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UNITED STATES CONSULAR REGULATIONS.

Assented to,

A. L. CLARKE,

U. S. Vice-Consul.

Foo-chow-foo, 1864,

Assented to,

EDWARD C. LORD.

U. S. Vice-Consul.

Ningpo, June 20th, 1864.

Assented to,

WM. BRECK,

U. S. Consul.

Hankow, June 11th, 1864.

Assented to,

H. G. BRIDGES,

U. S. Vice-Consul

Kiukiang, June 13th, 1864.

Assented to,

G. H. COLTON SALTER,

Acting U. S. Consul.

Chinkiang, June 2nd, 1864.

Assented to,

S. W. POMELOY, Jr.,

U. S. Fice-Consul.

Tientsin, April 27th, 1864.

REGULATIONS

FOR THE CONSULAR COURTS OF THE UNITED

STATES OF AMERICA IN CHINA.

In pursuance of Sec. 5th of the Act of Congress, approved June 22nd, 1860, entitled "An Act to carry into effect certain provisions in the Treaties between the United States, China, Japan, Siam, Persia, and other countries, giving certain judicial powers to Ministers and Consuls, or other functionaries of the United States in those countries, or for other purposes," I, ANSON BURLINGAME, Minister Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary of the United States to the Empire of China, do hereby decrce the following rules and regulations for the guidance of the Consular Courts in China.

I.-ORDINARY CIVIL PROCEEDINGS.

1.-How commenced.-Civil proceedings between American citizens must com- mence by written petition, verified by oath before the Consul.

2.-Three classes of action.-Ordinary personal civil actions are of three classes, viz.: Contract, comprising all cases of contract or debt; Wrong, when damages are claimed for a wrong; Replevin, when possession of a specific article is claimed.