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London, England, 1856-09-24 00:00:00

ARTICLE 11.

On the exclusive jurisdiction of the Consul over British

subjects.

The llnd article of the treaty stipulates that—" Any
disputes arising between British and Siamese subjects,
shall be heard and determined by the Consul in corj tine-
tion with the proper Siamese officers ; and criminal of-
fenders will be punished, in the case of English offenders
by the Consul according to English laws, and in the case
of Siamese offenders, by their own laws, through the
Siamese authorities ; but the Consul shall not interfere
in any matters referring solely to Siamese, neither will
the Siamese authorities interfere in questions which only
concern the subjects of Her Britannic Majesty."
On the non-interference of the Consul with the
Siamese, or of the Siamese with British subjects, the
said royal commissioners desire, in the first place, to
state that while, for natural reasons, they fully approve
of the Consul holding no jurisdiction over Siamese in
their own country, the Siamese authorities, on the other
hand, will feel themselves bound to call on the Consul
to apprehend and punish British subjects who shall com-
mit, whilst in Siamese territory, any grave infractions
of the laws, such as cutting, wounding, or inflicting
other serious bodily harm. But in disputes, or in
offences of a slighter nature, committed by British sub.
jects among themselves, the Siamese authorities will
refrain from all interference.
With reference to the punishment of offences, or the
settlement of disputes, it is agreed :
That all criminal cases in which both parties are Bri-
tish subj,cts,or in wi'ich the defendant is a British sub-
ject, shall be tried and determined by the British Consul
alone. All criminal cases in which both parties are
Siamese, or in which the defendant is a Siamese, shall
be tried and determined by the Siamese authorities
alone.
That all civil cases in which both parties are British
subjects, or in which the defendant is a British subject,
shall be heard and determined by the British Consul
alone. All civil cases in which both parties are Siamese,
or in which the defendant is a Siamese, shall be heard
and determined by the Siamese authorities alone.
That whenever a British subject has to complain
against a Siamese, he must make his complaint through
the British Consul, who will lay it before the proper
Siamese authorities.
That in all cases in which Siamese or British subjects
are interested, the Siamese authorities in the one case,
and the British Consul in the other, shall be at liberty
to attend at, and listen to, the investigation of the case ;
and copies of the proceedings will be furnished from
time to time, or whenever desired, to the Consul or the
Siamese authorities, until the case is concluded.
That although the Siamese may interfere so far with
British subjects, as to call upon the Consul, in the manner
stated in this article, to punish grave offences when corn
atitted by British subjects, it is agreed that—
British subjects, their persons, houses, premises,
lands, ships, or property of any kind, shall not be seized,
injured, or in any way interfered with by the Siamese.
In case of any violation of this stipulation, the Siamese
authorities will take cognizance of the case, and punish
the offenders. On the other hand, Siamese subjects,
their persons, houses, premises, or property of any kind
shall not be seized, injured, or in any way interfered by
the English, and the British Consul shall investigate and
punish any breach of this stipulation.
ARTICLE 111.