The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-04-28

settled BY the eopsulS general, ConsulP,
vice eonsuIs, and con ular agenlS Of
tho respective counties whete they
reside. II, however, any inhabitant Of
the county, OF ritiSsn OF subject Of
third power shall b6 Interested in the
matter, aud the parties cannot agree, the
lcompstenl local authorities shall decide.
ARnclE XIV.
All proceedings relative to the sal.
vags Of American vessels wrecked upon
the coasts Of Belgium, aud Of Bslgian
vessels wrecked upon the coasts Of tho
Uuited States. shall bO dirOCted BY con.
sus general, cousulS, Ond vice consula
Of tho two countries respectively. and,
until their arrival, by retrospective CON
sulaF agents, wherever an agency oxlstS,
In the plscos and ports where an ugsu-
cy does not exist, the local authorities.
until tho arrival Of lbeoonsul in whose
district the wreck may have occurred,
and who shall Immediately bO informed
Of the occuuence, shall take all ncoassa
nv measures for the protection Of persons
and the preservation Of property. The
local auIhotilics shall not otherwise in.
terfsre than for the maintenance OF order,
the protection Of the salvors, it they do
not belong 10 tho crews that have beco
wrecked, and to carry into effect the ar
rangems's mAds for the onlry and ex
poF!atiun Of the merchandise saved. II
i, understood that such merchandise is
MOTTO DO subjected 10 any custom house
chafgss, unless II be intended for COM
sumption in the country where the wreck
may have taken place.
ARTICLE XIV,
In case Of the doatb Of any ciliz'n Of
tho United States, in Belgium, OF Of q
citizen Of B slgium 10 the United Slqlea,
without having any known hsrs or Test
ameutaty executor BY him appointed, the
competent local authorities shall infcfm,
the consuls or consular agents of tho
nation 10 which tho deceased belongs Of.
the circrmsLunce 10 order that the nee
eSsary Information may be Immediately
forwarded to parties interested.
t,b7a ARTICLE XVI.
Tho present convention shall remain
ia force ior tie space Of ten years, cnpn'
ling from the dale Of the exchange
of The Fhdfcadons, which shall
30 made 10 conformity with the rcSpSc,
tive eOnstiludonS ofihGs two counties,
.nd exchanged q Bspagels within lhs
pet,g pgl'
'fsible, Ii csse nSithet psfty gives no.
|tice, twelve months aftor The expiration
of tho said period Of ten years, Of iIs in'
tenlion not TO feuow this convention, Il
shall rem1in in force one year longer,
and SO on from year TO year, until the
expiration Of a year from the day on
Which one Of tho parties shall have giy-
en such notice.
Infsi!h whereof The Respective pleni-
pO'enliarics have signed this convention,
and hsyo hereuntO vfixsd their seals.
Done at Brussels. in duplicate the
fGh day Of D ecom6er, eighteen hundred
and sixty-eight.
JULES WANDER STIeHELRN.
[sEAt
Aud wherea, The said convention has
been july ratified on both parts, onj the
respective rstllcalionS have been ex
changsd;
Now, therefore, be Il known that I,
U. 8. Grant, President Of The United
States Of America. have caused the said
convention TO be made public to the enl
that the ssme and every clauss aud ar.
ticIe thereof may be observed and full.
filed with good faith by .he Uuitod
staes and the citizens theNof,
10 witness whereof I have hersun'o
sell my hand aud csused the seal Of tho
United States to be sffixol.
Done 10 the city Of Washington tiIis
seventh day Of Match, in the year
Of oar Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy, and Of the Independence
Of the Uailsd States the ninety fourth.
~ sEAI U, S, GRANT.
By the President:
HANILToN FIsH,
Secretary Of State.
lPublio-No. 80
AN ACT giving the consent Of tic Unitel
States 10 the erection Of a bridge HcEoss the
Delaware river, between PhiladclPhia and
Camden. 90
BE Il enacted By Ms Ssnats and House
of RepressntatiVes Of Lhs U,titql SAFES Of
America IN COnqress assembled. That