The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-07
\ PROCLAMATION

by the President Of the United States Of America,
Convention between the United states and BEL
cium Naturalization. Concluded, NoAember
10, ISIS; Exchanged, July 10, ls69; Proclaimed
JUlv SD, l>6a.
Whrrra, = convention regulating the citizen
shin 1t those person, who cfuignie from the Unit
cd States 81 America o. Belgium, aud FROM Bel
gium 90 thr United states q amercca, was con-
cludcl AMI signed 10y their respective plenipoten-
ttJrig, 40 brussels ou the sixteenth day II Nuyem-
hcr. eighteen huulTc,! aud >ixty--ight. the origi-
pl uf which convention being IN the English and
French lauEueEc is wort Tor word as follows:
The President # the United States Of America
and hi- Majesty the King Of the Relgians. led by
the wish ~ regulate tine citizenship 1T those PR
ssu- who CRATE from th. United states q
America ta Belgium and from Belgium 20 the
United states uf America, have resolved TO make
"a convention nu this subject, and have appointed
Tor their Observation-Disclosures namely: The Presi-
dent II the Emitted states Of America. Henry
sheldon Sanford, e citizen Il the United States,
their minister resident near his Majesty the King
ot the h-lsiau-, and hf~ Majesty the King II the
B.lgiau~. the S.rur jules Naudrr Stichleu, grand
eros, u tbe order of thc Dutch niun. &c. sc, &C.
lbs minister 90 foreign Affairs; who. after having
communicated tn vach other their full powers,
found L. De In g*~l ami proper form, nave agreed
upon the following articles:
AETIcLE /. Citizens II tile United States who
may pr shall have been ut'uial3z.d in Belgium
VII be considered 10y the United States to be- citi-
zcns oi Belgium. #"eiprucaly. Eelgians who
NAV ur shall have hr.u T. ttUTaliZri in the United
states snail Dee cuu>idc'ci 10y Belgium 10 be citi-
zrns 90 tie Omitted states.
AEuctE II. citizens uf either contracting par
~, ia cs~c Il their return To- their original cnun-
Z ny. ,In lc prosecuted tor their crimes rr INSIDE
mytaurs committed b' fore naturalization, saving
% them such Limitations as are established by the
! laws f their original country.
AEEgCLE III. NaturaliZei citizens II either
I contracting party who shall have resided i've
I years In thrc9ua'Tyw which has uaturalized them,
/ cannot be held 20 Ia. Obligation 81 military ser
E vF.. EH sar.4w .rfrfr.1 .Trv.Hw ~ % incidental
| obligation resulting thercirum. in the event Of
their return o. %, except ia cases Of desertioa
from orEsciZri aud embodied military or naval
service. ur those that may be assimiiated thereto
by tae laws 1t that country.
AHTIEIElR. Iitizrr- ~ the United States ma
tuGAltZe1 III q e' -ium shall lie considered by Bel
-Jum Us rjt~Zru- at the United states when they
shall have recovered their character a. citizens Of
the United States according % the laws Of tho
1 United states. ErcipT,EAllN Eelgiau- uaturaliZed
iu thr United State, shall he considered by the
United states as E-lgiau> when they shall have
recovered their character n BeIEiaus according TO
tint laws sf Belgium.
ARTICLE v. Tn present convention shall en-
ter into execution Immediately after the exchange
of Publications. and shall remain in farce iur ten
years. II. AT tb% expiration II that period, nei
thrr at the contracting parties hall have given
notice ,iE months loo advance II it intention TO
terminate the same. 10 Hall Cantinue in force I'M
I'll the -ud 81 twelve usuuthsnftrr one Of the con-
| tracing PARTIES shall have Civ n notice 10 the
utheI % such intention.
AEgIcL- VI. Thc present convention shall be
ratified o.. the President Is the United States. by
aud with the consent and advice Of the Senate,
and Is his msir.ty the King IT the Belgians with
the consent Il Parliament. AMI the ratihcaiions
shall Dee exclaimed az Brr~acls within twelve
months lrum tig late hereof. or sooner il POSSIBLE.
In witEcs. whereof, the respective plenipoten-
tiaries have signed th. same, and affixed thereto
their seals.
Made ia duplicate At Brussels, the sixteenth Of
November, one thousand eight hundred aud six
" eight.
fSyaI.1 H.. :. SANFORD.
seal JULES WANDER ~STiCnELEN.
Aud whereas ths said convention has been duly
ratified GA ha.h parts. and the respective ratinoa-
tiuns were exchanged Al BRUSSELS, the tenth inst-
ant;
New, therefore be 1t known that /, T.. :. Grant
President II the United States Of America, hay .
ca,u,d thesa aid convention to be made public,
ii the end that the same aud every clause and
article thereof may be- Observed and fulfilled in
good faith 10y the United States and the citizen.
thereof
In wiiues whereof, | have hereunto set my
hand aui caused the seal OF the United States u
be affixed.
Done in the city Of Washington. this thirtiett
day uf July. In tho year % -four Lord one Thousand
eight hundred ami sixty Eine aud Of the lnde
p]eudeuce 81 the United states the ninety-fpurth.
lSeal L. 5. GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary % State.