The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-27
THE NATURALIZATION TREATY.
Protocol for u Convention Between the
United States and Great Britain, Re
suIating the Citizenship Of Persons
who Emigrate to and from the two
Countries.

The following is the naturalization protocol
showing the principles agreed upon by the
United States and British Governments on the
question of naturalization
The undersigned, Reverdy johnson, Esq.,,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten.
tiary from the United States OF America, and
Edward Henry, Lord Stanley OF Bickerstaf,
her Britannia Majesty's principal Secretary OF
Stale @ for Foreign Affairs being respectively au-
thorized and empowered to place on record
the desire of the President Of the United
States of America and her Majesty the Queen
of The United Kingdom OF Great Britain and
ireland to regulate the citizenship Of citizens
of the United States OF America who Lave en-
grated or may emigrate from the onlted
States OF America to British domtnions, and OF
British subjects who have emlgrated or VINO
NAV emigrate from the British dominons to
the United States Of America, have agreed
upon the following protocol
First. Such citizens as aforesaid OF the
United States who have become or shall be-
come, and are naturalized according to law
within the british dominions as British sub
iects. shall, subject to the provisions OF arti-
ecles two and four, be held by the United States
to be, in all respects and for all purposes,
British subjects, and shall be treated as such
bv the United States. Resiprocally, such Brit
ish subjects as uforesaid who have become or
shall become and are naturalized according to
Law within the United States Of AMERICA as cit.
zens thereof, shall, subject to the PROVISIONS or
articles two and four, be held by Great Britain
to be, in oil respects and Tor all purposes,
American cltlZens, ana snail DC trea1eu as sucn
by Great Britain.
Second. such United States citizens as
aforesaid who have bscome and are naturaliz-
ed within the British dominions as British sub
iects, and such British subjects as aforesaid,
who have become and are naturallzed as clti-
zens within the United States, shall be at
liberty to reGounce their naturalization and TO-
resume their respective nationalites, provided
that such renunciation be publicly declared
within two years after this protocol shall have
been carried into effect as provided by article
four. The manner in which this renunciation
NAV be made and publicly declared shall be
hereafter agreed upon by the respective gov
ernments.
Third. If such American citizen as afore-
said, naturalizod within the British domlnlons,
should renew his residence IN the unlteo
States the United States Government may, on
his own application and on such conditions as
that government may think fit to impose, re-
admit him to the character and privileges OF
an American citizen, and Great Britain shall
not in that case claim him as British subject
on account of his former naturallzatl IN. In the
same manner if such British subject as afore-
said, naturaiized in the United States, should
renew his residences within the British domln-
ions, the British Government may, on his own
application and on such conditions as that gov
ernment may think ft to impose, readmlt MIN
to the character and privileges Of British
subject, md tho United States ehal not in that
case claim him as citizen OF the United States
ON account OF his former naturalization.
Fourth. As it will not be practicable Tor
Great Britain to carry into operation the prln-
ciples laid down in this protocol until provl-
sion has been made by the Imperial Parlia-
ment for such revision OF the existing laws
as the adoption of those principles involves, 1t
s agreed that this portocol shalt not take et-
feet until such Legislation can be accomplished.
The British Government will introduce meas
ures into Parliament for this purpose as
speedily as may be possible, having regard TO
the variety Of public and private interests
which may be effected by change in the laws
OF naturalization and allegiance now under
consideration of the royal commission, whose
report is expected shortly to be made. The
same provision not being necessary by the
constitution and laws OF the United States,
this article is not mado reciprocal.
Done OF London, the ninth OF October, eighteen
NDA'i 0' 'i'N' ' REVERDY JOHNSON.
STANLEY.
A similar treaty has been agreed to between
Belgium and the United States, and has been
sent to the Senate for ratification. Also. a
treaty with Peru, almost identical with that
with England, providing for the settlement oi
all claims.