Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-08-25

AN ACT to provide Tor the execution
of treaties between the United
States and foreign nations respect
ing consular jurisdiction over the
crews of vessels of such foreign ma
tions in the waters and ports of the
United States. .... ...
BE 1t enacted by the Senate and House
.of Representatives If tie United States
of America ia Congress assembled, That
in all cases where it may have been or
shall hereafter be stipulated by treaty
or convention between the United
States and any foreign nation to the
effect that the consul general, consuls,
vicc-consuls, or consular or CONNER
cial agents of the two nations, res
pectively, shall have exclusive .iuriS-
diction of controversies, difficulties, or
disorders arising at sea or in the wa
ters or ports of the one nation, be.
tween the master or other officer or
officers and any of the crew. or be-
tween any of these last themselves, OF
any ship or vessel belonging to the
other nation, such stipulatons shall be
executed and enforced within the ,ju-
risdiction of the United States as here
matter declared Prorsded, That be-
fore this act shall take effect as to the
ships and vessels of any particular
nation having such treaty with the
United States, tue President of the
United States shall have been satisfied
that similar provisions have been
made for the execution OF such treaty
by the other contracting party, aud
shall have issued his proclamation to
that effect, declaring this act to be in
force as to such nation.
Sec. .. And De IL FURTHER enacted,
That in all cases within the purview
of this act the consul general, consul.
or other consular or commercial au-
thority Of such foreign nation charged
with the appropriate duty in the par,
ticular case, may make application to
any court Of record of the United
States, or any judge thereof. or to any
commissioner appointed under the
laws Of the United States, to take
bail or affidavits, or for other judicial
purposes whatsoever, setting forth
that such controversy, difficulty, Oh
disorder has arisen, briefly stating the
nature thereof, and when and where
the same occurred. and exhibiting q
certified copy or extract OF the ship
ping articles, roll. or other proper pa
per Of the ship or vessel, To the effect
that the person in question is OF the
crew OF ships company OF such ship
or vessel and further stating and
certifying that such person has with
:. drawn himself, or is believed to be
about to withdraw himself, from tht
control and discipline Of the .mastci
|, and officers Of the said ship or vessel
or that he has refused, or is about t.
|, refuse, to submit to and obey the law
ful jurisdiction of such consular o
commercial authority in the premises
aud further stating and certifying
: that, to the best Of the knowledg'
, and belief of the officer certifying
such person is not citizen of the Uni
ted States, and thereupon such judge
, commissioner, or other judicial officer
r on inspection Of such application, tn
same being in writing, and duly au
thenticated by the consular or othe
: sufficient official seal, shall issue hi
: warrant for the arrest of the perso
, so complained of, directed to the mar
|. shal of the United States for the ar
S propriate district, or in his discrctio
I to any person, being citizen of tn
!. United States, whom he may spec
!, ally depute for the purpose. requirin
D snch person to be brought before hiI
4 for examination at a certain time an
u place and if, on such examination,
: shall be made to appear that the pc
4 son so arrested is citizen of the Un
c ted States, he shall be forthwith di'
II charged from arrest, and shall be lei