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to give, before competent Judge, sufficient securi-
ty by at least two responsible surees, VINO nave no
interest in the said prvateer, each of whom togeth-
er with the said commander, shall be Jointly and
severaly bound in the sum of seven thousand dol
lars, or of nine thousand four hundred dollars Ven
ezuelan currency or il said ship be provided with
above one hundred and fifty seamen or soldiers in
the sum of fourteen thousand dollars, or eighteen
thousand eight hundred dollars Venezuelan curren-
cy, satisfy all damages and injuries Which the said
privsteer or her officers or men, or any OF them,
may do or commit during her cruise, contrary TO
the tenor of this convention, or to the laws and in
structions regulating their conduct; and, further,
shall be revoked and annulled.
ARTICLE XXIII. When the ships-of-war of the
two contracting parties or those belonging to- their
citizens, which are armed in war shall be admitted
to enter with heir prizes the ports of either of the
two parties, the said public or private ships as well
as their prizes, shall not be Obliged TO pay any duty
either TO the officers of the place. the judges or any
others; shall such prizes, when they come to
and enter the ports OF either party be arrested
seized nor shall the officers OF the place make eX-
animation concerning the lawiuness of such prizes,
but they may hoist sail at any time and depart and
carry their prizes TO the places expressed i'll their
commissions which the commanders OF such ships
OF wars shall be obliged 10 show. 1t is understood,
however that the privileges conferred by this article
shall not extend beyond those allowed by law, or
by treaty with the mostiavored nations,
ARTICLE X&lN. 1t shall not be lAwful Tor any
foreign priyateers who have commissions from any
prince or state in enmity with either nation to fit
their ships in the ports OF either, sell their prizes,
OF in any manner TO exchange themi neither shall
piOfi1ApiiSt
as shall be necessary to Their gong to tae next port
of that prince or state from which they have re-
ceived their commissions.
ARTICLE XIV No citizen of Venezuela shall ap.
ply for take amy commission orletters OF marque
for arming any ship or ships TO act as pllVa-
teers against the said United States, or any OF
them, against the citizens, people, or In
habitants Of the said United States, or any
of them, or against the property OF any OF the
inhabitants OF any Of them, from any prince
or state with which the said United states shall
| he at war; nor shall any citizen or mhaplaht
of the said United States any of them, apply Tor
| or take any commission or letters OF maIque Tor
arming any ship ships to act as privaeers against
the citizens or inhabitants OF Venezuela, or any OF
| them, OF the property of any of them, from any
prince state with which the said republic sali be
| at war; and if any person of either nation shall
| take such commissions or letters of marque he
| shall be punished according to their respective
laws
ARTICLE XXvI. The high contracting parties
grant TO each other the liberty having in the
ports Of the other consuls vice coDsus OF their
own appointments who shall enjoy the same privi~
leges and powers those of the most favored ma
ton; but if any of the said consus or vice consus
shall carry trade, they shall be subjected to the
same laws and usages TO which private individuals
of their nation are subjected i'll the same place.
1t is understood that whenever either of the two
contracting parties shall select citizen Of the other
for consular agent, to reside in any ports or com
meTcial places OF the latter, such consul or agent
shall continue to be regarded, Notwithstanding ms
quality OF toe eign consul as citizen OF the ma
ton to which he belongs and consequently shall be
subject to the laws and regulations to which natives
subjected in the place of his residence. This OBJ
ligaion however, shall in respect embarr2ss the
exercise OF his consular functions or Affect the lnYlo
| liability Of the consular archives.
The said cOnsuls and vice cOnsuls shall have the
| right such. to sit as judges and arbtrators in
| such differences as may arise between the masters
| and of the vessels belonging TO the nation
| whose interests are committed TO their charge
without the interference of the local authorities,
| unless their assistance should be required, or the
conduct of the crews of the captain should dis
| turb the order or tranquility OF the country. 1t is,
however, understood that tins species OF Judgment
arbitration shall not deprive tue contending par
ties of the right they have to resort, on their return,
| to the Judicial authority OF their own country.
| The said consuls and vice consus are authorized
TO require the assistance OF the local authorities for
the arrest and Imprisonment of the deserters from
the ships OF war and merchant vessels OF their coun-
try. For this purpose they shall apply to the COM
petent tribunals, Judges and officers, and SHALL in
writing. demand such deserters proving by the eN-
ibltlon OF the registers OF the vessels, the muster
| rolls of the crews, or by any other official docu-
| ments, that such individuals formed part of the
| crews; and on this claim being substantiated the
| surrender shall not be refused Such deserters,
when arrested shall be placed at the disposal of the
consuls and vice cOnsuls, and may be confined in the
public prisons at the request and cost of those who
shall claim them i'll order to be sent to the vessels
to which they belong OF TO Others of the same coun-
| try. But if not sent back within three months of
the day of their arrest they shall be set at liberty
and shall not again be arrested for the same cause.
However if the deserter shall be found to have conf
mitted any crime or offence, his surrender may be
delayed until the tribunal before which his shall
be pending shall have pronounced its sentence and
such sentence shall have been carried into effect.
ARTICLE XXVII The United States of America
and the Republic of Venezuela, OH acquisitions
made in their name through the medium of their
respective diplomatic and consular agents, shall de-
liver up to justice persons who, being charged with
r. tRe s mes seSK AID Or ~ @ be- ohnd fr f
territories of the other POCided, That this shall be
done only when the lact OF the commission of the
crime shall be so established to justify their APP
prehenslon and commitment for trial il the crime
| had been committed in the country where the per-
sons so accused shall be found; i'll all OF which the
tribunals OF said country shall proceed and decide
! according to their own laws.
! ARTICLE AANlII. Persons shall be delivered up,
according to the provisions of this convention WHO
shall be charged with any of the following crimes,
to wit murder, Including assassination, paTricide
nfantcide, and poisoning; attempt commit mur-
| der; rape; forgery; the counterfeiting of money;
arson; robbery with violence, intimidation or for
! chile entry OF an inhabited house piracy embez-
element by public officers, or by persons hired
salaried, to the detriment of their employers when
! these crimes are subject to infamous punishment.
| ARTICLE MIN. On the part of each country the
surrender shah be made only by the authority of the
! executive thereof 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 MN. The provisions of the foregoing
articles relating to the surrender OF fugitive crimi.
mails shall not apply TO offences committed before the
| date hereof, or to those of political character
| ARTICLE XXXI. This convention is concluded for
the term of eight years dating from the exchange OF
the ratiications and if one year before the expira-
ton of that period, neither of the contracting par
ties shall have announced, by an official notification
its intention TO the other the operations OF
said convention it shall continue binding for twelve
months longer, and so on, from year to year. until
the expiration OF the twelve months which will fol-
low a similar declaration, whatever the time at
which it may take place.
ARTICLE NNAII. This convention shall be sub.
mltted on both sides TO the approval and ratification
OF the respective competent authorities of each of
the contracting parties and the ratifcations shall be
| exchanged at Caracas, as circumstances
! shall admit.
! In faith whereof the respective plenpOtentiaries
nave signed the aioregoing articles, in the English
and Spanish languages, and they have hereunto af
| fixed their seals.
Done uupcatp att citv of
tWenty-seventh day of August, in the year of our
/ LORD one thousand eight hundred and sixty.
L. A. TURPlN. TLsl
PEDRO DE LAS CASAS H. ST
AND WHEREAS The said treaty has been duly rat
lhed on both parts, and the respective ratiicatons
of the same were exchanged in the city of Caracas
ON the ninth day of August last
Now, therefore, be it known that /, ABRAHAM
LINCOLN, President of the United States of Ameri.
ca have caused the said treaty to bemade public to
the END that the same, and every clause aud article
thereof may be observed and fulfilled by the United
States and the citizens thereof.
In testimony whereof have hereunto set nv hand
and caused the seal Of the United States to be af
fixed
Done at the City of Washington this twenty.
fifth day OF September, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty.
L. s. one. and of the independence of the United
States the eighty
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President:
WILLIAM IL. SEWARD, Secretary of State.