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being thus substantiated, the surrender shall

consuls, commercial agents OF tice- commercial
agents, and may be confined in the pubic prl-
sons, at the request and cost Of those ~ho
shall claim them. in order TO be sent 10 the
vessels TO which they belong, or to others OF
the same country. But if not sent back with
in three months from the day of their arrest,
they shall be set al liberty. and shall not he
again arrested for the same cause. However,
if the deserter shall he found to have commit
ted any crime or offence, his surrender may
be delayed until the tribunal before which his
case shall be pending shall have pronounced
lis sentence, and such sentence shall have
been carried into effect
Artttte 10. The citizens and subjects of the
high contracting parties sha'l be permitted TO
soJourn and reside in all pats whatever of the
said territories in order TO attend TO their af.
fairs, and also 10 hiie and occupy houses and
merce, provided they submit to the laws, as
well general as special, relative TO the right OF
residing and trading.
lations in force, they shall be al liberty to ma
mage, themselves, their own business in all
the territories subject TO the jurisdiction OF
each party, as well in respect to the consign
ment and sale of their goods, by wholesale OF
retail, as with respect TO the loading, unload
ing, and sending off their ships, or to employ
such agents and brokers as they may deem
proper, they being in all these cases to be
treated as the citizens or subjects of the coun-
try III which they reside it being, neverihe
less, understood that they shall remain sub
lect TO the said laws and regulations; also, in
respect to sales by wholesale or retail.
They shall have free access TO the tribunals
of justice in their litigious affairs on the same
terms which are granted by the law and usage
OF the country to native citizens or subjects,
for which purpose they may employ in defence
OF their rightS-such advocates, attorneys, and
other agents, as tn y may Judge proper
The citizens or subjects of each party shall
have power to dispose o their personal prop
erty within the Jurisdiction of the other by
sale, donation, testament. or otherwise.
Their personal representatives, being cit-
zens or subjects of the other contracting par
~, shall succeed to their sail personal proper
~, whether by testament or ab intestato.
They may lake possession thereof either hy
themselves or by others acting or them, at
their will, and dispose of the same, paying
such duty only as the inhabitants of the coun.
: try wherein the said personal property is sit
uate shall be subject to pay in like cases.
In case OF the absence of the personal rep
resentatives, the same care shall be taken of
the said property as would be taken of the
property of native in like case. unit, the
lawful owner may take measures for receiving
1t.
If any question should arise among several
claimants 10 which Of them The said properly
belongs, the same sh"ll be finally decl ed by
the laws and judges OF the county wherein /,
is situate.
Where. on the decease of any person hold
ing real estate within the territories oil one par
~, such real estate would, by the laws of the
land. descend on citizen or subject OF the
other, were he not disqualified by allegiance,
such citizen or sub jet shall he allowed rea
sonabje time to sell the same, and TO withdraw
the proceeds without modest ton, and exempt
from all duties of detraction on the part OF the
government of the respective States.
The capitals and effects which the citizens
or subjects OF the respective parties, in chang
ing their residence, shall be ieslrous of reno
wing from the place of their domcie, shall
likewise be exempt from all duties OF detraction
or emigration on the part of their respective
governments.
Art'eie ii The present treaty shall con,in-
lie in force for the tenn of twelve years from
the date hereof, and further until the end of
twelve months after the government of Hano
yer on the one part, or that of the United
States on the other part, shall have given no.
tIce OF lis intention OF terminating the same
but npon the condition hereby expressly stip-
ulated and agreed, that if the kingdom of Han
over shall determine, during the said term of
twelve years, to augment the existing import
duty upon leaves, strips, or stems OF tobacco.
impaired IN h1gsheads or casks, a duty which
al tins time does not exceed one thaIer and one
gutengroSchen per one hundred pounds Hano
verlan currency and weight, (seventy cents
per one hundred pounds United States curren-
cy and weIght.) the government Of Hanover
Shall give notice OF one year IL the govern.
ment Of the United States before proceeding to
do so; and at the expiration of that year. OF
any time subsequently. the government OF
the United States shall have fu power anil
right TO aggregate the present treaty by giving
a previous notice of six months to the gov.
eminent Of Hanover, or 10 continue il lat its
optIon) IN full force until the operation there
OF shall have been arrested in the manner first
specified in the present article.
Arnae IL The United States agree 10 ex.
1end all the advantages and priviedge contain.
ell IN the stlpulations of the present treaty. &c
one or more OF the other states Of the German
&c confederation, which may wish to accede
to them, by means of an official exchange OF
declarations; provided that such state or states
hall confer similar favors upon the said Uni.
tel States to those conferred by the kingdom
OF Hanover, and observe and be subject to the
same conditions, stpuIations. and obligations
Article 10. The present treaty shall be APP
proved and ratified by the President of the
United States OF Amerira, by and with the ad-
wee and consent of their Senate, and by his
Majesty the King of Hanover; and the ratf-
cations thereof shall be exchanged al the city
Of Hanover. within the space of ten months
from this date. or sooner, if possible, when
the treaty of commerce and navigation concu
ded between the high contracting parties ct
Berlin, on the Goth day of May. 1870, shall
become null and void to all intents and pur.
poses.
In faith whereof, we, the plemi; otentiaries
OF the high contracting parties. have signeC
the present treaty, and have thereto affixed ou
seals.
Done in quadruplicate, at the city of Hano
yer, on the tenth day of June, in the year O
our Lord one thousand eight hundred ano
forty six. and in the seventeen year of the in
dependence of the United States of America.
Il s A. DUDLEY MANN.
IL. 5 GEORGE FREDERICK BARON De FALcKE