Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-12-11
By the presiden. of.he United states Of America

HV the PRESIDENT OF the Va
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas a convention between the United
States of America and his Majesty the King
Of Bavaria was concluded and signed at Ber-
lin by their respective plenipotentiarles, on
the twenty-first day of January. one thousand
eight hundred and forty fve;which convention,
being In the English and German languages,
is, word for word, as follows:
Contention for the mutual abolition Of the drO't
d'aubaine and tares ON emigration tetaoeen
| the United States of.fmericn and his Majesty
the King Of Bauaria.
The United States of America and his Ma
jesty the King of Bavaria, having agreed, for
the advantage OF their respective citizens and
subjects, to conclude convention Tor the mu-
tual abolition Of the drot d'anbalBe and taxes
on emigration, have named, for this p 2Tpose,
their respective penipoientiaries, namely !:
the President of the United States OF Ameri
ca has conferred full powers on Henry Whea-
ton, their Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary at the Royal Court of Prussia;
and his Majesty the King of Bavaria, upon
| Count Macmillan Won Notwithstanding,
his Chamberlain, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotenlary at the Royal Prus-
sian Court, Commander of the Royal Order
of the Knights of st. George, ofthe Order for
Merit in Civil Service Of the Bavarian Crown,
of St. Michael, Grand Cross of the Russian
Imperial Order of St. Anne of the first class,
of the Royal Prussan Order of the Red Eagle
Of the first class, Commander Grand Cross OF
tine Royal Swedish Order of the North Star,
and Great Commander of the Royal Greek
Order of the Saviour; who, after having ex-
changed their said full powers, found in due
and proper form, have agreed to and signed
the following articles:
ARTICLE l. Every kind of droit d'aubaine,
drolt de retraite, and droit de detraction or tax
on emigration, is hereby, and shall remain,
abolished between the two contracting parties,
their States, citizens, & subjects, respectively.
ARTICLE IL. Where, on the death of any
person holding real property within the terri
tories of one party, such real property would,
by the laws of the land, descend on a citizen
or subject of the other, were he not disquai-
fed by alienage, such citizen or subject shall
be allowed term of two years to sell the same,
which term may be reasonably prolonged ac-
.cording to circumstances, and to withdraw
the proceeds thereof, without molestatlon, and
exempt from all duties of detraction.
ARTICLE Ill. The citizens and subjects of
each of the contracting parties shallhave pow
er to dispose of their personal property within
ton or otherwise; and their heirs, legatees,
and donees, being citizens or subjects of the
other contracting party, shall succeed to their
said personal property, and may take posses.
sion thereof, either by themselves or by others
acting for them, and dispose Of the same at
their pleasure, paying such duties only as the
inhabitants of the country where the said pro-
perty lies shall be liable to pay in like cases.
ARTICLE w. In case Of the absence Of the
heirs, the same care shall be taken. provision
ally, Of such real or personal property as would
be taken in a like case of property belonging
to the natives of the country, until the lawful
owner, or the person who has right to sell
the same according to article ii, may take
measures to receive or dispose of the inheri-
lance.
ARTICLE v. Ifany dispute should arise be-
tween different claimants to the same inheri-
lance, they shall be decided in the last resort
according to the laws, and by the judges OF
country where the property is situated.
ARTICLE VI. But this convention shall not
derogate in any manner from the force of the
laws already published, or hereafter1o be pub.
) lished, by his Majesty the King Of Bavaria,
to prevent the emigration of his subjects.
ARTICLE VII. This convention is concluded
inject to the ratification of the President OIL
the United States of America, by and with
the advice and consent of their Senate, and oil
his Majesty the King of Bavaria, and the rati.
, fications thereof shall be exchanged at Berlin
within the term of fifteen months from the
date of the signature thereof, OF sooner if pos
sibe.
Ia witness whereof: the respective pleni
potentiares have signed the above articles, as
we'll in English as in German, and have there.
to affixed their seals.
Done in quadruplicata, in the city of Ber
lin, on the twenty first day of January, one
thousand eight hundred and forty-fve, in the
: sixty-nnth year of the independence of the
United States of America, and the nineteenth
of the reign of his Majesty the King of Bava
ria.
HENRY WHEATEN L.
Omar V. LERCHENFELD, L. ST.
|, And whereas the said convention has beer
duly ratified on both parts, and the RESPECTIVE.
5 ratifcations of the same were exchanged a
Berlin, on the fourth day of November, on
5 thousand eight hundred and forty-fve, b,
Henry Wheaton, Envoy Extraordinary ant
Minister PIeni potentiary of the United States
" and the Count Macmillan Won Lerchenfeld
r Chamberlain of his Majesty the King of Bava
ria, and his Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
t ties Plenipotentiary near the Court of his Ma
jesty the King of Prussia, on the part of thei
= respective Governments:
e Now. therefore, be it known, that |, JAM Es
1 X. POLK, President of the United States O
= America, have caused the said convention t.
: be made public, to the end that the same, an
: every clause and article thereof, may be oh
served and fulfilled with good faith by the U
T nited States and the citizens thereof.
? In witness whereof, have hereunto set m,
e hand and caused the seal of the United State
: to be affixed.
: Done at the city of Washington, this fiji
teep:h day of August, in the year c
0 r, Jour Lord one thousand eight hundre
e LIE and forty-six, and of the independents
a of the United States the seventy first.
+ JAMES X. POLK.