19 U.S.C. § 340 — Consuls to exact proof of invoice

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Consular officers can require proof that an invoice is correct before certifying it. They may accept the presenter's oath or other evidence as that proof. The Secretary of State's regulations and instructions guide how consuls use this power.

Consular officers of the United States have authority to demand proof before they certify any invoice. They can require satisfactory evidence — such as an oath from the person presenting the invoice, or other proof — that the invoice is correct and true. In deciding how to use this power, consular officers must follow whatever general or special regulations or instructions the Secretary of State issues, and those instructions can change from time to time.

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All consular officers are authorized to require, before certifying any invoice, satisfactory evidence, either by the oath of the person presenting such invoices or otherwise, that such invoices are correct and true. In the exercise of the discretion hereby given, the consular officers shall be governed by such general or special regulations or instructions as may from time to time be established or given by the Secretary of State.

Source credit: (R.S. § 2862.)

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