St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-01-28

said sixty days; and section three of act
of March thirtieth, eighteen hundred and
sixty-eight. is !ereby repealed.
SrC. 3. ind be Il FURTHER enacted, That
the fee provided by law for the vertical
ton of invoices by consular officers shall,
when paid, be held to he full payment
for furnishing blank forms Of declaration
to be 81 gned by the shipper, and tor
making, signing, and sealing the certl=
/ ticate of the consular officer thereto; and
any consular officer who, under prctence
Of charging for blank forms. advice, or
clerical services in the preparation of
such declaration or certificate, shall
charge or receive any fee greater in
amount than that provided 10y law for
the vcriiraucn OF invoices, o: who shall
demand or rec, i've for any official ser
vice, or who shall allow any clerk or
subordinate to receive for any such ser
vice any tcc CT reward other than the fee
pr vidcd by law for such service, shil
be deem, d guilty of Il mlSlcmeauOr, and
shall be dismissed from office, and on
cOnNi lotion before any court of the Uni
ted States Iavlug jurisdiction Of like OF
fences be pui i>hjd by imprisonment rot
cXccedin" one year, or 10y fine not cx-
cccding two thousand dollars. And
| hereafter no consul. vicc-cJusul. or con-
Sul,r agent in the dominion of Cana.!a.
shall tie allowed tonnage fees for any
services. actual or constructive, rendered
any vessel owned and registered in the
! United States that may touch at a Cana
dian roIt; and that in the collection OF
official fees they shall receive foreign
moneys ut the rate given in the TIRE asury
schedule of the value of foreign coins -
And hereafter, in cases of vessels max
ing REGULAR daily tips between any port
of the United States and any port in the
dominion of Canada. wholly upon into
/ riOr waters not nav gable to the ocean.
no tonnage or clearance fees shall he
changed against such vessel by the Of
ticerS Of the Unitcl States, except upon
the first clearing OF said vessel in each
year.
SEC. 4. -lnd6e It Jiuthcr e"acted, That
| the President j. authorized. on the rec
commentator of the Sc, rttary of the
Treasury, to cause examinations to he
male INTO the accounts of the con>ula"
utlicrrS ut the ritcd States, and into
all matters connected with the business
of their said offices, and to that end he
may appoint such agent or a""n,- H. may
TIC necessary tr that purpo>c and any
agent. " hen - appointed. ~hall. fnr the
purpose %: making sad examinations,
have authority i .'dmini-l"r oaihN ard
axe tc-Ilm"lr. ana >t'Hli nave ac 'e>> +"
al the hooks aud papers ct all 'on>ullr
officers. And any AGENT appointed il
Tins behalf shall be puI,. Tor hi S,INicr-
II Just and reasonable compensation. 80.
exceeding iiv' 'i".lu- per dry t"r til
time n.re--"rti' 'mpI''ci. III add IT,
hl> actual necessary expenses. the sun
T. be tai ""i oi the -um appropriated
tor exp n>c~ OF '"i!'r'l"g ihr r,v'nn". nnl
n" %'rtirT >"lh I!,'n Ave thousand i / :
snail hr rNt ended aS Compensation at
,A"d the PRESIDENT shalt r'mmnn'rai' t.
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ana in-, I"'r.'''E a.'' ",h> am returns
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