Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-05-28

and His Majesty the King of Saxony, on the 9TH
er part, being equally DESTROYS OF removing the re-
srictcns which exist in their territories upon the
acquisition and transfer Of property by their re-
specIve citizens and subjects, have agreed to en-
ter into negot atoms for this purpose.
For the attainment of this desirable object, the
President of the United States of America has con-
ferred full powers on Henry Wheaton, their En-
voy Extraordinary and Minister Penipotentiary
at the Court of His Majesty the King of Prussia,
and His Majesty the King of Saxony upon John
DeMinckwitz, his Minister of State, Lieutenant
General, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pler-
lpotentiary at the said Court; who, after having
exchanged their said full powers, found in due
and proper form, have agreed TO the following ar
tices
article I. Every kind of droit d'aubaine, drot
de retrate, and droit de detraction or tax on emf
grafton, is hereby and shall remain abolished be-
tween the two contracting parties, their States,
citizens, and subjects, respectively.
ARTICLE II. Where, on the death of any per-
son 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
other, were he not disqualified by alienage, or
where such real property has been devised by last
will and testament to such citizen or subject, he
shall be allowed a term oftwo years from the death
of such person-which term may be reasonably
prolonged according to circumstances--to sell the
same and to withdraw the proceeds thereof with
out molestatlOn and exempt from all duties of de-
traction on the part of the government of the re-
spectve States.
! ARTICLE The citizens or subjects of each
fthe contracting parties shall have power to dis
pos, of their personal property within the States
OIL th6oher, by testament, donation, otherwise
ana theE heirs being citizens or subjects of the
o'hel cohFsctng party, shall succeed to their said
personal proterty, whether by testament or alb in
'estato' ana MAJ take possession thereof either by
themselves or oy others acting for them, and dis
pose OF the same at heir pleasure, paying such
G duties only the inhabitants ofthe country where
the said property lies shat be liable TO pay in like
cases.
S ARTICLE ". In case of thsabsence of the he;rs
the same care shall be TAKEN prtyisionallv of such
real or personal property woulLbe taken in o
like case, of the property belonging n the natives
of the country, until the lawful owner ar the per-
son who has right to sell the same accerding to
article II, may take to receive dispose
of the inheritance.
: ARTICLE V. If any dispute should arise be-
= tween the different claimants to the same inheri
lance, they shall be decided according to the law
and by the judges of the country where the proper
d ty is situated.
AhIltLE VIZ AL Tic (puldtioHo Vi Lllc ptCSCll
: convention shall be obligatory in respect to prop
: erty already inherited DEVISED or bequeathed, bu
d not yet Withdrawn from the country where tn
: same is situated at the signature of this conven
ton.
ARTICLE VII. This convention shall he ratifiet
by the President of the United States of America
by and with the advice and consent of their Sen
t ate, and by His Majesty the King of SaXony, ant
i, the ratifcations shall be exchanged at Berlin with
in The term of eighteen months from the date O
= the signature or sooner if possible
n In faith of which, the respective plenipotentia
e ries have signed the above articles both in Ger
t man and English, and have thereto affixed thei
= seals.
e Done in triplicata, in the city of Berlin, on tn
= l4th of May, in the year of our Lord one thou
:: sand eight hundred and torty-fve, and the sixty
: ninth Of the Independence of the United States 0
If America. HENRY WHEATON, Il. ST.
$ MINCKw1rz, Il. 81
}, And whereas the said Convention has been du
ly ratified on both parts, and the respective ratifi
cations of the same exchanged at Berlin, Oh
the twelfth day of August, one thousand elgh
hundred and forty-siX, by Andrew j. DOnelsOn
= Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Penipotentia
g ry of the United States, and Charles Count Wiz
thuH de Eckstaedt, Charge dAffaircs of His Ma
jesty the King of Saxony, near the Government
: of Prussia, the part of their respective Govern
ments
p Now, aTHEREFoRE, BE 1T KNOWN that
i JAMES K. POLK, President of the Unite
r, States of America, have caused the said Conven
= ton to be made public, to The end that the same
n and every clause and article thereof may be oh
i served and fulfilled with good faith, by the Unite
= States and the citizens thereof.
In WITNESS WHEREOF, have hereunto set m,
hard, and caused the seal of the United States t.
o be affixed.
J. Done at the City of Washington, this ninth da.
n of September, in the year of our Lord on
e [sEAL.] thousand eight hundred and forty-six
+ and of the Independence of the Unite
j. States the seventy-first.
~ JAMES X. POLK.
.. By the President:
e N. P. TR1sr. Aching Secretary Of STATE