The North-Carolina standard., 1849-04-04


ment who shall enjoy the same privileges and pow
ers those of the most favore nations but if
ofthe said consus shall carry trade, they shall
subjected to the same laws and usages to which pri
vae individuals of their nation subjected in tn
same place. s;ff 500. 81. + --.,r r.-..g r.
j The consuls, vice consuls, commercial, and vic
commercial agents. shall have the righ., such, t
sit judges and arbtrators in such differences a
may arise between the masters and crews of the
sci belonging to the nation whose interests com
mtted their charge without the interference of tn
local authorities, unless the conduct of the crews o
of the captain should disturb the order tranquility
OF the country; or the said consuls, vice consus
commercial agents, vice commercial agents, shoulc
require their assistance their decisions to b
carried into effect or supported. . 80 $40.
i 1t is, however, understood that this species o
judgment or arbitration shall not deprive the contend
ing parties OF the right they have to resort, the
reurn to-the judicial authority of their country
The said consus, vice consnls, commercial agents
and vice commercial agents authorized to require
the assistance of the local authorities for the search
arrest, and imprisonment of the deserters from the
shlps-of-war and merchant vessels of their country
For this purpose they shall apply to the competent
tribunals Judges, and officers, and shall, in writing
demand said deserters proving by the exhibition OF
the registers OF the vessels, the muSteTroS of the
crews, or by any other official documents that such
individuals formed part of the crews; and on this
claim being thus substantiated the surrender shall
| not be refused.
Such deserters, when arrested, shall be placed al
the disposal of the said consuls, vice consuls
mercal agents, or vice commercial agents, and may
be confined in the public prisons, the request and
cost of those who shall claim them, in order to be
sent to the vessels to which they belong. or to 9TH
of the same country. But if sent back within
three months from the day of their arrest they shall
be set at liberty, and shall not be again arrested for
the same cause. However, if the deserter shall be
found to have committed any crime or offence, his
surrender may be delayed until the tribunal before
which his shall be pending shall have pronounced
its sentence. and such sentence shall have been carried
| into effect.
| ART. x. The subjects and citizens of the high
contracting parties shall be permitted to soourn and
reside in all parts whatsoever of the said territories
IN order to attend to their affairs and also hire and
occupy houses and warehouses for the purpose their
commerce, provided they submit to the laws as well
general specia relative to the right of residing and
/ trading.
! Whilst they conform to the laws and regulations
In force they shall be at liberty manage them
selves, their business in all the territories sub
ec to the jurisdiction of each party as we'll in
to the consignment and sale of their goods by whole
sail or reta 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 to be treated as citizens
or subjects of the country in which they reside, it
being nevertheless understood that they shall remain
subject to the said laws and regulations also in re-
spects to sales by wholesale or retail
They shall have free the tribunals of JUS
tlce In their lltgious affairs the terms which
are granted by the law and usage of country native
employ in defence of their rights such advocates at
torneys and other agents as they NAV nudge proper
The citizens or subjects of each party shall have
power to dispose of their personal property within
the jurisdiction of the other by sale donation,
ment, otherwise.
Their personal representatives, being citizens or
subjects OF the other contracting party shall succeed
to their said personal property, whether by testament
or a0 1ntestdtO Fhey may take possession thereof,
either by themselves or by others acting for them at
their Will, and dispose of the same, paying such
duty only the inhabitants of the country wherein
the said personal property is situated shall be subject
to pay In like cases. In of the absence of the
personal representatives the same care shall be taken
of the said property would be taken of property
of native in like case, until the Lawful owner may
take measures for receiving it.
If any question should arise among several claim
ants to which OF them the said property belongs the
shall be finally decided by the laws and Judges
of the country wherein it is situated.
Where, on the decease of any person holding real
estate within the territories of party, such real
estate would: by the laws of the land, descend on
citizen subject of the other he not dsquaIi-
fed by alenage, such citizen subject shall be al
lowed reasonable time to sell the same and to
withdraw the proceeds without molestaton, and ex-
empt from all duties of detracton the part of the
government of the respective States. .a-. f. ...
The capitals and effects which the citizens or sub
ecs of the respective parties, in changing their resi-
dence, shall be DESTROYS of removing from place
of their domici, shall likewise be exempt from all
duties of deractlon emigration the part of their
respective governments. -- ~ .-
ART. XII. The present treaty shall continue in
force until the tenth of June, thousand eight hun
dred and ffty-eight, and further until the end of
twelve months after the government of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin the one part that of the United States
the other part, shall have given notice of its in
tention of terminating the same, but upon the cond
tion hereby expressly stipulated and agreed, that if
the Grand Duchy of Meckenburg- -Schwerin shall
deem it expedient, find it compulsory during the
said term, to levy duty paddy, rice in the
husk to augment the duties upon leaves, strips or
stems of tobacco, whale-oil and rice, mentioned
in article VIII (egh of the present treaty, the gov
of year to the government of the United States
before proceeding to do ard, at the expiration
of that year, any time subsequently,, the govern
ment of the United States shall have full power and
right to abrogate the present treaty, by giving pre-
vious notice OF six months to the government of
Mecklenburg to continue it lat its OPP
ton) in full force, until the operation thereof shall
have been arrested in the first specified in the
present article. .4 .,- .--l 5.- ~.
president of the privy council and first minister of
his Royal Highness, on the part of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin and A. Dudley Mann, special agent the
part of the United States, invested with full powers
this effect, found in good and due form, have this
day signed in trplicate, and have exchanged this de-
cIaraton. The effect of this agreement is hereby
declared to be to establish the aforesaid treaty be-
tween the high parties to this declarations fully
and perfectly, to all ntents and purposes, as If all
they above explicitly stated, had been agreed
to in separate treaty. concluded and ratified between
them in the ordinary form. ~ a..5l s-si So e.
In witness whereof, the above named plenipoten-
taries have hereto affixed their and seals.
Done at Schwerin, this 9th (ninth) day of De-