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part of their respective Governments:
Now, therefore. be it known thd |, MlLLARD FILL
MORE, President of the United States of America, h we
caused the said Convention be made publ to the end
thai the same, and every clause and article thereof may be
observed aud fulfilled with good faith by The United States
and the ii zens thereof.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal Of The United States 10 be affixed.
Done the city OF Washington this first day of Septem-
Der, in The wear of our Lord one thousand eight
H. S. hundred and fifty -one, and in the seveny-sx h
year Of the Independence of the UniIed States;
MILLARD FILLMORE.
BY the President:
WINS S DERRICK, Acting Secy of State.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
APRoCLAMATIoN.
Whereas Convention between the United States of
America and Prussia and her States of the Germanc
Confederation concluded and signed AT the City of
Washington by their respective rlenipoien aries the
sxieenh day of June one thousand eight hundred and
Convention agreed and signed BY the PenoenIi-
aries of the parties the sixteenth day of November one
thousand eight hundred and Gtty-tWo which Convention
and Additional Article being in The English and German
languages, are word for word as follows:
Convention for the mutual delivery of criminals fugves
from jusiice in certain cases, concluded between the
United States, the part, and Prussia and other
States of the Gemanic Confederation, The other part
Whereas it is found eXpcdient, for he better adminstia
tion Of justice and the prevention OF crime within the ter
rories and jurisdiction Of the parties, re"eciive that
persons committing certain heinouS crimes be tgves
from Justice should under certain circumstances be re-
cprocay delivered up and also 10 enumcale such crimes
explicitly: and whereas the laws and Cons tuition OF PruS
Sa and of The other Geimanic States parties to this Con-
vention forbid them to 'urIender their zens to
foreign Jurisdiction the Government OF the United aeS
with view of making the Convent ely reciprocal
shall be held equally free from obligation TO surrender
citizens If the United Safes; therefore the one lar
the United aes Of Amer Gu, AID "n the other art His
iesy the King of Prussia, in His own name well as
in The name Of His Majesty the King OF : Xonv, His Roy
al Highness the Elec,0r of esSe, His ROYAL ghne>S the
Grand Duke Of Hesse and Rhine, His Royal Hghne
the Grand Duke Of SaxeW Wema, E>enach His II ghne>s
the Duke of SaXcMeniugen, His HghneSS the Duke Of
Saxe-A Alenbmg, His HighneSS the Duke of SuxeCoburg
Gotha, His ghuess The Duke of Brunswick, His igh
the Duke of AnhltDes~au, His lghness the Duke
of Anhal-3erburg, His Hghness the Duke of Mas au
Hi. Serene Highnes the Prince of Schwa zburgR IL
adt, His Serene II ghneSs the Prince Of Schwartzburg
SondelshauSer, Her Serene Hghness The ~ ncesS aud
Regent of Wndeck II 5 Serene Highness h Prince of
Reu>s, junior branch His Serene Highness the Picr OF
ppe His Serene Ii ghness the andgruve of HeSSt Hon
burg as well as The free city Of Frane"r having
To treat on this subject have for that purpose appointed
their respective penpoenalies 10 negotiate aud conclude
ii conveniion-that is to say:
The President Of the United States Of Amer ca, Daniel
Webster Secretary of State, and His jesy the King of
Prussia in His name, as well as in the name OF The
other German Severe gns above enumerated and The free
city of FRANKFORT Frederic Charles Joseph Won Gero
His said Maestys Minister Resident the Government
of the Uned States who after reciprocal communication
Of their respective powers have agreed TO and signed he
following articles
ARTICLE 1t is agreed that the United States and Prus
sa and the other States of the Germanc Coniedea ion
included n which hereafter accede TO his conven
ZION, SHALL upon muiual quSiions by them or In II -
listers, officers, authorities respectively made, deliver
justice all persons who being charged with The crane
OF murder, assault with intent 10 commit MURDER or
piracy, arson, robbery, forgery, or The eiance
of forged papers or the brcaIion culon of
trlei money whether coin paper money! or The embcz
element OF public moneys committed wihh The JurHdic-
iion of either party, hall seek an "sI Iu1 or shall be
found within the territories OF tiie other: Erodsdf That
tbs shall only be done such evidence o crmindlty
as according Ihe laws of the place where the tug
person chu ged shall be uuud, WouI JUS ty applc
hen>on and conmitmen for rra f he crime otftuce
had there been committed and he respective ludg and
other magistrates OF the two Governments shall nave pow
er, Jurisdiction, and au hoy, upon complain hade und
oath, to issue warrant for The al prelens ON OF The ug1
tive person charged that he may be brought beo. {
such judges other magistrates lespecvcy he end
thai HE evidence OF climnaity may be head and con>1d
cred and if, such hearing, the evidence be deeued
sufficient 10 sustain the change II shall be The duN OF The
examining judge magistrate 10 cert iy The same 10 the
proper executive auth0llN, That warrant may Issue Tor
The surrender of such fugitive The expense OF such al-
pieheson and delivery shall be borne and deraycd by
lhe party who makes the ieqnlsition and receives the
fugitive.
ARTICLE 2. The spuations Of his Convention shall be
applied 10 any oher State Of the GcrnHnc Cuntrdeat
which may hereafter declare its lhce,o.
ARrcLE3 None of The contracting parties shall be bound
TO denver up is citizens subjects under he sIllu-
laons of his Convrn ion.
ARTICLE Whenever any person accused of any of the
crimes enumerated in his Convention shall have commIi-
led IL new crime in the territories Of the : where he
has sought a>vum shall be found such persons
shall no be delivered up under the sipulaion. OF Ihls
Convention, until he shall have been Ie and shall have
received the punishment due to such crime, shall
have been acquitted thereof.
ARTICLE -. The present Convention shall continue in
force until the ls of January, 1898; and if ueithe,
shall have gwen to the other six months p,ev no,cc
OF its intention lhen to terminate The same, shall further
remain in force until he end of twelve months after iher
o the high contracting parties shall have given notice
The other of such intention each O The gh contracting
parties eServng itself The rIgh gNmg such
TO the other, al any lime after the expiration Of the said
first day of January, lSjS
ARTICLE &. The present Convention shall be ratified by
the President, by and with the advice and of The
Senate of the United States, aud 10y the government
Prussia and The ratIcationS shall be exchanged at WASH
ngron within six months from the date he co sOoael
| if possible.
signed this Convention, and have heieunto affixed our
seals.
Done in triplcate Washington the sixteenth dav Of
June, one thousand eight hundred and l two, and the
Sev'niy-slxh year OF The Independence Of the Uni ed
States. DANIEL WEBSTER. L. S.
FIR v. GEROLT L.
Additional Article to the Convention for The mutual de-
livery OF criminals ugves from justice in certain Gases
concluded between the United States The part and
Prussia and other STATES Of the Gernanic Coniedeutio
on the other part AT Washington, the 10Th day Of June
one thousand eight hundred and fifty two.
Whereas may not be prac cuble for The ratiicaons Of
the Convention for the mutual delivery of criminals fg
lives from justice, in certain Gases, between the Uned
STATES and Prussia and other States of the Germanic Con
federation, signed al Washington the 10Th day June
Is =, 10 be exchanged within the time stipulated in
Convention and whereas both parties des thai il
should be carried inio full and complete etcc The Pres
dem Of the United States of America has iuy empowered
on his part Edward Everett, Secretary Of State of The
United States and His eSty the King of Prussia in
His name, well a> in The OF he ui, German
SovereIgnS enumerated in the aforesaid Convention, has
likewise fully empowered Frederick Charles Joseph Won
Gerot His said Maesiys Minister Resident the Gov
ernment of the United States who have agreed 10 and
signed the following article: