Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-26
THE RVENING STAR


Tn. TREATY WITH GYRnAHY.-The Senate
went into executive session at an early hour
to-day, to take up the treaty negotiated with
the North German Confederation with regard
to the rights Of naturafised American citizeas.
At the end of a session Of an hour and a half
the treaty was ratified BY . vote of % ayes to
nays. 1t was amended in one slight par
ticular.
The following is the text Of the treaty:
The President of the United States, and his
Majesty the King of Prussia, in the name Of
the North German Confederation, led by a
wish to regulate the citizenship of those persons
who emigrate from the North German Con;
from the United States to the territory OF the
North German Confederation, had resolved to
treat on this subject, and have for that purpose
appointed plenieotentiaries to conclude a con-
venti on that is TO say, for the President Of the
United States Of America, George Bancroft,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
Of Prussia and the North German Con federa-
tion, and for his Majesty the King Of Pruss ia,
Reinhard Konig, Privy Counsellor Of Lega-
tion, who have agreed to and signed the follow
ARTICLE 1. Citizens of the North German
CONFEDERATION who have become naturalized
citizens Of the United States Of Amersca, and
shall have resided uninterruptedly within five
federation to be Amencan citizens, and shall be
treated as SUCH Reciprocally, citizens of the
United States of America, W no become natural
lied citizens OF the North German Confedera-
tion, and shall have resided 1ninterruptedly
within the North German Confederation for
five years. shall be held by the United States to
be North German citizens, and shall be treated
as such. The declaration of an intention to be-
come a citizen Of one or the other country has
not for either party the effect Of naturaliza-
ton.
on his return to the territory of the other party
remains liable to trial and punishment, for ac-
tion punishable by the laws OF his original
country, and committed before his emigration,
having always the Limitation established by the
laws of his original country.
ARTICLE 3. The Convention for the mutual
delivery OF criminals, fugitives from Justice, in
certain cases, concluded between the United
States on the one part, and Prussia and the 9TH
er States OF Germany, on the other part, the
10th day OF June, 1852, is hereby extended to all
the States Of the North German Constellation
ARTICLE =. II German, naturalized in
America, renews his residence In North Ger.
many, without intent to return to America, he
shall be held to have renounced his naturali-
zation in the United States. ReciprocalIy, if
an American, naturalized in North Germany
renews his residence in the United States
without intent to return to North Germany, he
shall be held to have renounced his naturaliza-
tion to North Germany. The intent not to
return may be held to exist when the person
naturalized in one country resides more than
two years in the other country
ARTICLE 5. The present Convention shall go
into effect Immediately on the exchange and
ratification, and shall continue In force for ten
years. If neither party shall have given to
the other six months previous notice Of its in
tentlon then to terminate the same, il shall
further remain in force until the end of twelve
months after either Of the contracting parties
shall have given notice to the other of such in.
teryention.
ARTIcLR6 The present convention shall be
fix.d Hxf fta
vice and consent Of the Senate of the United
States, and by his Majesty the King of Prus-
sia, in the name Of the Worth German Confed-
alton, and ratifcations shall be exchanged at
Berlin within six months from the date there.
OF. In faith whereof the Plenipotentlaries
have signed any sealed this con yention at Ber-
lin, the 22d Of February, 1865
(Seale] GEO. BANCROFT,
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