The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-17
4 PROCLAMATION.

ny the President Of the United States Of Americat
Convention between the United States and Bel
GUM. Naturalization. Concluded, NoAember
10. lsds; Exchanged, July 10, ls6a. Proclaimed
July -, lSes.
Whereas y convention regulating the citizen
ship q those persons who emigrate from the Unit
"a States of America to Belgium, and from Boil
gium 81 the United States Of America. was con-
cluiel ard signed by their respective plenipoten-
tisrics at Brussels on the sixteenth day Of Novem-
her, eighteen hundred and siNty-eight, the origi-
pal Of which convention being In the English and
French languages j. word for word as follows:
The President II the United States Of America
and hi, Majesty the King Of the Belgians. led by
the wi-h 10 regulate the citizenship Of those per-
sons who emigrtte from the United States Of
America e. Belgium and from Belgium 10 tho
United State, If America, have resolved 10 make
a convention an this subject, and have appointed
Tor their picuiputentiaric- namely: The Ptesi-
Dent &C the United States Of America, Henry
Sheldon Sanford. a citizen of the United States,
.h,ir minister resident near hs Majesty the King
q the Eelgian-, aud his Majesty the King Of the
Belgiaus. the Sieur jules Wander Stichlen, grand
crvss of the ORDER - the Dutch Dion, &c, &C, &c.
his minister 81 foreign affairs; who. after having
communicated to each other their full powers,
found 70 hr ia good and proper form, nave agreed
uT,u the following articles:
ARriclE l.. Citizens u the United States who
uEty IT shall have been UaiutaliZed ia Belgium
wiil be considered ~ the United States 10 be citi-
Gems Of Belgium. Reciprocelly, Bclgians who
may or shall have been u,turalized in the United
states -ItlA tE considered tN Belgium 10 be Cttt-
gems q the United States.
!kUTrLE II. Citizens " either contracting par
ty, ia case uf their return 70 their original coun-
Try, can tp prosecuted iur their crimes ca INSIDE
urpBor> committed before naturalization, saving
% them such Limitations A. are established by the
lawsUf their original country.
Article III. Naiuralized citizens of eiths r
I contracting PARTY Who shall have resided Ave
years IN tbecuuuiry which Las naturalized them.
cannot be held 10 the obligation Of military ser
vice in their original country, or TO incidental
obligation resulting thcrcirom' in the event Of
, their return u II, except in cases Of dessrtioR
from urgaeizel and embodied military or naval
/ service. ~ those that may be assimilated thereto.
by the laws Il thrt country.
ARTICLE IN. Citizens % the United States ns-
turalizei in Pelgium shall be considered by Bel
gium a. citszen- Of tile United States when they
shall have recovered their character a. citizens 81
the United States according TO the laws Of the
United States. Kcaiprucslly BelEians naturalized
n the United States shall he considered by the
United States A. Bclgians when they shall have
recovered their character a Bclgians according 10
TIT laws II belgium.
ARTICLE '. The present convention shall en-
ter into execution Immediately after the exchange
II ratifgatiaus. AMI shalt remain in force for ten
years. H. 1t the expiration % that period, mel.
Their Of the contracting parties shall have given
notice six months in advance Of is intention t.
terminate the same, il shall continue in force un-
I'll the end Il twelve months Nfter one Of the con-
tracing pagiies shall have given notice 10 the
other ofsuch intention.
ARTICLE VI. The present convention shall be
ratified o., the President q the United States. by
and with the consent aud advice Of the Senate,
aud Iy hi~ majesty the King Of the Belgians with
the consent u Parliament, and the ratincations
shall BE exchanged az Brussels within twelve
months from the date hereof, or sooner II possible.
In witness whereof, the respective plenipoten-
tisries have signed the same, aud affixed thereto
their seals.
Made in duplicate At Brussels, the sixteenth Of
November, one Thousand eight hundred and six
~ eight.
fSyG.l II. s. SANFORD.
Seal JULES WANDER STICHELEN.
And whereas the said convention has been duly
ratified On both parts, and the respective raiihcs-
lions were exchanged at Brussels, the tenth inst
ant:
Now, therefore be IL known that |, L. s. Grant
President Of the United States of America. hsv
casutd the said convention to be made public
ii the cni that the same and every clause AND
article thereof may be observed aud fulfilled In
good faith by the United States and the citisenl
thereof.
In witnes whereof, l have hereun,o set my
hand ana caused the seal Of the United States &
be affixed.
Done in the city o. Washington. this thirtietl
day Of July. in the year Of our Lord one THOUSAND
eight hundred and siNty-Eine aud of the Inds
pendtncc Of the United States the ninety fourth.
lseall L. ). GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILTON FISn,
Secretary o. State.