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from any obligation to surrender citizens of the
United States; therefore, on the one part, the
United States of America, and on the other part,
His Majesty the King Of Prussia, in His own
name as well as in the name of His Majesty the
King Of Saxony, His Royal Highness the Elec-
tor Of Hesse, His Royal Highness the Grand
Duke Of Hesse and on Rhine, His Royal High
ness the Grand Duke Of Sake Weimar- -Eisenach,
His Highness the Duke Of Sake Meiningen, His
Highness the Duke Of SAKE -Aitenburg, His
Highness the Duke of Saxe-Coburg- Gotha, His
Highness the Duke of Brunswick, His Highness
the Duke of Anhalt- Dessau, His Highness the
Duke Of Anhalt- Bernburg, His Highness the
Duke of Nassau, His Serene Highness the Prince
Of Schwarzburg- -Rudolstadt, His Serene High
ness the Prince Of Schwarzburg- -Sondershausen,
Her Serene Highness the Princess and Regent of
Waldeck, His Serene Highness the Prince of
Reuss, elder branch, His Serene Highness the
Prince Of Reuss, junior branch, His Serene High
ness the Prince Of Lippe, His Serene Highness
the Landgrave Of Hesse-H -Honnburg, as well as
the free city of Francfort, having resolved to
treat on this subject, have for that purpose ap-
pointed their respective plenipotentiaries to ne
gotiate and conclude a conyention-that is to
say:
The President Of the United States Of Ameri-
ca, Daniel Webster, Secretary Of State, and His
Majesty the King of Prussia in His own name,
as we'll as in the name of the other German Sow
ereigns above enumerated, and the free city of
FRANKFORT, Frederic Charles Joseph Won Gerolt,
His said Majesty's Minister Resident near the
Government of the United States, who, after
reciprocal communication of their respective
powers, have agreed to and signed the following
articles:
article LIT is agreed that the United States
and Prussia, and the other States of the German
ic Confederation included in, or which may
hereafter accede to this convention, shall, upon
mutual requisitions by them or their ministers,
officers, or authorities, respectively made, de-
liver up to justice all persons who, being charg-
ed with the crime of murder, or assault with in
tent to commit murder, or piracy, arson,
or robbery, forgery, or the utterance of forged
papers, the fabric alton circulation of coun-
terfeit money, whether coin or paper money, or
the embezzlement of public moneys committed
within the jurisdiction of either party, shall seek
an asylum, shall be found within the territories
ofthe other: Provided, That this shall only be
done upon such evidence of criminality as, ac-
cording to the laws of the place where the fugi-
tive or person so charged shall be found, would
justify his apprehension and commitment for
trial, if the crime or offence had there been
committed; and the respective judges and other
magistrates of the two Governments shall have
power, jurisdiction, and authority, upon COM
plant made under oath, to issue a warrant for
the apprehension of the fugitive or person so
charged, that he may be brought before such
judges or other magistrates respectively, to the
end that the evidence Of criminality may be
heard and considered; and if, on such hearing,
charge, it shall be the duty of the examining
judge or magistrate to certify the same to the
proper executive authority, that warrant may
issue for the surrender of such fugitive. The
expense of such apprehension and delivery shall
be borne and betrayed by the party who makes
the requisition and receives the fugitive.
ARTICLE 1.-THE stipulations of this Con-
vention shall be applied to any other State of
| the Germanic Confederation, which may here
after declare its accession ther reto.
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ties shall be bound to deliver up its own citizens
or subjects under the stipulations of this Con-
vention.
ARTICLE w.. Whenever any person accused of
any of the crimes enumerated in this Conven-
tion shall have committed a new crime in the
territories of the State where he has sought an
asylum, or shall be found, such person shall not
be delivered up under the stipu1ations of this
Convention, until he shall have been tried, and
shall have received the punishment due to such
new crime, or shall have been acquitted there
of.
ARTICLE V.-The present Convention shall
continue in force until the 1st of January, 1858;
and if neither party shall have given to the 9TH
er six months previous notice Of its intention
then to terminate the same, it shall further re-
main in force until the end of twelve months af-
ter either of the high contracting parties shall
have given notice to the other of such intention;
each of the high contracting parties reserving
to itself the right of giving such notice to the
other, at any time after the expiration of the
said first day of January, 1858.
ARTICLE VL-The present convention shall
be ratified by the President, by and with the ad-
vice and consent of the Senate of the United
States, and by the government Of Prussia, and
the ratifcations shall be exchanged at Washing
ton within six months from the date hereof, or
sooner if possible. h
In faith whereof, the respective Plenipoten-
tiaries have signed this Convention, and have
hereuntO affixed orr SEALS.
Done in triplicate at Washington the six
teenth day of June, one thousand eight hundred
and ifty-two, and the seyenty-sixth year of the
independence of the United States.
DANIEL WEBSTER, T.. 81
FIR. v. GEROLT, CL.s.l
Additional Article to the Convention for the
mutual delivery Of criminals, fugitives from JUS
United States, on the one part, and Prussia and
other States of the Germanic Confederation, on
the other part, at Washington, the 10th day of
June, one thousand eight hundred and 6fty-two.
Whereas it may not be practicable:for the rat
ifcations of the Convention for the mutual de-
livery of criminals, fugitives from justice, in
certain cases, between the United States and
Prussia and other States of the Germanic Con-
federation, signed at Washington, on the 10Th
day of June, 1852, to be exchanged within the
time stipulated in said Convention, and where
as both parties are desirous that it should Be
carried into full and complete effect, the Presi-
dent Of the United States of america has fully
empowered on his part Edward Everett, Secre-
terry of State of the United States, and His Maj
esty the King of Prussia, in His own name, as
well as in the name of the other German Sove-
feigns enumerated In the aforesaid Convention,
has likewise fully empowered Frederick Charles
Joseph,von Gerolt, Hissaid Majestyss Minister
Resident near the Government Of the United
States, who have agreed to and signed the fol-
lowing article: y s Ass - 4 Z
:, The ratifcafions ,,f ft1s Convsnt;or aor the
mutual delivery of criminals, fugitives from
Justice, in certain cases, concluded on the 18th
Of June, 1852, shalt be exchanged at Washing
ton within one yeaffrorn the date Of this agree-
ment, or sooner, should it be. possible.
The present additional Article shall have the