22 U.S.C. § 4202 — Exaction of excessive fees for verification

Page 1562 TITLE 22—FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE § 4202 official services for which the President is au- thorized by section 4219 of this title to prescribe rates or tariffs. (Apr. 5, 1906, ch. 1366, § 9, 34 Stat. 101.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of the Foreign Serv- ice Act of 1980 which comprises this chapter. A further provision of section 9 of act Apr. 5, 1906, re- pealed R.S. § 2851, which provided for certification of in- voices of imported merchandise by the collector of the post, and R.S. § 1721, which prescribed a fee of one dol- lar to be charged by the consul-general for the British North American provinces, for certifying invoices of goods not exceeding $100 in value. Section was formerly classified to section 1181 of this title, and prior thereto to section 84 of this title. § 4202. Exaction of excessive fees for verification of invoices; penalty The fee provided by law for the verification of invoices by consular officers shall, when paid, be held to be a full payment for furnishing blank forms of declaration to be signed by the shipper, and for making, signing, and sealing the certifi- cate of the consular officer thereto; and any consular officer who, under pretense of charging for blank forms, advice, or clerical services in the preparation of such declaration or certifi- cate, charges or receives any fee greater in amount than that provided by law for the verification of invoices, or who demands or re- ceives for any official services, or who allows any clerk or subordinate to receive for any such service, any fee or reward other than the fee provided by law for such service, shall be pun- ishable by imprisonment for not more than one year, or by a fine of not more than $2,000, and shall be removed from his office. (R.S. § 1716.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION R.S. § 1716 derived from act Mar. 3, 1869, ch. 125, § 3, 15 Stat. 321. Section was not enacted as part of the Foreign Serv- ice Act of 1980 which comprises this chapter. Section was formerly classified to section 1182 of this title, and prior thereto to section 85 of this title. § 4203. Destruction of old invoices The Secretary of State is authorized to cause, from time to time, the destruction of invoices that have been filed in the consular offices for a period of more than five years. (Feb. 24, 1903, ch. 753, 32 Stat. 854.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of the Foreign Serv- ice Act of 1980 which comprises this chapter. Section was formerly classified to section 1183 of this title, and prior thereto to section 86 of this title. § 4204. Restriction as to certificate for goods from countries adjacent to United States No consular officer of the United States shall grant a certificate for goods, wares, or merchan- dise shipped from countries adjacent to the United States which have passed a consulate after purchase for shipment. (R.S. § 1717.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION R.S. § 1717 derived from act Feb. 22, 1873, ch. 184, § 3, 17 Stat. 474. Section was not enacted as part of the Foreign Serv- ice Act of 1980 which comprises this chapter. Section was formerly classified to section 1184 of this title, and prior thereto to section 87 of this title. § 4205. Retention of papers of American vessels until payment of demands and wages All consular officers are authorized and re- quired to retain in their possession all the pa- pers of vessels of the United States, which shall be deposited with them as directed by law, till payment shall be made of all demands and wages on account of such vessels. (R.S. § 1718.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION R.S. § 1718 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 127, § 28, 11 Stat. 63. Section was not enacted as part of the Foreign Serv- ice Act of 1980 which comprises this chapter. Section was formerly classified to section 1185 of this title, and prior thereto to section 88 of this title. § 4206. Fees for services to American vessels or seamen prohibited No fees named in the tariff of consular fees prescribed by order of the President shall be charged or collected by consular officers for the official services to American vessels and sea- men. Consular officers shall furnish the master of every such vessel with an itemized statement of such services performed on account of said vessel, with the fee so prescribed for each serv- ice, and make a detailed report to the Secretary of the Treasury of such services and fees, under such regulations as the Secretary of State may prescribe. (June 26, 1884, ch. 121, § 12, 23 Stat. 56.) Editorial Notes CODIFICATION Section was not enacted as part of the Foreign Serv- ice Act of 1980 which comprises this chapter. Provisions of section 12 of act June 26, 1884 (this sec- tion), permitting the Secretary of the Treasury to allow consular officers who are paid in whole or in part by fees such compensation for their services as they would have received but for the prohibition in this sec- tion were superseded by section 4223 of this title and were omitted, as was a provision of said section appro- priating a sum sufficient for the payment of the com- pensation herein mentioned. Section was formerly classified to section 1186 of this title, and prior thereto to section 89 of this title. § 4207. Profits from dealings with discharged sea- men; prohibition No consular officer, nor any person under any consular officer shall make any charge or re-