, 1857-06-19
LAWS OF THE ONITEO STATES.
BY AUTHORITY.
TREATIES
~ rHR fEEsmET oF THE Us1TEp srArEs or ANrHicA'
A PROCLAMATION.

~ rHR rnEsmESr oF THE uSTrKn srArEs or ANthicA'
A PROCLAMATION.
Where's . eouveniion between the United States Of
Amrgica and N. Highncss the Duke Of Brunswick
and lnneburg was conoladcd and signed BY Their re
apective ricnipotc1larcs IN The city of Washington
on The tEcntyirst dly q August, eighteen hundred
and dly1ur; which cunvcniiou being in the English
and German iinguarcs Is uurd for word - follows
M Prosiasrt Of The United States Of America and
hls Highness ne Duke q Brunswick and Lunehurg
aninaicd b. the tesiTe 70 secure and extend by en-
amoabe convention the relations happily exiting b.
tEcca the tgo countries, have 70 this eect appain
I'd q ihfif plenipotanes = Wit The President o
n, United States Of America, William L. Marcy
ecclctlly n statc II the United States and hi.
Hr1rea The Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg Dr.
lllus Samson, he said Highness' consul at Mobile
Ala1ama Who, after the exchange Of their full pow
en-, iound IN good and due form, have agreed upon
and signed The iollowing articles;
Article I.
The citizens of each one q the high contracting
parties shall have power 10 dispose Of their personal
proply. within the iursdicton cf the other snl9ect
70 Ne laws Of Tie state country where the domie
4, o. the property Is hound. either BY testamont do
nadon o. ab lntestlto or IN any other manner and
their he, being citizens of the other party shall In
heri ~ saeh personal e-iaies, whether BY testament
or ab inietaio and they may take possession Of the
same. ether personally Or BY attorney, and dispose OF
then they may thihk proper, paying 10 the rc-pcc
Tive guvernments no other charges than those 10
MlIINI NL luulNIlluln al the COUNTY, IN WHICH AAN
alid property shall be found would BE liable in sim
liar cale and 10 the absence Of such heir heirs
he nme carr shall b taken Of the property that
You'd Be taken In the like case for the preservation
II The property Of citizen uf the country, un-
II the lawful propnetor shall have had time % take
measures for possessing himself Of The same and 10
cass any dispute should arise between claimants 10
Vie lae succeason, - 10 Tie property thereof, the
~ the judsss Of The county In which the property
Article ?.
IT, BY the death q person owning real property
IN The territory q OF the high contracting parties
such propeTty should descend. either b. the laws Of
he eeuniy Or by teatameulary disposition, 70 eiti.
1cn oI te oteI Party. Who. % account of bis being
an aliel, could not be permitted 10 retain the actual
possession of such properly such term e. the laws Of
the Statn country VII permit shall be allowed 10
bin . dispose Of saf properly. and collect and with
eminent any other charges than those which, in q
similar case uuuld be paid BY en- inhabiiant Of the
country Ia which such real property may be situa-
Article 8.
Ths present convention shall be in force for the
term oi twelve years fnlu the date hereof and flh
e. until the end d twelve months after the govern
meat of Tie United States The one part that Of
~ Hlghnes the Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg
q tc cher shall have given notice Of H. Intention oi
TITS convention shall be ratided, and the atidca
uole e1al b exchanged, q Washington, within
twelve months afler ~ dale. or sooner possible.
In i.llh whereof, The respective plenipotentiares
have signed The present convention, and have there
unto allxed their aeals.
Done Il Washington, fhis twenty -lrsi day Of Aug
ust In tha year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dIcl md aiiylour and of Tire Independence Of the
United States he seyentyninth.
W. I. MARCY, H. 81
JULIUS SAMSON. Il. 81
And whereas The said convention has been duly
rliod on both parts, and the respective utloatioRs
Of the sane ucre exchanged In the city Of Washing
ton on he lslh Instant
Nov, therefore he h known, that I, Frankln Pierce
President q the Uuiied States Of America, have
caused he sid convention 70 le made public 10 the
eud that The sane, and every clause and article there
q, nay b observed and fuliied with good faith by
he Quilted Sites and HE citizens thereof
In testimony Whereof I have heruunto set my hand
and caused ie seal Of he United States 10 be Affixed
Dune Al ne city Of Washington, The thlrtieth
day q July, In the year Of Lord one thou
r, ~ 11d eight hundred and 1fty.hve, and Of the
Independence Of The United States the eigh-
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
~ RIM PEEu1Dri
". HUNTER,
Acting Secretary Of State.