Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1848-05-25
PUBLIC LAWS OF Tue UNITED
BY AUTHORITY
Aets and Resolutions passed at the First Session Of
the Thirtieth Congress
r., he doofo f he TLn,foJ Of

BIZ the President Of the United States of America
A PROCLAMATION
Whereas the United States Of Amer-
and the Federal Directory of the Swiss Confederation
concluded and signed the city of Washington by their
spectve the eighteenth day Of May
thousand eight hundred which convention
being in the English and French languages is word for word
as follows:
The President of the United States of America and
Federal Directory Of the Swiss Confederation animated by
the desire and extend by amcabe Convention
the relations happily existing between the countries
wit; the President Of The United States Of America James
Buchanan Secretary of State of the United States and the
Swiss Consul at Alexandra who, after the exchange OF
their fell powers found in good and due FORM have agreed
upon and signed the following articles;
The citizens of each of high contracting parties
shall have power dispose of their personal property within
the Jurisdiction Of the other either by testament Donation
d6 faesf1to other and their heirs
Ing citizens oil the other party shall Inherit all such person.
al Estates whether by testament ab intesdto and they
may take Of the either personality by
Orney aud dispose of them they think proper
to the respective governments other charges than those
which the inhabitants Of the country in which the said pro-
perty shall be found would be liable in similar and,
in the absence Of such heir heirs the shall be
taken Of the property that would be taken the like
for the property citizen
country until the lawful proprietor shall have had time 10
take for possessing himself Of the and in
case any dispute should arise between claimants to the same
decided according to the laws and by the judges Of the
try in which the property is situated
IL.
IT. by the death Of person owning property in
territory Of of the high contracting parties such proper
y should descend either by the laws of the country
documentary dposiion TO citizen of the other party who
account of his being aien could not be permitted
retain the actual possession of such property, term of
less than three shall be allowed him dispose
such property, and 10 collect and withdraw the proceeds
thereof without paying to the government any other charges
than those which, a similar case, would be paid by
nhabitant of the country in which such real property
be situated.
ARTICLE Ill.
The present convention shall be force for the
twelve from the date hereof; and further until
end of twelve months after the government Of the United
States, the part that Of the Swiss
the other, shall have given of intention Of
minatiDg the same.
This Convention shall ratified and the notifications shall
be exchanged at Washington, within twelve months after
date, sooner, if possible.
In faith whereof, the respective Plenpoentaries have
signed the present Convention, and have heIeunto affixed
their seals.
Done Washington, this eighteenth day of May A. D
ls47 and Of the Independence of the United States the
seventy-frst.
JAMES BUCHANAN H.
ANT CHS CAZENOVE, L. s
And whereas the said convention has been duly ratified
both parts and the respective Publications of the
exchanged at the city Washington the third day
May thousand eight bundled and ortyeght by Jane
Buchanan Secretary of State of the United States Ant
Chs. Cazenove, Swiss consul Alexandra, part
their respective governments:
Now therefore, be il known. that /. JAMES K poIK
President of the United of America
said convention to be made public, the end that
and every clause and article thereof may be observed
thereof
In witness Whereof have hereuntO set my hand ant
caused the seal Of the United States to be affixed
Done at the city of Washington this fourth day o
May, in the year of our Lord thousand eigh
Il. hundred and fory-eight and Of the independence
! of the United States of America the seventy-se
| cond. JAMES X. POLK.
| BY the President.
JAMES BUCHANAN, Secretary Of State.