The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-05-28


pan. and siam. lnelading loss by exchange there-
on, ave thousand eight hundred dollals.
FOR expenses Incurred, under inftructlcns nvn
the Secretary OF STATE, In bringing home rom To-
expenses incident thereto. ten thousand dolIaIr
For salaries OF fhs marshais for the consuil
courts in Japan, including that A. Nagssh anu 4.
| IN China, siam, and Turkey, intending loss oy eH
change thereon, nine thousand dollars, o..
For rent of prisons for American convlce IN ~
ran, China, Siam. and Turkey, and fof Tages"
The keepers OF the same, nine thousand dcn.r,.sn
For the restoration Of the Protestant Amei rs.a
esmetsry at Acapulco. In Mexico. ono 'n0u''"'
For s.l.rIe. OF minis.r. resident and consul,
general 70 nayt and Liberia, eleven 'nou -
For expenses under the act or Congress 70 ssry
into effect the treaty between the Un TED o,s'ss
and he, B,i.nc Majesty , 10, e sOas!hd ave
dred dollars, Proriied, That tho salaIes " sr0
iudges aud other officers shAli be paid 70 snI ha
only upon the condition that they Ieslle ~
places where the courts are 70 % nso the time as
| they reside Mt such places dhd protaaea y.s,ed
That the pre.ldept be. and he Is hereby ~
to apply to th. government OF utesa p hn,ii nh,
eighteen hundred and sxty-two, which r 4anes nj ~
each government TO keep up mixed eou,e',, at
upon the consent OF the government " W ali
britain being obtained, then the salaries OF ~
the officers OF the Unite, states connected win
said courts shall cease As, ,hou.
For expenses unier the neutrality act Ten n0u'
Por he usyment or the hr,h annual instalment
or the proportion contributed by the United ota'.s
| towards the capitalization Of the Scheidt dueS W
| fulfil the slipulations contained In the ioui.n NJ
teie Of the convention between t u Nav eighteen
hundred and sixty.three, the sum OF hiy-ro
thousand Eve hundred and eighty-iour doilas y, ~
coin, aud such further SUN rs may De necessary W
carry out the stipulation Of the convention pro,
Gnr MAJ nj N iutHfest the thlu rum
and on the portion OF the principal remaining un'
paid. 70E1 sou ~ rI'. -. ILL.
SIC 2 knd BE- % further enacted, That no dlpio.
matte or consular officer shall receive salaIy W.
the time during which he may be absent from h "
post 10y leave or Dtherwise) beyond the term y,
| sixty days In any one year. Pror.isd, inas W
and from the United States In case Of the return,
on leave, Of such diplomatic or consular onlceI W
the United STATE, may be allowed In addition 70
SAID sixty dsysj and section three OF act OF Mafch
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty eight, is
| hereby repealed.
SIC. B. iAnd BE- &c Jltih,r enacted, That the zee
provided by law for the yerihcatiOn OF In ,olces oy
consular officers shall when paid. be hell 10 DC
full payment for furnishing blank iorm Is, o.
signing, and sealing the certificate OF the consular
officer thereto aud any consular officer who, UNI
der pretence OF charging for blank forms, ADVICE
iaStion or certacais. shall charge or receive any
| fee greater in amount than that provided by law
ion tbs yerfcation Of invoices, or who shall Ge-
mand or receive for any ohli Il services, or VINO
shall allow any clerk subordinate 10 receive ior
any such service any fee or reward other than the
fee provided by law for such service, shall DC
| deemed guilty OF q misdemeanor. and shall DC
dismi sed from Office and on conviction before any
court OF the United States having jurisdiction OF
| like offences be punished by imprisonment not eA
ceeding one year, or by line not exceeding TWO
thousand dollars. And hereafter no consul. vice.
consul, or consular agent In the dominion OF Gan
ada, shall be allowed tonnage fees for any Iyi;
| COS, actual or constructive. rendered any Vessei
owned and registered In the United States that
may touch at n Canadian port and that In the
collection Of official fees they shall receive Foreign
moneys at the rate given In the treasury schedule
OF the 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
water not nayigable to the ocean, no tonnage or
clearance fees shall be charged against such YES
| sells by the officers OF the United States, except
upon the hrst clearing Of said vessels In each year.
dsnt ON iss Of the
Secretary Of the Treasury, 10 cause examinations
to be made into the accounts OF the consular Off.
nected With the business OF their said Offices, and
TO that end he may appoint such agent or agents
Is may be necessary for that purpose and any
agent. when 90 appointed, shall, Tor ths patpose
OF making said examinations, have authority TO
administer oaths and take testimony, and shall
have access TO all the books and papers OF all COD
suIar offcers. And any agent appointed In TINS
sonahle compensation, not exceeding 1--WE dollars
per day for the time necessarily employed, In adj
dltion to his actual necessary expenses the same
10 no paid out OF the SUN appropriated Tor ex
penses of collecting tho revenue. but no greater
sum than five In usand dollars shall DO expended
as compensation OF such agent or agents In any
one year. And the President shall communicate
TO Congress, at the commencement OF every Do
cembeT session. the names OF the agents 80 appoint.
ed and the amount paid to each together with the
reports Of such agents. -
SIC. 4. Ind b. Il hIrihsr enacted, That any con.
suiar officer OF the United States who shall wilfuly
ami returns OF the bu iness Of his Office, and Of
moneys received by him for tho use OF tho United
States. or who shall nesieet 70 pay over tue she
United states, Mt the expiration Of any quarter.
shall be deemed guilty.of cmbezzlement OF the
public moneys, and shall, on conviction theIeo,
before any court OF the United States hay Ing Juris-
dction Of like offences, be punished by imprison-
ment NOT exceeding one y ear and by fine not ex-
ding two thousand dollars, and shall be forever
disqualified from holding any Office OF trust OF
profit In the United States. ... =
SEC. 6. Ind be 10 farther enacted, That no consul
general or consul now holding, or who shall here
after hold either OF said offices, shill be permit.
ted TO hold the Office OF consul general or c0nsu
ut any other consulate, or exercise tho duties
theTeOfj and hereafter there shall only he allowed
10 any ce-consulate or consular agency. for ex-
penses thereof, an amount sufficient to pay Tor sta
tiOnery and postage on Official letters
SIC z. Ind be 10 further enacted, Thas the entire
expense Of prison and prison keepers at the con-
salste OF Bankok in Diam. shall hereafter not ex-
coed the sum Of one thousand dollars annually :
and the salary Of the interpreter shall not exceed
the sum OF five hundred dollars annually ana no
salary shall hereafter DO allowed the N ,rshal at
that Consulate and the annual salary OF the CON
sal at nankOk shall be three thousand dollars, 10
commence July first, eighteen hundred ana sixty
eight u F. =. =. 80 eaH.f
Approved, March ., 1869.