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22 U.S.C. § 4196 — Notification of death of decedent; transmission of inventory of effects
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For the information of the representative of the deceased, the consular officer, or, if no consular officer is present, a diplomatic officer, in the settlement of his estate shall immediately notify his death in one of the gazettes published in the consular district, and also to the Secretary of State, that the same may be notified in the State to which the deceased belonged; and he shall, as soon as may be, transmit to the Secretary of State an inventory of the effects of the deceased taken as before directed.
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For the information of the representative of the deceased, the consular officer, or, if no consular officer is present, a diplomatic officer, in the settlement of his estate shall immediately notify his death in one of the gazettes published in the consular district, and also to the Secretary of State, that the same may be notified in the State to which the deceased belonged; and he shall, as soon as may be, transmit to the Secretary of State an inventory of the effects of the deceased taken as before directed.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 1171, R.S. § 1689, which related to general application of provisions to consular officers, was transferred to [section 4191 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4191&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1172, R.S. § 4082, which related to solemnization of marriages, was transferred to [section 4192 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4192&num=0&edition=prelim) and subsequently repealed.
Section 1173, R.S. § 1707; June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 39, 62 Stat. 992, which related to receipt by consuls and vice consuls of protests, was transferred to [section 4193 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4193&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1174, R.S. § 1708; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 10, 32 Stat. 829, which related to lists and returns of seamen and vessels, etc., was transferred to [section 4194 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4194&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 1175, R.S. § 1709; Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 223, 36 Stat. 1083; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, § 304, 42 Stat. 24; July 12, 1940, ch. 618, 54 Stat. 758, which related to estates of decedents generally and to General Accounting Office as conservator, was transferred to [section 4195 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4195&num=0&edition=prelim) and subsequently repealed.
Section 1176, R.S. § 1710; July 12, 1940, ch. 618, 54 Stat. 760, which related to notification of death of decedent and transmission of inventory of effects of decedent, was transferred to [section 4196 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 72, R.S. § 4082, which related to solemnization of marriages, was transferred to [section 4192 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4192&num=0&edition=prelim) and subsequently repealed.
Section 73, R.S. § 1707, which related to receipt of protests and declarations by consuls and vice-consuls, was transferred to [section 4193 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4193&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 74, R.S. § 1708, which related to lists and returns of seamen and vessels, was transferred to [section 4194 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4194&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 75, R.S. § 1709, which related to handling of estates of decedents by consular officers, was transferred to [section 4195 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4195&num=0&edition=prelim) and subsequently repealed.
Section 76, R.S. § 1710, which related to notification of death of a decedent by a consular officer, was transferred to [section 4196 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4196&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 77, R.S. § 1711, which related to following testamentary directions by a consular officer, was transferred to [section 4197 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section4197&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 78, act June 30, 1902, ch. 1331, § 1, 32 Stat. 546, which related to appointment of a consular officer as a trust officer for settlement or conservation of an estate, was transferred to [section 4198 of this title](https://us
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TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
§ 4194
Section was not enacted as part of the Foreign Serv-
ice Act of 1980 which comprises this chapter.
Section was formerly classified to section 1173 of this
title, and prior thereto to section 73 of this title.
AMENDMENTS
1948—Act June 25, 1948, repealed second sentence re-
lating to authenticated copies of consular acts received
as evidence.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
EFFECTIVE DATE OF 1948 AMENDMENT
Act June 25, 1948, ch. 646, § 38, 62 Stat. 992, provided
that the amendment made by that act is effective Sept.
1, 1948.
§ 4194. Lists and returns of seamen and vessels,
etc.
Every consular officer shall keep a detailed
list of all seamen and mariners shipped and dis-
charged by him, specifying their names and the
names of the vessels on which they are shipped
and from which they are discharged, and the
payments, if any, made on account of each so
discharged; also of the number of the vessels ar-
rived and departed, the amounts of their reg-
istered tonnage, and the number of their seamen
and mariners, and of those who are protected,
and whether citizens of the United States or not,
and as nearly as possible the nature and value of
their cargoes, and where produced, and shall
make returns of the same, with their accounts
and other returns, to the Secretary of Com-
merce.
(R.S. § 1708; Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, § 10, 32 Stat. 829;
Mar. 4, 1913, ch. 141, § 1, 37 Stat. 736.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
R.S. § 1708 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 127, § 27,
11 Stat. 62.
Act Feb. 14, 1903, substituted ‘‘Secretary of Com-
merce and Labor’’ for ‘‘Secretary of the Treasury’’. Act
Mar. 4, 1913, substituted ‘‘Secretary of Commerce’’ for
‘‘Secretary of Commerce and Labor’’.
Sect
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