The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-05
FROM MEXICO.
Ths Convention Between tine United
States and Mexico Ooneerming the
Rtrhta oF Citizsnshfp.


Rights OF Citizsnship.
The following is the Convention between the
United States and the Mexican Republic Tor the
purpose OF regulating the citizenship OF persons
who may emlgrate from the one country 70 tue
other, signed at Washington, July lO leoo;-
The President OF the United states OF America
and the President of the republic OF Mexico,
being desirous OF regulating the citizenship ot
persons who emigrate from Mexico to the
United States OF America and from the United
States of America to the republic OF Mexico,
have decided to treat on this subject, and with
this object have named as plenipotentarles-
the President Of the United States William IL.
Seward, Secretary of State, and the President OF
Mexico, Matias Romero, accredited as Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary OF
the republic of Mexico, near the Government
of the United States; who, after having commu-
nicated TO each other their respective full
powers, found in good and due form, have
agreed upon the following articles:-
Article l. Those citizens OF the United States
who have been made citizens of the Mexican
republic by naturalization, and have resided
without interruption in Mexican territory five
years, shall be held by the United States as cit-
Zens OF the Mexican republic and shall be treated
as SUCH ReciproCally, citizens of the Mexican
republic who have become citizens of the United
States, and who have resided uninterruptedly
in the territory OF the United States Tor five
years, shall be held by the republic OF Mexico as
citizens OF the Omitted States and shall be treated
as such. The declaration OF an intention to be-
come citizen of the one or the other country
has UOI lOI GlluGT party inc euCCJ OI uhluTdllLh-
ton. This article shall apply as well to those
already naturalized in either of the countries
contiscting as to those hereafter naturalized.
Article 2. katuralized citizens OF either OF the
contendlng parties, on return TO the territory OF
the other, remain liable to trial and punishment
for an action punishable by the laws OF their
original country, and committed before their
emiglation; saving always the limitations estab-
llshed by their original country.
Article s. The convention for the surrender,
IN certain cases, OF criminals, fugitives from
justice, concluded between the United States of
America of the one part and the Mexican re-
public on the other part, on the llth day of
December. 1861, shall remain IN full force with
out any alteration.
Article 4. II citizen of the United States,
paturalized in Mexico renews his residence in
the United States, without the intent to return
to Mexico, he shall be held to have renounced
his naturalization in Mexico. Reclprocally, if a
Mexican, naturalized in the United States,
renews his residence in Mexico without the
intent 10 return to the United States, he shall
be held TO have renounced his naturalization in
the United States. The intent not to return
may be held to exist when the person natural.
lied in the one country resides in the other
country more than two years.
Article 6. The present convention shall 20
into effect Immediately on the exchange of
ratfcatons, and 1t shall remain in full force for
ten years. II neither of the contracting parties
shall give notice to the other six months pre-
yiOusly of its intention to terminate the same il
shall further remain in force until twelve
montns aIler eltner OF lne contracting parties
shall have given notice to the other of such
intention.
Article 6. The present convention shall be
ratified by the President of the United States by
and with the advice and consent of the Senate
thereof, and by the President of the Mexican
republic with the approval of the Congress O
that republic, and the ratidcations shall be ex
changed in Washington within nine months from
the date hereof.
In faith whereof the plenipotentiaries hav,
signed and sealed this convention at the cit,
of Washington, this tenth day OF July, in th,
year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dIed and sixty-eight.
WILLIAM Fl. SEWARD
NJ. ROMERO