuis other
than those named IN schedule and in the act
approved August eighteen, eighteen hundred AMI
ffty-siX.
Approved June %. 1861