, 1864-11-07
TREATIE6.

Additional Articles to the General Conven.~
tion Of Friendship, Comm rec, and Navj-S
CATION between the United States and
Denmark, of April 90, 1926. Con.
cluded at Washington July II, 1861;
Ratifcations exchanged, September Is,
1851. Proclaimed by tho President Of
the United States, September 20, 1861.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS additional articles to the Gen:
eral ConventiorAof Friendship, Commerce,
and Navigation between the United States
and Denmark, of the 26th of April, 1926.
were concluded and signed by the respec.
tive Plenipotentiaries Of the parties, at
Washington, on the. eleventh day Of july
last, which additional articles, being IN the
English and French languages, arc word
for word as follows:--- i.
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES.
To the General Convention Of Friend.
ship, Commerce and Navigation, concluded
at Washington on the twenty sixth day e
April, 1926, between the United States Of
Americaand His Majesty the King of Den
mark.
The United States Of America and His
Majesty the King Of Denmark, wishing to
favor their mutual commerce by afiording,
in their ports, every necessary assistance
to their respective vessels, the undersigned
Plenipotentiaries, being duly empowered
for that purpose, have agreed upon the fol:
lowing additional articles to the General
Convention Of Friendship, Commerce and
Navigation, concluded at Washington on
the twenty-sixth day Of April, 1926, be-
tween the contracting parties.
ARTICLE l.
The respective Consuls- General, ConsuIs,
Vice Consuls and Commercial Agents, shall
have the right as such to sit as Judges and
arbitrators in such differences as NAV arise:
either at sea or in port, between the CAP.
tain, officers and crew Of the vessels be.
longing to the nation whose interests are
committed to their charge, particularly in
reference to the adjustment of wages and
the execution Of contracts, without the in.
reference Of the local authorities, unless
the conduct Of the crew and the officers, or
OF the captains. should disturb the order or
tranquility Of the country.
Il is however understood that this sbe.
cies Of judgment or arbitration shall not de.
prive the contending parties Of the right
they have to resort on their return to the
judicial authority Of their country.
ARTICLE II.
The Consuls, General, Cohsuls, Vicc.C Con:
suls and Commercial Agents are authorized
to require the assistance Of the local au.
thorities for the search, arrest and impris:
onmeut Of the deserters from the ships Of
war and merchant vessels Of their country:
For this purpose they shall apply to the
competent tribunals, judges and officers,
and shall in writing demand said deserters,
proving by the exhibition Of the registers
,f the vessels, the rolls Of the crews, or
by other official documents, or, IL the YES:
sci shall have departed, by copy of said
documents duly certified by them, that
such individuals form part Of the crew;
and on this reclamation being thus substan.
tiated, the surrender shall not be refused,
unless there be sufficient proof Of the said
persons being citizens or subjects Of tho
country where their surrender is demanded.
Such deserters. when arrested, sh Il be
placed at the disposal Of said Consuls.G Gen.
eral, Consuls, Vice. Consuls or Commercial
Agents. and may be confined in the public
prisons at the request and cost Of those
who shall claim them, In order to be de.
tanned until the time when they shall be
restored 10 the vessels to which they b..
Iongco, or sent back to their own country