Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-08-11
W. L. MARCY, .Sec'y qf State.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE U. STATES OF
 AMERICA
 A PROCLAIM ATION

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 WHEREAS convention betwceen the United States Of America and his Eighness the Duke of Brunswick and l-uneburg was concluded and signed by their re spectlve Plenpotentaries, in the city of Washnpton on the Fist day of August, 1854; which convention being ln the English and German !anguaoes is word for word IS follows:
 The President of the United States of America and ms Elghness the Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg. animated by the desire to secure and extend by an ahlcahe convention the relations happily existing be tween the two countries, have this effect appont ed as thclr lenpotentiaies wit The President of the United States or America, William L. Marcy Se- cretary of State of the United States: and his iIigh ness the Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg Dr. .Iu- nus samson his said liyhnes,' consul at Mobile Aaoama who, atter the exchange of their full pow CTS, fount m good and due torn have agreed upon and signed the following articles:
 ARTICLE l.
 The citizens of each one of the high contractinc parties shall have power to dispose of their personal property, within the jurisdiction of the other subject to the laws of the State country where the domic s or the property Is found either by testament do h"ton or ab "testato, or in any other manner; and thelr helrs being citizens of the other party sal in heft all such personal estates whether by testament or a6 1nteSa, and they may take possession of the same, either personally by attorney and dispose of them as they may think proper, paying the respec tive governments than those to which the inhabitants of the country in which the said pro perty shall be found would be liable ill d similar case: and in the absence of such heir or heirs the same sila oc taken of the property that would be taken m the Ike case for the preservation of the property or cltIzen ot the same country, until the lawful pro pfetor shall have had time to take measures for DOS SSSng himself ot the same; and in case any dispute should arise between claimants to the same success son as to the property thereof the question shall be decided according the laws, and hy the judges of tine country i'll which the property is situated.
 ARTICLE II.
 If, by the death of person owning real property m the territory of of the high contracting parties such property should descend either bv the laws of the country or by tetamcntary disposition t. cti- Zen ot the other party. who on account of his bcnr an allen, could not be permitted to retain the acua possession of such Pr"rery such term ;s the laws of Ie Ntate or country will permit shall be allowed to h to dispose of such property and collect and with ara" le proceeds thereof without paying the go- Nelnhleht any other charges than those which, in similar case would Dc paid by an inhabitlnt of the country III winch such real property may Dc situated.
 ARTICLE III
 Inc present convention shall be in fore for the term of twelve years from the date hereof and fur cr unlll the end of twelve months after the goverp- iHe'V ol tht tn,ej States on bart or that of his lilghnes~ the Duke of Bruns wick and Iuneburo on the ".her shall have given notice of s intention of terminating the same.
 lhI9 convection shall be ratified and the rati6ca- unnS shall De exchanged, at Wa>hiugton within t"eINt m htf alter lin date, if possible m lmth WhcIc1 the respective plcnipotcuturies nave Sgned the present convention and have there uhto ali heir seals
 Done at Washing on this Fist day of August il, tine year of eur Lord 1854 and of the lndependen t
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