The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1870-12-30
A PROCLAMATION.
BY the presIdsa: Of the United sta,esof Americas

BY the Presiden. Of the United sta,esof Americas
Convention between the Gated States and Bel
GUM naturalization. Constituted. N~oAenber
l6, 1865; Exchanged, JGly 10, lsl.s Proclaimed
Jn;y 30, 1860.
Wherea, a convention regulating the citizen
ship Ct those persoii- who emlgfate from the Unit
ed states .. America TO Belgium, and from Bel
GUM to the United States % America, was con-
cluded aud signed by their respective plenipoten-
tiaries at Brussels on the sixtecLthSay u Noseml-
Der. eighteen hundred and sixiy-right. the origi-
val Of which convention being in the English aud
French languages Is word for word ms follows:
The President Il the United States Of America
and his Majesty the King Of the Belgians. led by
the wish to regulate the citizenship Of those y r.
sous who ensgIate from the United states Of
America to Belgium and from Belgium TO the
| United States 81 America, have resolved 70 make
a convention ON this subject, and have appointed
for their plenipoieniiaf les namely The Presi-
dent OF the United States Of America, Henry
\ sheldon sanford, a citizen OF the United States,
their minister resident near his Majesty the King
| u the Belgians, and his Majesty the King Of the
Belgians. the Sieur jules Wander Stichlen, grand
cross II the Order Of the Dutch Dion, &c.. &c, &c
his minister OF forcign Affairs, who. after having
communicated 10 each other their full powers,
found to be in good agi proper form, naSe agreed
upon the following articles:
ARTICLE l. Citizens .! the iplted States who
may = shall have been natGialized IN Belgium
will be considered by the United states u be citi-
zens Of Belgium. lieciprocally. Bciglsns who
may on shall hsye been ratuTalized ia the Unite.
States shall be considered by Belgium TO be citi-
zens Of the United states.
ARTICLE II. Citizens of either contracting par
~. IN case Of their return t. their original conn
try, Ssss ae prosecuted for their crimes or misie-
meanors committed before naturalization, saving
10 them such limitations as are established by the
laws Of their original country.
ARTICLE Ill. Natn.alized citizens 81 either
contracting party who si.all have resided Eve
years IN thecountry which has naturnlized them.
canr,1. be held 10 the obligation - military ser
vice IL l~sfreIginal country. or 10 Incidental
obligation resulting iheIs!fom in the event Of
then return 10 IL, except In cases Of dess.fion
from orgaeized aud embodied military or nays.
service. Or fbose that may be a-simiiaicd thereto
By the laws a that country.
ARTICLE Nv. Citizens o, the United States ma
turalized in relgium shall be considered BY pei-
GUM as ciiszcns Of the United States when they
shall have recovered their character as citizens Of
the United States according 10 the laws u the
United States. Rceiprcca!ly neigian- naturalizcd
tn the United States shall be considered by the
United States rs iielgians when they shall have
recovered their character as Belgians according TO
TIT laws Of Belgium.
ARTICLE v. The present convention shah en-
ter into execution Immediately after the exchange
Of notifications. aud snail remain in fJirs foe ten
years. II, at the expiration Of thu, porioi, mel
tber Of the contracting parties hall hsve given
notice ak months la advance Of its intention TO
terminate the same, u shall continue IN force M
I'll the end Fl twelve monthsaster one 81 the .on-
tracing parties shall have given notice TO the
oiheI u such intention.
ARTICLE VI. The present convention shall be
ratified b. the President q the United States, by
and with the consent and advice Of the Senate,
and ty his majesty the King Of the Belgians with
The consent q Parliament, aud the Publications
shall be exchanged at BRUSSELS within twelve
months from the date hereof, or sooner II possible.
In witness whereof, the respective plcnipoten-
tiaries have signed the same, aud affixed thereto
their seals.
Made IN duplicate at Brussels, tho sixteenth Of
November, one thousand eight hundred aud six
ty eight.
[seal.l II. s SANFORD.
tSeaI JULES WANDER STicHELEN.
Aud whereas the sail convention has been duly
ratified on both parts. and the respective raiihca-
iicns were exchanged at brussels. the tenth Inst
ant: /
Now, therefore be II known that /, Z. s. Grant
President Of the United States Of America. have
casutd the sald convention T. be made public, !
Il the end that the same and every clause aud
article thereof may be observed snd fulfilled in
good faith by the United States and the citizens
thereof
Ia wiines whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal Of the United States 10
be Affixed.
Done in the city Of Washington. this ihi,tieih
day Of July. in the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and iixty Liue and q the indie
p%enishce OF the United States the ninety fourth.
lscatl L. 5. GRANT.
ny the President,
HAMIro FISH,