Forms 153, 154, and 155.

FORM No. 153.

Acknowledgment to a deed or instrument of writing.

On this

day of

A. D. 18-, before me, the undersigned, United States Consul for -, personally appeared known to me to be the person described in, and who executed the foregoing deed, and acknowledged the same to be his act and deed, and declared that he had executed the same freely and voluntarily, to the uses and for the purposes therein mentioned.

Given, &c.

FORM No. 154.

U. S. Consul.

Acknowledgment of a deed executed by husband and wife, jointly.

On this

day of

sand eight hundred and

in the year of our Lord one thoubefore me the undersigned,

consul of the United State for -, personally appeared A B and C B, to me personally known [or to me satisfactorily proved] to be the persons described in and who executed the within deed, [the acknowledgment ought to be so indorsed on the deed as to be inseparable from it without showing marks of mutilation,] and severally acknowledged that they executed the same; and the said C B, on a private examination, apart from her husband, acknowledged that she executed this instrument freely and without any fear or compulsion of her husband.

NOTE.-The acknowledgment of a married woman to a deed, though executed by her separately and not in conjunction with her husband, should be taken and certified in the same form. Consuls should apprise the woman that this form is not merely ceremonial, but is designed to secure to her the assertion of her free and unbiased will in the matter.

sound mind and understanding, do make this my last will and testament, as follows, viz:

Firstly. I desire that all my just debts, funeral and testamentary expenses, be paid and satisfied by my executors, herein afternamed, as soon after my decease as practicable.

Secondly. Igive, devise, and bequeath unto [all and every of my household furniture, linen, wearing apparel, books, plate, and also all such sum and sums of money which may be in my house

Form 155.

or about my person, or which may be due and owning to me at the time of my decease.]

Thirdly. &c., &c.

And I do nominate, constitute, and appoint

to be

my executors of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former or other wills made by me at any time heretofore, and declare this to be my last will and testament.

In witness whereof, I, the said will and testament, set my hand, the year A. D. 18—.

have to this my last

day of

in the

the testator, as

Signed and declared by the said and for his last will and testament, in the presence of us, who, at his request, and in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses.

APPENDIX No. V.

CONSULAR SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES.

The statutes of the United States classify the Consulates General, Consulates, and Commercial Agencies into three classes: 1. Those embraced in a schedule known as Schedule B, the incumbents of which receive a fixed salary, and are not allowed to transact business. 2. Those embraced in a schedule known as Schedule C, the incumbents of which receive a fixed salary, and are allowed to transact business. 3. All other Consulates, the incumbents of which are compensated by the fees collected in their offices, and are allowed to transact business. The classification is as follows:

SCHEDULE B.

AGENCY AND CONSU

Basle.
Belfast.

Havre.
Honolulu.

LATE GENERAL.

Hong-Kong.

Jerusalem.

Kanagawa.

Kingston, Jamaica.
Kingston, Canada.
La Rochelle.
Laguayra.
Leeds.
Leghorn.
Leipsic.
Lisbon.
Liverpool.
Lyons.
Mahé.
Malaga.
Malta.
Manchester.
Marseilles.
Matanzas.
Mauritius.
Melbourne.
Messina.
Munich.
Nagasaki.
Nantes.
Naples.

Nassau, West Indies.

Newcastle.

Nice, France.