§4211. Returns as to fees by officers compensated by fees

All consular agents, as are allowed for their compensation the whole or any part of the fees which they may collect, shall make returns in such manner as the General Accounting Office shall prescribe, of all such fees as they or any person in their behalf so collect.

(R.S. §1725; July 31, 1894, ch. 174, §5, 28 Stat. 206 ; Apr. 5, 1906, ch. 1366, §3, 34 Stat. 100 ; June 10, 1921, ch. 18, title III, §304, 42 Stat. 24 .)

Codification

R.S. §1725 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 127, §18, 11 Stat. 58 .

References to "commercial agents" and "vice-commercial agents" were omitted in view of the abolition of the grade of commercial agent by act Apr. 5, 1906.

Section was not enacted as part of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 which comprises this chapter.

Section was formerly classified to section 1191 of this title, and prior thereto to section 94 of this title.

Transfer of Functions

"General Accounting Office" substituted in text for "Comptroller of the Treasury" pursuant to act June 10, 1921, which transferred all powers and duties conferred upon Comptroller, six auditors, and certain other officers of the Treasury to General Accounting Office. See section 701 et seq. of Title 31, Money and Finance. Previously, functions of Secretary of State under this section transferred to Comptroller of the Treasury by act July 31, 1894.

Section Referred to in Other Sections

This section is referred to in section 4191 of this title.