Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-03-31
WASHINGTON d. C. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 81.

beyord tire term Of sixty days in auv one wear:
Prog'd d, That the time equal % thar usually oc-
cnpied '" gong to and from the Uni ed state in
cfse OF the return, on leave, Of so ch dIplom ATTIC
or Gems q er oficer 70 the United states NAV be
allows d In addition to said SIXTY days; and sec.
non ,hr-e OF act of Msrch thirtisih, eighteen
nonc req and sixty-eight IL hereby repealed.
Sk0- 9. Ind Be Il furthsr enacted, That the fee
provided by law for the verifi cation OF in
voices oy consular oeicers shall, when paid :,
De Reid to be q full payment for farnishlug
hank forms Of declaratiou TO be signed bv
the shipper. and for making, stguine. and
seaIlr the certificate of the cons ular off Ger
tn~retoi and any consular officer who, under
preteRce OF charging for blank forms, ADVICE
or clerical services in the preparation OF such
deciaraton or certificate, shall charge or re-
ceve any zee greater in amount than that pro-
vdsd by law for the veriAcation of in voices
or VINO snail demand or recei We for any Of
ncii services. or who shall allow anv clerk
OF snoorainate to receive for any such
vice any fee or reward other than the fee pro-
vided by law for such service, shall be deem d
guilty OF misdemeanor, and shall be dis
missed from ofice, and on con nviction be-
jurisdiction OF like offences be punished by
imprisonR ent not exceeding one year, or by a ne
not exceeding two thousand dollars. And
agent in the dominion Of Canada, snail be al !.
lowed tonnage fees for any services actual or
constructive, rendered any vessel owned and
at Canadian portland that In the collection of
omclA ices tney snail receive foreign moneys
at the rate given in the treasury scheduIe of
tne value OF foreign coins And hereafter. In
tween any port OF the United States and any
port In the dominion of Canada, wholly upon
interior waters not navieabIe to the ocean, no
against such veseels by the oficers Of the United
States, except upon the first clearing Of said
vessel in each year.
President Is a1thorized, on the Recommend alton
OF the Secretary Of the Treasury, to cause ex.
aminations 70 be made into the sccoants of the
consular Officers Of the United States, and into
all matters connected with the business Of their
said ofhces, ard to that end he may appoint
such agent or agents as NAV be necessary for
tnat purpose; and any agent. when so appoint.
inanons, have authority to administer oaths
and take testimony. and shall have access 10
all the books and papers of all consu lar Off
And any agent appointed in this behalf shall
be paid for his services a just and reasonable
compensation, not exceeding five dollars Der
day for the time necessarily employed. in aa.
dltlon to his ac;uai necessary expenses, the
for expenses of collecting the revenue, but no
greater sum than five thousand dollars shall
be expended as compensation Of sucn agent or
shall communicate to Congress. at the com.
mencemeGt Of every December session, the
names OF the agents so appointed. and the
amount PAID to each. together with the reports
Of such agents.
SIC. S. ind be ii further enacted That any con.
sular officer of toe United States who shall
wilfully neglect to render true and lust quar-
terly accounts and returns of the business of
his Office, and of moneys received by him for
the use OF the United States, or who SHALL neg
lect TO pay over any balance Of such moueys
which may be due TO the United States, at the
expiration OF any quarter, before the ex xpiration
OF the next succeeding quarter, shall be deemed
guilty of embezzlement of the public MONEYS
and shall, on conviction thereof, before any
court of the United States ha wing Jurisdiction
of like on noes, be punished by Imprisonment
not exceeding one year and by Inc not ex-
ceeding two thousand dollars, and shall b.
forever disqualified frem holding any office of
trust or profit In the United States.
SEC o. Ind be IL further enacted, That no con-
sui general or consul now holding, or who
shall hereafter hold, either of SAID Offices shall
be permitted to hold .he ONCE of consul genera
or consul AT any other cons ulate. or exercise
the duties thereof: and hereafter there shall
only De allowed TO any vice consulate or con.
sular agency, for expenses thereof, an amouni
sumcient TO pay for stationery and postage on
Off icial letters.
SEC. Z. And be Il further enacted, That the
entire expense Of PRISON and PRISON keepers at
the consulate Of Bankok, In Siam, shall here.
after not exceed the sum Of one thousand dol.
lars annually; and the salary Of the in terprete
shall not exceed the sum Of five hundred dol.
lare annually; and no salary shall, hereafter be
allowed the marshal at that CON ulate: and the
annual salary OF the consul at Bankok shall ne
three thousand dollars, to commence July first
eighteen hundred and sixty.eight.
AnnrOyed March q