Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 185?-1859, 1856-01-26
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES OFAMERICA.


Article |,
1t is agreed that the United States and Prus-
sia, and other States Of the Germanc COME
deration included in, or which may hereafter
acceed to this convention, shall, upon mutua'
acquisitions by them or their ministers, Office
rs, or authorities, respectively made, deliver
up to justice all persons who, being charged
with the crime Of murder, or assault with in
tent to commit murder, or piracy, or arson,
Or robbery, Or forgery, or the utteranco of for
ged papers, or the fabrication or circulation Of
counterfeit money, whether coin or paper mo-
ney, or the embezziement Of public moneys
committed within the jurisdiction Of either par.
ty, shall seek an asylum, or shall be found
within the territories of the other: Provided,
that this shall only be done upon such evidence
Of criminality as, according to the laws Of the
place where the fugitive or person so charged
shall be found, would Justify his apprehension
and commitment for trial. in the crime or Of
fence had there been committed; and the res.
pectve judges and other magistrates Of the
two governments shall have power, jurisdiction,
and authority, upon complaint made under
oath, to issue 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 e.
vidence Of criminality may be heard and con-
sidered; and if, on such hearing, the evidence
be deemed sufficient to sustain the charge, it
shall be the duty Of the examining judge or ma.
gistrate to certify the same to the proper exc
cutive authority, that warrant may be issued
for the surrender Of such fugitive. The ex-
pense Of such apprehension and delivery shall
be borne and betrayed by the party who ma
kes the requistion and receives the fugitive.
Article II.
The stipulations of this Convention shall bC
applied to any other State Of the Germanic Con
federation, which may hereafter declare it
accession thereto.
Article iii.
None of the contracting parties shall be bo
und to deliver up its own citizeus or subject
under the stipuations of this convention.
Article w.
Whenever any person accused Of any Of th
crimes enumerated in this Convention shall hav
committed new crime in the territories of tn
State where he has sought an asylum, or shnl
J be found, such person shall not be delivere
up under the stipulatious of this Convention
until he shall have been tried, and shall hav
, received the punishment due to such new crime
or shall have been acquitted thereof.
Article V.
The present Convention shall continue /
force until the first Of January, 1858; and
neither party shall have given to the other ST
months previous notice Of its intention then t
terminate the same, it shall further remain i
force until the end of twelve months after eithC
of the high contracting parties shall have Civ
en- notice to the other of such intention; each Q
the high contracting parties reserving to itse
the right of of giving such notice to the othel
I at any time after the expiration Of the sol
E first day Of January, 1858.
Article ".
/; The present Convention shall be ratified
! the President, by and with the advice and col
a sent Of the Senate Of the United States and
e the government Of Prussia, and the rattle,
8 tions shall be exchanged at Washington will
l. in six months from the date thereof, or soon
r il possible.
n In faith whereof, the respective PlenipotOl
J tiaries have signed this Convention, and her
unto affixed our seals.
y Done in triplicate at Washington the ST.
A, tpenth day Of June, one thousand eight hui
o dred and fifty two, and the seventy sixth ye
:. Of the Independence Of the United States.
y DANIEL WEBSTER.
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y FIR. v. GER0LT.
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