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 Tru.: xLvu.——FOREIGN RELATIONS. 793 year; and also the wages of the keepers of the same, and for the care of offenders., not to exceed two thousand five hundred dollars a year; and to allow in the adjustment of the accounts of the consuls at other ports in Japan the actual ex nse of the hire of constables and the care of offenders, not to exceedxin all two thousand five hundred dollars a vear. Sec. 4124. The Secretary of State. through the minister resident at _ _Court-houseand Japan, is authorized to rent. furnish. and keep suitable buildings, with lm] m Jeglfj ___ grounds appurtenant. in J eddo. or such other place as he may designate. 3 Mm-,, 1873, C. or a court— ouse and jail, at an annual cost not exceeding five thousand 249. S- 2. V- 17, P- dollars: Pmvided, That the period for which the buildings shall be rented 582 shall be for two years, with renewals for two years. as the Secretary of State may determine. Sec. +125. The provisions of this Title. so far as the same relate to _Provisi¤¤¤ of crimes and offenses committed by citizens of the United States, shall T"; °"*"“‘l"d *0 extend to Turkey. under the treatv with the Sublime Porte of May seventh, EL___ eighteen hundred and thirty, and shall be executed in the Ottoman domin- 22 ·l¤¤€· 186} C- ions in conformity with the provisions of the treaty, and of this Title. by ig9* S' 21* v' 1* p‘ the minister and the consuls appointed to reside therein, who are hereby Q3 y,,,._, 1874, ,._ ex-officio vested with the powers herein conferred upon the ministers and 62, it 18, p. 23. consuls in China, for the purposes above expressed. so far as regards SN P’j*‘*ld¤l§’8 the punishment of crime. and also for the exercise of jurisdiction in civil {:,"°f["{'Q,""f"Ml°‘ cases wherein the same is permitted by the laws of Turkey. or its usages ’’ I` in its intercourse with the Franks. or other foreign Christian nations. Sec. 4126. The provisions of this Title shall extend to Persia, in respect T0 Persiato all suits and dis utes which may arise between citizens of the United —g`[j§€j_1g§5,c_ States therein; anclithe minister and consuls who may be appointed to 179, s. 28,v. 12, p. reside in Persia are hereby invested, in relation to such suits and dis- 78- putes, with such powers as are by this Title conferred upon the ministers and consuls in China. All suits and disputes arising in Persia between Persian subjects and citizens of the United States shall be carried before the Persian tribunal to which such matters are usually referred. at the place where a consul or a ent of the United States may reside, and shall be discussed and decidecfaccordin to equity, in the presence of an employe of the consul or agent of the United States; and it shall be the duty of the consular officer to attend the trial in person, and see that justice is administered. All suits and disputes occurring in Persia between the citizens of the United States and the subjects of other foreign powers, shall be tried and adjudicated b_v the intermediation of their respective ministers or consuls, in accordance with such regulations as shall be mutually agreed upon by the minister of the United States for the time being, and the ministers of such foreign powers, res ctively, w}hich regulations shall from time to time be submitted to the Sgcretary o State. Sec. 4127. The provisions of this Title, so far as the same are in con- T<>Trip<>li.T¤¤iS. formity with the stipulations in the existing treaties between the United ;{?’°"“°·’·“dM“”' States and Tripoli, '1` unis, Morocco, and Muscat. respectively, shall ex- s1.---." tend to those countries. and shall be executed in conformity with the 22J¤{)¤€» 186*% •‘- provisions of the treaties. and of the provisions of this Title, by the con- ;Z,9* “· *9* ‘" 12* P' suls a pointed by the United States to reside therein, who are hereby ` cx~oflird1o invested with the powers herein delegated to the ministers and consuls of the United States appointed to reside in the countries named in section forty hundred and eighty-three, so far as the same can be exercised under the provisions of treaties between the United States and the several countries mentioned in this section, and in accordance with the usages of the countries in their intercourse with the Franks or other foreign Christian nations. Sec. 4128. If at any time there be no minister in either of the coun- Judicial duties, tries hereinbefore mentioned, the judicial duties which are imposed by §'e1;“t?d°"?g'°°” this Title upon the minister shall devolve upon the Secretary of State, who is authorized and required to discharge the same. 22 June, 1860, c. 179, s. 22, v. 12, p. 76. 1 July, 1870, c. 194, s. 2, v. 16, p. 183.