The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-06
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the Second Session of the
FOrtieth Congress. iaa,iay

| RoTttcth congress. -ls -
1V me fre''af"' AS.etsed AG1 tss United tafeS q
A Proclamation.
Whereas, a treaty concerning the
citizenship Of emigrants between She
United States of America and his
Majesty the King Of Bavaria. was
concluded and signed by their re-
| spective plenipotentiaries at Munich.
on the 10Th day of May, 1868, which
treaty, being in the English and Ger
man languages, is, word for word, as
follows: sruunEtsuO nsw
His Majesty the King of Bavaria
and the President of the URited
States of America, led by the wish to
regulate the citizenship Ofkthose per
sons who emigrate from Bavaria to
the United States of America, and
from the United States OF America to
the territory of the kingdom OF Ba-
varla, have resolved to treat on this
subject, and have, for that purpose,
appointed plenipotentiaries 10 Con
clude a convention; that 10 to say.
His Majesty the King of Bavaria, Dr..
Otto. Baron Of VoelderndorfE, .Coun-S
clllor of Ministry, and the President
CT the United States Of America,
George Bancroft. envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipOtentiary, who
have agreed to and sigaed the follow
ing articles: .....
ARTICLE I. rreh II
Citizens Of Bavaria, who have be-
come, or shall become, natuFalized
citizens of the United States Of
America, and shall have resided un-
interruptediy within she United States
for five years, shall be held by Ba-
varia to be American citizens, and
shall be treated as such.
Reciprocally: Citizens of the United
States of America who have become,
or shall become, naturalized citizens
of Bavaria, and shall have resided
uninterruptedly within Bavaria five
years. shall be held by the United
States to be Bavarian citizens, and
shall be treated as such.
The declaration of an intention to
become a citizen of the one or the
other country has not for reither party
the effect of naturalization.
ARTICLE II.
A naturalized citizen of the one
party on 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 COM
mitted before his emigration, saving
always the limitation established by
the laws of his original country, or
any other remission Of liability to
punishment.
ARTICLE III.
TIE convention for the mutual de-
liver7 Of criminals. fugitives. from
justice, in certain cases, concluded be-
twee the United States, on the one
part, and Bavaria, on the other part,
the twelfth day of September. one
thousand eight hundred and fifty
three, remains In force without
change. IS -f- e. -
ARTICLE w.
IF a Bavariau, nsturalized n
varia. without the intent to return to
America, he shah be held to have
renOunced his naturalization In the
United States. Reciprocally, if an
American, naturalIzed In. Bavaria, re.
States, without the intent to return
10 Bavaria, he shall be held to Fave
renOunced his naturalization In Ba-
varia. The intent ncta TO return may
be held to exist when the person
naturalized in the onercountry resides
more than two years5fin the other
country.
a6aozl ARTICLE W. 81 -s.sH0E EE
The present convention shall go
into effect Immediately on the ex
change of ratifcations, and shall con-
time IN force for ten years. If neither
party shall have given to the other
six months previous notice of its inr
| tentiOn then to terminate the sa me 70
shall further remain in force until the
end of twelve month after either -of
| the contracting parties shall have
givel Lo..ce to the other of such IN
tention. as-.( = 81 ss-.s- 81.
5 ARTICLE vi.
The present convention shall be
ratified by his Majesty the Kiug OF
| Bavaria and by the Preside OF Gt1e
| United States, by aud with. the advice
| and consent of the Senate of the
| limited States, and the ratification
| shall be exchanged at Munich within
twelve months from the date hereof.
In faith whereof tho plehiDotenti-
aries have signed and sealed this con-
Munich, the 26th May. 1868.
GEORGE BA9cRoFF.IfF { .oA
DR.. OTTO FIR. VoN voLDERNDoRFF.
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