The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1870-12-31
PROCLAMATION.

| IV tne RIr7lutlk "a IA ~
Whereas a convention concerning the citizenship
~ "nigrants between the United States Of Ameri
"a ,,d no Grand Duchy Of Ilesse, was concluded
,aJ sfvred by their respective plenipotcntiafies n
parmsiadt, on the first day Of August, one thous-
and eight hundred and sixty.eight, which cenven-
ton being In knglissh ara oefiaah iahhHab@
word for word rs follows. ,
whereas an agreement was made the 81 OF
February, 1865, between the lnttei Ttata ~
| America aud the NORTH German Confederation, p
regulate the citizenship u those VINO eniiAtite
FINN The United States q America to the territory
| III The North German Confederation and from the
North German Confederation to the Unliea states
Of America. and whereas the agreement by pAhh-
cation in the bulletin Of the laws u the t1nieder-
| afisn has obtained binding force ia the paftauf the
| Grand Duchy Of Hesso belonging % tie North
| GERMAN Confederation, 1t has seemed proper m
| ike manner to establish regulations respecting the
| citizenship OF such persons as efHtelate ItoAi tae
| United states Of America tn the parts Of uaeoIdnd
| puchy Of Hc8se not belonging to The North Ger
man Confederation, and from The above described
parts o~fIIesss to the United States Of America.
The President Of The United States u America
| and his Royal highnoss the Grand Duke II Hesse
| and hy Rhine have therefore resolved u treat on
| this subject. and Tor that purpose have appointed
| pleuipoteutiaric toconclude o convention, that Is
| 10 saw, the President Of the United States q Amer
lea. George Bancroft, envoy extraordinary aud
minister nlcnipotentiary, and his Royal tiEhuess
| tlta Grand Duke q Hesse and by Rhine. &C., Dr.
4 IltMtAfEk fAANN fNAA AHhA"NA"f 49,
| council Of state, minister Of justice aud actual
priyy counsellor. who have agreed 70 AMI signed
| the following articles;
AarfcLr L. Citizens II the part Of the Grand
| Duchy Of Ifesse not mcnded in the North German
| Confederation. who haYebel Pc OF shall become
| naturalized citizens OF tho United States OF Amer
lea and shall have resided uniterrnptedly within
the United States five years. shall be held b. the
grand ducall llessian government 10 DO American
| Citizens and shall be treated as such.
| Ragiprdtalix fitfypng of the United States OF
| America. who have become or shall become natn-
rallied citizen Of the above described parts 81 the
Grand Duchy IIesse, and shall have resided unia-
torruptedly therein five years, shall be held by
the United States TO be citizens Of tho Grand
Duchy IIcsse, and shall DO treated as such,
The declaration Of an intention 70 hecoinea citi-
| zen Of tho one or the other c0lntry, has not for
either party the effect Of naturalization.
EARrIcLE VI. A naturalized citizen q the one
party on feturn 70 the territory u the ether party,
| rernaines liable 10 punishment for an action pun,
| ishabie By the laws Of his original country, aud
| committed before his emigration, saving always
the limitation established BY the laws q his origi-
nal country.
ARralg III. The convention FOR the mutual
delivery OF criminals, ~fugliiYes from justice, IN
certain cases. concluded bgiWeen the United states
ofAmotica and the Grand Duqhy Of Hesae, on the
10th Of June, lo52, remains in force Without
change.
ARrIclEIY. ia Uessian naturlizei ia Ameri-
ca, but originally a citizen uithe parts ofthe Grand
Duchy not included ia tho Norih Herman Geufed-
Grafton renews bis residence IN those parts with
out the intent 20 return 70 America, lac shall be
held 10 have ren0lncrd his naturalization Ia the
United States.
Rociprocally; If an American naturilized IN The
Grand Duchy Of Hesse, within the Shove describe
% parts, } rcnews his residence Ia the United state
without tho intent to return 60 Hesse, he shall be
held tohave renolnced his naturalization In tho
Grand Dnchy.
The Intent not to return may 10 held to exist
when the phTson naturaiztd in the one country
reside. more than two years IN the other country.
ARTiCLs Y. The present convention shah go
into effect Immediately, on the exchange Of ratiii-
cations, and shall continue IN force Tor ten years.
II neither party .hall have given 20 the other sly
months previous notice ofits intention to then
terminate the same. it shall further remain in
force twelve months after either d the contract
ing parties shallhaye given notice 10 the other II
such intention.
ARrlcLr vi. The present convention shall be
ratified by the President of the United States Of
America and his ROYAL iinhuess the Grand Duke
OF Iesse, and by Rhine &C., The ratification Of the
first Is 10 take effect by and with the advice aud
consent Of the Senate 81 the United States on the
Grand Ducal |Iessian side, the assent q tile states
Of the Grand Duchy u reserved, Ia 80 far AS Il Is
required by the constitution.
The ratiicatiJns shall be exchanged at Berlin
within one year Of the present date.
In faith whereof tho plcnipotcntiaries have
signed and scaled this convention,
Dhfm.Ahuts ISL OF AUGUST A9to.
rSeai ono. BANCROFT
Seal ~fREDLRIcH EkElllER
vos LINDEL0f,
And whereas the aidconvcntion has been duly
ratified on both parts, aud the respective ratihea.
lions we're exchanged at Berlin, the twenty.tbird
day Of July, lasts
Now, therefore, be II known that ], U. S.
Grant, President Of tie United states OF America,
have caused the said convention - be made pub
lie 10 the end that the same and every clause and
article thereof may be observed and fulfilled by |
the United States aud the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof ! have hereunto set my
baud and caused the seal o. the United States 70
DO affixed.
Done ia tho city Of Washington this ihirty-hrst
day Of Augugt, ~ the year % our Lord one
thousand eight hundred aud sixiy-uine, and u
the independence " the United state the ninety.
fourth.
~. 5 Scal.I u. S. GRANT.
BY the President
I~IsNuLros fisn, Secretary 81 State.