State journal & flag., 1846-12-25
CONCLUDED JANUARY 81, 1915.


By the President Of The United States Of America:
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas a convention between the United
States of America and his Majesty the King
of Bavaria was concluded and signed at
Berlin by their respective plenipotentiares,
on the twenty-frs day of January, one thou
sand eight hundred and forty FIVE; which
convention, being in the English and Ger
man languages, is, word for word, as fol-
lows:
Conpeation for the mutual abolition of The
droh d'a,tbaine and tireS on emigration
beipeen the United States of America and
his Majesty The King of Bararia.
The United States of America and his Maj
esty the King of Bavaria, having agreed, for
The advantage of their respective citlZ ms and
subjects, 10 conclude convention for the mn-
tua abolition of the Droit d'aubaine and taxes
on emigration, have named. for this purpose
their respective plenipotentiaries. namely: the
President ofthe United States of America has
conferred full powers on Henry Wheaton.
their Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plcni
poentiarv at the Royal Court of Prussia and
his majesty the King of Bavaria, upon Count
Macmillan Won Lerchenfpldr Kefering, his
Chamberlain, Envoy Extraordinary and Min.
stcr PDenipoteniiary at the Royal Prnssian
Court, Commander ofthe Royal Order of the
Knights of St. George, of the order for Merit
N Civil Service of the Hawaiian 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 the
Royal Swedish Order of the North Star, and
Great Commander of the Royal Creek Order
Of the Saviour who, after having exchanged
their said full powers found in due ard proper
form, have agreed to and sisned the following
articles
ARTICLE !.
Every kind of drot d'aubaine, droit de re.
traite, and droit Diet action or tax on emg, a.
lion, is hereby, and shall remain, abolished be-
tween the two contracting parties, theiI States,
citizens, and subjects, respectively.
ARTICLE II.
Where, on the death of any person holding
real property within the territories of one party,
such real property would, by the laws of the
land, descend on citizen or subject of the 9TH
er, where he not disqualified by alienage, such
citizen or subject shall be allowed term oftwo
years TO sell the same, which tenn may be req
sonaby prolonged according to circumstances,
and to Withdraw the proceeds thereof, without
moesiation, and exempt from all duties OF de-
traction.
ARTICLE Ill.
The citizens and subjects of each of the con-
tracing parties shall have power to Oppose of
their personal property within the States Of the
other, by testament, donation, or otherwise !;
and their heirs, legatees, and donees. being
citizens or subjects of the other contracting par
~, shall succeed to their said personal properly,
and may take possession thereof, either by
themselves or by others acting for them, aud
dispose of The same at their pleasure. paying
such duties only as the inhabitants Of the coun-
try where the said property lies shall be liable
to pay in like cases.
ARTIcLe Nv.
In case OF the absence Of the heirs, the same
care shall be taken, Professionally. of such real
or personal property as would be taken IN a