Executive Order 496

The following is a description by the Department of State of the fees prescribed in the order, not the actual order text.

TARIFF OF UNITED STATES CONSULAR FEES [Revised to take effect November 1, 1906.]

Following is the tariff of fees prescribed by the President, under the act for the reorganization of the consular service, to be charged by consular officers of the United States. All consular charges must be in strict accordance with and be collected in gold or its equivalent, and no fee or compensation will be collected for any service not covered by this tariff. American vessels and seamen are exempted by law from the payment of consular fees. Foreign-built vessels, unregistered, owned by American citizens, are not exempt from the payment of the prescribed fees.

