Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-02-19

consular agent, to reside in any ports or commercial
places of the latter such consul or agent shall continue
be regarded notwithstanding his Gu iity of foreign
consul, as citizen of the nation which he belongs,
and equent shall be subject the laws and reg
uatlons to winch natives subjected in the place of
his residence. Thus obligation, however, shall in
speet oarrass the exercise of his consular functions
affect the inviolabity OF the Consular archives.
The said consuls and shall have the right
as such to sit judges and arbitrator such differ
nces as may arise between the masters and of
the vessels belonging to the nation whose interests
committed to their charge without the interference of
the local autho es unless their assistance should
required or the conduct OF the oil the captain
should disturb the order tranquility of the country
Isl however, understood that this species of Judgment
arbitration shall deprive the contending parties
OF the right they have to resort their return the
Judicial authority Of their own country.
The said consus and vice-consuls authorized to
require e assistance OF the local authorities for the
arrest and imprisonment of the deserters Lfrom the
SHIPS owar and merchant vessels of their country For
this purpose they shall apply to the competent trbu
mails, judges officers, and SHALL in writing demand
such deserter proving by the exhibition OF the regis
tiers OF the vessels the muster rolls of the crews by
any otner official documents, that such individuals
formed part OF the crews and this claim being SUBJ
santiated the surrender shall be refs, d. Such de
serters when arrested, shall be placed at the disposal
of the consuls and yice-consuls and may be confined
IN the public prisons at the request and of those
who shall claim them order to be sent to the vessels
to which they belong or to others the country
But If not sent back within three months the day
their arrest they shall be set at liberty and shat not
deserter shall be found to have committed any crime
offence his surrender may be delayed until the trbuna
nouneed It's sentence and such sentence shall have been
carried into effect.
ARTICLE xvii
The United States of America and the Republic of
Venezuela, requisitioIs made in their through
the medium OF their respective diplomatic and consular
agents. shall deliver up justice persons who, being
charged with the crimes enumerated in the toll owing
article committed with the jurisdiction of the
ing party, shall seek asylum shall be 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 established to justify their appre-
henson and commitment for trial, if the crime had
been committed the country where the persons
cused shall be found in of which the tribunals OF
said country shall proceed and decide according to their
| own laws. ..
| ARTICLE XVIII.
Persons shall be delivered up, according the pro-
visions OF this convention, who shall be charged with
any Of the following crimes wit murder, (ncudine
assassination parric de- ntanticide, and poisoning -
terfeitlng Of money arson robbery with violence, in
tmidalon, or torcible entry OF an inhabited house
piracy; embezzement by public officers or by persons
| when these crimes subject to infamous punish
| ment.
| ARTICLE xxx.
On the part of each country the surrender shall b
made only by the authority of the executive thereof
The expenses of detention and delivery effected viz
of the prec edng articles shall be at the cost
party making the demand.
xxx.
The provisions Of the foregoing articles relating b
the surrender of fugitive CRIMINALS shall not apply
offences committed before the date hereof nor to thos
of political chatact
| ARTICLE XXI
This convention is concluded for the term of eigh
years. dating from the exchange of the ratifcations
and ii year before the yiration Of that perio
neither of the contracting parties shall have announc
ed by any ofica! notification, its intention to the 9th
arrest the operations of said convention it sha
continue binding for twelve months longer and SO Oh
from year year, until the expiration of the twely
months which will follow similar declaration whateT
er the time at which it may take place.
ARTICLE xxxu.
This convention shall be submitted on both sides
the app oval and ratification of the respective compe
authorities of each of the contracting parties, an
the notifications shall be exchanged at Caracas as 500
circumstances shall admit.
In faith whereof the respective plenipotentaries haS
signed the atoregong articles in the English and Spar
ish languages, and they have hereunto affixed the
seals.
Done in duplicate, the city of Caracas, this tweI
ty-seventh day of August in the OF our Lord Oh
Thousand eight hundred and sixty.
Z. A. TURPIN. r.. S.
PEDRO DE LAS CASAS. II. 81
both parts and the respective notifications OF the san
exchanged the city of Caracas the ninth ds
OF August last
Now, therefore, be it known that /, ABHABA
LINCOLN, President of the United States Of Americ
have caused the said treaty to be made pubic, to
end that the same and every clause and article ther
of, may be observed and fulfilled by the Unit Stat
| and the citizens thereof
In testimony whereof, have hcreunto set my hal
and the seal ofthe United state to be affixed
= Done at the city of Washington, this twe1at
{ fifth day Of September, IN the year of 0
= r. 81 Lord one thousand eight hundred and si3t
e one, and Oft e Independence Of the Unit
S STATES the eighty-sl3th.
s ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
5 DS wILi4a H. SEWARD, Secretary Of State.