The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-11-02

criminals betvee tbs United states OF hmorios
and his Majesty the King Of Italy vas con
eluded andsigned BY their respective plsnipo-
teptisries ct Washington on the twenty third
day Of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-
sicbt, which convention, being In the English
and italian Languages, Is word for word a. fol-
lows pad. .. o..
CONVECTION roe rHE SURRENDER or cRIu-
SALs BETWEEN rHE usIrRD STATES or
AMERICA AND HIS nAJEsrr TIE king or
The United States Of America and his Ma
ie,ty the King Of Italy, having judged It sr-
nedient with q view to the better administra
lion Of Justice, and to the prevention Of
crimes within their respective territories and
iurisdictiop, that persons convieted Of or
charged with the crimes hsrsinaftsr specified,
and being fugitives from justice, should,
nnd,r certain circumstsncss, be rsciprooaily
delivered up, have resolved TO conclude . con-
yention for that purpose, and have appointed
"a their plenipotentiaries: the President Of
The United States William II. Seward, Score.
tnry of State his Majesty the King OF Italy.
The Commander Marcello Cerruti. envoy ex.
traordinary and minister plsnipotsntisry
who, after reciprocal comma ieatiou Of their
full powers, found in good and due form. have
agreed upon the following articles, to Wit
ARTICLE I. r..rr. ..E
The government of the United States and
the government Of Italy mutually agree to
deliver up persons who, having been convicted
Of or charged with the crispsi specified In the
following article, committed within the juris.
die,ion Of one Of the contracting parties shan
seek 40 asylum or be found within The terri.
tories Of the other: Provided. That this shan
only be done upon such evidence Of criminal.
ity az, according to the laws of the place
where the fugitive or person % charged shall
be found, would justify his or her spprsbsn.
sion and commitment for trial, 4. the crime
had been there committed,
ARTICLE ii.
Persons shall DO delivered up who shall have
been convicted Of, or DO charged, according to
the provisions Of this convention, with any Of
the following crimes
J, Murder, comprehending the crimes desiR.
mated in the italian penal code, by the terms
Of parricide, Assassination, poisoning and in
fsnticide.
2. The attempt to commit murden
The crimes OF rape, arson, piracy and
mutiny on board q ship, whenever the crew,
or part thereof, BY fraud or violence against
the commander, have taken possession Of the
vessel.
4. The crime Of burglary, defined to be tho
action Of breaking and entering BY night into
the house Of smother with the intent to com.
NIT felony; and the orims Of robbery, defined
to DO the action Of fslonieusiy and fOrcibly
taking from the person Of another goods or
money, by violence or putting him in fear.
D. The crime Of forgery. By which Is under
stood the utterance Of forged pspsrs. the
counterfsiting Of public, sovereign, or Gov.
eminent acts
G. The fabrication or circulation Of ooun.
terfeit money, either coin or paper. Of public
bonds bank notes, and obligations, and in
general OF all things, being titles on instru-
ments Of credit, the eountsrfsiting Of seals,
dies, stamps, and marks Of state and public
ADMINISTERS alton, and the uttsranes thereof
The embarrassment Of public moneys CON-
mitted within the Jurisdiction Of either party,
by public officers or dspositors.
EubeEIIement BY any person or persons
hired or salaried, to the dsthment Of their
employers, when these crimes are subject TO
infamous punishment.
ARTICLE Ill.
The provisions Of this treaty shall not apply
to any crime or offence Of . political charac-
ter, and the person or persons delivered up
for the crimes enumerated 10 the preceding
article shall IN no case be tried for any ordi
nary crime, committed previously to that fOr
which his or their surrender Is asked
ARTIcLs "
II the person whose surrender may b
claimed, pursuant to the stipulAtions Of tn,
present 'ty, shall have bean arrested for tn
commission of offences In the country wher'
ne has sought an asylum, or shall have bee
convicted thereof, his eItraditiou may be dc
have served the term ofimprisonment to whic
he may have been sentenced.
ARTICLE
acquisitions for the surrender Of fugitive
from justice shall be made by the respectiv
diplomatic agents Of the contracting partie
or in the event Of the absence Of those fro
the country, or Its ssat Of government, the
may DO made by superior consular officers.
the person whose eItradition may be asked
shall have been eoavietsd OF . crime, copy
the sentence Of tho court In which he mi
have been convicted, authenticated under |
seal, and an attestation Of the official chara
ter Of the judge by the proper executive q,
thority, and Of the latter by the minister
consul Of the United States or Of Italy, r
.pecuveiy, shall accompany the requisite
when, however, the fugitive shall have be-
merely charged with crime, . duly anthem
Gated copy Of the warrant for his arrest in /
country whore the crime may have been 90
mitted, or Of the dispositions upon which su
warrant may have been issued, must aoco
pany the requisition Is aforesaid. The Pre-
dent Of the United States, or tho proper q
ecutive authority In Italy. may then Issue
warrant for the apprehension Of she fugitiy
In order that DO may DO brought before Il
proper judicial authority for examination.
1t should then be decided that, according
law and the evidence, tho eItradition Is d,
pursuant to tho treaty, the fugitive may
given up according to the forms prescribed
such cases.
ARTICLE vi.
The expenses Of the arrest, detention, o.
transportation Of the persons claimed shall
paid BY the government In whose name I
requisition shall have been made.
ARTICLE VII.
This convention shall continue In fol
during i've (5) years from the day Of eIehau
Of ratification, but II neither party shall Ia
given to tho other six (6) months previo
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