The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-05-26
, the judicial authority of their own

country.
The said consuls, vice consuls and COM
mercial agents are authorized to require
the, assistance of the local authorities for
the search, arrest and Imprisonment of the
deserters from the ships of war, and mer-
chant vessels of their country.
For this purpose they shall apply to the
competent tribunals, judges and officers,
and shall, in writing, demand said desert
ers, proving by the exhibition of the regi-
sters of the vessels, the muster rolls of
the crews, or by any other official docu-
ments, that such individuals formed part
of the crews; and on this claim being
thus substantiated, the surrender shall not
be refused.
Such deserters, when arrested, shall be
placed at the disposal of the said consuls,
vice consuls, or commercial agents, and
may beeconfnedin the public prisons, at
the request and cost of those who shall
claim them, in order to be sent to the YES
sells to which they belong, or to others of
the same country. But if not sent back
within three 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 committed any chine or offence,
his surrender may be delayed until the
tribunal. before which his case shall be
pending. shall have pronounced its SEN
tence, and such sentence shall have been
carried into effect.
ARTICLE VII.
The citizens or subjects of each party
shall have power to dispose Of their per-
sonal property within the jurisdiction Of
the other, by sale, donation, testament or
otherwise.
Their personal representatives, being
citizens or subjects of the other contract
ing party, shall succeed to their said per-
sonal property, whether by testament or
ab inteStato.
They may take possession thereof, ell
ther by themselves or by others acting for
them, at their will, and dispose of the
same, paying such duties only as the in
habitants of the country wherein the said
personal property is situate, shall be sub
ject to pay in like cases.
In case of the absence of the personal
representatives, the same care shall be
taken of the said property as would be
taken of the property of native in like
case, until the lawful owner may take
measures for receiving it.
IF any question should arise among Sc
veral claimants to which of them the said
belongs, the same shall be finally
decided by the laws and judges of the
country wherein it is situate.
Where, on the decease of any person,
holding real estate within the territories of
one party, such real estate would, by the
laws of the land descend on citizen or
subject of the other were he not disquali-
fed by alienage, such citizen or subject
shall be allowed reasonable time to sell
the same, and to withdraw the proceeds
without molestation, and exempt from all
duties of detractioa on the part of the
government of the respective States.
The capitals and effects which the citi-
zens or subjects of the respective parties,
in changing their residence, shall be de-
sirous of removing from the place of their
domicile, shall likewise be exempt from all
duties Of detraction or emigration on the
part of the respective governments.
ARTICLE VIII.
The ancient and barbarous right to
wrecks of the sea shall be entirely abol-
ished with respect 70 the property belong
ing to the citizens or subjects of the Con-
tracting Parties.
When any vessel of either party shall
be wrecked, stranded or otherwise dam
aged on the coasts, or within the doriin-
ions of the olher, their respective citizens
or subjects shall receive, as well for them
selves as for their vessels and effects, the
same assistance which would be due to
tie inhabitants of the country where the
accident happens.
They shall be liable to pay the same
charges and dues of salvage as the said
would be liable to pay in
like case.
If the operations of repair shall require
that the whole or any part of the cargo
be unloaded, they shall pay no duties of
custom, charges or fees, on the part which
they shall reload and carry away, except
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