Trru: xvm.—DIPLOMATlC AND CONSULAR OFFICERS. —Ch. 3. 311 and signs, as he shall think necessary for the several legations, consu- 18 Aus-. 1856.c- lates, and commercial agencies in the transaction of their business. l27#’·22·"·u·P·°°· Sec. 1749. Whenever any diplomatic or consular officer of the United _All<>W¤¤¤¤ to States dies in a foreign country in the discharge of his duty, there shall “g°"'é’l °°“““,l?·" be paid to his widow, or, if no widow survive him, then to his heirs at gfséjgu muh,,;,? law, a sum of money equal to the allowance now made to such officer for the time necessarily occupied in making the transit from his post of duty 184, ,_ 2,} 11; PQ to his residence in the United States. 474. Sec. 1750. Every secretary of legation and consular officer is hereby Depositions. authorized, whenever he is required or deems it necessary or proper so to do, at the post, port, place, or within the limits of his legation, consulate, 127, s. 24,v. 11, p. or commercial a£ncy, to administer to or take from any person an oath, 61- adirmation, afli vit, or deposition, and to perform any notarial act Herman v. Herwhich any notary public is retyuired or authorized by law to do within m§¤»4W¤¤l¤-C·C·» the United States. Every suc oath, affirmation, aihdavit, deposition, p‘°'55· and notarial act administered. sworn, aiirmed, taken, had, or done, by or before any such officer, when certified under his hand and seal of office, shall be as valid, and of like force and effect within the United States, to all intents and purposes, as if administered, sworn, aflirmed, taken, had, or done, by or before any other person within the United States duly authorized and competent thereto. If any person shall willfully Penalty for perand corruptly commit perjury, or by any means rocure any person to jury in such cases. commit perjury in any such oath, affirmation, agidavit, or deposition, within the intent and meanin of any act of Congress now or hereafter made, such olfender may be charged, roceeded against, tried, convicted, and dealt with in any district of the United States, in the same manner, in all respects, as 1f such offense had been committed in the United States, be ore any officer duly authorized therein to administer or take such oath, affirmation, affidavit, or deposition, and shall be subject to the same punishment and disability therefor as are or shall be prescribed by any such act for such offense; and any document purporting to have _ Evidence of takailixed, impressed, or subscribed thereto or thereon the seal and signa- "'8 *h° °‘**h· ture of the officer administering or taking the same in testimony thereof, shall be admitted in evidence without proof of any such seal or signature being genuine or of the official character of such person; and if any per- _ Penalty ferforgson shall forge any such seal or signature, or shall tender in evidence '“l:h°°"ml°“*’° °l any such document with a false or counterfeit seal or signature thereto, °° _‘ knowing the same to be false or counterfeit, he shall be deemed and taken to be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be imprisoned not exceeding three years nor less than one year, and lined in a sum not to exceed three thousand dollars, and may be charged, proceeded against, tried, convicted, and dealt with, therefo1·, in the district where he may be arrested or in custody. {Seen 5892. 5893-1 Sec. 1751. No diplomatic or consular officer shall correspond in regard Certain correto the public affairs of an foreign gpvernment with any private person, ”P:B“d°“,$?b§’b>é‘{’m‘ newspa r, or other periomcal, or otherwise than with the proper officers °£..}K.°..;. of the lllrlited States, nor recommend any person, at home or abroad, for 12;** Ayg-· 1*3*% <=· any em loyment of trust or profit under the government of the country 5,, ·“‘ ·" · P' in which he is located; nor ask or accept, for himself or any other per- ` son, any present, emolument, pecuniary favor, omce, or title of any kind, from any such overnment. _ S20. 1752. The President is authorized to prescribe such regulations, R¢K¤l¤¤¤¤¤· and make and issue such orders and·instructions, not inconsistent with 18 Ag., 1856, c. the Constitution or any law of the United States, in relation to the duties 127. ¤· N- IL p- of all diplomatic and consular officers, the transaction of their business, °°· the rendering of accounts and returns, the payment of compensation, the safe keeping of the archives and public property in the hands of all such officers, the communication of infomiation, and the procurement and transmission of the products of the arts, sciences, manufactures, agriculture, and commerce, from time to time,as he may think conducive to the public interest. lt shall be the duty of all such officers to conform to such regulations, orders, and instructions. rrr-03-25
