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 76 THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 179. 1860. as said minister shall direct; and the proceeds shall, as far as is necessary, be applied to defray the expenses incident to the execution of this act; and regular accounts, both of receipts and expenditures, hall be kept by the said minister and consuls and transmitted annually to the Secretary of State. Certain crimi- Sec. 18. And be it further enacted, That, in all criminal cases which “’·l °““’ mw l’° are not of a, heinous character, it shall be lawful for the parties aggrieved settled. . . . . . or concerned therein, with the assent of the minister in the country, or ` consul to adjust and settle the same among themselves upon pecuniary or other considerations. l _§¤’¤t1¤m<=nt of Sec. 19. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty also Q;;lf:$3:,‘X°" of the said ministers andthe consuls to encourage the settlement of controversiesief :1 civil character, by mutual agreement, or to submit them to the decision of referees agreed upon by the parties, 2. majority of whom shall have power to decide the matter. And it shall be the duty of the minister in each country to prepare a form of submission for such cases, to be signed by the parties, and acknowledged before the consul: and Arbitration. when parties have so agreed to refer, the referees may, after suitable notice of the time and place of meetinv for the trial proceed ex parte in case either party refuses or neglects td appear; and,’after hearing any case, may deliver their award, sealed, to the consul, who, in court, shall open the same; and if he accepts it, he shall indorse the fact,=1nd judge ment shall be rendered thereon, and execution issue in compliance with Prvviw the terms lthfereof : Provided, {zowever, That the parties may always settle t 0 same e ore return thereo is made to the consul. wllggglgsywgu cmiig gfélliné IE tt enacteg, That the ministers aforesaid and
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es. _ m lin e execu ion 0 e powers con e to them by said treaty, and on their part to do and perform whatever is necessary to garry the plrovxsions of said treaties into full effect, so fer as they are to e execute in the said countries, respectively. yrsvzsgons of Sec. 21. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this act, so tgtazsdtgp %r.asdtge same relate to crimes and offenoes committed by citizens of the MSG, to umd mte tates, shell extend to Turkey, under the treaty with the Sublime to rm-key. l?0;·lte cgtllzlay segenth, eighteen hundred and thirty, and shall be executed in e ‘ omen omuuons m con ormity with the provisions of said treat V°l· Vw- P- 408- and of this act, by the nninister of the United States and the consuls dl? Sgttes [appointed] to nesidel therein, who are hereby cx qjfcic _ · powers erem con erre upon the minister and consuls in glnnn, for th; pprposes above expressed, sorter sis regards the punishment h cr1me,en so for the exercise of Jurisdiction in civil cases wherein t e semeus permitted by the laws of Turkey, or its usages in its inter- ` cotgse wg? the Franks or other foreign Christian nations. wgu;;tT§!gg· usadmpé this ;;pdil;52::IIztbfurth(r mactci That the word rninister, when \;g;·':q_“d•t°°n. and _ _ ¤* _ if lm ¢¤*¤t<>¤d_¢o mean the person invested with, gu}" m this ,,0,, exercising, the pmncipel diplomntic functions in each of the countries (rpenporéed IH the first section of this act. The word consul shall be uncgrgggingtotlgxeglnnceny pezgson inyesteduply the United States with, and ions o cons - ‘ _ vice-consul in any of the oountrliesglllelein hilt;-ecdhsuhhdnliagltmnsuli or there be no minister of the United States in either of the ccuntrluyl mbefore mentioned, the judicial duties which are imposed b th' cl: mr the minister shall devolve u th y is qc- upon the ca im O? th pon e consul-general or consul residing at chargepthe Samee country, who is hereby authorized and required to disgélilesgtgipzougbze mSS;•;n3f;.fOIn;;:€ifc itgirrther enacted That all such Omcers Shall be mm gum mt Om d_ I c0n act to the United States, and to the laws thereof} _ y as ip omatxc or consular functnonerles respectivel but as 'udi cial oflioers, when the erfcrmd'‘ l Y, ‘l - for an may YQ Ju rcml duties, and shell be held liable ,,1qences and m1sconduct as nublic officers.