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The New German Treaty.

INTERESTING INFORMATION FOR THE GERMANS
IN AMER1cA-rM GUARANTEED RIGHTS OF
NArURAL1zED cIT1zENs-FUL1, TEXT OF rHE
NEW TREATY.
The following is the exact text of the new
treaty signed on the 22d Of February by the
representatives Of the United States and Prus-
sia, on behalf of the German Confederation,
in relation to the rights Of 1aturalized Ger
mans in America:
The President Of the United States and his
Majesty the King Of Prussia; in the name Of
wish to regulate the citizenship Of those per.
SONS who emigrate from the North German
Confederation to the United Stites Of America,
and from the United States Ct America to the
territory Of the North German Confederation,
have resolved to treat on this subject, and
have for that purpose appointed plenipoter-
tiaries to conclude o convention that is to
say, the President Of the United States of
America-George Bancroft, Envoy Extraordi-
nary and Minister Plenipoter tiary from said
States near the King Of Prussia and the North
German Confederation, and Ills Majesty the
King Of Prussia-Bernhard Konig, Privy
Counsellor of Legation, who have agreed to
and signed the following articles:
| Art. /. Citizens Of the North German Con-
zens OF the United States of America, and
shall have resided uninterrup tedly within the
United States FIVE years, shall be held by the
North German Confederation to be American
citizens, and shall be treated rs such. Recip-
rocally, citizens OF the United States Of Amer
lea who become naturalized citizens q, OF the
| North German Confederation, and shall have
resided uninrerruptedly within North Germa-
ny five years, shall be held by the United
] States to be North German citizens, and shall
be treated as such. The declaration of an in
tention to become citizen of the one or the
other country has not for either party the ef-
| feet Of naturalization.
Art. 2. A naturaized citizen Of the one par
ty en- return 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.
Art. 8. The convention for the mutual dehv-
cry of criminals and fugitivas from justice in
certain cases, concluded between the United
States on the one part and Prussia and other
States of Germany on the other part, the 18th
day Of June, 1852, is hereby extended to all
the States of the North German Confedera-
ton.
Art. 4. II o German, natur allied in America
renews his residence in Moth Germany with
the intent to return to America, he shall be
held to have renounced bin naturalization in
the United States. Reciprooally. if an Ameri.
can, naturalized in North Germany, renews
his residence in the United States without the
intent to eturn to North Germany, he shall
be held to have renounced hie naturalization
in North Germany. The intent not to return
may be held to exist when the person natur.
allied in one country reeilles more than two
years in the other country.
Art. s. The present convention shal 90 into
effect Immediately on the exchange Of ratifica'
tions and shall continue in force for ten years
if neither party shall have given to the othel
six months previous notice Of it's intention
| then to terminate same, IL shall further re
main in force until the end of twelve months
after either Of the contracting parties shal
| have given lotice to the oEher OF such lnten
tion. -.
Art. 6. The present convention shall be rati
fed by the PresidsLt, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate Of the United States
and By His Majesty the King of Prussia, il
the name Of the North German Confederation
and the ratifcations shall be exchanged a
Berlin within six months from the date here
of.
In faith whereof the plenpotentiaries fayt
signed and sealed this convention at Berlin
the 22d day Of February, 1879: ,
BERNHARD KONG.
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with the North German Confederation, instead
of with Prussia, is the most important act 0
the new Bund. It is go clear and concise in it
terms that it is scarcely possible for any mis-
conception of them to occur. The right o.
emigration is conceded, and the North German
is freed from all obligations 70 his native coun
try from the time Of his emigration. The con
cessions on the part Ct the United States ar
designed to prevent fraudulent transfer
allegiance, in which America is as much inter
ested as North Germany. The principle IN
yoved in article four has for some time beef
maintained by the Government Of the Cnite'
States, and although the intention OF perma
nert residence in the original country may b
presumed after continued residence there c
more than two years, according to the las
paragraph OF the article, the provis ion is dis
cre.ionary and not reIemptory.