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 TREATY-HONDURAS. DECEMBER 7, 1927. 2633 chancellors, whose official char- acter may have previously been made known to the Government of the State where the consular function was exercised, may tem- porarily exercise the consular function of the deceased or in- capacitated or absent consular officer; and while 80 .acting shall enjoy all the rights, prerogatives and immunities granted to the incumbent. ARTICLE XX. Consular officers of either High Contracting Party may, within their respective consular districts, address the authoritiest ~ational, State, Provincial or Municipal, for the 'purpose of protecting the nationals of the State by which they are apJ,>Ointed in the enjoy- ment of thell' rights accruing by treaty or otherwise. Complaint may be made for the infractIOn of those rights. Failure upon the part of the proper authorities to grant redress or to accord protec- tion may justify interposition through the diplomatic channel, and in the absence of a diplomatic representative, a consul general or the consular officer stationed at the capital may apply directly to the Government of the country. ARTICLE XXI. Consular officers may, in pursu- ance of the laws of their own country, take, at any appropriate place within their respective dis- tricts, the depositions of any occupants of, vessels of their own country, or of any national of, or of any person having permanent residence within the territories of, their own country. Such officers may draw up, attest, certify and authenticate Unilateral acts, deeds, and testamentary dispositions of their countrymen, and also con- tracts to which a countryman is a party. They may draw up, at- test, • certify and authenticate written instruments of any kind en su oficina, los secretarl08 0 cancilleres, cuyo caracter oficial haya podido ser comunicado pre- viamente al Gobierno del Estado donde se ejercia la funci6n con- sular, pueden desempefiar tem- poralmente las funciones con- sulares del fallecido, inca'pacitado o ausente, y durante el tiempo gue as1 actuaren gozaran de todos los derechos, prerrogativas e in- munidades acordadas al titullU'. ARTICULO XX. Los funcionarlos consul ares de Dealings with oft!· _l' 1AI clals (or protecting cU!l.1qUlera de as tas Partes countrymen o( consuls. Contratantes, podran, dentro de sus resJ..>~C?t~vos distritos con- sulares, dirigirse alas autoridades nacionales 0 de alguno de los ests.dos 0 provincias, 0 munici- pales, con el fin de proteger a los nacionales del Estado q:ue los ha nombrado,· en el goce de sus derechos provenientes de tratado ° de otra manera. Podrlm pre- sentarse en queja por 180 infracci6n de esos derechos. La falts. de parte de las autoridades correa- pondientes en hacer justicia 0 en otorgar 180 protecci6n, podr' justi- ~car la mediaci6n de 180 via diplo- m6.tica, y en defecto de un repre- sentanta diplom'tico, podr' un c6nsul general 0 el funcionarlo consular de la capitalt dirigirse directamenta al Goblerno del Estado. ARTICULO XXI. Los funcionarlos conswares Notarial acts, etc., by d limi · d I oonsuJar oft!cers. pue en, en cump ento e as Depositions. leyes de su pais y en cualquiet;, lugar convewenta dentro de sus respectivos distritos, to:.;nar las declaraciones de cualesquiera ocu- pantes de barcos de su pais, de cualquier nacional 0 de cualquiera persona que tanga una residencia permanente en los territorios de su pais. Esos miamos ftIDciona- rios. podran extender, autorizar, certmcar y autenticar documen- tos unilaterales, traspasos de in- muebles y disposiciones testa- mentarias de sus connacionales, y tambi6n contratos en los que fuere parte un connacional. Po-

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