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rty hti i -Try i, AF.TICr.E Tffl. Consuls General, Consuls, Vice-Cnnsuls, ami Consular Agents shall have the right to apply to theaii.horUles ol ihe respective coun tries, w het her Federal or local, ju iici.il or ei e utive, wlihin the extent 01 llieir consular district, for the redress of any Infraction ol the treaties and convention existing between the two conn tries, or ol Internal ional law; to ask informailou ol 'said authorities, and to ad dress said authorities to the end ol protecting the lights and Interests of their countrymen, especially In cases, of the absence of toe lat ter; in which cases such Consuls, etc., shall he presumed to be their legal representative. If due l.otl.e should not be taken of such ap plication, thecousularofflcersal'oresald,ln the absence of a diplomatic agent of their country niay apply directly to the Government of the country where they reside. ARTICLE IX. Consuls CJneraI, Consuls, Vicc-Consuls, or tlomn ar Agents. i the two countries, or their chancellors,shall have the right, conlormably to Ihe laws and regulations ol I heir country 1. To lake at their ofllce or dwelling, at the residence ol (he parties, or on board ol vessels of their owu nation, the deputations of the t-aptains and crews, of passengers on board of them, of merchants, or ol any other citizens 01 meir own country. t. To receive and veriry unilateral acts, wills, and bequests of ihclrcnuntrvmen, and any and all acts of agreement entered upon between citizens of their own country, and between Mich c.lizei s and thcciiizeiis or oth er intiabitants ol the country where they re side; and also a II coutrncts between ihe tatter, rci led thev reiate to property situated or to business to be transacted In ihe territory i f the nation bv w loch the said consular oflicers roappoh t si. Aii such acts of agreement and other Instru ments, anil also conies and translations there of, when duly authenticated by such Co sul General, Consul, Vice-Consul, or Consular Agent under his official seal, shall lie received by public officials and In courts of justice as le'gal documents, or as authenticated copies, as the case mav be, and shall have the same f rce and effect as if draw n up or authentica ted by competent public officers ol one or the other ol the two cou ntries. ARTICLE X. In case of the death o! any citizen of Ger many in the I uited .Sates, or ol any citUeu ol the dined Males in Ihe Iterman Empire, without having in the country ol his disease any known heirs or testamentary executors by'hlm upturned, the competent local author ities shun at once 'Inform the nearest consular officer of Hie nation lo w hich ihe deceased be longs of the circumstance, lu order that the necessary Inlorniaiioii may lie immediately forwarded lo parties interested. The said coi.sii.ur officer shall have the right to appear personally or byte cca.cln all pro cceuings on helm. I ol ihe absent heir.-- or cred Uuis, until they are tin. v represented. In ail slice s'slous to lidiei nances citizens of each ol the Contracting rurtles shall pay iu the country or the other such duties only as thev would be liable lo pay, it Ihey were ciliiens ol the counirv In which Ihe properly Is situated or the jiulicial administration of the same may be exercised. ARTICLE XI. Consuls General, Consuls, Vice-Consuls,and Consular-Agents of ihe two countries are ex clusively charged with the inventorying and the safe-keeping of gods anil eflecls of every kind leli by iu.ors or jiasseiigcrs on ships of their nation, who die either ou board ship or on land, during the vovnge or In the port of destination. ARTICLE XII. Consuls General. Consuls. Vice-Consuls, and Consular Agents shall be at hlierty to go either iu person or by proxy on board vessels ol their nation admitted to entry ami lo exam ine ihe officers and crews, tii examine the ships' puers, to receive dec tarn! ions concern ing their voyage, their destination, and .the Incidents of the voj age; a Iso lo ill aw up maii ileslsand lists of freight, lo lacilitate the en try and clearance ol iheir vessels, and linally to "accompany the snld officers or crews belore the judicial or administrative authorities of the country, to assist them as their interpre ters or agents. The juoicial authorities anil custom-house officials shall in no case proceed lo Ihe exam ination or search of liiercrmiil-vessels without having given previous noiice to Ihe consular officers of Ihe i.a. ion low Inch Ihe said vessels belong, in order to enable Ilia said consular officer to be 1 resent. They shall also give due notice to the said consular officers in order to enable them to be present at any depositions or statements lo be made in courts of law or before local mag istrates, by officers or persons belonging lo the crew, "thus lo prevent errors or lalse in terpretations widen might lni)jede the correct administration ol justice. Ihe notice to Cou uls, Vce-Consuls, or Consular Agents shall name the hour fixed for such pncecilii.es. I' pon the non-appearance of ihe said offi leers or Iheir representatives, Ihecasema be pro ceeded with In their absence. ARTICLE XIII. Consuls General, Consuls, Vice-Consuls, or Consular Agents shall have exclusive charge of the international oruer of the meichanl vessels of their nation, and shall have the ex clusive power to lake cognizance ol and lo de termine differences of every kind which may arise, either at sea or in "port, between the un plains, officers, and crews, and specially in relerence to wages and the execution of mu tual conliacts. Neither any court or author ity shall, on any pretext, inierlere in these differences ou boa rd ship are of a nature to disturb the peace anil public order in ort, or on shore, or w hen persons other than the offi cers and crew of the vessel are parties to the as aforesaid, the local iinthorltles shall confine themselves to the rendering of efficient aid to the consuls, when Ihey may ask it iu order to arrest ami bold all persons, whose names ar'borne on the ship's articles, and In in they may deem It necessary to de tain. Those persons shall lie arrested at the sole request ol the cousins, addressed in writ ing to the local authorities ami supis.rted bv jiu official extract Irom the register of the ship or ihe list ol Iheciew, and shad be held dming the whole time of i heir stnv In the port at the disposal ul Ihe Consuls. Their release shall be . runted only at Ihe request of the Con suls, ma ie in writing. The exien-ses ol the arrest and detention of those persons shall be paid by the consuls. ARTICLE XIV. Consuls General, Consuls Vice-t'onsuls, or Consular Agents may arrest the officers, sail ors and an other persons making pari of the crews ol ships-of-war or mercliaut-vessels of their na:lou, who may tie guilty or be accused of having deserted said ships aud vessels, lor the purpose ol sending them ou board or buck to their country. To i hat end, the Consuls of Germany in the United Si a es shall apply to either the' Filler al, Male, i r municliai courts or authorities; and the Constilsof the United Slates in Ger many shall apply to any of the competent ;in thories, and n tike a request in wrl.iing for the de-ei tors, supporting it bv an official extract of the register of the vessel and the list ol the crew, or by other official divuments, to show that the men w horn they c'aim lielong lo said crew. Upon such reqiiestalone thus support ed, and without tlie exaction of any oath from the Consuls, the deserters mot being citizens of thee Mint ry where Ihe demand is made eith er at the I mi of their shipping or of iheir ar rival hi the port) shall be given up tn the Con suls. All aid and protection shall lie furnish ed them for the pursuit, seizure, and arrest of the deserters, who shall lie taken to the pris on, ot the coin rv and there detained at Hie r-iiiest and al the expense of the Consuls, until the said Consuls may lind au opportuni ty of sending them away. If, however, such opportunity- should not present itself wit hint he space of' three months counting Irom ihe day ol (lie arrest, the de serters shall besetat libenv, and shall not again be aiTesied for the same cause. ARTICLE XV. In the absence of an agreement to the con trary between the owners, freighters, and In surers, nil damages si i tie red at sea bv tlie ves sels of the Iwooouiitii.-, whether thev enter jort voluntary or are forced b stress nf Weather, shall be settled bv tile Consuls Gjner.-i'. f.Misuls, Vice-Consuls. nnd Consular Ag u oft e respective conn rt s. if. hou eei,a..y liin.ihi auloi lliecoiiii.ry, or citizen or subject ol a .hird power, shall 'bo Interest ed in t e ma to. , and ihe pir ids cannot agree the conipc.eoi local aiitLuci..e ilia.l decide. ARTICLE XVI. In Ihe event of a vessel belongin to the Government, or owued by a ci izeu of one of the two contracting parties lieing wrecked, or cast on shore, ou the coast of the other, the local authorities shall inform the Consul General, Consul, Vice Consul, or Consular Aent of the-(lis rict of the occurrence, or if there lie no such Consular agency, they shall Inform the Consul General, Consul, Vice Con sii1, or Consul ir agent of the nearest district. All proceedings relative to the salvage of American vessels wrecked or cast on shore in tho territorial waters of the German Empire shall lake p ace In accordance with the laws of Germany; and, reclpnvjilly,all measures of salvage relative to German vessels wreekeh or cast on shore In the territorial waters of the United States shall take place in accord ance with the laws of Ihe United Stales. The consular authorities liavo in both " countries to intervene only to superintend the proceedings having reference lo the re pair and rerictualling, or, if necessary, to the sale of the vessel wrecked or cast on shore. For the intervention of the local authori ties no charges glial 1 be made except such as iu similar cases are paid by vessem of the nation. In case of a doubt concerning the nation ally of a shinw-recKed vessel, the local us thorttlos shall have exclusively thy direction of tho proceedings provided for in this ar ticle. All merchandise rnd goods not destined for consumption in the country where the wreck ' takes piace shall be free ol all duties. , ARTICLE XVII. With regard to the marks or labels of goods, or oi their packages, and also wi.h regard to patterns a. id marks of m.tuuiaclttre and trade, the citizens of Germauy shall enjoy In the dined Slates of America, and American citizens shall enjoy In Germauy, the same protection as native 'citizens. ARTICLE XVIIL The present convention shall remain in force for the space of ten years counting from the day of the exchange of the ratinca tlonsj which shall be exe.ianged at Berlin within Ihe period of six mouths. In case neither party gives notice, twelve 'months before the expiration of the said period ot ten years, ol its intention not to re new this convention, it shall remain iu force ' one year longer, mid so ou, from year lo -' vear, until tlie expiration of a year rrora tho iiav ou which one of the turtles shall have "given such noiice. In faith w hereof the Plenipotentiaries have signed and sealed thlsConreutiou. iieriln, the Hth of December. 1371. L. a.j GEJliGE BANCROFT. The undersigned met this day in order to effect the exolwtdge of the nttincatloiis of the Consular Consular Convent ion, signed on the lkh day of Ucoeraber, 1S7L, bet wee a the United States of America and German v. Bdfose proceeding to this a. it, tne under slzned Envoy Extraordinary and Minuter P.enlnoientiarT of the Unite! States of America declare 1 1. Tuat in accordance with the Instruction given him bv bis Government, with the ad vice ami consent ol the Senate, the expres slon property," 11-t'd in the English lext of AriLves III and IX. is to be construed as meanlnif and ttilenittng "real estate;" 2. Thas according to the laws and the Constitution of the Uuited States, Article X applies not on; v to persons of the nrale sex but also to persons nf the female sex. Alter the undersigned, President of the office of the Chancellor of Ihe Umpire, had expressed his concurrence w ith l his decima tion, ihe act of rat incut ii. found to lie in goal and due form, were X. hinged, and the present protocol was In duplicate executed. iiernn, tne."j;n Aimi. f.i. GEORGE BANCROFT. DELIlRLECK. And whereas the Bald convention has been duly ratified on Iioth rts.ai .1 the respective ratifications ot the same were exchanged at Berlin on the twenty-nlnthilay of AirU last : Now, theref ire. lie it known that I, I'lysses S. lirant. President of the I'nltod Staieof Amerk-a, have cause! the said convention and protocol to lie made public, to the end that the same, and every c'ati-e and jsirt thereoi. may be oliserved ' and fulfilled with good faith by the Uuited States, and theciti-zens-thereof. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal ol the United Slates ta lie affixed. Done at the City of Washington this first lav of Jure, In the year of our Lord one thousand eignt htiddred SEAL. rnd seventy -two, and of the Inde pendence of the vnited Slates of America ihe ninety-slxth- U. S. GRANT. Bv the President : Hamilton Frsn, Secretarv of State. Conrmtion brtwfn lh- I'nltnl Staff of Amrr irn and Ihe Authv llung.tridn Monarchy. Hight. dv., of ftmiuU. tyirrntd July 11, ls"U,- Natilint Dtcmlx 19. 1S70.- KaliJIca tum fxchangt i June , 1S71; Proclaimed Junt S9, 1371. Bt the President or the Usited States or Asibio : A PROCLAMATION. Whareas. A Convention' between the United States of America and his Msjesty the Km pcrur of Austria, King of Bohemia, Ac, and Apostolic King of Hungary, concerning the rights, privileges, immunities, and ditties of Consuls of either country residing in the other, was concluded aud signed ut Washington by their respective plenipoten tiaries, on the eleventh day of July, 1370: which Convention, being in the English and German languages, is word for word as fol lows ; The President of the United States of America and his Majesty the Emperor of Austria, Kin ot nohenna, Ac, and Apos tolic King of Hungary, animated by the de sire to detlue. in a comprehensive anil precise manner, the reciprocal ntrhts, privileges, and immunities of the Consuls lcuerul. t or.snls. Vice Consuls, and Consular agent, their Chancellors and Secretaries, of the United States of America, and of the Ausiio-Iltiuttu- rian monarchy, and to determine thir cm n-s and their respective sphere of aclioii. have airrced upou the conclusion of a Coiisniar Convention, and for thst purpose huve ap pointed their respective Plenipotentiaries, namely: the President of the I niti-d States of America. Hamilton Fish. Secretarv of State of the I ntled States: and his Maiestv the Emperor of Austria. Apostolic Ktng of Hungary. Charles. Huron von Leilcrer. Knight of the Imperial aud Royal Order of Leopold, and his Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and .Minister Plenipotentiary in Ihe I'nited Slates of America: who, after communicating to each other their full powers, found in good aud due form, have agreed upon the follow ing articles : ARTICLE I. Each of the high contracting parties shall be at liberty to establish Consuls General. Consuls, Vice Consuls, or Consular airents at the ports and places of trade of the other party, except those where it may not be con venient to recognize such officers: hut this exception shall not apply to one of the high contracting parties w ithout also applying to every other power. Consuls General, Consuls, and other Consu lar officers appointed and fiTtiiiis ottice ac cording to the provisions of this article, in one or the other of the two countries, shall be free to exercise the right accorded them by the present Convention throughout the whole ot the district for which they mav be respectively appointed. The said functionaries nhall be admitted and recognized, respectively, upon present ing their credentials in accordance with the rules aud formalities established iu Iheir re spective countries. 'Ihe exequatur required for the free exer cise of their official duties shall be delivered to them free of charge; and upon exhibiting such exequatur, they shall be admitted at once and without interference by the authori ties. Federal or State, Judicial or Executive, of the ports, cities, and places oi their resi dence and district, to the enjoyment of the prerogatives reciprocally granted! ARTICLE II. The Consols General. Consuls. Vice Con- j suls, and Consular agents, their chancellors, i aud other consular officers, if thev are citi zens of the State which appoints t'hein, shall ' be exempt from military billetiugs. from j service iu the military or the national guard, j and other duties of the same nature, and I from all direct and personal taxation, whether ! Federal, State, or municipal, yrovided they j be not owners of real estate," and neither i carry on trade nor any industrial business. j If, however, they are not citizens of the i Biate wnicli appoints them, or if they arechi- zeu of tlie Mare in which they reside, or if uiey own pnipeny, or engage in any busi ness there that is taxed under any law s of the country, then they shall be subject to the same taxes, chanes. and assessments as other private individuals. They shall, moreover, enjoy personal im munities, except for acts regarded as crimes by the laws ot the country in w hich they re side. ' If they arc en-aged in commerce, personal detention can be resorted to iu their case only for commercial liabilities, and then in accordance only with general laws, applica ble to all persons alike. ARTICLE nr. Consnls-General, Consuls, and their chan cellors. Vice Consuls, and Consular officer, if citizens of the country which appoints them, shall not be summoned to appear as witnesses before a court of justice, except when, pur suant to law, the tesliruonv of a Consul may he necessary for the defence ot a person charged with crime. Iu other cases the local court, when it deems the testimony ol a Consul necessary, shall either go to hi dwelling to have the tes timony taken orally, or shall send there a competent officer to reduce it to writing, or shall ask of him a written declaration. ARTIlLE IV. Consnls-General. Consuls, Vice Consuls, and Consular agents shall be at lioerly to place over the chief entrance of their respec tive offices the arms of their nation, w ith the inscription: Consulate General," Con sulate." "Vice Consulate," or "Consular Agency," as may he. I hey shall also be at liberty to hoist the flagot their country on the Consular edifice except w hen mey reside in a city w here the legation of their Government may be estab lished. They shall also be at liberty to hoist tneir Hag on board the vessel employed hy them iu port for the discharge of their duty. ARTICLE V. The Consular archives shall be at all times inviolable, and uuder no pretence whatever shall tue local authorities be allowed lo ex amine or seize the papers forming part of them. ARTICLE L Iu the event of incapacity, absence, or death of Consuls-General, Consuls, Vice Con suls, their Consular pupils. Chancellors or Secretaries, whose official character may have been previously made known lothe respective authorities iu the United States, or iu the Austro-HuilL'ariau empire, shall be admitted at once to the temporary exercise of the Con sular functions, aud they shall, for the dura tion ol it, enjoy all the immunities, rights, and privileges conferred upon them by this Convention. ARTICLE VII. Consuls-General and Consuls shall have the power to appoint Vice Consuls and Consular agents iu the cities, ports, and towns within their Consular districts, subject, however, to the approhalion of the Government of the countiy where they reside. These Vice Consuls and Consular agents may be selected indiscriminately from among citizens of the two countries or from foreign ers, aud they shall be furnished with a com mission issued by the appointing Consul, uu der whose orders they are to be placed. They shall enjoy the privileges and liberties stipulated in this Convention. To Vice Consuls and to Consular acnt who are not citizens of the Statu which appoints tbein, the privileges and immunities specified iu xti tivit- ai euau uoi ejtteuu. ARTICLE VIII. Consnls-General. Consuls. Vice Consuls! or consular agents ot tne two countries mav, in the exercise or their dunes, apply to the au thorities within their districts, whether Fed eral or local. Judicial or Executive, in the event ot any intraction of the treaties and conventions between the two countries; also for the purpose of nrotectin? the rictus of their countrymen. Should Ihe said authorities fail to take due notice of their application, they shall be at liberty, in the absence of any diplomatic rep resentative of their country, to apply to the uuvemoit-Bi oi me country wnere tncy re side. ARTICLE IX. Consuls-General. Consuls. Vice Consuls, or Consular agents of the two countries, also their Chancellors, shall have the riedit to take at their office, at the residence of the parties, or on board ship, the depositions of the cap tain anu crews ot vessels oi tueir own na tion, of passenners on hoard of them, of mer. chants, or any other citizens of their own countrv. 1 hey shall have the power also to receive and verily conformably to the laws and regu lations ot their country : 1st. Will and bequests of their country men, snd all such acts and contracts between their countrymen as are intended to be drawn up in an authentic form and verified. 3d. Any aud all acts of agreement entered n pon between citizens of their own country buu tiauiauuiw oi uie country wnere ihey re. side. All such acts of agreement, and other in strnmeuts, and also copies thereof, when duly auiuviiiicuicu uj saca vonsut-uenerai, con sul. Vice Consul, or Consular arent under his official aoals. shall be receiveo in courts of Justice as legal documents, or as authenti cated copies, as the case may be, aud shall have the same force and effect as if drawn up by competent public officers of one or the other of the two countries. Consuls-General, Consuls, Vice Consuls, or Consular agents of tne respective countries hall have the power to translate and legalize all documents issued by the authorities or functionaries of their own country ; and such papers shall have the same force and effect in the country where the aforesaid officers reside as u drawn np by sworn Interpreters. ARTICLE X. Consuls-General, Consols, Vice Consuls, or Consular agents shall be at liberty to go on board the vessels of their nation admitted to entry, either In person r by proxy, and to ex amine the captain and crew, to look into the register of the ship, to receive declaration with reference to their voyage, their destina tion, aud the incidents of the voyage ; also, to draw np manifest. lit of freight, to assist iu dispatching their vessels, and dually to ac company the said csp-aine or crews before the Courts and ln-fore ihe administrative au thorities, in onler to nrt a- tlo-ir interpreters or agents in ih- ir bniness transaction or ap plication of anv kind The Judicial stitliotitlis ard Custom lions official shsll tn no ra-e pr-s 1 lo the r'm inatlon or mr li f inrn-hani vel wiiliou' prsvion noiii ei" the t oi -uUr authority o. the nstio lo i ! -h ih ! ! belong. Id onler lo rM' it-. Ttvy Iwiil i.r r f -' Vice Cttiiii. tv .-- r - enable them I" Is ," ' ' or Matemellls In t; . I before ksal ons conils,ti - ' eiror or isi-- s s- - imHiie lh. i" i"' i I It., imi iff It. t -t. - V. ..ti.ts ...h.i. .i,.. B.ms it, l.ur 6 yd tor sut h proceed :il.:. aud ' appearance of tnc ain omrrr m"' irj.... case shall be proceeded IIU iu iheir absence. ARTICLE XI. Consuls, Vice I onsuls. or Consular asents. shall have exclusive charge of the Internal order of the men-haul vessels of their ration. They shall have, therefore, the exclusive power to take cognizance of aud to settle all difference which may arise at sea or in port between captains, officers, and crews, in rel ciclice lo wages and the execution ot tnutiltil contracts, subject ill each case to the laws of their own nation. The local authorities shall In no way inter fere, except in case where the dltfereuces on board ship are of a nature to disturb the peace and public order in port or on shore, or whim persons other than the officers and crew of the vessel are parlies to the disturbance: except, as aforesaid, the local uuiliorniea shall confine tiiemscivc to the rendering of forcible assistance n requited by the Cou sllls. Vice Consuls. ,r (t ottsaiar aeu;. and shall cause the arrest, temporary iuoirlson Bieut, and removal on boa id his own vessel, of eveiy person w iio-e numc i:- Itmiul on ihe muster-rolls or register of the ship or list of the crew. ARTICLE XII. Consuls-General, Consuls. Vice Cou-uls, or Consular agents, shall have the power lo cause the arrest of all sailors or all other per sons belongiui: to the crews of vessels of their nation who may be guilty of having deserted on the respective territories of the high con tracting powers, aud to have them scut ou board or back to their native couutry To that end they shall make a written ap plication to the competent local authority, supporting it bv the exhibition of the ships register utid list of the crew, or else, should the vessel have sailed previously, by produc ing an authenticated copv of these docu ments, showing that the persons claimed really do belong to the ship's crew. I' pon tteh request the surrender of the de serter shall not ne relused. Every aid and as sistance shall, moreover, be granted to the said Consular autu.irir.es lor the detection anil arrest ul deserters, and the latter shall be taken to the prisons of the country aud there detained at Ihe request and expense of tke t onsillar authority until there may be an op portunity for sending them aw ay. Tlie uuratiou of this imprisonment shall not exceed the term of three months, at tho cxniratltm of whii-h time, aud upon three davs" notice to the Consul, the prisoner shall be set free, and he shall not he liable to re arrest lor the same cause. Should, however, the deserter have commit ted on shore an indictable otlence, the local authorities shall be free to postpone his ex tradition umi I line sentence shall have been passed and executed. The high contracting parties agree that seamen, or other individuals forming part of the ship's crew, who are citizens of the contitrv in which the desertion took place, shall not be affected by the provisions of this Article. ARTICLE XIII. In all ca-es where no other agreement to the contrary exists between owners, freight ers, aud insurers, all damages suffered at sea by Ihe vessels of the two countries, whether thev enter the respective ports voluntarily or by stress of weather, shall be settled by the Consuls-General, Consuls, Vice Consuls, or Consular ueuts of their respective nation, provided no interests of citizens of the country w here the said functionaries resiue, nor of citizens of a thiid power, are con cerned. In that case, aud in tuc abseuce of a friendly compromise between all parties in terested, tlie adjudication shall take place under supervision of the local authorities. ARTICLE XIV. In the event of a vessel belonging to the Government, or owned by a citizen of one of the two contra ling States, being wrecked or cast on shore upon the coast of the other, the local authorities shall ini'oriu the Consuls General. Consuls, Vice Consuls, or Consular agents of the district of the occurrence: or, if such Consular agency does not exist, they shall communicate w ith the Consul-Geueral. Consul, Vice Consul, or Consular agent of the nearest di-trict. All proceeding relative to the salvage of American vessels wn-cked or east ou shore in Austni-lluiiL-arian waters shall he directed hy lhe I'nited States Consuls-General, Consuls. Vice Consuls, or Consular agents: aiso all proceedings relative to the salvage of Austro lltiiiL'arian vessels wrecked or cast on shore in American waters shall be directed by Aiftro Hungarian Consuls-General. Consuls, Vice Consuls, or Consular airent. An interference of the local authorities ill the two countries shall take place I't.r the pur- 1 pose only ol iissisiia tlie C unsuiar atitlion- ties iu maintaining order and protecting the rights of salvors not belonging to the eiew. al-o for enforcing the regulations relative to the import or export of the merchandise saved. In the absence and until the arrival of the Consuls-tieneral, Consuls. Vice consuls, or Consular agents, or t lu ll- titllv appointed dele gate, Ihe local ailtlioriii.-s shall take all the necessary measures tor the protection of per sons and' preservatitiu of the property saved from the wreck. No charges shall be made for the interfer ence of the local authorities iu such cases, except for expenses incurred through salvage and the preservation of property saved ; also for those expenses which, under similar cir cunistwnces. vessels belonging to the country where the wreck happens would have to in cur. In case of a doubt concerning the nation, tility of the wrecks, the local authorities shall have exclusively the management and execu tion of the prov isious laid down in the preseut article. The high contracting parties also agree that all merchandise and goods not destined for consumption in the country in whi-.-h the wreck takes place shall be free of all duties. ARTICLE XV. Consuls-General. Consuls, Vice Consuls, and Con-nlar agents, also Consular pupils. Chancellors, aud Consular officers, shall en joy in the two countries all the liberties, pre rogatives, immunities, and privileges granted to functionaries of the same class of the most favored nation. ARTICLE XVI. In case of the death of a citizen of the United States in the Austrian-Hungarian monarchy, or of a citizen of ihe. Austrian Hungarian monarchy in the United States, without, having any known heirs or testa mentary executors by him appointed, the competent local authorities shall irvforra the Consuls or Consular agents of the State to which the deceased belonged of the circum stances, in onler that the necessary informa tion may be immediately forwaided to the par ties interested. ARTICLE XVII. The present Convention shall remain in force for the space of ten years from the dt? of the exchange of the ratifications, which shall be mnrle in conformity w ith the respec- live coiisiiunnos in me two couiiiries, and exchanged at Washington within the period of ten (10) months) or sooner If possible. Incase neither ot the contracting unrti gives notice before the expiration of the said term ol Its intention noi lo renew tins Con vention, it shall remain ir. forces vear longer ami so on. from year to vear. until the exni- rstion of a yer from the day on which one of the parties shall have given such notice. in testimony wnereoi. ine respective Ptenl. Cotentiaries have signed this Convention am ereunto alfixed their respective seals. Done in duplicate at Washington, the eleventh day of July, in the year of our Lord one t lonsand eight hundred and seventy. SKAI. I HAMILTON' FISH (seal. I.EDERER. And whereas, the Senate, bv their resolution of the twelfth of May. 1S71." did advise aud consent that the period within which it was stipulated in the said Convention that the ratifications thereof should he exchanged might be extended for a period of three months ; And wherea. the said Convention hns been duly ratified on both purls, ami tn,. respective ratifications or ine same were exchanged ill this city, on the twenty-sixth day or jn'ne. 1.X71. by Hamilton Kish. s-ocrctarv'or State of the United states, and flaron Lederer, Envoy Extraordi'ary and Minister Plenipotentiary of his Majesty- the Emperor ot Austria. Ac. accredited tn this Government on the part of their respective Governments: Now. therefore, be it know n that I Ulvsscs S Grant. President of the United States of Americs, have caused the said Convention to be made public to the end that the same and every clause and article thereof mav he ob served and fulfilled with good faith" by the United Slates and the citizens thereof. In witness whereof. I have hun-nnto set mv hand and cansed the seal of the United State's to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this twentv ninth day of Jnne. in the year of onr Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the ninety-fifth. "At.. v. s. GRAXT. By the President: Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State. Convention btttreen (he United SdUcg of America and the Anstro-Htingarian Al'firchi. XfUnrnlization. Signed .September 20. 1870,- lint if 3irci 24. 1871 ; lintifrsitionx Erchongrd July 14, 1S71 ; Proelaimeil August 1, 1871. BY THE PREH1DEXT OF THE CMtTED STATFS or Amekica: A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, a Convention lictween the United States of America and his Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, Ac, and Apostolic King of Hungary, con cerning naturalization, was concluded and Signed at Nienna bv their respective Pleni potentiaries on the twentieth day of Sep tember, 1S70, which Convention' being in the English and tier man languages, is won! for word as follows ; The President or the United States of America and bis Majesty he Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia. Ac, aud Apos tolic King of Hungary, tei by the wish to regulate Ihe citizenship of those persons who emigrate from the United States of America to the territories of tbe Austro-Hungarlan Monarchy, and from the Austro-Hungarlao Monarchy to the United State of America, have resolved to treat on this subject, and have for that purpose appointed Plenipoten tiaries to conclude a Convention, that is tn sav: The President of the Unfed s a es of America, John Jay, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the United S ates to bis imiiei i il and r y.il Apostolic Majesty; and bis Majesty the Emiwror of Austria. Ac, Apostolic King of Hungary, the i irr in t'ornl. t- In er.-r to r '"! turns ..-I- ot law. . r . m I I, I .1,111 . u ot ja-'ire. i ..fi-el- or t'on- Count Frelciick Ferdinand de Bonn, bis M.i test s Privy Counsellor and Chamtteriatii, liaucellor of ihe Empire. Minister of the Inierial House an I of Foreign Affairs, t.iand Cross of the Orders of St. Stephen and Leopold, who have agreed lo and signed the billowing articles: ARTKLEI. Citizens of the Austro-IIungiirinn Mon a'vliy w lin have resided in the L lilted States of America uninterruptedly at least live years, aud during such residence have lie ."ome naturalized eitizens of the United Sates, si all laj held by tbe Government of Ai;tna and Imncary to ne American citizens, and shal I lie treated "as such. lo cipvofitiiv, citizens ol ihe c nlted Suites of America who have resided in the terri lovirs if the A list ro-Hungarian Monarchy un.n errnpic'iiy at least live years, ami ilur Inii such residence have become naturalized citizens of the Aust ro- lum:arian Monitrohv, shall be held by tlie United States to lie citi zens of Ihe Anstio-Hiingarlnn Monarch v.aud siia'l be treated as such. The declaration of an Intention to becomes citizen of the one or tbe other country has not lor either party the effect of naturaliza tion. ARTICLE II. A naturalized citizen of the one part v, on return to the territory oi t he ot her party, re mains liab'e to trial and punishment for an action piniishuble by the laws of his original count ry committed beloru his emigration, saving always the limitation established by Ihe laws of his original countrv aud any other remission of liiilii'ity to punishment. In particular, a former citizen of tlteAus-tro-Himgarian Monarchy, who, under the tirst article, is to Ik- hold as an American citi zt'i , is Uab e to trial and punishment, ac-ord-ii gtotl e 'ii.v- ol Austr.sllungury, for non l'uitilimei.! t military duly : Is'.. il"lie I. as emigrated, after having no il tirai i'i in tne nine oi conscription, ami tints ba iii i-ef.oiue enrolled as a recruit for sei'ii.-e in iln- standing army. 2 1. It he lias emigrated whilst ho stood In .-er ic tin. h-i- he flavor had a lcae of absence- tin y l'..r a limited time. 3d. If," having a leave of iibsenee for an unlimited lime, or Is-longlne to the reserve or to the militia, lie has emigrated alter hav ing received a call into service, or alter a public prtvlamation requiring his apis-ar-ance. or alter war has broken out. e Oniheoiher laud, a former citizen nf the Ailtro-llinig:irian Monarchy naturalized in tile Culled Males, who by or utter In- enii- gi-ation nas iransgre.stsi the nval pr.ni-tous on military duty by any acts or omi-stims other than tho-e ulsive enumerated in the clauses uumlicrcd on. two, ami ihree.can. on his return to hi-i original country, neither be held subsequently to military service nor remain liable lo trial and punishment for tlie uou-fulllhmeul of his urinary duty. ARTICLE 111. The Cor.ve criminals, f on the 3 I .In of the Unite part, an t tli ir l in for the mutual delivery of gi ives Irom justice, concluded . Isou, between the Government I Mates l America, on the one e Austro-Hiiuguriau Monarchy on the other pari. a. well as the additional Convention, signed on the Sth Mav, ISIS, to Ihe ti-ea'y of commerce and navigation con clu.fe l betwivn the said Government on the 27th of August, 1S-".I. .-i net especially the stipu lations of Article IV. of the sidd additional Convention concerning the deliveiv of the deserters Irom the ships of war and merchant ves.-cls, remain in l.n.-e without change. ARTICLE IV. The emigrant from the one State, w ho. ac cording to Ariicle I. is to Is. held as a citizen of tlie other Male, shall not, on his return to ids original country, lie eomtrained to resume ids former citizenship; vet if lie shall of Ids own accord re-a,-qtiirc n. and renounce the citizenship obtained by naturalization, such a reiitincianoii is allowable, and no fixed ieriod oi resilience snaii ue require'! lortlu; recogni tion ot his recovery ol citizenship in his ori ginal country. ARTICLE V. The present Convention shall go into effect immcdiaiely on tbe exchange of ratiilcaiiiius, and shall continue in force ten years. If neither imrty shall have given to' the other six months previous noiice of its intention then to tei'inioale the same, it shall further re main in force until the end of twelve mouths after either of the contracting parlies shall have given notice to the oilier of such inten tion. ARTICLE VI. The present Convention shall be ratified bv the President of the United States, by anil w itii the consent of the Semue ol the United States, and bv his Majesty the Emperor of Ansirirt. Ac. king of Hungary, with Ihecon stitulioiial cnsei I of the t wo Legislal ores of the Atistro-Htingai ran Monarchy, and Ihe ratifications shall be exchanged at Vienna within twelve months from ihe date hereof. In faith wheieot the PU'iiiiMtienuarics have signed this Convention as well iu l iermau as iu English, and have thereto affixed their seals. lione at Vienna the twentle'h rtav of Sep lemher, in the year ol our Lord fine thousand eight hundred 'and seventy, in the ninetv tinh year of the Independence of the United States of America, and in ihe twenty-second year of the reign of his imjierial ami royal Apostolic Mnjesiv. iSFAl..! " JOHN' JAY. t.EALt.J I5EUST. And whereas the said Convention has lieen duly ratified on ls,th iarts, and the respec tive ratifications of the same were exchanged at Vienna, on Ihe fourteenth day of July, 1S71, by John Jay, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary "of the United States, ami Count Frederick Ferdinand de Roust, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Austro IltiiiL.triuii M.ir.arehv, Ac, on the part of j their ro-flHvtivo Govcrninvnts: Now. theref. re. Is1 it know i that I, Ulysses . i;rant. President of tlie United Stales of i America, have caused ihe said convention to I Ik- made piih'if. to the end that the same, and I every c'a use and part ihereof. may lie ob- srvi-d and fulfilled with g'-od faith by- the I I" r.itisi states and the citizens thereof. In witness whereitf I have hereunto set mv haml and caused the seal of the United S ales lo lie affixed. Hone at the city of Washington this first day of August, in the year of our Lord one tbe'isand eight hundred 'and seventy-one, and of Hie independence of the Unite 1 States of America the ninety-sixth. sea I,, i ' U.S. GRANT. By Ihe Preldeiit : Hamilton Fisir, Secretary of State. Treaty Is-lween the United Mates of Ameri ca and the Kiugdon of Italy. Commerce and Navigation. Signed Felirunrv 2t, ,V71; Ratified April iO. 1S71; Ratillca'tions ex changed Novcmlier Is, ls71; Proclaimed November 23, 1S71. BT TltEPEKJsIDKNTOFTHE UNITED STATES of amejuca: A PROCLAMATION. Wiikkeas, A treaty or commerce and navi gation l-tweon the United states of Ameri ca and bis MniCsivthe King of Italy was coueliidel and signed by tiielr resectlve I"leeiioteiitiarles, at the'cltv of Florence, on tho twenty-sixth day of 'February, one thousand eight hundred and seventv-one. which trealy, being in the English and Italian languages, is word for word as fol lows: Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between Hie United States and the Kingdom of Italy. The United states of America and his Majes ty the King of Italy, de-iring to extend and lacilitate the relations of commerce and navi gation between the two countries, have de termined to conclude n treaty for that pur pose, and have liamisl as tiielr rosjieeilve Plenipotentiaries: The United Slates of America, George Perkins Marsh, their Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiarv near his Majesty the Ktng or Italy : and his Majesty the Kin or Italv, the Noble Emilio Visconti Venosta, Grand Cardon ol bis Or ders of the Saints Maurice anil Lazarus and ol tbeCrown of Italy. Depntv in Parliament, and his Minister Secretary ol fctaie for Foreign Affairs; and the said Plenipotentiaries hav ing exchanged their full powers, found in goes! and due for 5. haveconeliidedundsiguel tne loiiowing articles: ARTICLE I. There shall 1 between the territories of the high conn-acting parties a reciprocal lib erty of commerce ami navigal ion. Italian citizens in Ihe United States, ami ci.izens of the L ulled States In Italy, shall iiniluallv have liberty to enter witli their ships and c-irgees all the ports of the United States and ot Italy respectively, w hich iqay te otieu to loreign commerce, i nev snail also have liU-rty lo sojourn and reside In all nans wnatever oi said territories. j ney hall enjov, respectively, within the states and liosses-lous of eanh n-irty, the same rights, privileges, favors, immunities and ex emptions for their commerce and navigation as the natives ot the country wnerein mey reside, without paving ol her or higher duties or charges than are liiid bv the nativesoo condition of their suijmitting lo the laws and ordinances there prevailing. War vessels ot the two powers shall re ceive in their respective ports the treatment oi those oi ine most lavoreu nations. ARIICLE II. The citizen f of each of the high contracting parties shall have liberty to travel in the states and terrllories of the oilier, to carry on trade, wholesale and retail, to hire and occupy houses and warehouses to employ agents of their choice, and generally lo do anything incident to or necessary for trade. upon the same terms as the natives oi me country, submitting themselves to the laws there esiauiisheu. ARTICLE UL The citizens of each of the high contracting parlies shall receive, 111 the Stales ana terri tories of Ihe other, the most constant protec tion and security for Iheir persons and prop, erty, aud shall enjoy in this respect the same rights and orivileges as are or shall be granted to the natives, on their submitting tnemselves to tne conditions lmposeu upou Hie naLlvi-s. Thev ah.ill. howevor. be exempt in their re spective territories from compulsory military service, cither on land or sea, lu the regular forces, 'or in tlie national guard, or in the militia. They shall likewise be exempt from anv judicial or niuiiicibal olllce. and from any contribution whatever, in kind or in money, to lie levied iu compensation for personal servlcos. ARTICLE IV. The citizens ot neither of Hie contracting parties shall be liable, in tlie Mates or ten-clones of Hie other, to any embargo, nor shall Ihey be detained with their vessels cargoes, merchandise, or effects, for any military ex pedition, nor for anv public or private pur pose whatsoever, without allowing lo those Interested a sufficient Indemnification pre viously agreed upon when possible. ARTICLE V. The high contracting parties agree that whatever kind of produce, nianiilactures, or merchandise or any foreign couutry can be from time to time lawfully imported into the Uuited States, iu their own vessels, may be also Imuorted In Italian vessels; that no other or higher duties upon the tonnage of tno vessel or ner cargo snau ne levieu aim collected, whether the iniporuiton be madu In vessels of the one couutrv or of Ihe other: and, in like manner, that whatsoever kind of produce, mniintnciiires or merchandise ol any foreign country can be from time to time lawfully imtorltsl 'into Italy in Its own vessel-, in.lv be also imported in vessels of the U idled S ales, a ml that no higher or other de fies upon ihe touting!- of the vessel or her cargo shall be levied and collected, whether ine iniNii-tation ne mane in vessels m moou couulrv or of the other: ami they further agree that whatever mav be lawfully export ed and re-exported from the one'eountrv. in its own vessels, to hhv foreign country, may In the like manner be "exported or re-exported In the vessels of tbe other countrv, and the same bounties, duties, and draw-backs shal! lie allow ed and collected, whe'ht-r such exportation or re-exportation lmade in ves sels of ihe United States or of Italy. ARUCLE VI. Xo higher or other duties shall Ik- imposed on the importation into Ihe I mten Mates oi nnv articles, the produce or manufactures of lt.-.lv. ami no hi.' her or other dill les shall He ini-iosed ou the importation into Italy of any articles, the produce or manufactures of the I niled Sitales, than are or snan is; isoiime mi I lie like articles, lieing tlie produce or tlie manufactures of any other foreign i nlry; nor shall any other or higher unties or charges be iinsed, in either ol the two countries, on the exportation of any ar k-les to the I lined States or lo iiaiy, respectively. than such as are navabie ou tne exiionauou of the like articles toany foreign country, nor shall nnv prohibition be iiiixmm on ino im portation or Ihe exportation of any arik-ies. the produce or manufactures of the I ni'.ed State or of Italv, to or from the territories of the Unite'! States, or to or from the terri tories of Italy, which shall not equally ex teud lo all oilier nations. ARTICLE VII. Vessels of the United States arriving at a port ot Italv, and, reciprocally, vessels of Italv arriving at a srt ol the I nited Males, mav proceed to anv other port ol the same country' and mav there discharge such irt of their original cargoes as may not have been dt-charged at the port where Ihey first ar rived. It Is, however, understotsl and agreed Hint nothing contained In this article shall applv to the coastw ise navigation, which each of tlie two contracting jiarties reserves ex clusively to itself. ARTICLE VIII. The following shall be exempt from )-. ing tonnage, anchorage, aud clearancednlies in Ihe resjiective ports: 1-t. Vessels entering In liallast, and leav ing again lu ballast, from whatever port they mav come. id. Vessels passing from a tsirt of either of the two Slates into one or more pons of Ihe same State, therein to discharge a part or all of their cargo, or take in or complete their cargo, whenever Ihey shall furnish liroot of having already paid the aforesaid duties. .11. Leaded" vessels entering a port either voluntarily or forced from stress of weather, and leaving it w ithout having disposed ol the whole or part of their cargoes, or having therein completed their cargoes. Xo vessel of the one countrv. which may b; compelled to enter a port of the other, shall lie regarded a-i engaging in Hade it It merely breaks bulk lor repairs, tranters her cargo to anol her vessel.on account of unsea worthiness, ourchasos stores, or sells dam aged goods tor re-cxioriutioii. It is, how ever, understood that all portions of such damaged gotsls destined lo be sold for inter nal consumption shall ee liable lo the pay ment of custom duties. ARTICLE IX. When any vessel belonging to the citizens of either of the contracting jiarties shall I hi wrecked, foundered, or shall suffer any ifcun age, on Ihe coasts or within the dominions, of the other, there shall be given to it all as sistance and protection in the same nianuvr v. Inch is usual and customary with the ves sels of the nation w here Ihe damage liapH-ns, ls.'1-milting them to unload the said vesse'. II ntvessarv; of Its merchandise and effects, and ta reioail the same, or part thereof, paying no unties whatsoever out such as stiait ne due upon tbe articles left for consumption. ARTICLE X. Vessels of either of the eoi trading parties shall have ltliertv, within the territories and dominions of the other, to complete their crew, in order lo continue their voyage, with sailors art ic 1 ed in the country, provided they submit lo the local regu atious and Iheir en rollment uu voluntary. ARTICLE XI. All ships merchandise', and e.Tects lielong ingtolhe cili.eus of one of the contracting itarlies, which may be captured by p'.iates, whether within the limits of its jurisdiction or on the high seas and may be carried or found in the rivers, rea ls, bas, orts. or do minions of the other, shall lie delivered up to the owners, they proving-. In due and proper form, their rights belore the et'lnH'tent I ri bunals: it K-ing well undcr-tood that the claim hould be made wind" the term of one year, by the parties themselves, iheir attor neys, or agents of the respective lioveru meuis. ARTICLE XII. The high contracting un ties agree that. In the unfortunate event of a war lietween theui, the private property of their reiecliveciil zens and subjects, with the excep.ion of con IralMtiid of war, shall lie exempt from ca ture or seizure, on the high seas or elsewhere, by the armed vessels or by the military lorccs of either party : It lieing understood that this exemption shall not extend to vessels and their cargoes which may attempt to enter a dort blockaded by the naval forces of either lrty. ARTICLE XHl. The high contracting jiarlles having agreed that a state of war between one of them and a third power shall not, except In the ca-es of blockade and contraband ol war, alfect the neutral commerce of the other, and lieing de sirous nf removing every uncertainty which may hitherto have ari-n respecting that which, upon principles of fairness and jus tice, ought to constitute a legal blockade, thev hereby' expressly declare that such places only sliall Is considered bhiekaded as shall tie actually invested by naval forces capable of preventing the entry of neutrals and so stationed as to create tin evident danger on their part In attempt it. ARTICLE XIV. And whereas it frequently hapjiens that vessels sail lor u port or a place belonging to an enemy without knowing that the same Is besieged, blockad.-d, or invested, it is nitreed that every vessel so circumstanced may Is liirned away fiom such js.rt or place, but slial I not he detained, nor shall anvitartof her cargo, if not, coutralianii of war", lie con fiscated, unl.-s, after a warning ol such blockade or investment from an officer com manding a vessel of the blockading forces by an indorsement of such ollic.ur ou lite papers of tlie vessel, mentioning the dale and the latitude and lotigllude where such in dorsement wa'j made, she shall again atteiut to enter: but she shall m M'rnii!lcd to jro io any other jsirt or place she shall think proper. Nor shall anv ves.el of eitlier, that may have entered into such a rt before ihe same was actually besieged, blockaded, or invested bv the otiier.be restrained irom tiiitiug such place with her cargo, nor, if lotind therein aller the reduction and surrender, shall such vessel or her cargo be liable to confiscation, but they shall lie restored to ihe owners thereoi; and il any vessel, having thus en tered any port before the hl.vkadetook place, shall take on lioar'l a cargoalter the bl.vkade be established, she shall lie subject to lieing warned by the blockading lorcesln renin, lo the port "blockaded and diis.-b.irge ihe said cargo, and if, alter receiving tlie said warn ing, the vessel sh:ill iorsis( in going out w lib tlie cargo, shesliall bo liable to-thesamo con sequences as a vessel attemptieg to enter a blockaded port after being warned off by the blockading forces. ARTICLE XV. The liberty of navigation and commerce se cured to neutrals by the stliui'ations of tins treaty shall extend toail kinds ot merchan dise, excepting those only which are distin guished by tbe name of contraliand of war. And, in order to remove all causes of doubt and misunderstanding upon this subject, the contracting tiarties expressly agree and de clare that the following articles, and no others, shall lie considered as comprehended under this denomination : 1. Cannons, mortars, howitzers, swive's blunderbusses, muskets, lusees rifles, car bines, pistols pikes, swords, sabres, lances, spears, halberds bombs, grenades, powder, matches, balls and all other things belonging lo, and expressly manufactured for, tho use of these arms 2. Infantry belts, implements of war and defensive weaKns, clothesciu or made up in a military form and for a military use. 3. Cavalry bells, war sa.ldles'an.l holsters. 4. And generally all kinds of arms and in struments of iron, steel, brass, audoopper, or of any other materials manufactured, pre pared, and formed expressly to make war by sea or land. ARTICLE XVL It shall be lawful for tbe citizens of the I'nited States, and for the subjects of the Kingdom of Italy, to sail with their ships with all manner of liberty and security, no distinction being made who are the proprie tors of the merchandise laden thereon, trom anv iiort lo the places of tlK.se w ho now are, orherealter shall be, at eunity, with either of she contracting parties. It shall likewise lie lawful li.r the citizens aforesaid to sail wilh the ships and merchandise before men Honed, and to trade witli ihe same llls?ny and security- from the places ports, and havens of those w ho are enemies of boi h oi cither party without any opposition or dlstitrliaiice what ever, not only directly from Ihe places of ihe enemy belore mentioned to nouiral places, but also from ono place belonging to an ene my to another place lielonging to an enemy, whether they lie under Hie jurisdiction of oiie power or tinder several; and it Is hereby stipulate. thai tree shiis shall also give free dom to gmsls and that every thing shall be deemed to lie free and exemjit from capture which shall lie found ou board the ships be longing to the ciilaens of eitlier of the con tracting parties although the whole lading or any part thereof should appertain to the ene mies of the other, contraband g.xsls being al ways excepted. It is alsoagreed, in like man ner, that the same libenv lie extended to ier sons who are ou hoard of a free ship; and they shall not be taken out of that free ship unless they arc officers or soldiers and in the actual service of theenemv. Provided, how ever, and it is hereby agreed, that the stipu lations in this article contained, declaring that the flag shall cover the property, sliall lie understood as applying to those powers onlv who recognize this principle, but if either of the two contracting parlies shall be at war with a third, and the other neutral, Ihe flag of the neutral shall cover the proiiertv of ene mies whose Governments acknowledge this principle, and not of others. ARTICLE XVII. All vessels sailing under the flag of the Uuited Slates, and furnished with such patiers as their laws require, shall be regarded in Italy as vessels ol the United Statue, and, re ciprocally, all vessels sailing under the flag ol Italy, and furnished with ine papers which Ihe laws of Italy require, shall be regarded lu the United States as Italian vessels. ARTICLE XVII. In order to prevent all kinds of disorder In the visiting and examination of tbe ships and cargoes of both the contracting parties on the high seas, thev have agreed mutually, that whenever a vessel of war shall meet with a vessel not of war of the other contracting party, the first shall remain at a convenient distance, and mav send Us boat, with two or three men only, in order io execute the si id examination of the papers, concerning the ownership and cargo of the vessel, without causing the least extortion, violence, orlll- treatment: and It is expressly agreed that the in.armed iirty shall in no case be re- quireti lo go on iM'arti ine examining vessel j for the puruose of exhibiting bla paiiers, or ! lor any other purpose w lialever. 1 ARTICLE ATX. It is agreed that the stini!atlons contained in the present treaty, relative to the visiting ! and examining of a vessel, shall applv onlv , to those which sail without a couvov'; aud when saiil vessels shall be under couvov the ; verbal declaration of the commander of tlie convoy, on his word of honor, ihai tlie vessels i under his protection belong to the natlou whose Hag he carries and when bound loan enemy's lsirt, that thev have no contraband i goods ou buard, shall be sufficient. I ARTICLE XX. In order effectually to (irovide for the se curity of the citizens and sulaivls of the con tracting parties, it Is agreed between them tba: all commanders of ships of war of each luii'ty, rt'spccilvely, shall be strictly enjoined lo lorliear from doing any tiamage to, or com mitting any outrage against, the citizens or subjects of the of her, or against their vessel or oroiierty: and II tbe said comnuiuders shall act contrary to this stipulation, they shall be severely punished, aud madeanswer able lu their persons and estates for the sail taction and reiKiratinn of said damages, of whatever nature they may be. ARTICLE XXI. If bv anv fatality, which cannot be ex liecied. and which 'may ,od avert, the two contracting loti'tics should lie engaged in a war wl'.li ea.-h itther. thev have agreed and do agree, now for then, that there shall Is; al lowed the term of six lnoulhs lo tbe mer chants residing on the coasts and in the iiorls ol each other, and the lerm of one vear to those who dwell In the Interior, lo arrange j their business and Iran-norl their effects ' w herever thev please, w ith Ihe sale conduct necessary to protect them and their prop erty, until they arrive at the ports designated for their euilnirkatloii. Ami all women and children, scholars of every- faculty, cultiva tors of tlie earth, artisans,' mechanics manu facturrrs and fishermen, unarmed and iuhats ilinir the unloi ulied towns villages or places, and. iu general, all others whose oe-,-tqtittioiis are for the common subsistence and benefit of mankind, shall be allowed to con tinue their respective employments and shall not Is; molested in their u-soiis, nor shall their houses or gissls be burnt or otherwise lestroved, nor Iheir fields wa-tcd bv the ! armed I'orbe of ihe bi lligerent in whose ' power, by the events of war, Ihey may hap- i t.t ,!. titii,it tttie nw-isNtit umi an,- -siirv mat any- lein for the use to shall he paid uuiur snooni oe lahen irom uiein loriue use ol such belligerent, the slime loral a reasonable price. And it Is declared lhat neither the pretence that war dPw.lne treaties nor anv ...her ' ) ''- r 'at u,e respvlivc ral whatever shall be considered as annulling "Whs mi hot i l a s exchanged al or siis-ndir.g tins nrti. W; Intl. ou Ibecn- I al' . . .. ,i,.. .., rl.i.nih instant liary that the s,a,e of war - precisely .hat , Ibat i.i lysse lor which it is provided, and during which its - JV,,, of tm! l ne.l Slates ol ; provisions are I., he sicredlv ..l.servel as ihe 'ram rc-i 'em . .. . alT . bl. . mo acknowledge ohtigat.o,,, , the law of Andic -have ut "at"""'' i every clause and article thereof, uiay be ..Is , .,.'-1 .....I fulfilled with a-ond faith bylheJ ARTU'LE XXII. Tbe t-itiens of each of thecoi, trading j-ar-ties s,all I ave twer lo .ti--s.. ... their er sttual K"oos with in Iln iortstlic:.u of Ihe other, bv sale, dona' Ion. I'-stainctit. or ..tlici w ise. and their rein c'hiativ N-iujr ,-it t.en s of Ihe other pant, -hail s.s-.-.-e I to ih,-ir s-r-sonat wheile-r hv testament or ah in tostalo, and lls-v intv lake s.stM-sion there"!, either bv ihein-elve or others acting f"r them, aul di-l"...! the same al thtirwlll. pavliiK so. h -foes ot.lv as ihe tn habitant - of I he conn! vj w herein so. n K'""ls ar.' or shall 1' sult.t-( lo v in '.ke ..;H... The following Utiles belong to the I". IVM-OI-H K IM I'AI.IMK.NT HI 1 II I. I'MTKl.StATIS. AMIKI. . LETTER-HILL. l For the mails dispatched Irom ! the . 1$ : ! Table I. International correspondence. ( Letters fullv nreir.it 1 Letters wholly unpaid.. No. of single rate? Letters insiiffici.' paid. Amount preimid. Amount deficient. Total No. of single International riles.. Journals whether fullv pretiaidor par-. Other prints liailyld. I The total amount samples prepaid is t ! T milk II. -Extra national correspondence. Iii.ilu.linjitsglstereii articles potnge only.! Letters originating r m the I'nited states lor lorcnrn j countries Itcyoud i lH-umurk. 'Unpaid wholly 1 N ,,., rAW: ; or in pari l Fullv No. ot internal ional rates... prep' Foretgn postage lo account; lot to l N-llinai h... I ' i Kullvpre-I No. of inter- ' .ddre-i-l I paid. nanal. rates. lo Den- j N". of inter- mark. I Unpaid nation rates. I wholly or i Foreign j n pari. I srtageto ac- i t count for to l 1 K-nmavk. . . lu I Letters oriirln j allnir In lor I ei.i counl ries j 1.1 I 14 1 'in and passing in t I tnnsitthrougli A' ! the United I t" ! Mates , b e I IU' Fu'lv picpaid. ldreod countries j . v o n d i u'mark. i lnta!d I wholly or i ! . !,7i IS i ' i :, ; i : I ; In arl.; .Total uumls-r of-tinnfe ra'es in transit. !lrsared journals, other prints, ! sample-,'. Ic. . originating In the j lulled Mates, ad'hos-ed to! j countries lievond Iieumark: or; i originating Is'von.l I he United Siates and addressed to lNu-j I mark and to couutrlrs lievond I Denmark. jUnpaid nnw-spapers. prints, and , I patterns nf merchandise, origin I a'ingin foreign countries, and.. passing trasit through the1 I ( ntt.dSiates. LETTKK HILL. No. . For the Table III. Of Register fees. 21 Total number of register fees and lsteri'd tin leli"; hi rcwuli j Amount of supplementary f"es on same' due to countries bevond Denmark, to account for to Denmark I Table IV. Letters forwarded change of residence. 03 f Letters prepaid and un- I paid, of whatever ori j gin, forwarded to per sons who have chan end Amount or igi n a 1 1 y charged against re-, c'v'g office ! their national address, j I Memo. Articles misscnt or wrongly addressed note the number of ar No. of registered articles by this mail: Table V. For accounting for inter mediate transit. 24 !T.ital numlxT ot single rates of letters sent bv thi4 mail o , t, q io ii i it.sct- items j, , o. , o, io, ii, tu, I ol tills iciit-r inn.; f jTotal weight (net) of ar- ) Letters 26 1 I icles in this mail. Journals,&c Table V. Clused mails in transit!: Letters through the United States. Officii of oriein. Destination. 27 Total Total . 28 29 As ftir tiie tatof rraf estaTe, Ibe t&Utetti' and subjects of me two contracting parties shall be treated on tho fooling of tlie nioai favored nation. ARTICLE XXII. The citizens of either party shall have lreo access to the courts of justice, In order to majniain and defend their own rights, with out anv other conditions restrictions, or taxes than such as are Imposed upon the natives. Thev shall therefore be free to employ. In de fence of their tights, such advocates solicit ors, notaries, agents and factors as they may Judge proper, iu all Iheir trials at law; and such citizens or aaenis shall have free op portunity to be preseni at tbe decisions and sentences of the tribunals In all cases which mav concern them, ami likewise at the tak ing ol all examinations and evidences which may be exhibited In the said trials. ARTICLE XXIV. The I'nited State of America and the Kingdom of Italy mutually engage not t gram any part icular favor to other uatious in respect lo commerce and navigation, which shall not immediately become common to the ik..p ,hv uku Blmll niov lh am frselv. i If the concession was freely matle, or on al I Inning tlie same compensation If tbe couces j ion was condltloiiai. i ARTICLE XXV. The present trentv shall continue in force for five (j; vears from the day of Hie ex change of the ratifications; and If, twelve (12. months belore the expiration ol that period, neither of tbe high contracting parties shall have announced to the other, by an official notification. Its intention to terminate the said treaty, II shall remain obligatory on both par ties one I vear bevond that lime, and so on tii.nl the eviiiration ol the twelve Hi! months. ,i which will f .How a similar notification, wha:- b ever m:iv tie The lime hell such notification I shall be given. ARTICLE XXVI. The present treaty shall oe approved and ratlged bv his Majesty the King ol Italy, and bv the President of the United States by and with the advice ami consent ol the Senate thereof, and the ratifications shall 1 ex changed at Washington within twelve months from ihe date hereof, or sooiirr if sslble. In faith whereol the rienipoienuai ies the contracting parties have signed the pros- ( i treaty in duplicate. In the Euglish and 1 ent i...u.. i.'lnns. mid thereto affixed their re sjvlive seals. ' ii,,neat Klorence, this twenty-sixth day l j rVbruarv. in the vear ot our ioi.i uuc m. , ht umlred and seventy-one i, SV CEORCE P. MARSH. ,"s VISCONTI VENOSTA. rebruarv. in ine year ot mu mu . , '. ., ,.i ,,,. i,,1ll,-.n link'' Culled Mates and the citizens thensd. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto se. ' mv hand and can-ed the seal ol the lulled MateHo lie atlixed. "i IxiHe a' the city of Washington this 2.i ; .lav ol NovimlM-r. in the year our i.oi . , one thousand eight hundred an i ; i.fr xi.. seventv-one, and ol the Inae Itendotice of the United .States ol i Wrica.hc nincy-slxth. f . 8. GRANT. j IP- tlie I'rvsMent : Hamilton Kish, Secretary of Mate. j stal Treaty is'tween the Unite Iienmaik. . Mates and Kingdom of l tiiti:iri.M'i:i i with llKNMAKK. No.- to- -, via- ; arrived tin- -. 1H rstatemeut bv !; Verification bv ' ,1'nilcd Males 1 - the Lanisli oil-office. Ice. Amounts. Amount. iGrins tltsj'iHolls Cls Doll. iCts. Rd. ! Sk. Hi. Sk. I :loIls:Cts. ! Doll.-. Cts. I I I N't, of imer I nation rates, i Foreign i )ostage toac i conn; f-.r to . the United Total auit. of the ! intemainrl itosta'. . Total amount flor- : eitrn postage ac.f.ir ' to lH'iimai k. I Total atnt. of the interna, postage. i Amt. of foreign I posiace due to tbe j United Stases. mails dispatched from, ic ContinueL ' Statement b yi Verification bv ! the United j the Danish ii Stati-s office, j; oilii reg - j for "i Journals, Ac. I I 'Jvet weiebt ;'No. of ein-Net weightl in kuo- eleraUb. in grams, gram j. Total. !-: i M H l . Amounts.:; J: Amounts. !t 5? I i l I I j y DollsCts. Doll Cte. 1 - j I ii i i i ! i ! i i I it I (irams. Grams. i i i ! I " ' " J TlVanslat!on. THeRoTAblizSUH) ' Directory , B. General of Posts. J LETTER-BILL, Xo. The, mail sent from to -, 18 received c "A correspondence. (Including registered arti cles, postage only). Letters fully prepaid Letters wholly unpaid letters ( No. of single TRtes.: instil - I ft'ntly j Amount prepaid. . paid. Amount delicient.. Total No. of single inter national rates... 4 I' 5J Journals 1 Fullv or nartial- lOther I lv prepaid. The prints, j total prepaid Samples J amount iTaiilk II. Extra-national correspon ! dence. Klricluciing registered articles, postage onlyj Unpaid (wholly or . in part). No. of national Letters origi nating in D c n in a r k for countries lwvon.i the United States. rates No. of national! rates Foreign post-1 age to acc'ntj for to the) United States No. of inter-' nat'l rates.... No. of inter nat'l rates.... Fully pre paid. Fully pre paid. ; 10 11 "3 -A Foreign Unpaid (wholly or-f age to ace tit for to Den mark No. of intor nnt'l rates... Foreign post age to aec'nt t o r to the United Suites No. of inter nat'l rates.... in part). Fully pre paid. 14 ?-r x 15 Unpaid (wholly or in part. Foreign po-t-upu to aec'nt lor to mark l'i Total nuitilier of single rates in transit- Prepaid journals, other prints, samples, etc., originating in Den murk for countries bc v.itid the IT n i t e .1 Total amount ofl the jnternat'n'i; postage i roreign postage, to account fori to the United; States St atei, or originating in countries bevond Deninsrk to the "Uni ted States and coun tries Wvond the Uni ted States. IS ( Total amount ofl Unpaid journals, other j inter-nation alii l'.l 0 prints, ana samples,: posiage originating in foreign roreigh countries. ana in tran- to account lor sit through Denmark. to Denmark.... Table III. Of register fees. total number ot registered lees 21 registered articles herewith Amount of supplementary fees on samej due-to countries beyond the United! States to account for to the United Statos j Table IV. Letters forwarded forchangci of residence. I Letters prepaid and unpaid, of whatever! origin, to persons who have changed! 2:t tiielr residences Amount originally charged against receiv ing office ' Memo. No. of articles missent or iy auuresseu j Xo. of registered articles by this mail: I (Table V. For accounting for intcrmedi ! ate transit. ! 24 Total number of single rates of letters sent by this mail is,-, item.. 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15, and letter-bill. 2" 'Net weight f articles in I Letters 2o j tliis mail 1 Journals T.uu.k VI. Closed mails in ! through the United States. Ittiee of origin. Destination. Total.. Total... 20 PoMT-OEKIfE HKPARTMENT or the United States rivseriiitire list of the letter and other registered articles contained in the mail st nr l,j the I'nited States office of exchange of to the Danish office of excliange. of the , IS . Nature of the Origin. To w bom addressed registered arti cles. Total numlier of the registered article to be oi the letter bill Total amount to be carried to Article 22 of the letter-bill i Certified by Verilled by- Tiie Royal Dasish D. Director y-Gkneb ax oe Posts. I Descriytire list ofrlettert and other registered article contained in the mail seiU by the Danish office of exchange of- to the United States officy of exchange of the . IS . Nature of the Origin. To whom registeered ar-j uclea. Total number of regUUred article, to be letter bUL Total amount to be carried to Article 22 of Verified by- (Exchange with the j United Statm (.Post Department.' (dispatched -,18 .) Statement bv Verification bv the Danish the United 2 office. States office. iC ( j E j j Is 5,0 M I c . I t c .c Amounts. Amounts. So ' tn "S ' sc "7. " a Grams. Sk. Rd. Sk. Rd. k. Rd. Sk Sk. inter inter - post - Den - , I r postageH and. wrong - 23 of Grams. Grams &c... transit ; j Letters. Journals, &c. Total. f CORRESroN PENCE , WITH THE ; Daxis.ii Post-Oekice. C. Amount nf the supplemen Destination. tary registration fees lo pay to the Danish of nce on regtsuered arti cles destined for for eign countries carried to Article 21 (TRANSLATION.) I Correspondence with the United I States Pout Ofhce dkpabxent. Amount of the anpple mentarv registration lees to pav the United Statates o'ffloe on reg istered articles destin ed for foreign coun tries. addrewed. Destination, carted to Article 31 ofl latter - bill Certified by-