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United States on the one part, and the cr.na

pnnca STATES on the one part and the Grand H.,
Wheseas Il is found exped;ent, for the bet..
ton OF justice and the prevention of crime
sno Of the parties resecvah the
from Justice should, under certain circnng fugves
procallly delivered mp; and also to lee
sn% IT, 'ne laws and constitution u Crimes
to foreign Jurisdiction the government os own citizens
States with view S making the convention st hs United
surrender citizens of the United States obligation to
part, the United States of Amerca therefore the
part his koyat agnness and the Grand Duke If other
having resolved to treat on this subject have nc Baden
pose appointed their respective uennoI or that Dur
tate and conclude convention That is to sa to
enoy and 9,
United States at the court Of the kndom of p Ut the
his Poya Hghness the Grand Duke of Baden and
Marschal lde Bebersein his said ROYAL adoph b.
voy extraordinary and minister pIeppotentag
cOnrt of his Majesth the King of Prussia at the
who, after reciprocal communication Of their ra de-
powers nave !" aaa signed the following areese
1t is agreed that the United States and Rads, skin
mutual acquisitions by them their ministers qua upon
authorities. respectively made deliver up 10 "ncers
sons who. being charged with the crime of mS all per-
sault with intent to commit murder or piracy or as
robbery or forgery or the fabrication or arson or
counterfeit money, whether coin paper mou 'h Of
embezzlement of public moneys, committed with or the
dicton of either party shall seek an ASYLUM w ~ 1rs
found within the territories Of the other Prvrs Th De
this shall only be done upon such evidence of mat
as, according to the laws of the place where tb
person charged shall be found would ;nstf or
hension and commitment for trial. if the cr MS appre
had there been Committed and the resnect;r vi offence
other magistrates of the two governments shall, and
jurisdiction, and authority, upon complaint mad pow
tive person charged, that be may be hrh, 's'-
such judges other magistrates Respectively - ei"re
that the evidence Of climnay may be heard and ena
cred and if, such hearing, the evidence h is'o.
sufficient to sustain the Charge if shall be the J ueed
examining judge or magistrate to certify the same W me
proper exesnve authority that warrant may issue for
The expense OF such apprehension and delivery shall l.
borne and bv the party who makes the reoue
and receives the fugitive. 1'''on
Nothing in this article contained shall he const,
extepd to crimes OF political character ~ !"
ARTICLE II.
Neither Of the contracting parties shall be bound to d.
ver mp It's own citizens or subjects under the stimla
OF this convention. r''
ARTICLE I'LL
whenever any accused of any of the cr;n,os ~
merated in this convention shall have committed nw
crime in the territories of the State where he has s@
asylum, or shall be found such person shall not be deI
ed up under the stipuatOns Of this convention until no
shall have been tried and shall have received the nun
ment due to such new crime, or shall have been acquitted
thereof 1u
The present convention shall Continue force until be
first OF January, thousand eight hundred and siytv
Gsso and if neither party shall have given to the other
six months previous notice of it's intention then to termn
ate the same it shall further remain force until the end
OF twelve months after either of the high contracting
ties shall have given notice the other of such intention
each of the high contracting parties reservng to itself The
right ct giving such notice to the other any time after
the expiration Of the said first day of january one beus
and eight hundred and sixty, 1e6O)
ARTICLE "
The present convention shall be ratified by the President
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate b
United States and by the government of Baden and thu
rathcatlons shall be exchanged in Berlin whiting one veal
from the date hereof or sooner, if possible.
In faith whereof the respective plenipotentiares hay
signed this convention and have 6ereunto aAxed thsi
seals '' ~''''' "D0 n"'' "e'e""'0 anAeo 'ne'
Done in duplicate at BERLIN the thirtetthday January
one thousand eight hundred and fftysevrn (s5) ant
States
P. E. vROOM H. S.
ADOPH BAR MARSCHALL DE BIEBERSTEIN, H. s.
And whereas the said convention has been duly ratfe
on both parts and the respective notifications of the SAINT
were exchanged at Berlin the twenty first umo BY
Peter d. FrOom envoy extraordinary and minister pleni
poent'ary OF the United States and Adolph Baron Mar
schail de Bieberstein, envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentary of his Royal Highness the Grand Duke
Baden at the court of his Majesty the King of Prussia
the part of their respective governments.
NOW, therefore, be it known that l. JAMES BUCHAN
AN President of the United States of America have
ed the said convention to be made public the end
the same and every clause and article thereof NAV be
thereof
In testimony whereof have hereuuto set nv hand ant
caused the seal of the United States to be affixed
Done at the city of Washington, this nineteenth day
August, Ammo Domini eighteen hundred AM
IL. ffty-seven, and of the Independence of the Une
States Of America the eigh.y-second.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
By the President:
LEWIS CAss. Secretary of State.