Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-07-21
OFFICIAL.
LAVE on WE UNITEp STATES,
Passed at the First Session Of fhs
Thirty Eighth Congress.
TPuaLlc-No. 81

Al ACT t. provide for the execution Of treaties be.
tween thu Unitsd States snd foreign aatons re-
speetlng consular Jurisdiction ever the crews VI
vessels 81 aueh foreign nations Ia the wntersa and
perts Of the uRitsa States
BE e enacted b. tAe Ssaaf. and Hsnss Of Rem e.en
fafires 81 he UHed States 81 Aaasrioa ia oaysss as
ssp'bled That In all cases where It may have been
orshAll hsrsaftsf be stipulated by treaty or con-
Vsntisn between the nitsd States and the forsie,
nation ts the effect that the consul general. con.
suis, ves.ssnsss. OF consular or commercial agents
Of the two nasioEs, respectively, shall have exca-
awe Jurisdiction Of controversies, difncaltie, or
disorders arising ct ssa Ia the waters and ports
~ the ens sAtisns estNeen the master other Of.
nesr or esieers aud any o. the crew, or between
any Of these Last Themselves OF any ship or weasel
Belonging 10 the other nation, sush stipulations
shai be executed and enforced within the Iuris-
dietion 81 shs United States a. hereinafter de-
elArsd Pregidsd. That before this act shall taxa
Ell ct e. to abe ships aud vessels Of any particular
nation having sueh treaty with the United States,
the President Of the United States shall have been
satisfied that similar provisions have been made
for the sxssution OF sueh treaty By the other con-
tracing party, and shall have issued his proela
nation 70 tAat effect, dselarizg this act TO b in
force a. t. saeh nation.
Sec 4 Aad Dc it fartAsr enacted That in all cases
within the purysw Of this act the consul general,
eensul, or other consular or Commercial authority
81 such foreign nation charged with the appro-
PIRATE duty In the particular case, may make ap-
plieaton TO any court OF record Of shs Unitsd
States, or any judge thereof, to any conmis-
sioner appointed Kinder the laws Of the Uaited
States 20 take hail or afdavits or for other iadi
sial purposes whatsoever, setting forth shst such
CONTROVERSY, diaacelty, disorder has arisen.
briehy stating TIE nature thereof and when and
where the same occurred aud exhihifins = carti.
ned copy or extract Of the shipping ariieles roll
or other proper papsr Of the ship or vessel to the
eject that the perten In question il 81 tba rrav
or ships company Of such ship or yess.l 80
further stating and certifying that such nsrSor
has withdrasn himself. or Is believed te be about
TO withdraw himself from the control ana 5f.rs
pline ef the master and officers Of the sssa NJ -
vessel, or that he has refused or Is about Ia r.
funs. to snemitto and obey the lawful jurisaie,oD
Of such consular or commercial authority in ~
premises; and further stating and certifving thaf
70 the best Of the knowledge and belief ofths ON
ear certifying, snch person is not Citizen Of the
United States, and thereupon such Judge COM
missioner either judicial cfscer, on Inspection
ef such application, the same being in wrfeins
And daily authenticated BY the consular or other
sufficient official seal shall issae his warrant for
the arrest of the person complained Of dlrscted
TO the marshal Of the United States for the AZ.
proPriats district in his discretion TO any per
sem being citizen Of the United States, whom
he nay specially depute fer tke purpose, requiring
such person 10 be brought before him fer examine
hon ~ = certain time and place; aud Ii, on such
examination, it shall be made TO appear that the
psraon 60 arrested b citizen Of the United States,
he shall be forthwith discharged from arrest and
shalt be leit 20 the ordinary Of law. But ii
this shaa b made to appeal, and such judge. COM
missioner or other judicial authority shall find,
upon the paper' hereinbesors referred to, a sun
Giant prima fac Q case shat the matter csncerns
only the internal erdsr and discipline Of such
Fotetku snip VI fesScA. or NkethAr in its nature
civil or criminal, does sot erect lancet directly
the execution Of the lawsof the United States, or
the rights and duties Of any citizen Of the United
States, he sh>ll forthwith, By his warrant conn
init sueh pefsoa to prison. where prisoners under
sentence OF . court Of tbs CRited STATES p,sv ~
lawfully committed or to the master or chief on
Ger Of such foreign ship or vessel, in his discre
tion, to be suejset to The iawtHl orders, control
and diesiPliRs OF the master aud chief o9ieer e.
the tiHe being, Of such ship, and TO the jurisdic
tisn Of the consular or commercial authority o,
ths nation to which such ship o. ysssel may BE-.