, 1893-12-20
TRANSLATION

The consular due which hitherto has been demanded from Danish mer
chant vessels tpuchugt ports. where "a Danish consul or vice consul s
established, is abolished from lie lsr January 1894
Danish merchant vessels Of and Shove 50 register tons net and o..
5 Sessu !" a d GpeJ4n alf f+pes y% Consular "I4o l os Of i' s 'r' SO Ore '' per- ' register n r't ,n
net in the rae Of steam vessels g. and 9 ! one yer regNtrr ION net
Both June and the 8ls5 December it is collected by the Customs Depart
ment and is chrgeabIe on the vessel in ease it is at the comrnenrenent II
the half year engaged in foreign trade. r il" the course OF the haf yeAr
ton Of customs fixes the special rules for the calculation and election Of
From the is. January 1894 $ iE.@7!5 in opd,n~,, Of 4h August 1924
sn1er 1De' a Foreign ff pot t n the s par posS' ! fp "n j every n I6 %515rF j.. Of boS gsIs a
hand r send before his departure. the consul or vce-consul Of the place a
the Ministry Of Foreign Afdrsj neglect p this regardi is punished in the
Under the same penalty the m~er Of the vessel ia bound to report Jor
himself j. person to the consul r ynooonsul in ports who're such
publication referring to this matter will be issued by the Ministry Of
...s After 1T es the lat lss 5 ,casirg 1884 1s,., The Mi n5p s;s. Of T,fssu .s Affairs is :s@g>v
until such time as, by special law OF by the yearly Ftote-budgNs, provision
said remuneration must not exceed the average Of the income which the
Calendar Years I89I.i8s$, inciui m% he e ppoa. ,s .tonp received lived IN asso ~
ance with provisional owns rule n she law Of 9TH April 1898 The remuneration
income amounts ito M. 100 Or above
In 50 far as suitable persons and sufficient funds (onfer S II here.
tnafte) shall be at disposal, arrangements will be made successfully to
trans marine oonus 0 r vice-oousus mssi are appointed. III such pIlo~~
has been made, by speoiai law Or BY the state budget, for the future pay
o3ftho ohfoa The Minister Of Foreign Afrs is however empowered TO
out Of the available consular funds Gonfer ~ 70 pay the acting consul or
NNCCGOhou a SRhhJi1 puAcHS4I lot WO3 Expense
Consuls or vioeoonsu!s elyot aPpointol subse9 uent 10 the publ ,&n
q he present law receive no compensation from the state treasury over
a"d above the remuneration to which they may be entitled under s 10
hetlnafter. The Minister OF Foreign Affairs Is, however empowered To
allow, II necessary, out of the consular funds the new app pointed c0nsuI or
Tic@-consnl { yearly amount forohfce~expenses, which amount shall in no
case exceed the remuneration which his predecessor has received under s
! hersnaoo"e' exclusive Of the compensation allowed in accordance with
the law If 9th April 1888.
Consuls and vice consuls mnsi shall hold Danish birtLrght ai be. men
converSaat with business andpossesslng the neelfnl knowledge Of com
merolal and maritime law 1t is incumbent on them besides attending to
all consular business, to be especially attentive to the interests of Danish
trade and industry, and frequently reported thereon They must not
curry ON any private business, except it be of such uatuo. that the
Ministry OF Foreign Affairs finds it nnpreiuiicial to the business Of the
consulate Their duties and responsibility will be regulated bl instr uctions
given by the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
consuls mnsi are appointed by the King and are entitled to penson
under the Pensions Law. Their salary is Kr. 5000 D q. AS Residing
Allowance they receive from Kr 1000 to Kr 5000 D. a in such a manner
hat M amount 10 fixed according to the circumstances of the pa n
question:. tofofhce expenses an additional amount not exceeding Kr 1000
y 2 IS allowed. Flce-consuls mksi are salariet with Kr 1900 pa, rising
by seniority allowance every 5h year to the ma ximum pay Of kr. $500;
az Residing Allowance they receive from Kr 1000 to XII $500 D. a
seniority IL retained by removal from n consulate TO another. With
regard to the places for which o)nSuis aud vicoconsuls rlsSi are to be ap,
pointed, and the pay anaanowanoes in every single case provision is to be
made by special law Q 8 by the yearly state budgets.
r For the performance of official acts demanded by private parties and
not belonging TO the ordinary shipping cases fees are charged by the
consalS n vlce-consnls according to a tariff fixed by the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs. The fees thus charged, of which account is TO be rendered
ar IL the case Of cmsuls and vlceconsuls missi to be paid over to the
state-treasary:. Disputes concerning the application of the tariff are
decided by thu Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, which also fixes the rate
at which the fees are te he charged in the coinage Of the respective foreign
countries. =.