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the disposal of the consus Their release shall be grant
ed at the mere request of the consuls made in writing
The expenses of the detention of those persons
shall be paid by the consuls.
ARTICLE g. The respective consus general consus vice.
consuls, consular agents. may the officers sail
ors and all other persons making part of the crews of
ships owar merchant vessels of their nation who NAV
be guilty be accused of having deserted said ships and
to their country o that end the consus of franes m
the United States shall apply to the magistrates desgna
ed in the act Of Congress- OF May l826-hat is to say
authorities; and the consuIs of the United States in
France shall apply to Of the competent authorities and
make request in writing for the deserters supporting it
by exhibition of the registers of the vessel and list of
the crew. by other official documents to show that the
men whom they claim belonged to said Upon such
request alone thus supported and without the exaction of
any oath from the consus the deserters being citizens
of the country where the demand is made either the
time of their shipping or of their arrival in the port shall
be given up to them All aid and protection shall be fur
ushed them for the pursuit. seizure and of the de-
seres who shall be put and kept in prisons of the
country at the request and at the expense of the consus
until these agents may find opportunity of sending
them away If however such opportunity should pre-
sent itself within the space of three months, counting
from the day of the arrest the deserters shall be al
liberty and shall not again be arrested for same cause
ARTICLE TO- The respective consuls general consuss
ceconsus or consular agents. shall receive the decara
ons protests and reports of all captains of vessels Of
their nation in reference to injuries experienced at sea
they shall examine and take note of the stowage and
when there no spuations to the contrary between
the eghters, insurers, they shall be charged
with the repairs If any inhabitants of the country in
which the consus reside citizens of third nation are
interested in the NATTER and the parties agree the
competent local authority shall decide
ARTICLE H. All proceedings relative to the salvage Of
American vessels wrecked upon the coasts of France and
of French vessels wrecked upon the coasts of the United
States, shall be respectively directed by the consus gene
al consuls and vice consuls of the United States in
France and by the consus general cOnsuls and vice
suls of France in the United Sates and until their arrival
by the respective consular agents. wherever any agency
exists In the places and ports where agency does not
exist the local authorities until the arrival of the consul
in whose district the wreck have occurred and who
shall be Immediately informed of the occurrence, shall
take all necessary for the protection of persons
and the preservation OF property.
The local authorities Shall otherwise interfere than
for the maintenance of ORDER the protection of the inter-
ests of the salvor if they do not belong the that
have been wrecked and to carry into effect the arrange
mens made for the entry and expectation of the mechan
die saved
1t is understood that such merchandise shall not be SUBJ
ected any cusomhouse duty if it is to be reexported
and if be entered for consumption dminuon of such
duty shall be allowed in conformity with the regulations
of the respective countries.
ARTICLE H. The respective consuls general, consus,
vceconsus or consular agents. as well their consular
pupils chanceors and secretaries shall enjoy in the
countries all the other privileges, exemptions and mmu-
mites which may at any future time be granted to the
agents of the same rank of the most favored nation.
ARTICLE l3. The present convention shall remain in
force for the space of ten years from the day of the
change of the raticaon which shall be made in confor
and exchanged at Washington within the period of six
months sooner possible In case neither party gives
notice. twelve months before the expiration of the said Pc
rod of ten years. of its intention not to renew this
vention, shall remain in force year longer and
from year to year, until the expiration of year from the
day which of the parties shall give such notice.
In testimony Whereof the respective penpotentiares
have signed this convention and hereunto xed their
pective seals.
Done at the city of Washington the twentythrd day of
February Ammo Domin thousand eight hundred and
fifty three EDWARD EVERETT H. s.
SARTIGES. L. S.
And whereas the said Convention amended, has BEEN
duly ratified both parts and the respective ratcatons
of The exchanged at Washington, the eev
enh instant by WILLIAM L. MARCY Secretary of State of
the United States and the Count de Sarges Commander
OF the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honor, &c, &c.
&c, and Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenpoen
ary of his Majesty the Emperor of the French, the
Government of the United States the part of their
In witness Whereof have hereunto my hand, and
caused the seal of the United States to be affixed
pective Governments
Now therefore, be it known that |, FRANKLIN PIERCE,
President Of the United States of America, have caused
the said Convention to be made public the end that the
same and every clause and article thereof may be observ
ed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and
the citizens thereof.
Done at the city of Washington, this twelfth day
of August, in the year of our Lord thousand
IL. S. eight hundred and iftythree and of the inde
pendence of the United States the seventy
seventh.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President:
w. l.. MARCY, Secretary of State.