Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-11-13

And, it is hereby declared that, in case
of offence against the laws, such consul,
vice-consul, agent or commissary may
either be punished according to law, or be
sent back, the offended Government as
signing to the other, reasons for the same.
The archives and papers of the consul
laies shall be respected invioably; and,
under no preteSt whatever shall any mag
istrate seize, or in any way interfere with
them.
The consuIs, vice.cOnsuls, and CONNER
cial agents, shall have the right, as such,
to sit as Judges and arbitrators, in such
differences as may arise between the cap
tains and crews of the vessels belonging
to the nation whose interests are commit
ted to their charge, without the interfer-
ence Of the local authorities, unless the con-
duct of the crews, or of the captains,
should disturb the order or the tranquility,
or offend the laws Of the country; or the
said consuls, vice-consuls, or commercial
agents should require their assistance to
cause their decisions to be carried into
effect, or supported.
1t is, however, understood that this spe-
ces of judgment, or arbitration, shall not
deprive the contending parties Of the right
they have to resort, on their return, to the
judicial authorities Of their country.
ARTICLE XI.
The said consuls, vce-consus and com.
mercal agents are authorized to require
the assistance of the local authorities, for
the search, arrest, detention and imprison-
ment of the deserters from the ships of
war and merchant vessels of their coun-
try.
For this purpose. they shall apply to
the competent tribunals, Judges, and Off
GERS, and shall, in writing, demand The
said deserters, proving by the exhibition
of the registers of the vessels. the rolls of
the crews, or by any other official docu-
ments, that such individuals formed part
of the crews; and, this reclamation being
thus substantiated, the surrender shall be
made, without delay.
Such deserters, when arrested, shall be
Nlaced at the disposal of the said consuIs,
vicc-consuls, or commercial agents, and
may be confined in the public prisons, at
the request and cost of those who shall
claim them, in order to be detained until
the time when they shall be restored to the
vessels to which they belonged, or sent
back to their own country by vessel of
the same nation, or any other vessel what
soever. But, if not sent back within four
months from the day of their arrest, they
shall be set at liberty, and shall not be again
arrested for the same cause. However,
If the deserter shall be found to have COM
mitted any crime or offence, the surrender
may be delayed until the tribunal, before
which his case shall be pending, shall have
pronounced its sentnce, and such sentence
snail have been carried into effect.
ARTICLE XII
The citizens and subjects of each of the
high contracting parties shall have power
to dispose of their personal goods, within
the jurisdiction of the other, by testament.
donation, or otherwise; and their repre-
sentatives shall succeed to their said per-
s2nal goods, whether by testament or ob
1ntrSf0to, and may take possession thereof,
either by themselves, or by others acting
for them, and dispose of the same. at will,
paying to the profit of the respective Cow
ernments such dues only as the inhabi-
tants Of the country, wherein the said
goods are, shall be subject to pay in like
cases.
And where. on the death of any person
holding real estate, within the territories of
one Of the high contracting parties, such
real estate would, by the laws of the
land, descend on citizen or subject of
the other party, who, by reason Of alenage,
may be incapable of holding it. he shall
be allowed the time fixed by the laws of
the country; and, in case the laws of the
country actually in force may not have
fixed any such time, he then shall 'be al
lowed a reasonable time to sell. or other
wise dispose of, such real estate, and to
and export the proceeds without
and without paying to the
profit of the respective Governments any
other dues than those to which the inhab-
itants of the country, wherein said real
estate is situated shall be subject to pay
in like cases.
ARTICLE XIII.
If either party shall hereafter, grant to
any other nation any particular favor in
haNiSd'loh OF CoHnlcTCe, IL Sndll lihlneul-
ately become common to the other party,
freely, where it is freely granted to such
other nation, or on yielding the same com
Pensation, or an equivalent, guam prolime,
where the grant is conditional.
ARTICLE XIV.
The United States of America and her
Most Faithful Majesty, desiring to make
as durable as circumstances will permit,
the relations which are to be established
between the two parties, by virtue of this
treaty or general convention of reciprocal