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declared to be unlawful, and every person engaged in such trade as a principal, agent, shipowner, shipmaster, or supercargo, shall be liable to be apprehended by any of Her Majesty's Consuls, and shall, when so apprehended, be sent by him to Jeddo, in any of Her Majesty's ships of war, or in any British ship or vessel, for trial before the Consul-General. And it shall be lawful for the Commander of Her Majesty's ships of war, or of any British ship or vessel, to receive any such person on board under a warrant from the said Consul addressed to the Consul-General, and thereupon to convey him in custody to Jeddo, and, on his arrival there, to deliver him, with the said warrant, into the custody of the said Consul-General, who, on the receipt of the said warrant and the person therein named, shall be authorised to commit, and shall commit, the person so sent for trial, and detain, or cause him to be detained, in any place of safe custody at Jeddo, and the Consul-General shall forthwith proceed to hear and determine the charge against such person, and such person shall, upon conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.
engaged in unlawful trade may be seized and sent for trial.
XXXI. And it is further ordered, that it shall be lawful for any of the commanders of Her Majesty's ships, or any other officer duly authorized in that behalf, to seize any ship or vessel under the British flag which may reasonably be suspected of having been engaged, or of being engaged, in any trade declared by the next preceding Article of this Order to be illegal, and to bring such ship or vessel, and the master, officers, supercargo, and crew thereof to Jeddo, and there to detain such ship or vessel, and the master, officers, supercargo, and crew thereof, until the said Consul-General shall have tried and determined the charge which may be brought against them, or any of them, in respect of such unlawful trade as aforesaid.
XXXII. And it is further ordered, that all fines and penalties imposed by or under this Order may be enforced and levied by distress and seizure, and sale of ships, and goods, and chattels, and no bill of sale, mortgage, or transfer of any property whatsoever, made after the apprehension of any person for any offence against, or cognizable under any of the provisions of this Order, or with a view to security or indemnity against any such offence to be thereafter committed, shall be of any force or avail whatsoever to defeat or affect the operation of any of the provisions of this Order.
Rules of practice, and regulations for the expenses of witnesses, and rates of fees in civil suits to be established.
Appropriation of fees, penalties, &c.
Consuls may grant probate, and administer to intestate estates.
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XXXIII. And it is further ordered that it shall be lawful for the Consul-General from time to time to establish rules of practice to be observed in proceedings before the said Consul, and to make regulations for defraying the expenses of witnesses in such proceedings, and the costs of criminal prosecutions, and also to establish rates of fees to be taken in regard to civil suits heard and determined before the said Consul, and it shall be lawful for the said Consul to enforce by distress and seizure and sale of goods, or if there be no goods by imprisonment, the payment of such established fees, and of such expenses as may be adjudged against the parties or any of them: Provided always, that a table specifying the rates of fees to be so taken shall be affixed and kept exhibited in the public office of the said Consul.
XXXIV. And it is further ordered, that all fees, penalties, fines, and forfeitures, levied under this Order, save and except such penalties as may by Treaty be payable to the Japanese Government, shall be paid to the public account, and be applied in diminution of the public expenditure on account of the Consular establishment in Japan: Provided always, that in the event of the Japanese authorities declining to receive any fine payable to the Japanese Government as aforesaid, the same shall be paid to the public account and applied in the manner last mentioned.
XXXV. And it is further ordered, that it shall be lawful for any of Her Majesty's Consuls to grant probate of the will, or letters of administration of the intestate estate, of a British subject deceased and leaving property within the limits of the district within which such Consul shall exercise authority; and in the case of a party so deceased, either leaving a will or intestate, it shall be lawful for the Consul,
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declared to be unlawful, and every person engaged in such trade as a principal, agent, shipowner, shipmaster, or supercargo, shall be liable to be ap- prehended by any of Her Majesty's Consuls, and shall, when so apprehended, be sent by him to Jeddo, in any of Her Majesty's ships of war, or in any British ship or vessel, for trial before the Consul-General. And it shall be lawful for the Commander of Her Majesty's ships of war, or of any British ship or vessel, to receive any such per- son on board under a warrant from the said Consul addressed to the Consul-General, and thereupon to convey him in custody to Jeddo, and, on his arrival there, to deliver him, with the said warrant, into the the custody of the said Consul-General, who, on the receipt of the said warrant and the person therein named, shall be authorised to commit, and shall commit, the person so sent for trial, and de- tain, or cause him to be detained, in any place of safe custody at Jeddo, and the Consul-General shall forthwith proceed to hear and determine the charge against such person, and such person shall, upon conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years.
engaged in unlaw- ful trade may be seized and sent for
trial.
XXXI. And it is further ordered, that it shall Vessels and persons be lawful for any of the commanders of Her Ma- jesty's ships, or any other officer duly authorized in that behalf, to seize any ship or vessel under the British flag which may reasonably be suspected of having been engaged, or of being engaged, in any trade declared by the next preceding Article of this Order to be illegal, and to bring such ship or vessel, and the master, officers, supercargo, and crew thereof to Jeddo, and there to detain such ship or vessel, and the master, officers, supercargo, and crew thereof, until the said Consul-General shall have tried and determined the charge which may be brought against them, or any of them, in respect of such unlawful trade as aforesaid.
XXXII. And it is further ordered, that all fines Enforcement of
fines and penalties. and penalties imposed by or under this Order may be enforced and levied by distress and seizure, and sale of ships, and goods, and chattels, and no bill of sale, mortgage, or transfer of any property what-
Rules of practice, and regulations for
the expenses of witnesses, and rates of fees in civil suits to be established.
Appropriation of
fees, penalties, &c.
Consuls may grant
nister to intestate estates.
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soever, made after the apprehension of any person for any offence against, or cognizable under any
of the provisions of this Order, or with a view to secu- rity or indemnity against any such offence to be thereafter committed, shall be of any
force or avail whatsoever to defeat or affect the operation of any of the provisions of this Order.
XXXIII. And it is further ordered that it shall be lawful for the Consul-General from time to time to establish rules of practice to be observed in pro- ceedings before the said Consul, and to make regu- lations for defraying the expenses of witnesses in such proceedings, and the costs of criminal prosecu- tions, and also to establish rates of fees to be taken in regard to civil suits heard and determined before the said Consul, and it shall be lawful for the said Consul to enforce by distress and seizure and sale of goods, or if there be no goods by imprisonment, the payment of such established fees, and of such ex- penses as may be adjudged against the parties or any of them: Provided always, that a table speci- fying the rates of fees to be so taken shall be affixed and kept exhibited in the public office of the said Consul.
XXXIV. And it is further ordered, that all fees, penalties, fines, and forfeitures, levied under this Order, save and except such penalties as may by Treaty be payable to the Japanese Government, shall be paid to the public account, and be applied in diminution of the public expenditure on account of the Consular establishment in Japan: Provided always, that in the event of the Japanese authorities : declining to receive any fine payable to the Japanese Government as aforesaid, the same shall be paid to the public account and applied in the manner last mentioned.
XXXV. And it is further ordered, that it shall probate, and admi- be lawful for any of Her Majesty's Consuls to grant probate of the will, or letters of administration of the intestate estate, of a British subject deceased and leaving property within the limits of the district within which such Consul shall exercise authority; and in the case of a party so deceased, either leaving a will or intestate, it shall be lawful for the Consul,
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