The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-08-27
p..,p,,s.e4,a,ise. .,, Of u. urlted Stat. ef Amer

Representatives. of the United Sfatrs Of Amer :
sca ta Congress assembled:
That the act of Congress entitled IAN act
to carry Into effect prUvi-inns of the treaties
between the United States, China Japan. Siam.
Persia, and other countries, giving certain ju-
dicial Do ministers and cousuls, or 9TH
fuucti0naries of the Lifted. States in those
countries, aud for other purpases. approved
June twenty second, eighteen hundred and
sixty, as far 10 the same 10 in confos nifty with
the stipulations of the reaty with Madagascar,
10 hereby extepaled To that country and II shall
be execated in conformity with the provisions
OF the treaty aud the usaRes OF Christian ma
tion> in such cases aud the shall, in the
same uialiDer, extend 20 any country of like
character with which The United States may
hereafter enter into treaty relations.
SEC. 2, And be 10 further enacted, That
she superior judiciai authority conferred on the
consul general or consul residing NJ the capital
of any country mentioned In such act, or here
in provided for, including the power to MAKE
decrees aud regulations, is hereby vested IN
the Secretary OF State for ihe time being
Sac. 5. And be IL further enacted. Tha'
when any hnal Judgment of the minister '.
ChIua, or TO Japan, Ia gi wen III the exercise OF
crigiuAl or OF appellate criminal Jursdlctlon,
| the person charged with the crime or offence,
| if he considers the Judgment erroneous Ia poini
Of law, may appeal thereiron TO the e'reu,'
| court for the district OF Caiiforria; but such
| appeal shall nut operate as siay OF proceed
/ iugs, uuess the minister shall certify thAi
/ there is probable cause to grant the same,
/ when the stay shall be such as TIE iuteres.b oi
justice may require.
SIC A. And be !. further enacted. That
~on any final Judgment IN consular court Of
/ China or Japan W here the matter IN dispute
! exceeds i've; hundred dollars aud does NOT ex-
! ceed two thousand tive hundred dollars, ex-
| elusive of coats an appeal shall be SLOWED 10
! the minister in such country. as the case may
! be: Provided, Tnas the appellant complies
! with the conditions established by general reg
uis,ions and the ministers are hereby sutnor
ized aud required to receive, hear, aud deter
! mine such appeals.
SIC B. And be IL further enacted. That
| where the matter in dispute. exclusive of
costs, exceeds the sum of two Thousand hve
| hundred dollars, an appeal shall oe aiioWeo 10
the circuit court f,r The district of California
snd upou such appeal transcript ot the huei,
bill. answer, deposi,ions. and all other rr"-
eeednKs in tue shall be transmitted t"
she circuit court and the appeals shall be SUB
jecs TO the rules, req uatIous, and restrictions
prescribed in law for wits of error from dis
| ,rict courts Of the United States
| SEC. c And be it further enacted, Tha,
on nuy final judgement of the minister to
China, or 20 Japan. given in The exercise, OF
| original jurisdiction, where the matter III dis
! Ave hundred dollars an appeal shall be allow
| ed to the circuit court as provided in the ias'
section.
/ Sss z and be IL further enacted. That
| The circuit court of California is hereby au
| thorized and required receive, hear. and dc
termIne the appeals provided for in this act
aud the dec,, nus of such court shall be huai
SEC. And be IL further enacted. Tha,
the appeals allow ed by tins act shall be only III
cases arising after It's passage.
| SEC 9. And be It further enacted. Thai
the Preeideut ie hereby authorized TO allow
in the adjustment of the accounis of the consul
| general at Shanghai, the actual expense of The
| rent of ~ suitable building, to be used rs u
| prison for a Aerican con>icts in China, n { u
exceed Que thousaut i've hundred dollars
| wear; aud a.so the wages OF the keepers o
! the same aid for the of Offenders, not &c
| exceed i've Thousand dollars and to allow II
I the adjust uieus af the accounts of the cons ul:
| Al other ports in China the actual expense o
| The hire of ,nstaLles aud the care of offend
era uos TO exceed in ali five Thousand dollars
year.
/ SIC. 10. And be 1t further eaaeted Tha
the Presidept is hereby authorized To allow. II
! the adlus,m-nt of the accounts OF the cohsu
Z. at Kanaynws, the actual expense of the ren
for American convicis in Japan. not I'd exceed
seven hundred and fifty dollars a year and al
| SO the wages of the keepers of the same, an
for the care Of offenders, not to exceed tw
thousand kve hundred dollars year and &
allow in the adjustment of the accounts of tn
| consuls 1t other ports in Japan the actual ez
= pense of the hire of constsbles and the care q
| .ffendeIs, nos to exceed IN all two thousan
five hundred duflaes year.
i Approved; July /, 1870.