The New York herald., 1868-03-13
THE RIGHTS OF yATVRlLLZED CITIZENS.
The Treaty Between the United states and
the North German Confederation.

The Treaty Between the United states and
the North German Consideration.
On Wednesday the President sent to the Senate the
treaty between the United States and the King Of
Prussia concerning the rights Of naturazed citizens
1t read, referred to the Committee Foregn Ic-
latons and ordered to be printed. The Presidents
message Is as follows:--
WASHINGTON, March 10, 1868
To THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATEs:-
transmit for the consideration OF the Senste with
view to its ratification, treaty between the United
States and his Majesty the King Of Prussia, In the
purpose OF regulating the citizenship Of those persons
who emigrate from that confederation to thfs coun
try and from the United States to the North German
Confederation.
The following ~ the exact text OF the treaty
The President OF the United States and his Majesty
the King Of Prussia, In the name OF the North Ger
man Confederation, led by the wish TO regulate the
citizenship Of those persons who emigrate from the
North German Confederation to the United states OF
America, and nom the United States OF America to
the territory Of the North German Confederation,
have resolved to treat on this subject and have for
that purpose appointed penipotentares TO conclude
conventions: that is 20 say, the President of the
Extraordinary and Minister PIenipotenfiary froni
said States ne@ the King OF Prussia and the North
German Conlederstion d and his Majesty the King Of
tion, who have agreed 70 and signed the following
articles
ARTICLE l. Citizens Of the North German Confei-
Grafton who become nsturalized citizens OF the
United States Of America and shall have resided I'M
interruptedly within the United States nve years,
shall be held BY the North German Confederation to
be American citizens and shall be treated as such.
Reciprocaly citizens OF the United States OF America
who become naturalized ciuzens Of the North Ger.
man Confederation, and shall have resided uninter-
ruptedly within North Germany ave years shall be
held by the United states to be North German citizens
and shall he treated a. such. The declaration OF an
intention to become citizen OF the one or the other
country has not for either party the erect Of natural
tzatiOn.
ART. a A naturaiized citizen OF the one party on
return to the territory OF the other party remains
liable to trial and punishment for action punish
able by the laws Of his original country and Commit
ted before his emigration, saving always the lmita-
ton established by the laws Of his original country
ART. 3. The convention for the mutual delivery of
criminals and fugitves from justice In certain caves,
concluded between the United States on the one part
and Prussia and other States of Germany on the
other part the 10th day Of june 1852, Is hereby ex
tended to all the States Of the North German Con-
federation.
ART l. Jf German, naturalized in America, re-
news his residence In North Germany without the in
tent to return 10 America he shall be held to have re-
ponnced his naturalization In the United States Re-
cipr0caly II an American, naturalzed In North Ger
many, reDews bis residence IN the United states