§4200. Certification of invoices generally
No consular officer shall certify any invoice unless he is satisfied that the person making oath thereto is the person he represents himself to be, that he is a credible person, and that the statements made under such oath are true; and he shall, thereupon, by his certificate, state that he was so satisfied.
(R.S. §1715.)
Codification
R.S. §1715 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 127, §27,
Section was not enacted as part of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 which comprises this chapter.
Section was formerly classified to section 1180 of this title, and prior thereto to section 83 of this title.
Cross References
Certification of invoices, see sections 338 to 341 of Title 19, Customs Duties.
False certification of invoices and other papers, by consular officers, see section 1019 of Title 18, Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
Section Referred to in Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 4191 of this title.