Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-11-05
y. r. Tmsr, Acting Secretary of State.


CONVENTION WITH NASSAU FOR THE MUTU-
AND TAXES on EMIGRATION. CONCLUDED
Ma -, l5iG.
By The Pyesidea, Of the United States OF America !:
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas a Convent on between the United States OF
America and His Royal Highness, the Duke of Mas
concluded and signed at Berlin, by their re-
speclive the twenty seventh day
or May, one thousand eight hundred and forty-six,
which Convention, being in the English and German
languages, is, word for word, az follows:
cearenon for the mutual abolition Of the droit daa6sine
and iales on emigration betpeen the United States Of
.smeriea and HIS Royal ghness the Duke Of fas'aa
The United States Of America and His Royal High
the Duke Of Nassau having resolved, for the ad
vantage Of their respective citizens and Subjects 10 con-
elnde for the mutual abolition Of the drot
taubaine and emigration, have named for this
purpose their res 2ective Plenpotenares namely: the
President Of the United States of America has conferred
fan powers on Henry Wheaton, their Envoy E1traord
nary Minister Plenpotonriay at the Royal Court Of
Prussia; and His Royal Highness the Duke OF Nassau
upon his Minister resident at the Royal Court OF Prus
sa, Colonel and Chamberlain, Otto wilhelm Carl Won
kG der Comhur Of the first class ofthe Dnca Order OF
Henry The Lion, etc., who after having exchanged
her said full powers found In due and proper form,
have agreed 10 and signed the following articles:
ARTICLE Every kind of droit daubaine, droit de
etraite and droit de detracon, tar emigration
shereby, and shall remain abolished between the TWO
contracting parties their States, citizens, and Subjects
ARTICLE If.-Whsre, on the death u any person
holding real properly within the territories Of one par
~ such real property would. by the laws OF the land,
descend citizen subject Of the other, he
not Unqualified by aenage, such citizen subject
siai be allowed term Of two years sell the sane
which term may be reasonably prolonged according TO
mountaineering 10 withdraw the proceeds thereof
without molestntioD, and exempt from all duties de
traction
ARTICLE IlI.-The citizens or subjects OF each of
the contracting parties shall have power 10 dispose of
he anff ha alh
ovtesament donation, otherwise, and their heirs,
iegaees and donees, being citizens subjects of the
ether contracting party, shall succeed to their said
soma property and may take possession thereof either
ny themselves by Others acting for tem and dispose
ol me same al their pleasure, paying such duties only
Us the Inhabitants Of the country where the said pro-
perry Hes shall be ble TO pay In like cases.
ARTICLE iV.-ln case Of the absence OF the heirs,
the same shall be taken, Professionally Of such
zeal or personal property would be taken, In like
sase, oil property belonging TO the natives OF the coun
Try, until the lawful owner or the person who has
night TO soil the same, according article H. take
measures TO receive or dispose the inheritance.
ARTICLE VII any dispute should arise between
different claimants TO the same inheritance they shall
be decided the last resort according to the laws and
by the judges Of the country where the property is stu
aed.
ARTICLE Wall the slipuations of the present
convention shall be obligatory in respect property al
ready Inherited 5eQueahed, but not yet Withdrawn
from the country whore The came ID situated al the sig
nature 0fthls convention.
ARTICLE vH-Thls convention 10 concluded sub.
leet to the ratification Of the President Of the United
States OF America by and with the advice and consent
o. their Senate and Of His Royal Highness the Duke Of
Nassau and the Publications thereof shall DO exchanged
Al Hsrlin, within tho Of twelve months from the
cate Of the signature hereof, sooner, If possible
In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries
nave signed the above articles, well in English In
herman, and have thereto affixed their seals.
Done in rplicata In the city Of Berlin on the TWEEN
mssventh day Of May ono thousand sight hundred and
ioy six in the SEVENTEEN year Of the Independence Of
e united States Of America, and the seventh Of the
reign Of Ills Royal Highness the Duke Of Nassau.
HENRY WHEATON,, (L.s)
OTTO WILHELM CARL Won ROEDER, Il. ~
And whereas, the said Convention has been duly
aihed on both parts, and the respective Publications Of
tne SINE were exchanged at Berlin the thirteenth
ay o. October, thousand eight hundred and forty
~, oy Andrew j. Donelson. Envoy Extraordinary and
'nser Plenpotentiary Of the United States, and the