, 1869-02-12

By the Prs.issat Of d. United Statssef Am~iea.
A PROCLAMATION. ~


By the Presidsnt Of ths United States Of Amried
A PRocEANATIox. AS
Whereas an additional article to the treaty of
navigation aud commerce between the United
States Of America and the Emperor Of Russia, of
the 18th Of December, 1882, was concluded and
signed at Washington, by their respective pleni,
poteptiaries, on the 27th day of January, 1868,
the original Of which additional article is word
for word as follows:
The United States Of America and bis Majesty
the Emperor Of all the Russias, deeming 1t ad>
vsable that there should be an additional article
to the treaty Of commerce between them of the
6. .lS December, 1882, have for this purpose
named as their plenipoteutiaries, the President
of the United States, William H. Seward, Secre,
tary Of State, aud bis Majesty the Emperor Of all
the Russias, the Privy Councillor, Edward de
Stoeekl, accredited as bis Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipoteutiary to the United Statesi
and the said plenipotentiares after an examina-
ton of their respective full powers, which were
found to be 10 good and due form, have agreed
to and signed the following:
ADDITIONAL ARTICLE.
The high contracting parties, desiring to Sc
cure complete and efficient protection to the man
ufacturing industry of their respective citizens
and subjects, agree that any counterfeiting in
one of the two countries of the trade marks afix-
ed in the other on merchandise to show its origin
aud quality, shall be strictly prohibited and re-
pressed, and shall give ground for an action OF
damages in favor of the injured party, to be
prosecuted in the courts Of the country in which
the counterfeit shall be proven.
The trade marks in which the citizens or subs
jects of one of the two countries may wish to
secure the right of property in the other, must
be lodged exclusively, to wit, the marks Of citi-
zens of the United States in the Department Of
Manufactures and Inland Commerce at st. Peters.
burg, and the marks Of Russian subjects at the
Patent Office in Washington.
This additional article shall be terminable BY
either party, pursuant to the 18th article of the
treaty to which it is an addition. 1t 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 Emperor o: all the Russ
las, and the respective ratifcations of the same
shall be exchanged at st, Petersburg within nine
months from the date hereof sooner if possible.
In faith whereof the respective plenipotentia-
ries have signed the present additional article in
duplicate and affixed thereto the seal of their
arms.
Done at Washington, the twenty. seventh day
of January, in the year of grace one thousand
eight hundred and sixty y-eight.
WILLIAM h. SEWARD. f.. ST.
EDOUARD DE STOECKL. u. ST.
And whereas the said additional article has
been duly ratified on both parts, and the respec.
tive Publications of the same were changed at
st. Petersburg on the 2lst day Of September last
by Cassius NJ Clay, esquire, envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipoteutiary of the United States
and Vladimir de Wetmsnn, acting minister of
foreign affairs of his Majesty the Emperor of
all the Russias, on the part of their respective
governments
Now, therefore, be it known that |, Andrew
Johnson, President of the United States of Ame-
rica, have caused the said additional article to
be made public, to the end that the same, and
every clause and part thereof, may be observed
and fulfilled with good faith by the United Ststes
and the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States to
be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this fifteenth
day of October, in the year Of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and sixty.eight, and OF
the independence of the United States the ninety
third.
[sEAL) ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the President:
WILLIAM H. SEWARD,
Secretary of State.