Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-12-01
az AUTHORITY.
TREATIES.

TREATIES.
CONVENTION WITH THE SWISS CON-
FEDERATION FOR THE MUTUAL ABB
CLIFTON OF THE DROlT DAUBAlNE
AND TAXES ON EMIGRATION.
CONCLUDED MAY l8. 1S47.
By the President Of the OA'tsd O'ates q a.
n1erica.
A PROCLAMATlON.
Whereas Convention between the United
States of America and the Federal Directory
of the Swiss Confederation was concluded and
signed at the City of Washington, by their re-
.pectve PIehipotentiaries, on the eighteenth
day of Nav, one thousand eight hundred and
forty which Convention beng IN the
English and French languages, 49, word Tor
word, IA follows:
The President of the United States OF Anne
RIGA, and the Federal Directory OF inc SWISS
Confederation, animated by the desire to Sc
cure and extend, by an amIcable ConVenf'on'
the relations happily existing between Tue
two countries, have, to this ef1ect' appointed
as their pIenipotentiaries, TO VII: 1he Fres'-
dent of the United States of America James
Buchanan, Secretary of State OF the cnlte"
States and the Federal Directory OF inc swiss
confederation, A c. Cazenove. o"Iss cohsu.
at Alexandria ; who, after the excnahge OF
their full powers, found in good and due 1orm
have agreed upon and signed the following
articles:
Article /. The citizens of each one Of the
high contracting parties shall have po'*er to
dispose of their personal property wl'h'n the
jurisdiction of the other, either by testament,
donation. or ab intest0to, or in any other man.
ner; and their heirs, being citizens Of the 9th
er party. shall inherit all such personal es
tates, whether by testament, or 40 lnfestato,
and they may take possession of the same, ell
ther personally or by attorney, and dispose OF
them az he may think proper, paying to the
respective governments no other charges than
those to which the inhabitants of the country
in which the said property shall be found
would be liable in similar case /; and, IN the
absence of such heir, or heirs, the same care
shall be taken of the property that would be
taken, in the like case, for the preservation OF
the property Of citizen of the same country,
until the lawful proprietor shall have had time
to take measures for possessing himself of the
same; and in case any dispute should arise
between claimants TO the same succession. as
to the property thereof, the question shall be
decided according TO the laws. and ny the
judges, of the country in which the property
ls situated.
| article 2. If, by the death OF person own
ing zeal property in the territory OF one OF tn
high contracting parties such property should
descend, either by the laws OF the country, or
by testamentary disposition, to citizen OF the
other party, who, on account of his being an
alien, could not be permitted TO retain the &C
tual possession of such property, term OF not
less than three years shall be allowed 10 him
10 ispoSe Of such property, and to collect and
withdraw the proceeds thereof, without pay
ing TO the government any other charges than
| those which, in similar case, would he pad
| by an lnhabltant of the country in which such
real property may be situated.
| article 8. The present convention shall be
in force for the term Of twelve years from the
dale hereof: and further, until the end of
twelve months after the government OF the
United States on the one part, or that OF the
Swiss confederation on the other, shall have
given motto. of its intention OF terminating the
same.
This convention shall he ratified. and the
rathcaiions shall be exchanged al Washing
ton, within twelve months after its date, or
sooner. if possible.
II faith whereof. the respective pleniputen-
tiaries have signed he present convention, and
have thereunto affixed their seals.
Done at Washington, this eighteenth dav Of
May, A. D. 1S47. and of the independence
OF the United States the srventy'tirst.
JAMES BUCHANAN, Il. 81
ANT CHS CAZENOVE, H. 81
And whereas the said convention has been
duly ratified on both parts, and the respective
ratifcatons of the same were exchanged at
the city Of Washington on the third day of
MAY, one thousand eight hundred and forty
Re h, Ruch of SfotA
at the United >tates and Ant Chs Cazenove,
Swiss consul at Alexandra, on the part of
their respective governments:
Now, therefore, he it known that |. JAMES
K POLK, President of the United States of
America, have caused the said convention to
be made public. 10 the end that the same and
every clause and article thereof may be ohser-
we'd and fulfilled with good faith by the Uni
led States and the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof. have heTeun'o set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States
to he affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this fourth
day of May. in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and forty
IT, 81 eight. and of the independence of the
United States of America the seventy
second.
JAMES K POLK.
By the President:
JAMES BUCHANAN, Secretary Of State.
TREATY WITH HANOVER, OF COM.
MERGE AND NAVIGATION.
CONCLUDED JUNE 10, 1886.
By the President Of the United STATES Of america.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas treaty of commerce and naviga-
ton between the United States of America
and his Majesty the King of Hanover was
concluded and signed at the city of Hanover.
on the tenth day of June, one thousand eight
hundred and fortv-six, which treaty, being in
the English ard German languages, is. word
| for word. as follows:
The United States of America and his Ma
jesty the King of Hanover, equally animated
with desire of placing the privileges of their
navigation on basis Of the most extended
lheralitv and Of affnrdinc otherwise every