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[CITE: 22USC4205]

 
               TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
 
                       CHAPTER 52--FOREIGN SERVICE
 
  SUBCHAPTER XIV--POWERS, DUTIES AND LIABILITIES OF CONSULAR OFFICERS 
                                GENERALLY
 
Sec. 4205. Retention of papers of American vessels until payment 
        of demands and wages
        
    All consular officers are authorized and required to retain in their 
possession all the papers of vessels of the United States, which shall 
be deposited with them as directed by law, till payment shall be made of 
all demands and wages on account of such vessels.

(R.S. Sec. 1718.)

                          Codification

    R.S. Sec. 1718 derived from act Aug. 18, 1856, ch. 127, Sec. 28, 11 
Stat. 63.
    Section was not enacted as part of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
which comprises this chapter.
    Section was formerly classified to section 1185 of this title, and 
prior thereto to section 88 of this title.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

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