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78 THIRTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 179. 1860. x eed in an case, the sum of eight hundred g:ll;r;fp;i1??r?x:2n,n;hdt0p:0v(idedther nh more than one prgson s:?!;};; hired in Japan, four in China, one m Turkey; and Fire 1; regu, , port or ports as the minister, with the sanction 0 tie residen , m y desi ate. . . . . Appe11¤,tejuz·is· Si;. 27. And be it further enactedt That the _]ur1sd1c:10n of the re- ‘““i°"‘ spective ministers in the countries herenhbefore named, w ere the same is allowed by treaty, in all matters of civil redress or of crxmesuexcep fn the cases mentioned in the twenty-fourth secticma shall be appe ate on y, and to be exercised wherever in the said couutmes they may be, resp?- tively, except also in cases where at consular OmC€I' Sl13.ll hapgzen to e interested either as party or WiiPD6SS, 1D Wh1Cl'.l case original Juris 1ct10m is 'th said ministers res ective . Provisions of m`;;??;. End be it further engctcd, That the provisions of this act be, Nw Mt ¤=¤¢¤<¥¤d andthe same are hereby, extended to Persia 111 respect to all suits end °°P°"°i" disputes which may arise between citizens of the Unwed States therein; and the minister and consuls who may be appomted to 1‘€SldB in Persia are hereby invested, in relation to the said suits ent] disputes, with such powers as are by this act conferred upon the xmmster and c0nsu1s m China. And all suits and disputes arising m Persia. between Persian subjects and citizens of the United States, shall be carried before the Persian tribunal, to which such matters are usually referred, at the place where at consul or agent of the United States may reside, and shall be discussed and decided according to equity, in the presence of an employe of the consul or agent of the United States; and it shall bethe duty 0F the consular oéicgrg attend the Erie.! in person, and se; theta jg1S::;; E eilé ministere . n suits an is u es occurring m ersia e e citizens of the United States and like subjects of other foreign powers, shall be tried and adjudicated by the intermediation of their respective ministers or consuls, in accordance with such regulations as shall be mutually agreed upon by the minister of the United States for the time being, and the ministers of such foreign powers, respectively, which regu— lations shall, from time to time, be submitted to the Secretary of State of the United States. _*° T¥lP°U»T¤‘ Sec. 29. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this act, so §}§sI;¥°°°°°°“°d far as the same are in conformity with the stipulations in the existing treaties between the United States and Tripoli, Tunis, Morocco, and Muscat, respectively, shall extend to those countries, and shall be executed in conformity with the provisions of the said treaties, and of the provisions of this act, by the consuls appointed by the United States to reside therein, who are hereby, ex qjicio, invested with the powers herein delegated to the ministers and consuls of the United States appointed to reside in the countries named in the first section of this act, so far as the same can he exercised under the provisions of treaties between the United States and the several countries mentioned in this section, and in accordance with the usages of the said countries in their intercourse with the Franks or other foreign Christian nations. Msgthvréw gg Sec. 30. And be it further enacted, That the consuls and commercial lmcivmyed 3mm_ agents of the United States at islands or in countries rrot inhabited by any tries. civilized people, or recognized by any treaty with the United States, be, and the same are hereby, authorized to try, hear, and determine all cases in regard to civil rights, whether of person or property, where the real debt and damages do not exceed the sum of one thousand dollars, exclusive of costs, and upon full hearing of the allegations and evidence of both parties to give judgment according to the laws of the United States, and according to the equity and right of the matter, in the same manner as Justices of the peace are now authorized and empowered where the United States have exclusive jurisdiction. And the said consuls and commercml agents, respectively, are hereby invested with the powers oun-