New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-06

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deserted said ships and vessels, for: the pur-
pose of>sending them ON board Or back to
| their country. To that end; the c0nsuls Of
the United States in Belgium nay apply to
any of the cO1petent authorities, and the
consuls of Belgium in the .CEited States
| Aay apply in writing to eithersthe federal,
State or municipal courts OF authorities, and
make q request in writing for the deserteYs,
supporting it by the exhibition 0fthe register
of the vessel and list of the creweOr by other
official documents, to show that the per
sons claimed belong to the said crew.
Upon such request alone, thus supported,
and without the exactien Of any oath from
the consular officers, the deserteEs, not be-
ing citizens Of the country whsze the de-
nland is made at the time of their shipping,
shall be given UP. All the necessary aid
and protection ,shall be furnished for the
search, pursuit, seizure, and arrest Of the
deserters, who shall even be put and kept
in the prisons of the country, at the re-
quest and expeDseeof the consular officers,
until there may bean opportunity FOR send
ing them away II, however, such an op-
port,rsity should. not present itself within
the space Of three laonths, counting from
day Of the arrest, the deserter shall be set
at liberty, nor shall he be again arrested
for the same cause.
ARTICLE XIII.
In the absence OF an agreement to
the contrary between the owners, freight
ers, aud insurers, al damages Suffered
countries, whether they enter port vOluIf-
tarily or are forced by stress of weather,
shall be settled by the caasulsgeneral, con
suls vice censuls and consular agents of the
respective countries where they reside. Il,
however, any inhabitant of the country, er
citizen or subject OF a thirG power, shall lie
Interested in the matter, aad the parties
can not agree, the competent local auth0fi-
ties shall decide.
ARTICLE XIV.
All proceedings relative to tie salvage of
American vessels wrecked upoR the coasts
of Belgium, and Of Belgian vessels wrecked
upon the coasts Of the United States, shall
be directed by cONnls-general, e0nsuls, and
vice eOnsuls OF the two countries respec-
lively, and until Their arrival, by the respec-
tive consular agents, wherever 2n agency
exists. In the places and ports where an
agency does not exist. the local authorities,
until tie arrival Of the consul in whose dis
trict the wreck may have occurred, and who
shall Immediately be informed of the occur
renee, shall take all necessary measures for
the protection OF persons and the preserv,
ton Of property. The local authorities shall
not otherwise interfere than for the mainte-
nance Of order, the protection Of the inter
eses OF the salySrs, if they do not belong TO
the crews that have been wrecked, and to
carry into effect the arrangements made for
the entry and expectation of the merchal-
disc saved. 1t is understood that such lner-
chandise is not to be subjected to any Gus
tOmhOuse charges, unless it be intended for
consumption in the country where the wreck
may have taken place.
ARTICLE wv.
In case of the death Of any citizen of the
United States in Belgium. or of a citizen of
Belgium in the United States, without hav-
ing any known heirs or testamentary excel
tor by him appointed, the competent local
authorities shall inform the consuls or con-
sular agents Of the nation to which the de-
ceased belongs, of the circumstance, in Or
der that tile necessary information NAV be
Immediately forwarded to parties inter
ested.
ARTICLE XVI.
The present convention shall remain in
force for the space of ten years, counting
from the day Of the exchange OF the ratiti-
cations, which shall be made in conformity
with the respective constitutions of the two
countries. and exchanged at Brussels within
the period OF six months, or sooner if posi-
Die. In case neither party gives notice,
twelve months after the expiration OF the
said period OF ten years, Of its intention not
to renew this convention. it shall remain in
force one year longer, and so on from year
to year, until the expiration Of year from
the day on which one Of the parties shall
have given such notice.
In faith whereof the respective lenipO-
tentiaiies have signed this convention, and
have hereunto affixed their seals
Done at Brussels, in duplicate, the fifth
day of December, eighteen hundred and
seal H. s. SANFORD.
and whereas the said convention has been
duly ratified on both parts, and the respec-
tive notifications have been exchanged:
Now. therefore, be it known that /, Ulys-
ses S. Grant, President of the United States
of America, have caused the said conven-
ton to be made public to the end that the
same. and every clause and article thereof.
may be observed and fulfilled in good faith
by the United States and the citizens
thereof
In witness whereof l have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed
Done in the city of Washington, this
seventh day Of March, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy, and of the independence of the
United States the ninety-fourth.
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary of State.