Vice-Consul
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
An officer who performs the duties of a consul within a part of the district of a consul, or who acts in the place of a consul. He is not a deputy, but an acting consul; In re Ilerris, 33 Fed. 165. The president (R. S. §§ 1695, 1703) can appoint vice-consuls and fix their compensation; U. S. v. Eaton, 169 U. S. 331, 18 Sup. Ct. 374, 42 L. Ed. 767. See Consul. VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED