Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-03-30

su.s at Brlndisi, Gibraltar, ST. Helena, Bou-
logne, Zurich, Clifton. Coaticook, Erie. God.
erich, Kingston in Canada, Port Sarnia,
Prescott, st. Lambert and Longmcid, Lon
gueuil, Toronto, and Windsor, shall be iii.
teen hundred dollars each; and the salaries
Of the eonsuls az Ceylon and Piraeus shall
be one thousand dollars each and the salary
of the consul at Chin Kiang shall be three
thousand dollars and the salary OF the con-
sui at Bankok shall be two thousand dollars;
and the salary OF the commercial agent at
Madagascar shall be two thousand dollars;
and the salary of the consul at Nassau shall
be four thousand dollars, 10 commence after
the close of the present fiscal year, and to
continue during the present rebellion; and
the salary of the consul at Lyons shall be
two thousand dollars, TO commence after the
close of the present fiscal year; and the sal
salary of the consul al Manchester shall be
three thousand dollars, TO commence after
the close of the present fiscal year.
For interpreters to the consulates in China,
including loss by exchange thereon, five
thousand eight hundred dollars.
For EXPENSES, under instructions nom the
Secretary of State, in bringing home from
foreign countries persons charged with
crime, and expenses incident thereto, ten
thousand dollars
For salaries of the marshals for the CON
suIar courts in Japan, China, Siam, and
Turkey, iacluding loss by exchange thereon,
nine thousand dollars,
For rent ofprisons for American convicts
in Japan, China, siam, and Turkey, and for
wages of the keepers of the same, nine. thou
sand dollars.
For salaries of commissioners and con-
suls general 10 Hayti and Liberia eleven
thousand, five hundred dollars.
EOr avnanSp9 un0pr rho art of Con pregs 10
carry into effect the treaty between the Uni
ted States and her Brittanic Majesty for the
suppression of the African slave trade, seven
teen thousand dollars
Sec. g And Be ii further enacted, That the
President be, and is hereby, authorized
whenever he shall think the public good
will be promoted thereby, to appoint consul
lar clerks, not exceeding thirteen in num-
Der at any one time, who shall be citizens of
the United States, and over eighteen years
of age at the time Of their appointment, and
shall be entitled to compensation for their
services respectively ut a rate not exceeding
one thousand dollars per annum, to be de-
termined by the president; and to assign
such clerks from time to time, to such consul
| lates and with such duties as he shall direct
and before the appointment of any such
clerk shall be made, it shall be satisfactorily
shown to the Secretary of State, after due
examination and report by an examining
board, that the applicant is qualified and
| fit for the duties to which he shall be assign
| ed and such report shall be laid before the
| President; and no clerk so appointed shall
be removed from office except for cause
stated in writing, which shall be submitted
to Congress at the session first following
such removal.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That
the third section of an act entitled Gan act
| making appropriations for the consular and
diplomatic expenses of the government for
the year ending the thirtieth of June eigh-
teen hundred and sixty" approved March
third, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, is
hereby repealed. And the fee for certifying
| invoices to be charged by the consul Geuer-
al for the British North American Provinces,
| and his subordinate consular officers and
| agents, for goods not exceeding one hundred
| dollars in value, shall be one dollar, and the
| same fee shall be charged for certifying the
| growth or production of goods made
| duty free by the reciprocity treaty: ProUided
| hOoCeUer, That no such certificate of growth
or production shall be required for goods not
| exceeding in valne the sum of two thousand
| dollars.
SEC. 4. And Be 1t further enacted, That
the office Of commercial agent at Hakodadi,
~ of State, be changed to that of consul to
be classed with consus other than those
named inischedule B and c in the act APPROX
ed August eighteen, hundred and fifty-siX.
Approved June 90, 1864.