The North-Carolina standard., 1847-02-24
nv AUTHORITY.
Bvthe President ofthc United States Of America
: ,... A PROCLAMATION.

Bvfhe President ofthc Unued States of An'erico'
A PROCLAMATION
Whereas Convention between the United States
of America and His Royal Highness the G[ano
Duke of Hesse was concluded and signed oy
their Plenipotentaries, at Berlin on the twen-
tv-sixth day of March, one thousand eight nun
dred and fortv-four, which Convention, bcIng
in the French and English languages, IS wofd
for word, as follows: =.
Couyeution for the mutual abolition OF the drot
dauboine and LareS ON emigration 6etpeen Ne
United States Of America and Ms Gran"
Duchy Of HcSSe -
The Tinted States of America on the one part,
and His ROYAL Highness the Grand Duke OF
Hcsse. on the other part, being equally drslrors
of removing the restrictions which exist In their
territories upon the acquisition and transfer OF pro-
perty by their respective citizens and subjects,
have agreed 10 enter into negotiation for THIS pur-
pose L.. a.
For the attainment of this desirable object, the
President of the United States of America has
conferred full powers on Henry Wheaton, their
Eovov Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotenta-
nv at the Court of Hi Majesty the King OF Pfus,
sia and his Royal Highness the Grand Duke OF
Hesse upon Baron Shacffcr-Bernstem his Cham
berIain. Colonel, Aii-de,camp, and Minister Resi-
dent near His Majesty the King of Prussia, who,
ofcr having exchanged their said full powers,
found in due and proper form, have agreed TO the
following articles:
droit de retrailc and droit de deracton, tax on
emigration is, hereby and shall remain abolished,
between the two contracting patIes, their States,
citizens, and Subjects respectively.
ART. 2. 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 n subject or citizens OF the
other were he not disqualified by afienage, snch
citizen or subjects shall be allowed term OF two
vears to sell The same which term may be reason
nbIv prolonged according 10 circumStances-and
10 Withdraw the proceeds thereof, without molcSta-
tion. and exempt from all the duties of detracton
on the part of the Government OF The respective
States.
ART g The citizens or subjects Of each of
the contracting parties shall have power 10 dispose
Of their personal property within the States Of the
other. bv testament, donation or otherwise; and
their heirs being citizens subjects of the other
contracting party shall succeed 10 their said per-
sonaI property whether by testament or G6 lntes-
tato. and NAV take posst ssion thereof, either by
themselves or by others acting for them, and dis
pose of the same at their pleasure, paying such
duties only as the inhabitants of the country where
the said property lies shall be liable to pay in
like cases.
ARr.4. 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
like case of property belonging to the natives of
the country, until the lawful owner, the person
who has a right to sell the same, according TO
article second, may take measures to receive or
dispose of tic inheritance.
ART s. If any dispute should arise between
different claimants to the same inheritance, they
shall be decided, in the last resort, according to
the laws and by the judges of the country where
the property is situated.
ART. 6 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 Royal Highness the Grand Duke Of
Hesse and The ratihcations shall be exchanged al
Berlin, within the term of six months from the
date of the signature hereof, if possible.
In faith Of which, the respective Plenipotenia-
ries have signed the above articles both in French
and English, and have thereto affixed their seals;
declaring, nevertheless that the signing in both
languages shall not hereafter be cited as prece
dent nor in any way operate TO the prejudice OF
the contracting parties
Done in quadruplicata, lin the city of Berlin,
on the twenty sixth day of March, in the year Of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty
four, and the sixty-eighIh of the Independence of
the United States Of America
HENRY WHEATON, IL. 81
BARON DE SCHAEFFER-BERNsTEIN, IL. s
And whereas the said Convention has been du-
" ratified on both parts, and the respective rati6-
cations of the same having been exchanged, 10
wit: at tBerin, on the sixteenth day of October,
one thousand eight hundred and forty-four, by
Theodore S. Fay, Charge dAfares ad interim
of the United States, and Baron de Schaeffer-
Bernstein, Chamberlain, Colonel de-Camp,
and Minister Resident of His Royal Highncss the
Grand Duke Of Hesse near the Court of bis Ma
jesty the King of Prussia on the part of their re-
spectve Governments
Now, therefore, be it known, that l, JAMES K.
Polk, President of the United States of America,
have caused the said Convention to be made pub
lic to the end that the same and every clause and
article thereof may be observed and fulfilled with
good faith, by the United States and the citizens
thereof - ...a 5f.-f
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand, and caused the seal of the United States 10
be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this eighth
~, day of May in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and forty-five, and
peal of the Independence of the United States
the sixty-ninth.
JAMES K POLK.
By the President:
,-- JAMES BUCHANAN, Secretary of Stale
By the President ofHe United States Of America
A PROCLAMATION
Whereas by act of the Congress of the United