New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-27

deserted said ships and vessels, for the pl. y
pose Of sending them on BOARD or paGA ". 'f
their country. To that end, the consuls OF
the United States in belgium may Apply 10
any Of the competent authorities, ana the
consuls of Belgium in the United STATES
may apply in writing to either the !ederai;;
State or municipal courts or authorizes, anu
make q request in writing for the desef!ers,
supporting it by the exhibition OF the register
Of tie vessel and list of the crew, or Dy other
official documents, to show ihat lne poi-
sons claimed belong to the SAID crew. od
Upon such request alone, thus suppote. 80,
and without the exactiOn OF any oatn llJii
the consular officers, the deserters, not Pc
ing citizens of the country where tno uo
mand is made at the time OF their shipping;
shall be given up. All the necessary aid
and protection shall be furnished 1or me
search, pursuit, seizure, and arrest OF tue
deserters, who shall even be put ana KEEP
in the prisons of the country, at the re-
quest and expense of the consular omcers
until there may be an opportunity 1or selu-
ing them away. Ii, however, sucn an ~
portunity should not present ltsei1 With
the space of three months, counting IroIl
day OF the arrest. the deserter shall be set
at liberty, nor shall he be again arrested
tie the same cause.
ARTICLE XIII.
In the absence of an agreement 10
the contrary between the owners, IreiSht,
ers, and insurers, all damages SUFFERED
at sea by the vessels OF the Two
countries, whether they enter port Noiun-
tarily or are forced by stress OF weather.
shall be settled by the consuls-generai' CON
suls, vice. consuls and consular agents VI t ~
respective countries where they resiue. II,
however, any inhabitant OF the country, or
citizen or subject of third power, snail DC
interested i'm the matter, and the parties
can not agree, the competent local autnofi-
ties shall decide.
ARTICLE XIV.
All proceedings relative to the salvage OF
American vessels wrecked upon the coasts
of Belgium, and of Belgian vessels wreckeu
upon the coasts of the United States siiai ,
be directed by consuls-general, consuls' anu
vice consuls of the two countries respec-
lively. and until their arrival, by the respec-
tive consular agents, wherever an agency
exists. In the places and ports Where an
agency does not exist, the local authorizes
until the arrival of the consul IN whose dis-
trict the wreck NAV have occurred. and who
shall immediately be informed OF the occur
renee, shall take all necessary measures 1oi
the protection of persons and the preserVa
ton of Droperty The local authorities snail
not otherwise interfere than for the mamie
nance of order the protection OF the inter
ests Of the salvOrs, if they do not belong tt
the crews that have been wrecked, ana u
carry into effect the arrangements madt ioi
the entry and expectation OF the merchah
disc saved. 1t is understood that such mef
chandise is not to be subjected to any Gus
tomhouse charges, unless it be intended FOL
consumption in the country where the wreck
may have taken place.
ARTICLE XIV.
In case of the death of any citizen OF the
United States in Belgium, or of citizen O.
| Belgium in the United States, without nav
| ing any known heirs or testamentary eXecu
| tor by him appointed, the competent ioca
authorities shall inform the consuls or con
| s,l,ar agents Of the nation to which the de
| ceased belongs, of the circumstance, IN or
| der that the necessary information may ID
Immediately forwarded to parties inter
| ested.
ARTICLE XVI
| The present convention shall remain Il
| force for the space OF ten years, countln:
| from the day of the exchange of the ratlfl
cations. which shall be made in confOrmit.
with the respective constitutions OF the tW
countries, and exchanged at Brussels within
| the period of six months, or sooner II posi-
| BILE. In case neither party gives notice
twelve months after the expiration of tn
said period of ten years, of Its Intention no
| to renew this convention, it shall remain Il
force one year longer. and so on from yea
to year. until the expiration OF year fro1
the day on which one Of the parties sha
have given such notice.
In faith whereof the respective plenlpt
tentiaries have signed this convention, an
have hereunto affixed their seals.
Done at Brussels, in duplicate, the fift
day of December, eighteen hundred an
sixty-eight. ~
lsEAL.l II. ). SANFohD.
And whereas the said convention has bee
duly ratified on both parts, and the respe'
tive notifications have been exchanged;
Now. therefore. be it known that |, Uly
ses S. Grant, President OF the United State
of America, have caused the said CONVEX
ton to be made public to the end that I'll
same, and every clause and article thereo
NAV be observed and fulfilled in good fait
by the United States and the citizel
thereof.
In witness whereof 1 have hereunto 81
NV hand and caused the seal of the Unite
States to be affixed
Done in the city of Washington, tn
seventh day of March, in the year of OF
Lord one thousand eight hundred al
seventy. and of the independence of Il
United States the ninety-fourth.
lsEAL.l Us. GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary of State.