NAVAL VESSELS-Continued. Etiquette. Visits of ceremony-Continued. officers are instructed to observe the following rules in regard to visits of ceremony: a. A flag officer or commodore shall pay the first visit to a diplomatic officer of or above the rank of chargé d'affaires. He will receive first visit from consular officers. b. A commanding officer shall pay first visit to diplomatic officer of or above rank of chargé d'affaires and to a consul-general. He will receive first visit from other consular officers. c. Diplomatic and consular officers in charge of legations and consulates shall be notified of arrival of ship in port. d. The senior officer present, when notifying diplomatic officer or consul of arrival, shall, if necessary, arrange to furnish a suitable boat to enable the diplomatic or consular officer to pay official visits afloat. A commanding officer shall, when notifying these officers of his arrival, offer them a passage to the ship at such time as they shall select. e. Official visits shall be returned within twenty-four hours. Circular, March 9, 1899. NAVY AND ARMY, regulations governing entrance into. Circular, June 15, 1898. NAVY DEPARTMENT. Former method of disseminating intelligence reports discontinued. Consuls directed to send to Department of State in safely sealed packages for delivery to Office of Naval Intelligence, Navy Department, all envelopes in their possession containing intelligence reports intended to be handed "to the captain of the next United States ship of war visiting the port of -," together with a specific statement as to the previous disposition made of such packages. Circular, September 26, 1905. NAVY, RELIEF OF ENLISTED MEN OF. a. A commanding officer of a naval vessel should not leave any of the crew in a foreign port without informing the United States consul, and if an enlisted NAVY, RELIEF OF ENLISTED MEN OF-Cont'd. man presents himself with the statement that he has been left and the consul not informed, such occurrence may, as a general rule, be accepted as the fault of the enlisted man, and in consequence he becomes a straggler or deserter and has no claim for assistance. b. The Navy Department desires no deserters at large, either abroad or at home. All commanding officers of navy vessels have instructions to furnish to United States consuls descriptive lists of all stragglers and deserters left in foreign ports, and the consul will have all such arrested, paying, if necessary, $10 for the delivery of each, and will, if practicable, return them to the vessel or vessels to which they belong, or to any other navy vessel in nearby waters; if neither course be practicable, then consul will endeavor to arrange for such stragglers or deserters to work their passage on a merchant vessel bound to some United States port (preferably New York, Norfolk, or Boston on the east coast, and San Francisco on the west coast). If this is not practicable, steerage or second-class passage may be secured for them by first vessel leaving for a United States port. c. Consuls should inform the commanding officer of the navy vessel to which the men belong and the State Department (for the information of the Navy Department), by telegraphing action taken. If there be doubt as to proper procedure, he should telegraph for instructions, stating the circumstances. d. All expenses incurred must be charged to the navy appropriation "Transportation, recruiting, and contingent, navigation," for current fiscal year, and an itemized bill rendered to State Department for transmission to Navy Department, showing amount expended in each case and for each individual. Draft should be drawn for full amount, and may be negotiated by consul at time accounts are rendered. cular, August 10, 1901. Cir NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS. See under Despatches. NOMINATIONS. See under Substitute officers. 44401-08- -7 NOTARIAL CERTIFICATES OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS. Former wording of Form No. 88 canceled and new form of certificate substituted. New form explained with reference to the requirements of the various States, and consular officers urged to give these notarial duties their careful consideration and attention. Circular, March 18, 1908. NOTARIAL DUTIES. See under Acting consul, under American, and under Consular districts. NOTARIAL AND MISCELLANEOUS FEE BOOK. All fees collected for services covered by items Nos. 31 to 42 of the present Tariff of Fees should be entered in the Notarial and Miscellaneous Fee Book and numbered in a separate series. A transcript on Form No. 159 should be sent each quarter to the Auditor. Circular, November 13, 1907. OATH TO O. QUARTERLY TRANSCRIPT OF FEES. Additional statement to be included therein. OATHS. No fee to be collected for administering oaths to or taking acknowledgments of officials or employees of the United States Government in connection with their official business or accounts. Tariff of Fees, effective November 1, 1906. See also under Effects and Immigration via Canada. OFFICIAL POUCHES. See under Pouch service. OLIVE OIL. See under Invoices. ORDNANCE SUPPLIES. Returns on Form No. 203 must be itemized and state whether piece is purchased by office or supplied by War or other Department. Sample form enclosed. Circular, May 3, 1906. ORES. See item Silver under Invoices. ORIGIN, COUNTRY OF. To be stated in invoices in certain cases. Circulars, September 3 and November 16, 1897, April 5, 1899, June 15, 1901, and May 13, 1903. ORIGINAL BILLS. See unde: Invoices. P. PACKAGES. Packages sent to the Department should bear on the wrapper the name of the office from which sent, the number and date of the despatch to which it relates, and—if sent in response to a special instruction from the Department-the number and date of the Department's instruction. If no despatch accompanies the package, the words "No despatch" should be placed on the wrapper. Strict compliance with this instruction is required. Circular, April 24, 1905. See also under Invoices (item Mailing) and under Official Pouches (item Dutiable matter). PANAMA. Canal Zone. Ancon and Crystobal made ports of entry at which goods, merchandise can be entered at Ancon or Crystobal But such prohibited importations may be landed at Ancon or Crystobal, at the option of the consignor, if accompanied by proper invoices certified by the consul of the Republic of Panama at the port of consignment, in transit to any part of the Canal Zone or of the Republic, under suitable arrangements similar to those provided for in section 2 of the order of December 3, 1904, upon payment of the proper duties to the Republic of Panama. Such goods, wares, and merchandise can not, however, be landed at Ancon or PANAMA-Continued. Canal Zone-Continued. Crystobal accompanied by invoices certified as indicated above by a consul of the Republic of Panama. Executive order, December 6, 1904. Circular of June 24, 1904, revoked and order of December 28, 1904, substituted for it. Circular, March 16, 1905. Invoices, manifests, and other documents for vessels and cargoes cleared or consigned for or from the ports of Ancon or Crystobal to be certified by officials of the United States. Executive order, December 3, 1904. See Tariff of United States Consular Fees, October 1, 1897. Circular, March 16, 1905. Republic of Panama. Consuls to use good offices for citizens of, until appointment of consuls by Pan ama. Attention called to paragraphs 174 and 453, Consular Bill of health, 2 pesos. All fees to be retained by consuls. A copy of every paper and document to go to minister of foreign affairs at Panama. Separate report of fees to State Department. Signature in official capacity to be followed by "In charge of the interests of Panama." Circular, January 12, 1904. Fees. American consular officers performing services. for the Republic and citizens of Panama, pending the appointment of consuls by that Government, authorized to retain one-half of the fees thus collected, the amount thus retained not to exceed 50 pesos per month, and the remainder to be remitted to the Panamanian Government. Circular, December 12, 1904. Tariff of consular fees, Republic of Panama. 1. Four copies of each invoice, nine-tenths of 1 per |