Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-02-25
TREATIES
BIZ THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
PROCLAMATION

BIZ THE PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
PROCLAMATION
Whereas general convention of friendship reciprocal
and for the surrender of fugitive
criminals between the United States and the
Swiss Confederation, concluded and signed by their
respective penpoenaries in the city OF Berne on the
day of November eighteen hundred and fifty
which convention subsequently amended by competent
authorities of the respective and being IN the
English and French languages is word for word as fo-
lows:
ton. equally animated by the desire and
dpw more closely bonds of friendship which happily
exist between the republics we'll to augment, by
all the means at their disposal the
elude general venon of friendship reciprocal eStab
shmeus commerce. and for the surrender of fugitive cr-
For this purpose they have appointed their penipo-
tentiaries. to wit:
special agent of the United States mission to the Swiss
Confederation and the Swiss Federal Council, Henry
Druey, President of the SWISS Confederation Director Of
member Federal Council Director of Department
of Commerce and of Tolls who after Of
their respective full pcwers have agreed to the following
articles:
ArTIcLE1
The citizens of the United States of America and the ct
zens of Switzerland shall be admitted and treated upon
footing of reciprocal equality in the two countries where
such admission and treatment shall conflict with The
constitutional legal PROVISIONS well federal State
and cantona of the contracting parties The citizens OF the
members of their families subject to the constitutional and
legal provisions aforesaid and yielding obedience the
laws regulations and usages OF the Country wherein they
reside shall be Liberty come CO. sjourn temporarily
dumcate establish themselves permanently the former
in the cautons the Swiss Confederation the Swiss il
States Of the American Unnn to acquire, possess, aud
ALLEVIATE therein property (as is explained in article W
manage their affairs to exercise their protest. the in
dustry and their commerce; to have establishments
have warehouses; consgn their products their ner
chandise and to sell them by whoesae and RETAIL either
by themselves by such brokers other agents they
IN tho
nails and shall be at liberty to Prosecute and defend their
rights before courts of justice in the native
citizens either by themselves by such advocates
neys other agents they think proper select
No pecunary other burdensome condition shall be
imposed upon their residence establishment upon the
enjoyment the above mentioned rights than shall be i'm
posed upon citizens of the country where they .sde
any condition whatever to which the latter shall be
subject
exercise political rights nor to participation in the pro-
perry Of corporations institutions Of VII CHI
The citizens Of party, established in the other shall
have become members or copropretors.
The citizens Of of the two countries, residing
service but they shall be liable the pecuniary or mate
rial contributions which be required by COIN
pensation from citizens Of the country where they reside
who exempt from the said service
No higher impost under whatever shall be exacted
from the citizens Of one of the two countries residing
established in the other than shall be levied upon citizens
of the country in which they reside, contribution
whatsoever to which the latter shall not be liable.
pubic
utility, the citizens Of Of the COUNTRIES residing OF
established in the other shall be placed upon equal
ing with the citizens of the Country which they reside
with respect to ndemnites for damages they may have
sustained.
ARTICLE III
The citizens Of Of the two republics residing
tabshed IN the other who shall DIES return IL their
country, who shall be thther judicial decision
by act of police, or in conformity til laws and
regulations morals and mendcty shall be received nj
all times and under all circumstances they their wives
and their legitimate ISSUE in the country which thew
belong and in which they shall preserved their
in conformity with the laws thereof
In order to establish their character citizens of the
United States nf America citizens of Switzerland
persons belonging the two contracting shall be
Ing their nationality well that Of the members q
their family furnished authenticated by diplomatic OF
consular agent Of their nation residing in the one of thu
two countries which they wish to inhabt
The citizens # each the contracting nartie aha,
have to dispose of their property within thu
jurisdiction of the other by SALE dnnatiou or
any other manner and their heirs whether by Testament
other party shall succeed to the said property or inherit
they may take possession thereof either by themseye
or by Others acting for them they may dispose of the
Is they may think proper paying charges thai
those to which the Of the country TIN
said property situated shall be liable pay in sims
case In the absence Of such heir heirs other
of the same shall be taken by the authorities for tn
Of the property that would be taken for tn
Of The property Of psvs at the Same coal