The national Republican., 1861-07-20


ingtop, this twentieth day Of October,
II. o. in the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred aud sixty, and Of the in.
dependence of the United States Of
America the eighty eth.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
By the Presidents
LEWIS CAss, Secretary Of State.
Convention between tho United States Of America and the
March a. 500. Ratincatious exchanged Washington,
Dscsmber 90 1890 Proclaimed BY the President Of tie
United states, December q, 1890
By the P,esident fhe United States Of amer.
icd:
A PROCL AVIATION.
WHEREAS Convention between the United
States Of America and his Majesty the King Of
Sweden and Norway, for the surrender of Grim.
iuals, iugitives from justice, in certain cases,
was concluded and signed by their respective
plenipotentiaries at Washington, on the twenty.
irst day Of March last, which Convention, being
in the English and Swedish languages, is word
for word ss follows:
Convention for the surrender Of criminals, fugi.
tives from justice, in certain cases, concluded
between the United States and his Majesty
the King Of Sweden and Norway.
Whereas, it is found expedient, for the bet.
ter administration Of justice and the preven.
ton Of crime within the territories and juris.
diction Of the parties respectively, that persons
committing certain crimes, being flgitives
from justice, should, under certain circum.
stances, be recipi ocally delivered up; and also
to snumerate such crimes explicitly; the Uui.
ted States Of America on the one part, and his
Majesty the King Of Sweden and Norway on
the other part, having resolved to treat on this
subject, have for that purpose appointed their
respective plenipotsntisries to negotiate and
conclude . convention, that is TO say: The
President Of the United States of America,
Lewis Cass, Secretary Of State of the United
States, and his Majesty the King Of Sweden
aud Norway, Baron Nicholas William de Wet.
terstedt, knight Of the Orders of the Polar Star
and Of St. Olaf, Commander of the Order Of
Dsnnebrog Of Denmark, his said Majesty's
Minister Resident near the Government of the
United States, who, alter reciprocal communi.
cation of their respective powers, have agreed to
aud signed the following articles:
Article l. 1t is agreed that the high contract.
ing parties shall, upon mutual acquisitions by
them, their diplomatic or consular agents, re-
spectively made, deliver up to justice all per.
sous who, being charged with or condemned
Tor any Of the crimes enumerated in the follow.
ing article, committed within the jurisdiction
OF either party, shall seek al asylum or shall
be found within the territories of the other:
Irorided, That this surrender and delivery
shall not be obligatory on either of the high
contracting parties except upon presentation
by the other, in original or in verified copy, OF
the judicial declaration or sentence establish.
ing the culpablity of the fugitive, and issued
by the proper authority Of the Government who
claims the surrender, in case such sentence or
declaration shall have been pronouuced said
document to be drawn up and certified accord.
ing to the forms prescribed by the laws Of the
country making the demand. But if such sen.
tence or declaration shall not have been pro.
nouncsd, then the surrender may be demand
ed, and shall be made, when the demanding
| party shall have furnished such proof of cul.
Iability Us would have been sufficient 10 Justify
the apprehension and commitment for trial of
the accused if the offence had been committed
in the country where he shall have taken ref
uge.
article II. Persons shall be so delivered up
who shall have been charged with or sentenced
-or any Of the following crimes, to wit Murder,
| (including assassination, parricide, inanticide
and poisoning,) or attempt to commit murder !;
ape piracy, (ncluding mutiny on board
ship, whenever the crew or part thereof, by
| fraud or violence against the ommander, have
taken possession OF the vessel y arson rob,
berry aud burglary; forgery, and the fabrication
or circulation OF counterfeit money, whether
coin or paper money; embe zzlement by public
officers including appropriation Of public
| funds.
Article III. The expenses of any detention
and delivery, effected in virtue of the preceding
provisions shall be borne and betrayed by the
party who makes the requisition and receives
the fugitive.
Article Nv. Neither of the contracting par.
ties shall be bound to deliver up, under the
stipulations Of this convention, any person who,
according to the laws Of the country where be
shall be found, is a citizen or subject Of the
same at the time his surrender is demanded.
Article V. The provisions of the present con.
vention shall not be applied to any crime or of.
fence Of u political character.
Article vi. Whenever any person, accused
Of any Of the crimes enumerated in this conven.
tion, shall have committed a new crime in the
| territories OF the State where he has sought an
asylum, or shall be found, such person shall not
be delivered up under the stipulations Of this
convention until he shall have been tried, and
snail have received the punishment due to such
new crime, or shall have been acquitted thereof.
| Article VII. This convention shall not take
effect until ten days after its publication, made
according to the laws of the respective Govern.
| mentS.
1t shall remain iu force until the end of six
months after either Of the high contrancting
| parties shall have given notice to the other OF
its intention to terminate the same.
1t shall be ratified by the President of the
United Statesj by and with the advice and con.
sent Of the Senate thereof and by his Majesty
the King of Sweden and Norway, and the rati.
Gcations shall be exchanged within ten months
from the date of its signature, or earlier ii pos.
Slbl-.
lu faith whereof, the respective plsnipoten.
tlsres have signed this convention, aud have
hereunto affixed their seals.