The Arkansas banner., 1847-05-12

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES.
 A PrOclaEmafiem. -adahoaal Grficis to tAe cOnpsHfion r fAs mucadtr
 eferiminais bsfresn tks unite4 Etaaes eAd
 France ofthe sta Of Novem6r, Issa.
 CbadsSsd Fsbraagy 2a. lsss. WHEREAS an additional article 10 lbe Conyention
 for the surrender ol criminals betweenthe United
 States and France cf the 9th of Nnvember. ls4s,
 was concluded snd signed at Washington. by
 their respective Ptsnpoten6AFies, oa the 24ih
 day of Febiaar last, which additional article,
 being in the English and French languages, is
 word for word, as follows;
 ADDITIONAL ARTIcLs.
 The crime of robbery. defining the nme Co ee ahe felonious and foyeikie taking fpsm. the person of -,sttsrG, ef goods or aoney .e any fuiue, by sio- lenre or putting him in fear; and the crime ofeal gisry defining Inc same 10 be, bseaking and enter ing by night into mansion house of another, with intent 10 commit felony and the corressonasng crimes included under the French law in tn words rOl gualifs ims, not being embraced in th, second article of the convention of extradition concluded between the United States of Ameries and FTaoee, on the aih of November, lsas.--tis agreed by the present article, between the high contracting par tics, that persons charged with those crimes. shall he respectively delivered up, in conformity with the first article of the said convention: aud the pre- sent article. when ratified by the parties shall con- stute part of the said convention and stall have the same force if fl had been originally inserted iu the same.
 In witness whereof, the respective Pieripoien,i- aries have signed the present article in duplicate Il wn4 A%r ff.n ~trf< <A.~.- Dcae at Washington. this tweaty -fouhh day of February, ls4s.
 JIG. CALHOUN, Il.sl And whereas the said additional article has been duly ratified ou both parts. and the respective rat- fcaiiOns of the same were exchanged at Se city ot Paris on the 2lst day of June, a. q. lS45, by Vim K. King. envoy extraordinary and minister plen- potentiary of the United States 10 France, and M Guxot minister of foreign affairs Of his unesty the king of the Preach, on the part of their sespeetve governments;
 Now. therefore, be it known that l, James K Polk, President of the United States of America, have caused the said additional article tu be made public, to the end that the same and estTy clause and part thereof may be observed and fulfilled wi,h good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof
 In witness whereof, have hereunto setmy hand and caused the seal of the united States to he ax- ed Done at the city of Washington, the tweny. fourth day of July. in the year of our Lord one [sEALl thousand eight hundred and ferty five, and of the Independence of the United States the seventieth. JAMES K. POLK. By the President;
 JAMES BUCHANAN, Secretary cf Stats.
 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES. .a Proclamation.
 Conreniion ,uith Sdrony for ths na,ual abo-
 ifion of the Dyoi U.aa5aiae and Taxes,
 on emigration.
 WHEREAS a convention between the United States of America and His Majesty the King q Saxeny was concluded and signed al Berlin by their re- spectiye Pienipotentaries, on the fourteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and forty.
 five. which convention, being in the English and German languages, is, word Tor word, as follows:
 The United States of America. on the one part and His Majesty the King of Saxony. on the other part, being equally desiro1s of removing the re- strctions which exist in their territories upon the acquisition and transfer of property by their respec tive citizens and subjects, have agreed to enter into negotiations for this purpose. For the attainment of this desirable object, the President of he United States of America has con ferred full powers Henry Wheaton, their Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pienipo;entizry at the Court of His Majesty tine King of Prussia, and His 1 Majesty the Kind of Saxuny upon John De Minck- witz, his Minister of State. Lieutenant G General Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PlenIpotentiarv al the said Court; who, after having exchanged their said full powers. found in due and proper form, have agreed to the following articles; ARTICLE I. Every kind of droit d'aubaine, droit de reiIaite and droit de detractioa or tax on emigration k hereby and shall remain shoIshed between the two contracting parties, their States citizens and sub Iects, respectively.
 ARTICLE IT.
 Where, on ;he death of any person holding real property within inc territories of party, such real property would by the laws of the land de- scerd on eitizea or subject or the other here he not disqualified by aleDage, oEwheTe such real prop erty has been devised by last will and testament 10 such citizen subject, he shali.be allowed term oi two years from the death of such pefson--whieh term may be reasonably prolonged according to cir camstances-to sell the same and to withdraw the proceeds thereof without moiestatoD. and exempt from all dutes of detraction on the part of the gov eFnment of the respective States. ARTIclE III,
 The citizens or subjects Of each of the contract ing parties shall have power 10 dispose of their per sonsl property within the States of the other by testament. donation. otherwise and tbeir hGirs being citizens subjects of the other contracting party. shall succeed to their sad personal property whether by testament ab intestato, aud may take possession thereof either by themselves by others acting for them. and dispose of the same at their pleasure, paying such duties only the inhabitants of the ccuatTy where the said property les shall be liable to pay in like eases.
 ARTICEE ".
 In case of the absence Of the heifs the same care shall be taken pnossionally, of such real os per sonal property would be taken. in like case ei the property belonging to the natives of the eoun- try, ugiii the is@fa owner. CT the person who has right 10 sell the same according to article H. may take measures to receive or dispose of the inheri- tance.
 ARTICIEv.
 1T any dispute should arise between the different claimants to the same inheritance they shalf be de- c,ded according 10 the laws and by the judges oi the coantEy where the property is situated ARTICLE VI. Al the stipaiations of the present eoHsession he ahl.a.faru i'm