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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
ARTICLE I.-Classes of Consular Officers..
Agent and Consul-General
Consuls-General
Consuls
Commercial Agents
Vice Consuls-General, Vice-Consuls, and Vice
Deputy Consuls-General, Deputy Consuls, and
Deputy Commercial Agents
Consular Agents..
Consular Clerks.
Interpreters
Marshals of Consular Courts
Office Clerks....
Limits of Consular Districts
II.-Appointment and qualification of Consular Officers..
III.-When entitled to enter on the discharge of their duties.
IV.-Compensation of Consular Officers
V.—The privileges and powers of Consular Officers under
the Law of Nations
VI.-The privileges and powers of Consular Officers of the
United States under treaties and conventions with
foreign powers. - - -
Inviolability of the archives and papers of the
Consulate
Inviolability of the Consular Office and dwell-
ing...
Exemption from arrest.
Exemption from obligation to appear as a wit-
ness...
Exemption from taxation
The use of national arms and flag on offices and
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VII.-Relations of Consular Officers to the diplomatic rep-
resentatives of the United States
VIII.-Relations of Consular Officers to naval officers of the
United States ....
IX.-Formalities to be observed on arrival at post
X.--Correspondence of Consular Officers with the Depart-
ment of State....
XI.-Passports and protection of citizens of the United
States
XII.-Reciprocal duties of Consular Officers and masters of
American vessels, including the shipment of sea-
men
XIII.-American seamen. Discharge of seamen
American seamen
Discharge of seamen ......
XIV. Arrears of wages, and extra wages
XV.-Relief of seamen.....
XVI.-Transportation of seamen
XVII.-Desertion of seamen................
XVIII.-Disputes between masters, officers, and crews.
XIX.-Wrecked and stranded vessels, and surveys....
XX.-Duties of Consular Officers in respect to American or
foreign-built vessels transferred to citizens of the
United States within their jurisdiction.....
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ART. XXI.-Duties as to American vessels engaged in the trans-
portation of Chinese and other emigrants.....
XXII.-Miscellaneous duties in regard to seamen and vessels
of the United States, and immigration....
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United States....
Marriages
XXIII.-Estates of citizens and seamen dying without the
XXIV.-Miscellaneous instructions..
Extradition of fugitive criminals.
Taxes ...
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Information as to light-houses, buoys, shoals, &c.
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Presents and testimonials from foreign powers..
Consular uniform...
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Consular Officers acting for foreign states....