(5) Duties of a consul or commercial agent as regards:
- (a) Correspondence with the State Department and the form thereof.
- (b) Passports, granting and visaing.
- (c) United States merchant vessels in a foreign port, and their crews, whether seeking discharge, deserting or destitute.
- (d) Wrecks within jurisdiction.
- (e) Wrongs to United States citizens within jurisdiction.
- (f) Invoices.
- (g) Official fees and accounts.
(6) Treaties between the United States and the foreign country.
(7) Relation of ambassador and minister to laws of the country to which they are accredited, as compared with those of consul or commercial agent to those of the countries where they reside.
(8) Acts of ambassador or minister, how far binding upon his country.
(9) Diplomatic, judicial, and commercial functions of consuls or commercial agents.
(10) Piracy, what it is and where punishable.
(11) Consular Regulations of the United States—copy of which (to be returned to the Department) will be supplied to each candidate upon application.
(12) Such other subject or subjects as the Board may deem important and appropriate in any particular case.
One might suppose that a man who could pass a good examination on the above subjects would be pretty well qualified for the service, with one glaring exception, namely, that nothing is said about requiring an acquaintance with modern languages, especially that of the country where the consul is to be located.