The United States. Court of Claims Reports. No. 24: Under the Revised Statutes and Consular Regulations of 1824. the fees received from foreign vessels for the examination of Chihese emigrants. not being for official services. were the private emolument of the consul. Again: Neither the statutes nor the Consular Regulations require a consul to certify transit invoices. or to give cattledisease certificates. or to certify to his own official character. or to render service in the settlement of a private estate. Again: Under the Consular Regulations service rendered to a foreignbuilt ship. sailing under the American flag. in shipping and discharging seamen. not American citizens nor from any American port. is not official.
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