PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 957-AUG. 13 , 1946 Stat. 673), and as further amended by section 3 of the Act of Febru- ary 5, 1915 (ch. 23, Public Law Numbered 242, 38 Stat. 805), section 17 of the Act of May 24. 1924 (ch. 182, Public Law Numbered 135, 43 Stat. 143), hereinafter referred to as the Act of May 24, 1924, and by that part of title I of the Act of February 27, 1925 (ch. 364, Public Law Numbered 502, 43 Stat. 1016), which reads as follows: "Provided, That after June 30, 1924, vice consuls while in charge of a consulate general or consulate during the absence of the principal officer shall be entitled to additional compensation in the same manner and under the same conditions as Foreign Service officers as provided in section 17 of the Act of May 24, 1924," renumbered as section 25 and further amended by section 7 of the Act of February 23, 1931 (ch. 276, Public Law Numbered 715, 46 Stat. 1210), hereinafter referred to as the Act of February 23, 1931 (22 U. S. C. 20). (5) Section 1686 of the Revised Statutes (22 U. S . C . 36). (6) Section 1688 of the Revised Statutes (22 U. S. C. 39). (7) Section 1695 of the Revised Statutes and section 3 of the Act of April 5, 1906 (ch. 1366, Public Law Numbered 83, 34 Stat. 100), which reenacted certain parts of section 1695 of the Revised Statutes without specifically amending such section (22 U. S . C . 51a and 55). (8) Section 1696 of the Revised Statutes (22 U. S . C . 58). (9) Section 1712 of the Revised Statutes, as amended by the Act of June 18, 1888 (ch. 393, 25 Stat. 186) (22 U. S. C. 80). (10) Section 1713 of the Revised Statutes, as amended by the Act of June 18, 1888 (ch. 393, 25 Stat. 186) (22 U. S . C. 82). (11) Section 1714 of the Revised Statutes (22 U. S . C. 71). (12) Section 1738 of the Revised Statutes (22 U. S. C. 105). (13) Section 1740 of the Revised Statutes (22 U. S . C . 121). (14) Section 1743 of the Revised Statutes (22 IT. S . C . 125). (15) Section 1744 of the Revised Statutes (22 U. S . C. 33). (16) Section 1748 of the Revised Statutes (22 U. S . C . 129). (17) Section 1749 of the Revised Statutes (22 U. S . C . 130). (18) Section 1752 of the Revised Statutes (22 U. S. C. 132). (19) That part of section 1 of the Act of June 11, 1874 (ch. 275, 18 Stat. 67), which reads as follows: "And the Secretary of State is authorized to allow and pay to the secretary of legation and to the second secretary of legation and to the messenger of the legation in Paris, from the moneys collected at the legation for the transmission of consular invoices, an amount not to exceed in the aggregate six hundred dollars in any one year, to be divided and distributed as the Secretary of State may direct, provided that the surplus receipts are sufficient for that purpose" (22 U. S . C . 37). (20) Section 4 of the Act of June 11, 1874 (ch. 275, 18 Stat. 70) (22 U. S. C. 122). (21) The Act of June 17, 1874 (ch. 294, 18 Stat. 77) (22 U. S . C. 124 and 126). (22) That part of the Act of January 27, 1879 (ch. 28, 20 Stat. 273), which reads as follows: "And it shall be the duty of consuls to make to the Secretary of State a quarterly statement of exports from, and imports to, the different places to which they are accredited, giving, as near as may be, the market price of the various articles of exports and imports, the duty and port charges, if any, on articles imported and exported, together with such general information as they may be able to obtain as to how, where, and through what chan- nels a market may be opened for American products and manufac- tures. In addition to the duties now imposed by law, it shall be the duty of consuls and commercial agents of the United States, annually, to procure and transmit to the Department of State, as far as prac- ticable, information respecting the rate of wages paid for skilled and [60 STAT.
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