New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-27

tablish a collection district therein, and 10
other purposes" approved July twenty
seven, eighteen hundred and slxty-eisns
shall be deemed to apply to this act; an'
| all prosecutions for Offenses commune,
against the provisions Of this act, ana q
| other proceedings had because OF the Won !,
tons Of the provisions of this act, ana wnlc 10
are authorized by said act above mentloneu
shall be in accordance with the pros. We =,
thareof: and all acts and parts OF acts IN
| consistent with the provisions OF TINS ac' 81
| hereby repealed. L.. r,o
| SIC. sand be it further enacted Ina
the Congress may at any time hefea1'el
alter. amend or repeal this act.
Approved July !, 1870.
[PUBL1C-No. 1851
AN ACT to amend an act entitled An ac'
10 carry into effect provisions OF tht
treaties between the United States, China
japan, Siam. Persia and other countries
giving certain judicial powers to minis
tiers and consuls and other functlonailet
of the United States in those countries
and for other purposes, appr9veJd 'umi
twenty-second, eighteen hundred anu
sixty.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House o.
REPRESENTATIVES of the United States OF
America in Congress assembled, That the
act of Congress entitled cana to carry
into effect provisions Of the treaties be-
tween the United States, China, Japan,
Siam. Persia. and other countries, giving
certain judicial powers to ministers anu
,consuls, or other functionaries OF the United
States in those countries. and for other pur'
poses.' approved June twenty-second,
eighteen hundred and sixty. as tar as the
same is in conformity with the stipuiatloHs
10 hereby
extended to that country, and 1t shall DE
executed in conformity with the PROVISIONS
of the treaty and the usages OF Christian
nations in such cases; and the act shall, IN
the same manner. extend to any country OF
like character with which the United States
NAV hereafter enter into treaty relations.
SIC. 9. And be j: further enacted, That
that the superior judicial authority con-
ferred on the consul general or consul re-
siding at the capital of any country men
toned in such act, or herein provided for,
including the power to make DEGREES and
regulations. is hereby vested in the Secre-
tary of State for the time being.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted, That
when any final Judgment of the minister to
China or to Japan is given i'll the exercise
of original or of appellate criminal jurisdic-
ton. the person charged with the crime or
offense, if he considers the Judgment errone-
Gus in point of law, may appeal therefrom
to the circuit court for the district of Cali
fornia; but such appeal shall not operate as
stay of proceedings, unless the minister
shall certify that there is probable cause to
grant the same, when the stay shall be such
as the interests of justice may require.
SEC 4. And be it further enacted, That
on any final Judgment in a consular court
of China or Japan where the matter in dis
pute exceeds five hundred dollars. and does
not exceed two thousand five hundred dol
lart, exclusive of costs, an appeal shall be
allowed to the minister in such country, as
the case may be; provided, That the appel
liant complies With the conditions estab-
lished by general regulations; and the min
listers are hereby authorized and required
to receive, hear, add determine such appeals
Sec. s. And he it further enacted, That
where the matter in dispute, exclusive of
costs, exceeds the sum Of two thousand five
hundred dollars, an appeal shall be allowed
to the circuit court for the district of Cali
fornia; and upon such appeal a transcript
Of the libel, bill, answer, dispositions, and
all other proceedings in the cause shall be
to the circuit court. and no new
evidence shall be received on the hearing Of
the appeal, and the appeals shall be subject
to the rules, regulations and restriction
prescribed in law for writs Of error from
courts Oh tIit Iulttu States.
SEC. 6. And be it further enacted, That
on any final Judgment of the minister to
China, or to Japan, given in the exercise
of original jurisdiction, where the. matter i'll
exclusive of costs, exceeds two
five hundred dollars, an appeal
shall be allowed to the circuit court as pro-
vided in the last section.
SEC. 7. And be it further enacted, That
the circuit court of California is hereby
authorized and required to receive, hear
and determine the appeals provided for in
this act, and the decisions of such court
shall be final.
the appeals allowed by this act shall be only
in cases arising after its passage.
SEC. 9. And be it further enacted, That
the President is hereby authorized to allow,
in the adjustment Of the accounts of the
consul general at Shanghai. the actual eX
pense Of the rent of suitable building, to
be used as prison for American convicts in
China, not to exceed one thousand five hun
dred dollars year; and also the wages of
The keepers Of the same, and for the care of
offenders, not to exceed five thousand dol
lars year; and to allow in the adjustment
Of the accounts Of the consuls at other ports
in China the actual expense of the hire Of
and the care of offenders. not to
exceed in all five thousand dollars year.
SEC. 10. And be it further enacted, That
the President is hereby authorized to allow,
in the adjustment of the accounts of the
consul at Kanagawa, the actual expense
Of the rent of suitable building. to
be used as a prison for American
convlcts in Japan, not to exceed seven
hundred and fifty dollars a year; and also
the wages of the keepers of the same. and
for the care Of offenders. not to exceed two
thousand five hundred dollars year; and
to allow in the adjustment of the accounts
IF the cOnsuls at other ports in Japan the
actual expense of the hire of constables and
The care of offenders, not to exceed in all
two thousand five hundred dollars year.
Approved, July l, 1870.
[PUBLIC-No. 1861
AN ACT authorizing the construction of a
bridge across the Arkansas river at Little