New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-30
A PROCLAMATION by the President of
the United States OF America

Whereas, q treaty concerning the citizen
ship OF emigrants between the United States
OF America and his Majesty the King of
urttemberg. was concluded and signed
by their respective plenipotentiaries. at
Stuttgart, on the twcnty-seventh day of
July, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight.
which treaty, being in the English and
German languages, is word for word as fol-
lows:
The President of the United States of
America and his Majesty the King of Wurt-
temberg, led by the wish to regulate the
cltlzenshlp OF those persons who emigrate
from the United States of America to Wurt-
temberg, and from Wurttemberg to the ter
rltory of the United States of America. have
resolved to treat on this subject, and have,
Tor that purpose, appointed plenipotentiaries
to conclude a convention. that is to say:
Inc President of the United States of AMER
lea, George Bancroft, Envoy Extraordinary
ana Minister PlenipOtentiary, and his Males
ty the King of Wurttemberg, his Minister
OF the royal house and of foreign affairs.
Charles Baron Varnbuler, who have agreed
to and signed the following articles:
ARTICLE I.
Citizens of Wurttemberg, who have be-
come or shall become naturalized citizens of
the United States of America, and shall
have resided nninterruptedly within the
by Wnrttemberg to be American citizens.
and shall be treated as such. Reciprocallv,
citizens OF the United States of America who
have become or shall become naturalized
citizens of Wurttemberg, and shall
have resided uninterruptedly within Wurt-
temberg five years, shall be held by the
United States to be citizens of Wurttemberg,
and shall be treated as such. The declara-
ton OF an intention to become a citizen of
hoS =,
either party the effect of naturalization.
ARTICLE II.
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 committed 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
The convention for the mutual delivery
OF criminals, fugitives from Justice in Ger
taln cases, concluded between Wurttemberg
and the United States the sixteenth June.
1872, thirteenth October, 1888, remains in
force without change.
ARTICLE IA.
If Wurttemberger, naturalized in Amer
lea, renews his residence in Wurttemberr
without the intent to return to America. he
shall be held to have renowned his natur
allzation i'll the United States Recipro
cally, II an American naturalized in Wurt-
temberg. renews his residence in the United
States without the intent to return to Wurt
temberg, he shall be held to have renowned
his naturalization in Wurttemberr. The
intent not to return may be held to exist
when the person naturalized in the one
country resides more than two wears in the
other country.
ARTICLE V.
The present convention shall 90 info
effect immediately on the exchange of raft
hcatlons, and shall continue in force for ten
years. Ii neither party shall have given to |
lle otner SIX months previous notice of its |
HtentlOn then TO terminate the same. if
sha!i further remain in force until the end of |
WE'VE months after either of the high con |
I1ractlng parties shall have given notice to |
the other of such intention
ARTICLE W.
The present convention shall he ratifad |
by his Majesty the King of Wurttember~
with the consent of the Chambers of tLe |
and by the President by and with |
the advice and consent of the Senate of the |
United States, and the ratifications shall he |
1Xchanged at Stuttgart as soon as possible.
within twelve months from the date hereof
III lalth whereof the Observation-Disclosures |
nave signed and sealed this convention.
stuttgart, the twenty-seventh of July.
'he thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight
lsEAL.J GEORGE BANCROFT.
ana whereas the said treaty has been