, 1867-08-16
agalIa agalla gtatRsinatl.
Ry the President OF the United States of
America.
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Britain, Italy, the Netherlahusi EoItus"',
Sweden on the one part, and the Sultan OF MO
rocco on the other part. concerning tue 'uuiin
;s,r,tion and upholdng of the lighthouse al
c. SDar.el was concluded and signed by thelr
rasnective pieuipoteutiares on the thirty -hrst
a. oF Nav one thousand eight hundred ana
si;,v five which Convention, being in the Frenen
I'D Arabic languages, is word for word as ioi'
lows S,o,o, Austr;s
BelCium, Spain, France, Great brl'a'u' nayi
tbs Netherlands, Portugal, and Sweden on tue
and the Sultan of Morocco oD the
o,bor mart concerniug the administration aud
unboldinp OF the lighthouse at Cape Spartel'
Td the name of the only God II There Is no
strength nor power but OF COO w..
His Excellenry the President Of the United
States of America, and His Majesty the Emperor
of Austria, King Of Hungary and boneIlla' nis
Majesty the King of the Belgans, ner Majesty
the Queen of Spain, his Majesty tue huiPgro. =,
the Frspch, her Majesty the Queen OF the united
Kio-dom of Great Britain and Ireland, bis
Majesty the King of Italy, his Majesty tue Aing
of The Netherlands, his Majesty the King OF FOR,
tngaI and the Algarves, his Majesty the hing OF
Sweden and Norway, and his Majesty tne ouI'an
of Morocco and OF Fee, moved BY ike oesire
TO assure the safety Of Navigation aiong 'n
coasts of Morocco, and desirous 10 PrSViue' oI
comm,n accord, the measures most proper 10
srsriaI convention, aud have for this purpose
animated their pleuipOtentiaries' 10 VIII :
H. ExceIIency the President OF the KePnonc
of,ho United States: Jesse Harland McAath,
ESQUIRE, his consul. general near MS M'JeS'y 'ne
Sultan of Morocco
His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, hIng OIL
Hungary and Bohemia: Sir John nay Drum'
mond HAY, commander of the very honOraole
Order of the Bath, his general agent al interim
.o,- H., M,ia-tv Sultan of Morocco
His Majesty the King Of the Belgians Ernest
Daluiu. knight of his Order Of Leopold, COM
mapder of number of the Order OF Isabella tue
Catholic, of Spain, commander OF the Order oi
Nichan Enikhar, OF Tunis, his consul 'generalto Tor
the west coast OF Aftca;
Her Majesty the Queen of Spain Don FRAN
cisco Merry y Colon, Grand Gross ol lhe OrueE
Of Isabella the Catholic, knight OF the order of
ST. John Of Jerusalem, decorated with the lm>
peria Ottoman Order Of Medjidie OF the third
class. officer of the Order Of the Legion OF Honor
her minister resident near his Mnjesty the Sultan
OF Morocco;
HIS Maiesty-the Emperor of the French: Au-
guste Louis Victor, Baron Ayme Aquim, ON
Ger of the Legion OF Honor, commander OF the
Order of Francis the First oft Two Slcllles,
commander of the Order of St. Maurice and
Lazarus of Italy, commander OF the order OF
Christ Of Portugal, commander OF the Order OF
the Lions OF Brunswick knight Of the Order of
Constantine of the Two ScIIes, knight Of the
Orderfof GuephS Of Hanover his plenIpoIentlar
ry near his Majesty tue Sultan OF Morocco;
Her Majesty the Queen OF the United Kingdom
Of Great Britain and Ireland: Sir John Hay
Drummond Hay, commander Of the very honor
able Order Of the Bath, her minister resident
near his Majcsry.the Sultan Of Morocco;
His Majesty the King of l;uly Alexander Yer.
duos, kuglt Of the Order OF ST. Maurice and
Lazarus, agent and conSul-general OF Italy, near
his Majesty the Sultan OF Morocco;
His Majesty the King of the Netherlands Sir
John Hay Drummond Hay. commander Of the
very honorable Order Of the Bath, acting consul
general Of the Netherlands, in Morocco;
His Majesty The King of Portugal and the AL
Carves Jose Daniel COIaco, commander OF his
Order of Christ, knight Of the Order of the Rose
of Brazil, his consul general near his Majesty the
Sultan Of Morocco
His Majesty the King of Sweden and Of Nor
way Srm dEhrenhof, knight of the Order of
Wasa, his consul general near his Majesty the
Sultan OF Morocco
And his Mejesty the Sultan of Morocco and of
Fez, the Literary Sid Mahommed Bargash, bis
minister for foreign affairs
Who, after having exchanged their full pow
ers, found in good aud due form, agreed upon
the following rrticles -
ARTICLE |. His Majesty Scherifepne, having
in an interest Of humanity, ordered the construc~
ton, at the expense Of the government of MorOc-
CO. Of . lighthouse at Cape Spartel, consents TO
devolve, throughout the duration Of the present
convention, the superior direction and admins
'trntiou of this establishment on the representa-
tiyes of the contracting powers. 1t is well under
stood that this delegation does not import any
encroachmeut on the rights, proprietary and of
sovereignty, Of the Sultan, whose flag alone shall
be hoiSted on the tower Of the Pharos.
Article II. The government Of Morocco not
at this time having any marine, either OF war or
commerce. the expenses necessary for upholdiug
aud managing the lighthouse shall be borne by
the contracting powers by means Of an annual
contribution, the quota Of which shall be alike
for all of them. IT, hereafter, the Sultan should
have naval or commercial mariue, be binds
himself to take share in the expenses in like pro.
portion with the other subscribing powers. The
expenses of repairs and in need of recOnstruc-
tion, shall also be at his cost.
Article III. The Sultau will furnish for secu-
rity OF the lighthouse a guard, composed of a
kaid and four soldiers. lie engages, besides, to
provide for, by all the means in his power, in
case Of war, whether internal or external, the
preservation Of this establishment, as well as for
the safety Of the keepers and persons employed.
On the other part the contracting powers bind
themselves, each so far as concerned to respect
the neutrality Of the Lighthouse, and to continue
the payment Of the contribution intended to up
hold II, even ia case (which God fOrbid) hOStii,
ties should break out, either between them or
between one Of them and the empire Of Morocyo
ARTICLE Nv. The representatives of the con.
tracing powers charged, in virtue of Article /.
of the present Convention, with the superior d:
reetion and management Of the lighthouse shall
establish the necessary regulations for the SER
vice and superintendence OF this establishment,
and no modification shall be afterward applied
to these articles, except by common agreement
between the contracting powers.
ARTICLE V. Tie present Convention shall con-
unue IN force ten years. Ia case, within six
mouths OF the expiration Of this term, none of
the high contracting parties should, by official
declaration, have made known its purpose TO
bring to'a close, so f'r as may concern it, the
effects Of this Convention, it shall continue in
force for one year more, and so from year to
year, until due notice
ARrIcLE VI. The execution Of the reciprocal
engagements contained in the present Conveu,
uon is subordinated, so far as needful to the
accomplishment Of the forms aud regulations
established by the constitutional laws of those
OF the high contracting powers who are held to
ask for their application thereto, which they bind
themselves to do With the least possible delay.
ARTICLE VII The -. L