The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-12-16

CONVENTION
BErwKKy rIiE
UNITED STATES AND GREAT BRITAIN.
NATURALIZATION.
cessasded ksy II. is'os KrcAaassd Ass~s TO- is'oi
PSvehsinss S>ptsnSsr 10, $50.
BIZ IHx President OF THE Uurxp srArEs or
AMKniCA.
A PROCLAMATION.
Wn>rrs. . oo.veption between the United STATES Of
Amer,ca aud her MS-sty The Qaeen OF ue lni.ed
KsEdom Of Great Britain and ireland fer rvsslalns
the eitisen.hp OF citizens of the United HAtes Who
have s@,sr.iSd os -se may eml.r.,s fryn The United
STATES Of @erica " The british sominloas and o.
British subjects Who have emigraied or may emiSrate
iraa the Brifish dotalnoas IA TIE United States of
America vas concluded and signed 81 London, BY their
mss i.. M essns % Which eoas.nsios Is word for
wOrd as ioliovs!
The President % the Unlted states Of America and
her Mse. ,hs Queen % tss ynl,s klnsdSm O. 9rss.
1enshp Of eittens of the United states of America
ss's ss. 20 S 2. ssG sa.s S ss
.a cs British .ssTs,s .se have s%isI,ssS q VI
STATES u America. have resolved To conelude eon-
ysniion fOr that parpose. and have named a. their
p,enpo,ent,.r,ss, that 10 10 say Sre PRESIDENT OF
esquire, envoy extraordinary ard minister plenpot
tsry of the United States u America % her Briiannc
M s"a he, MANY s n, e NJ Sn aS
orable George William frederck E.ri Of Clarendon,
Baron Hyde % lilndon. peer the United kinsou,
Ell. Ks,xbt of the moot sobls order % The Garter.
knght Grad Cr.- Of the most Order OF the
state or orslsa sfsIrs ~o, amer having eoalman.
Gated Ia each othe! their respective fsl powers. oand
% he In good and due Or have agreed upon and coa-
Guided the iolio~ins articles
ARTICLE I.
Citizens of the United STATES of America Who have
bscoms, OF shall bscome and are nstarAli,ed aeeori-
ecs. SHALL subject tO the provisions % Article n, be
hsd by the United states 70 be IN all respects and or
l..II
sseh ny tbs Uniled states.
Rrcprocslly. british sahleets who have become. or
In the United states % America a. citizens thereof shall
sabeet The pro,isons of Article H. be beld by Grs.
.sns % n. United states and ssl be treated as such
BY Great Britain
ARTICLE III.
such citizens 90 the United States Aforesaid who
ef her Britannia Majesty as British sabecis shall be
liberty their natural1a and to resume
yIded that such renunc be puocly declared with
In two years ssr the exchange OF the Publications. OF
sseh Briii.S subjects As Aforesaid who have become
and are n.iarallIed As citizens within The United
tion and 10 resume their British nationality. provided
that such renuneiaou be publciy declared within two
years Afier the t~elnh day Of April, is.O.
and publicly declared shall he agreed upon BY the gov
erDusnts VI the respective cOaairies.
Article III.
10 such citizen The
naiaraxe within the dOnRioBs u her Brit.naie MAJ
esty, should reoe~ his residence in the United states,
the United States government may ON his own sppl-
Gallon anil such conditions that government may
think DC o impose, resmit him to the character and
privileges Of citizen of the United States, and Great
Britain shall not, I'm thst claim him British
subject, on account Of his former naturalization.
In tbe same manner, amy Briish sabject ss sfore-
said nsurssed In the United states should renew his
resdence within the domnons of her britannia Mses-
". her Majesty government may. ON his own applica-
tlon and such conditions rs that government may
think nc 10 Inpose readmlt him the character and
shall not In that case, claim him as citizen Of the
United states account "f his 0rD,er nstuI sxaion.
ARTICLE ".
The present convention shall be raaed by the Pres
dent of the United States by and with The advice and
consent OF the senate thereof and by her Rritannc
Majesty, AMI the raiincstiOns shall be exchanged nj
London As may be within twelve months iron,
In witness whereof the respective penpoteutisries
have Signed the same, and have afixed thereto their
Hone At Lordon, the thirteenth day Of May, IN the
year Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy. -.
tsEAL.l CLARENDON.
And whereas the said convention has been duly rstk
hed ON both parts and the respective ratlheaions of
the same we're exchanged al London on the bth In
slant
President of the United states of Amercs have csnsed
the SAID Convention p BE- made public 10 the end that
the aud every clause aud part thereof be OBJ
sersed and lne with good faith by the United States
In witness Whereof have bereunto set my bssd and
esased the seal &C the United states 90 be AFFIXED.
Done at the city Of Washington this sixteenth day Of
September, In the year ~ our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred aud seventy. and Of tile
tsEAL undergraduates Of the United States OF America
the ninety-nfth. -
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary n State.