The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-11-07
s'atiuual gspablitaa.
IoPFICIAL.l
by the President of the United states
of America.
A PROCLAMATION.

wh.-.as an additional article to the treaty
Of navigation and commerce -
United States of America ana tne 'npoa
Russia, of tho 18th Of December, 1909, W.
concluded and signed at washington ~ ms
rssneotiye plenipoteutiaries, on tine zitn Jay
orTannarv. 1868, the original Of which addi'
,ion.I .,tjcIe IL word for word as follows:
n. United States of America and his Maj.
o,,y tho EMPEROR OF all the Russias, deeming II
advisable that there should be an additional
article to the treaty o. ~ N neroe between them
of the sixth (s) b. der, 1882, have for
this purpose named as the plcnipotentiaries,
the President Of the United states, William
II. Seward, SeCrstary OF Sta e. aud his Majesty
the Emperor Of all tho Russias. ths Privy Coun.
ciIlor, Edward de stoeekl. accredited as his
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo.
Tertiary TO the United Statcsi aud the said
said pleuipotentiaries, after an examination Of
their respective full powers, which were found
to be In good order and due form, have agreed
to and signed the following:
ADDITIONAL ARTICLE.
Tho high contracting parties, desiring to
secure complete and efficient protection to the
manufacturing industry Of their respective cit.
liens and subjects, agree that any counterfeit
ing in one oil the two countries Of the trade
marks affixed In the other on merchandise to
show It's origin and quality shall be strictly
prohibited and repressed, and shall give ground
for an action Of damages In favor Of the In
jured party, to be prosecuted In tho courts Of
the country in which the counterfeit shall be
proven.
subjects OF ono Of the two countries may wish
to secure the right Of property in the other
must be lodged exclusively, to wit, the mark
of citizens OF the United States 10 the Depart
ment Of Manufactures and Inland Commerce a
ST. Petersburg, and the marks Of Russian sub
jects at the Patent Office in Washington.
This additional article shall be terminabi
by either party, pursuant to the 18th articl,
of the treaty to which II is an addition. Il
shall be ratified by the President by and will
'to advice and consent Of the Senate of the
II, 'tod States and by his Majesty the Emps
ror of III the Russias, and the respective ratif
cations n the same shall DO exchanged at 81
Pctersburr -ithin nine months from the date
hereof, or soon,T u possible
In faith wbereo, the respective plenipoten
tiaries have signed tbs present additional arti
clio in duplicate and afix,>d thereto the seal OIL
their arms.
Done at Washington, the twenty.seventt
day Of January, in the year Of g,see one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty-eight.
WILLIAM. II SEW ARD. .. 81
EDoUARD DE ST0ECKL " 81
And whereas the said additional article ha
been duly ratified on both parts, and the ~
speetive Publications Of the same were ~
changed at I Petersburg on the 2lst day %
September last by Cassius NJ Cay, esquire,
envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotsn
tiary OF tho Uuited States, and Vladimir d.
westmann, acting minister Of foreign affairs
of hi, Majesty tho Emperor Of all the Russiss
on the part OF their respective governments:
Now, therefore, be it known that /, Andrew
johnson, President Of the United States o
America, have caused the said additional ar
ticie to DO made public, to tho end that the
same, and every clause and part thereof, ma,
be observed and fulfilled with good faith b.
the United States and the citi rens thereof
In witness whereof, have hereunto set N,
hand and caused he seal Of the United State
to be affixed
Done at the city OF Washington this fifteenth
day Of October, in the year OF our Lord on
thousand eight hundred aud sixty eight, and q
the independence Of the United states th
ninety third. -
IsEAL.I ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the President
WILLIAM II SEWARD,
Secretary Of State.