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committed within the jurisdiction Of the re.
curing party. shall seek asyipm or shall be
found within the territories Of the other: Pro-
rtded, That this shall be done only when the
fact OF the commission Of the crime shall be 90
established as to justify their apprehension and
commitment for trial, IL the crime had been
SO accused shall be found; in all Of which the
tribunals of said country snail proceed and
decide according to their own laws.
ARTICLE XVIII.
Persons shall be delivered mp according to
the provisions Of this convention, who shall be
charged with any of the following crimes, to-
WIT; murder, Qncludtng assassination, parri-
commit murder; rape; s forgery; the % counter 70
feiting OF money; arson; robbery with violence.
Intimidation, or forcible entry OF an inhabited
house piracy embezzlement by public Off GERS,
or by persons hired or salaried, to the detri-
ment of their employers, when these crimes are
subject to infamous punishment
ARTICLE XXlX.
On the part of each country the surrender
shall be made only by the authority OF the
executive thereof. The expenses of detention
and delivery. effected in virtue Of the preced-
ing articles, shall be at the cost OF the party
ARTICLE xxx.
Ine provisions OF the afOrsgOing articles
relating to the surrender of the fugitive crtmi-
mails shall not apply to offences committed be.
fore the date hereof, nor to those of a political
character.
ARTICLE XXI.
eight years, dating from the exchange OF the
ratircations; and if one year before the expira-
ton OF that period neither of the contracting
parties shall have announced, by an official
notification It's intention TO the other 10 arrest
the operations OF said convention il shall con.
tinue binding for twelve months longer, and so
on, from year TO year, until the expiration OF
the twelve months which will follow q similar
declaration, whatever the time at which 1t may
take place.
ARTICLE XXXIi.
This convention shall he submitted on both
sides TO the approval and ratification of the
respe ective competent authorities OF each OF the
contracting parties, and the ratificatious shall
be exchanged at Santo Domingo as soon as cir
cumstanc ces shall admit.
In faith whereof, the respective plenipoten
tiaries have signed the aforegoIng articles, in
the English and Spanish languages, and they
have heI Ieunto Affixed their seals.
Done in duplicate, at the city of Santo Do.
mingo, this eIgh'h day of February, in the year
OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
slxty-seven.
Isl JNo SoMRRs SMITH.
IT,. S. JOSE q. GARCIA.
LIS. JUAN X. FIALLo.
And whereas the said convention has
been duly ratified on both parts, and the
spective ratifications of the same were ex-
changed at the city OF Santo Domingo on the
5th instant
Now, therefore, he it known that 1, Andrew
Johnson, President OF the United StatsF of
America, have caused the said convention to
be made public TO the end that the same and
every clause and article thereof may be observ-
ed and fulfilled with good faith by the United
States and the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof / have hereunto set my
hasd and caused the seal Of the United States
to be affixed.
Done at the city OF Washington. this twenty
fourth day of October in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
r.. s.. sixty-seven, and of the independence
OF tine United States of America the
nInety-secOnd. ANDREW JOHNSON.
BY the President:
WILLIAM ii. SRwARD, Secretary OF State.