The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-09-10
BY the President of the United states of
America.
A PROCLAMATION.

BY the President OF the United states of
America.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas convention between the United States
| Of America and his Majesty the King Of Saxony,
! was concluded and signed at Berlin, by their re
specVe penlpotentiaries, on Che fourteenth day Of
May, one thousand eight hundred and forty-hve;
which convention, being in the English and Ger
man lang usges, is, word for word, as follows:
Convention for The mutual abolition Of Ihs drCt d'au
bans, dTGii de detrGetiOn aud iaTts on emigration
bsiiosen the United States of .IRIsTiea and The king
dom " SIroay, concluded at Berlin On the IAN Of
May, lo45
and his Majesty the King OF SaxOny, on the other
part, being equally desrous Of removing the re-
strictons which exist IN their territories upon the
acquisition and transfer Of property by their respect
i've cluzens and subjects, have agreed enter into
negotiations for this purpose.
For the attainment Of this desirable object the
President Of the United States of America has con-
| ierred full powers on Henry Wheaton, their envoy
extraordinary end minister plenpotentiary at the
court Of his Majesty the King Of Prussia, and his
Majesty the hlng OF Saxony upon John DE Mlnck-
witt, his Minister Of State, Lieutenant gene raj
envoy extraordinary and minister enipoIenliary al
the said court; who, after having exchanged their
said full powers, found IN due and proper form,
have agreed to the following artlces
ARTICLE 1.
and drolt de detTacuon, or tax on emigration, is
hereby and shall remain abolished, between the two
contracting parties, their states citizens and sub
Jects, respectively.
ARTICLE
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, de-
scend on a citizen subject of the other were he
not disqualified by alIenage, where such real
property has been devised by last will and tesla
ment 10 such citizen or subject, he shall be allowed
term { two years from the death of such person.
which term may he reasonably prolonged according
TO clTcumsances-tO sell the same and To withdraw
the proceeds thereof without mOlestatIon, and ex-
empI from all duties OF detracuOn the part Of the
government Of the respective states.
ARTICLkIII.
The citizens subjects of each of the contracting
parties shall have power TO dispose of their personal
property within the states of the other by testament
donation, or otherwise and their heirs, being cIti-
zens subjects Of the other contracting party, shall
succeed TO their said personal property, whether by
testament or alb lnteststo, and may take possession
thereof either by themselves 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 property hes shall be liable
TO pay IN like cases.
ARTICLE ~.
In fthe absence of the heirs, the same care
shall be taken Professionally of such real or person.
al property as would he taken in a like case of the
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 2 may
take measures to receive dispose of the inherit
snce.
ARTICLE '.
If any dispute should arise between the different
claimants to the same Inheritance, they shall be de-
cded according to the laws and by the Judges Of the
| country where the property Is situated.
ARTICLE u.
All the stpulations Of the present convention
shall be obligatory in respect to property already
inherited, devised, or bequeathed, but not yet with
drawn from the country where the same is situated,
at the signature Of this convention.
ARTIcLE
This convention shall be ratified by the President
Of the United States of America, by and with the
advice and consent of their Senate, and by his Ma
jesty the King Of Saxony and the notifications shall
be exchanged at Berlin within the term Of eighteen
months from the date of the signature, if
possible.
In faith of which, the respective plenipotentares
have signed the above articles, both German and
English, and have thereto affixed their seals.
Done in triplicata, in the city of Berlin, the
l4th of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and forty-fve and the sixty ninth of
the Independence of the United States of America.
HENRY WHEATON, [sEAL.l
MINCKWlTZ, SEAL
And whereas, the said convention has been duly
of the exchanged at Berlin, the twelfth
day of August, one thousand eight hundred and for
ty-six, by Andrew j. Doneson, envoy extraordina-
ny and minister penipoentiary Of tie United States,
and Charles Count Vzthum de Eckstaedt charge
d'affaires Of his Majesty the King Of Saxony, near
the government of Prussia, the part of their re-
spective governments
Now, therefore, be it known, that j, james K. Polk
President Of the United States of America have
caused the said convention to be made public to the
end that the and every clause and article there
Of may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by
the United States and the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal of the United States to be
affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this ninth day of
September, in the year Of our Lord, one
r, thousand eight hundred and forty-six, and
IT, 81 of the independence Of the United States the
seventy-frst.
JAMES X. POLK.
BY the President:
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