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the citizens thereof. g,
In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this twentieth day of
August in the year of our Lord ono thousand
IL. s. eight hundred and fftyhree, and of the lndepen
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
W. L. MARCY, Secretary of State
BY THE PRESIDENT OF OF AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas a Consular Convention between the United
States of America and His Majesty the Emperor of the
French, concluded and signed in this city, by their
respective plenpoenaries on the twenty-thrd day of
February last which Convention amended by the Sen
ate of the United States and being in the English and
and French languages, is word for word as follows:
Consular Convention between the United States of Amer
ca and his Majesty the Emperor of the French.
The President of the United States of America, and his
Majesty the Emperor of the French being equally desirous
to strengthen the bonds of friendship between the two
nations and to give new and more ample development
to their commercial intercourse deem it expedient for the
vention which shall determine in precise and reciprocal
the rights privileges, and duties of the consuls Of
tho two countries.
Accordingly they have named
The President of the United States:
The Honorable Edward Everett Secretary of State of the
United States;
His Majesty the Emperor of the French
The Count de Sartiges, Commander of the Imperial or
der of the Legion of Honor, &c. &C. his Envoy Extraor
dinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Washington;
Who, after communicating to each other their fnl pow
found in good and due form have agreed upon the
following articles:
ARTICLE l. The consus general, consuls, and vce-con
sus consular agenas of the United States and France
shall be recprocaly received and recognized the pre-
senaton of their commissions, in the form established in
their respective countries The necessary exeqnaur for
the exercise of their functions shall be furnished to them
without charge and the exhibition of this exequatur,
they shall be admitted at once, and without difficulty by
the territorial authorities, federal State Judicial or
ecuve, of the ports cities and places of their residence
ea ganted The that the
tur the right to Withdraw on statement OF the
reasons for which it has thought proper to do so.
ARTICLE g. The consus general consus, viceconsus or
consular agents of the United States and France shall
JOY the two countries the privileges usually accorded 10
their offices, such personal immunity except in the
of crime exemption from military betings from service
in the militia the national guard and other duties of
the naure and from all direct and personal taxation,
whether federal, State municipal If, however, the
said consus general consuls vicecoouls, consular
agents. citizens of the country in which they reside if
they are or become owners OF property there or engage
in commerce. they shall be subject to the same taxes and
mposts and with the reservation of the treatment granted
to commercial agents. the jurisdiction, other
citizens of the country who owners of property,
merchants.
They may place the outer door of their offices, of
their dwenghouses the arms Of their nation with an
inscription in these words: Consul of the United States
Consul of France and they shall be allowed to hoist
the flag of their country thereon.
They shall be compelled to appear witnesses be-
fore the courts When any declaration for judicial
poses, Deposition to be received from them in the
administration OF justice they shall De be invited s IN writing
shall be requested in writing, or be taken orally at their
dwellings,
Consular pupils shall enjoy the same personal privileges
and mmunities consu general consuls, vice consuls
consular agents.
In of DEATH ndspositon absence of the latter
the chanceors secretaries and consular pupils attached
to their offices, shall be entitled to discharge ad interim
the duties of their respective posts and shall enjoy whilst
thus acting the prerogatives granted to the ncumbents
ARTICLE s. The consular offices and dwellings, shall be
invioabe. The local authorities shall not invade them
under any preIext In shall they examine seize
the papers there deposited In shall those offices
| dwellings be used places of asylum.
ARTICLE The consus general consus, vice-consus or
complain the authorities of the respective governments,
whether federal local. judicial executive throughout
the extent of their consular district of any nracon of
the treaties conventions existing between the United
ally the rights and interests of their counrymen especial
ly in of absence Should there be diplomatic
agent of their nation they shall be authorized in of
need to have to the general federal govern
ment of the country in which they exercise their functions
ARTICLE The respective consus general and consuls
shall be free to establish in such parts Of their districts
they may t vice-consus consular agents. who may
be taken unfortunately from among Americans of the
United States, Frenchmen citizens of other countries.
These agents. whose nomination. it is understood shall be
submitted to the approval OF the respective governments
shall be provided with certificate given to them by the
consul by whom they named and under whose orders
they are to act.
ARTICLE The consus general consus vice-consus or
consular agents. shall have the right of taking at their Of
fees buleaux, at the domicl of the parties concerned
or on board ship the declarations of captains crews, pas
sengers, merchants, citizens of their country and of
executing there, all requisite papers.
The respective consuls general consuls, vcecousuls
consular agents. shall have the right also to receive at
their Offices or bureaux conformaby to the laws and reg
uatons of their country all acts of agreement executed
between the citizens of their country and the citi
inhabitants of the country in which they reside,
and all such between the latter provided that
these acts relate to property situated or to business to be
Transacted in the territory of the nation to which the
sur the agent before whom they executed belong
Copies OF such papers, duly authenticated by the consus
general consuls, vceconsus, consular agents, and
sealed with the official seal of their consulate consular
agency shall be admitted in of justice throughout
the United States and France in like the orig
inals.
ARTICLE T. In all the States of the Union, whose existing
laws permit it, long and to the extent the said
laws Shall remain in force Frenchmen shall enjoy the
right ofpossessng personal and real property by the
title and in the the citizens of the United
States. They shall be free to dispose of it they may
please either gratuousy for value received by dona-
tion testament, otherwise, just those citizens them
selves and in shall they be subjected to
transfer inheritance, any others different from those
paid by the latter to taxes which shall not be equally
imposed.
AS to the States of the Union by whose existing laws
aliens not permitted to hold real ate the President
engages recommend to them the passage of such laws
ha for Tho of tI;n