, 1868-12-11
Sgalla Njalla Statesman.
FRIDAY EVENING, December IL, 1865.
Treaty between the United States of
America and the King of Prussia.
By the President Of :hs United States Of America.
A PROCLAMATION.


By the President Of .hs United States Of America.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas a treaty between the United States of
America and his Majesty the King Of Prussia in
the name of the North German Confederation,
was concluded and signed by their respective
plenipotentaries at Berlin, on the twenty second
day Of February, eighteen hundred and sixty
eight which treaty, being in the English and
German languages, is word for word as follows; :;
The President of the United States OF America
and bis Majesty the King of Prussia in the name
of the North German Confederation, led by the
wish TO regulate the citizenship of those persons
who emigrute from the North German Confede-
ration to toe United States of America, and from
the United States of America to the territory of
the North German Confederation, have resolved
to treat on this subject, and have for that pur-
pose appointed plenipotentiaries to conclude q
convention; that is to say, the President OF the
United States of America, George Bancroft, en-
yoy extraordinary and minister plenipoteutlary
from the said States near the King Of Prussia
and the North German Confederation, and his
Majesty the King of Prussia, Bernhard KONG,
privy counsellor of legation, who have agreed to
and signed the following articles:
ARTICLE 1.
Citizens CT the North German Confederation,
who become naturalized citizens of the United
States of America and shall have resided unin-
terruptedly within the United States five years,
shall be held by the North German Confedera,
tion to be American citizens and shall be treated
as such.
Reciprocity: citizens of the United States of
America who become naturalized citizens of
the North German Confederation, and shall have
resided uuinterruptedly within North Germany
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 the one or the other country has
not for either party the effect OF naturalization.
ARTICLE II.
A naturalized citizen of the one party on re-
turn to the territory of the other party remains
liable to trial and punishment for an action
punishable by the laws of his original country
and committed before his emigration saving,
always, the limitation established by the laws of
his original country.
ARTICLE III.
The convention for the mutual delivery of
criminals, fugitives from-jdstce, in certain cases,
concluded betweenfhe United States on the one
part nd Prussia and other States of Germany on
the other part, tile sixteenth day of June, one
thousand eight hundred and ffty-two, ia hereby
extended to all the States of the North German
Confederation.
ARTICLE ".
If German naturalized in America rensws
his residence in North Germany, without the in
tent to return to America, be shall be held to
have renounced his naturalization in the United
States. Reciprocally: if an American natural
Ized in North Germany renews bis residence in
the United States, without the intent to return
to North Germany, he shall be held to have re-
nounced his naturalization in North Germany.
The intent no, to return may be held to exist
when the person naturaized in the one country
resides more than two years in the other country.
ARTICLE V.
The present convention shall 90 into effect i'm.
mediately on the exchange of ratfcatons, and
shall continue in force for ten years. If neither
party shall have given to the other six months
previous notice OF its intention then to terminate
the same, it shall further remain in force until
the end of twelve months after either of the con
tracing parties shall have given notice to the
other Of such intention.
ARTICLE VI.
The present convention shall be ratified by the
President by and with the advice and consent OF
the Senate of the United States, and by his
Majesty the King of Prussia in The name Of the
North German Confederation and the ratifca-
tions shall be exchanged at Berlin within six.
months from the date thereof
In faith whereof the pleuipotentiaries have
signed and sealed this convention.
BERLIN, the 22d Of February, 1868.
GEORGE BANCROFT. 1sEAL1
BERNHARD KONIG. sEAL5
And whereas the said treaty has been duly
ratified on both parts, and the respective rati6-
cations have been exchanged:
Now, therefore, be it known that |, Andrew
johnson, President of the United States of Ame-
rica, have caused the said treaty to be made
public tothe end that the same and every clause
and asticle thereof may be observed and fulfilled
with good faith by the United States and the
citizens thereof.
In witness whereof, l have hereurto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States to
be affixed.
Done in the city of Washington, this twenty.
seventh day of May, in the year of our Lord one
tbonsand eight hundred and sixtv-eight, and of
the independence of the United States the ninetv-
second
SEAL. ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the President;
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Secretary Of State