The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-08-12
BY THE rREsIpsNr OF TIE UNITED STATES o
AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION.


leges, imuanities and duties of consuis Of either
county residing in the other, was concluded and
signed at Washington by their respective plenipo-
tentssrfss. tho eleventh day of July, 1879;
which convention, being in the English and Ger
man languages, is word for word follows:
The President os the United States of America
and his majesty the Emperor Of Austria King of
Bohems, ETC., and Apostolic King of Hungary,
animated By the desire to define, in q comprehen-
sive and precise manner, the reciprocal rights,
privileges. and immunities Of the consuls general
consuls, vice consuls, and consular agents. their
chancellors and secretaries, of the United States
of America, and of the Austro- Hungarian mon
archy. and to determine their duties and their
respective sphere of action, have agreed upon the
conclusion of = consular convention, and for that
purpose have appointed their respective plenipo-
tentiaries, namely: the President of the United
States Of Americs. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of
State of the United states and his majes the
Emperor Of Austria, Apostolic King of Hungary,
Charles, Baron von Lederer. knight of the impe-
rial snd royal Order Of Leopold, and his majestys
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pienipo en-
tiary in the United States of America; who. after
communicating to each other their fuii powers,
found in good and dive form, have agreed upon
upon the following articles:
ARTICLE l.
Each Of the high contracting parties shall be at
liberty to es ablsh consul generals, consuls rire
consus, consular agents. at the ports and places
of trade OF the other party, except those where it
may mot be convenient TO recognize such officers
high contracting parties without also applying to
every other power.
Consais general, consuls. and other consular
officers aPpo nted and taking Office according to
the provisions of this article, in the other
of the two countries shall be free exercise the
right accorded to them by the present convention
throaghout the whole of the district for which
thoy may be respectively appointed.
The said functionaries shall be admitted and
recognized, respectively, upon presenting their
credentials in accordance with the rules and for
malities established in their respective countries.
The exequatur required for the free exercise of
their oficial duties shall be delivered them free
of charge; and upon exhibiting such exequatur.
they shall be admitted at once and without inter
ference by the authorities. federal or State judi
cial or executive, of the ports, cities, and places
of their residence and district, to the enjoyment
Of the prerogatives reciprocally granted.
ARTICLE II.
The consu1s general, corsuls, vice cousuls, and
consular agents, their chan eellors, and other
sular officers, If they citizens of the State
which appoints them, shall be exempt from mill
tary billstings, from service in the military the
national guard, and other dutles of the ~
turc, and from all direct and personal taxation,
vh0ther federal State or municipal, provided they
be not owners of real estate, and neither carry
trade nor any industrial business.
II. however, they ars not citizens Of the State
which appoints them, or if they citizens of the
Stets in which they reside, or if they owr prop
erty engage in any business there that is taxed
under any laws Of the country. then they shall be
subject to the same taxes, charges, and assess
ments other private individuals.
i They shall, moreover, enjoy personal immuni-
ties except for acts regarded as crimes in the
couutry I'M which they reside.
z If they are engaged in commerce, personal de-
tention can re resorted to in their case only for
OILY ~ith general is~s. applicable to all persons
= - ARTICLE III.
Consuls general, consuls, and their chancellors.