Kansas weekly herald., 1855-02-23

of indipiAnals Of thenation Ia whose ssrvics tls
consul is and for executing the commissions
which the consul may think proper to entrust to
them, out of the place OF hisTesidence: provided,
however, that such agents are not t9 enjoy the
which are peculiar 70 commercial agents g
.ertSefe II.
The consuls ok one Of the contraetine repub4
lies residing il another coqatry may employ
their good Offices ia favor of individnals of the
other republic which has fec consul l51 tSstcouhr
try.
The eontractingfepublies recognize no diplo-
matte character in eonsRls, for-Rhich reason they
will not enjoy IN either country the inmunities
granted to public agents accfsditSd il that char.
acter but, in order that the said consuis may exc
erctss their proper functions without difculty
tiyes: =
l: The archives and papers Of the consulate
shah be inviolabls, and cannot b seized by any
functionary Of the country in which they may
2. Consuls, In all that exclusively concerns
the exercise Of their functions, shall be indepen.
dent of the State in whose territory they reside
B. The consuls and their chancellors or Sec
retaries shall be exempt from all public ser
extraordinary, imposed, in the country where
they reside. This exemptiondoes not eompre-
hend the consuls or their chancellors or
secretaries who may be natives Of the country
in which they reside.
a. Whenever the presence OF consuls may be
required in courts or Offices of justice, they shall
be summoned in writing.
5. In order that the dwellings Of consuls NAV
be easily and generally known, for the conven-
ience of those who may have to resort to them,
they shall be allowed to hoist on them the flag.
and to place over their doors the coat of arms OF
the nation In whose service the consul may be,
with an INSCRIPTION expressing the functions dis
charged by him; but those insignia shall not be
considered as importing right OF asylum, nor
as placing the house or its inhabitants beyond
the authority Of the magistrates who may think
proper to search them, and who shall have that
right in regard to them In the same manner as
with regard to the houses Of the other inhabit-
ants, in the cases prescribed by the laws.
.9rticLe W.
The persons and dwellings of consuIs shall he
subject to the laws and authorities Of the coun-
try in all cases in which they have not receiy-
ed special exemption by this convention, and
in the same manner as the other inhabitants.
article VH
Consuls shall not give passports to any indi-
vidual Of their nation or going to their nation
who may be held to answer before any authority.
court, or judge OF the country for delinquenciss
committed by them, or for demand which NAV
have been legally acknowledged; provided that
in each case proper notice thereof shall have
been given to the consul and they sshall see
that the vessels Of their nation do not infringe
the rules of neutrality when the nation in which
the consul resides is at war with another nation.
article TIII.
The present convention shall be ratified by the
governments OF the two contracting republics
and the ratifcations shall be exchanged at Bo-
gotta within the term of eighteen months, coun-
ted from this date, or sooner if possible.
-ArticLe TX.
The present convention shall be binding upon
the contracting parties so long as the treaty of
peace, friendship, navigation, and commerce. be-
tween the United States and New Granada, the
ratihcations of which were exchanged at Wash
ington on the tenth of June, one thousand eight
hundred and forty-eight, shall remain in force.
In faith whereof, we, the plenipotentiaries of
the United States and of New Granada, have
signed the present, and have affixed to it our re-
spective seals, at Washington, the fourth day of
| May, in the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and fifty.
RAFAEL RIVAS. sxAL1
| Ard whereas the said Convention has been
duly ratified on both parts, and the respective
ratifcations of the same were exchanged at Bo-
gotta. on the thirtieth day Of October last, by
YELvERToN P. KING, Charge d'Afaires Of the
United States to New Granada, and VIcToRIANo
| DE DIEGO PAREDEs, Secretary for Foreign AZ
fairs of New Granada, on the part of their re-
| spectiVe Governments:
| Now, therefore, be it known, that I, MIL
LARD FILLMORE, President of the United
States of America, have caused the said Con.
vention to be made public, to the end that the
same, and every clause and article thereof, may
be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the
| United States and the citizens thereof.
| In witness whereof, Ihave hereto set my hand
and caused the seal Of the United States to bs
| affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this, 5th day
| OF December, in the year of our Lore
| one thousand eight hundred and fifty
| L. one, and Of the Independence of the
| United States, the seventy-sixth.
(Signed1 MILLARD FILLMORE.
| By THE PRESIDENT:
| [Countersigned. DANIEL WEBSTER,
| Secretary Of State.