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lion or transit Of the natural or industrial products
II II. ether than are shall be payable upon the
Ike articles being the pIoduce Of any other country,
not embraced within its present Limits.
Article 10.
In order more enectually to attain the Object con
templaied in article WI, each OF the contracting
parties hereby engages not 10 grant any favor in com
10 any nation union Of nations, State or so
eieiy, which shall net Immediately he enjoyed by the
other party.
Article H.
Should one Of the contracting parties impose differ
entail duties upon the products Of any nation, the
other party shall be at liberty 10 determine the man
ner u establishing the origin Of its own products,
destined 10 enter the country by which the dnerental
dates are imposed.
Article r.
The Swiss territory shall remain open 10 the ad-
mission Of articles arriving from the United States Of
America in like manner no port Of the States shall
be closed " articles arriving from Switzerland pro'E
ded they are conveyed in vessels Of the United states
OF In vessel. Of any country having ire Access 70 The
ports Of said States Swiss merchandise arriving I'M
aer the dag Of the United States under that Of one
Of the nations most favored by them, shall pay the
same duties lhe merchandise Of such nation under
any other Gag IL shall be treated the merchandise
Of the country TO which the vessel belongs.
In case Of shpWreck and Of salvage the coasts
Of the United States Swiss merchandise shall he IT.
spected and treated that belonging " the citizens
of the aid States.
The United States consent 10 extend to Swiss pro-
ducts, arriving shipped under their flag, the adj
vantages which arc OF shall be enjoyed by the pro
ducts Of the most favored nation arriving shipped
under the same nag.
Il Is hereby understood that no stipulation Of the
present article shall In any manner Interfere with
those OF the four ni0regOing articles with the
measures which have been shall be adopted by eth
er of the contracting countries in the interest of pub
lie morality, security, or order.
Article 10.
Tie United States Of America and the Swiss Con
federation, requistons made In their through
the medium Of their respective diplomatic or
lar agents, shall deliver up 10 justice persons who,
being charged with the crimes enumerated in the fol-
lowing article, committed within the jurisdiction Of
found within the territories Of the other Provided,
That this shall be done only when the fact Of the
commission Of the crime shall be 10 established as TO
justify their apprehension and commitment for trial
II the crime had been committed in the country where
the persOns W accused shall be found.
Artieleil
Persons shall be delivered up, according to the pro
visions Of this convention who shall be charged with
any OF the following crimes, 10 wit;
Murder (ncludng assassination, parrcide, infanti-
eide, and poisonng) attempt to commit murder !;
rape forgery. or the emission Of forged papers
son robbery with violence intimidation, OF forcble
entry Of an Inhabited house Piraey embezzlement
Paele onleeLs; o. W persons hired or salaned %
are subject to Infamous punishment.
Article Is.
On the part Of the United States the surrender
shall be made only By the authority OF the Executive
thereof; and the part Of the Swiss Confederation
BY that Of the Federal Council.
Article lG.
The expenses Of detention and delivery, effected in
virtue Of the preceding articles, shall be at the cost Of
the party making the demand.
Article IL
The provisions Of the aioregoing articles relating to
the surrender Of fugitive criminals shall not andy 10
offences committed before the date hereof, nor 10
those Of political character.
Artlclels.
The present convention Is concluded for the period
Of ten years counting irum the day Of the exchange
Of the ltications and H. one year before the expir
alton OF that period neither OF the contracting par
ties shall have announced, by al Official notification
a Intention 10 the other 70 arrest the operations OF
said convention Il shall continue binding for twelve
months longer, and so ON, from year 70 year, until
the expiration Of the twelve months which will follow
similar declaration, whatever the time at which il
may take place.
Article 10.
This convention shall be submitted, on both sides
70 the approval and ratification Of the respective com
petent authorities Of each Of the contracting parties
and the rathcation shall be exchanged at the city Of
Washington as soon as circumstances shall admit
10 atth whereof, the respective plenipotentiaries
aforementioned ratiications both in the English and
French languages, and they have thereunto affixed
their seals.
Done, in quadruplieate. at the city Of Berne this
tEenty-fnh day Of November, in the wear Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and ffty.
A. DUDLEY MANN. Il. ST.
II. DRUEY. h. ST
p FRELHERosEE. n. 81
And whereas the convention has been duly ratified
on both ports aud The respective rutifcatons Of the
same were exchanged In the city OF Washington on
the Sth instant by William l.. Marcy, Secretary Of
State Of the United States, aud John Htz, Consul
General Of the Swiss Confederation, on the part Of
their respective governments;
Nov, therefore, be II known, that 7, FRANKLIN
PIERCE, President Of the United States Of America
have caused the said convention 10 be made public
70 the end that the same, and every clause and art
Gle thereof may be observed aud fulfilled with good
faith by the United States and the citizens thereof
In witness whereof / have hereunto set nv hand
and caused the seal Of the United States 10 be Affixed
Done In the city Of Washington, this ninth day
Of November, In the year Of our Lord one
L.. S. thousand eight hundred and ffty-ive and Of
the Independence Of the United States of
America the eightieth.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By TIE President:
W. l.. MARCY, g..
Secretary of State.