New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-23

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acts and contracts between their coutrymel
as are intended to be drawn up in an au
thentic form and verified. :. Any and al
acts Of agreement entered upon between
citizens OF their own country and inhabit
ants Of the country where they reside.
| All such acts Of agreement, and other in
struments, and also copies thereof, whel
duly authenticated by such consul general
consul, vice consul or consular agent unde
his official seals. shall be received in court!
| Ofjustice as lega! documents, or as authenti
| Gated copies, as the case may he, and shall
| have the same force and effect as if draw
! up by competent public officers Of one OF
| the other OF the two countries.
COnsuls general. cOnsuls, vice cOnsuls. o.
consular agents Of the respective countries
shall have the power to translate and legal
ize all documents issued by the authorities
or functiOnaries Of their own country; and
such papers shall have the same force and
effect in the country where the aforesaid Of
ticers reside as ii drawn up by sworn inter
prefers.
Consuls general, consuls. vice cOnsuis, OF
consular agents shall be at liberty to 90 on
board the vessels OF their nation admitted to
entry, either in person or by proxy, and to
examine the captain and crew, to look into
the register of the ship, to receive declara-
tons with reference to their voyage. their
destination, and tie incidents Of the voyage;
also, to draw up manifests. lists of freight,
to assist i'll dispatching their vessels. and.
finally, to accompany the said captains or
crews before the courts and before the adj
nlnistrative authorities, in order to act as
their interpreters or agents in their bust
ness transactions or applications of any
kind.
The judicial authorities and customhouse
officials shall. in no case. proceed to the ex-
animation or search Of merchant vessels
without previous notice to the consular au-
thority OF tie nation to which the said yes
sells belong, in order to enable them to be
present.
They shall also give due notice 10 con-
suls, vice consuls. or consular agents, in
order to enable them to be present at any
dispositions or statements to be made in
courts of law, or before local magistrates
by captains or persons composing the crew
thus to prevent errors or false interpreta
tons which might impede the correct adj
mlnistration OF justice.
The notice to consuls, vice consuls. or
consular agents shall name the hour fixed
tor such proceedings, and upon the non
appearance of The said officers or their rep
resentatives. the case shall be proceeded
with in their absence.
ARTICLE NJ.
COnsuls, vice consuls. or consular agents.
shall have exclusive charge of the internal
order of the merchant vessels Of their ma
ton. They shall have therefore the exclu-
slve power to take cognizance Of and to
settle all differences which may arise at
sea or IN port between captains officers.
and crews, IN reference to wages and the
execution Of mutual contracts, subject in
each case to the laws Of their own nation.
The local authorities shall in no way in
terfere, except in cases where the differ
enceS on board snip are OF nature to dis
turb the peace and public order in port or
on shore. or when persons other than the
officers and the crew of the vessel are
parties to the disturbance; except as afore-
said the local authorities shall contne
themselves to the rendering Of forcible as
sistance ii required by the consus. vice
consuis. or consular agents. and shall cause
the arrest, temporary imprisonment. and
removal on board his own vessel. Of every
person whose name is found on the muster
rolls or register OF the ship or list of -he
crew.
ARTICLE XII.
COnsuls general. consuls, vice consrls.
or consular agents shall have the power to
cause the arrest OF all sailors cor all other
persons belonging 10 the crews of vessels
OF their nation who NAV be guilty of hayiup
high contracting powers. and to have them
sent on board or back to their native
10 that end they shall make written ap-
plicatlon to the competent local authority.
it by the exhibition of the ship-s
register and list Of the crew. or else. should
the vessel have sailed previously. bv pro
duclng an authenticated copy OF these docu-
ments, showing that the persons claimed
really do belong to the ships crew.
Upon such request the surrender of the
deserter shall not be refused. Every aid
and assistance shall, moreover, be granted
to the said consular authorities for the de-
lection and arrest of deserters, and the
latter shall be taken TO the prisons of the
country and there detained at the request
and expense OF the consular authority until
there may oe an opportunity for sending
them away.
The duration of this imprisonment, shall
not exceed the term of three months. a. the |
expiration of which time, and upon three
lays notice to the consul the prisoner
shall be set free, and he shall not be liable |
20 rearrest for the same cause.
Should, however, the deserter have com |
nltted on shore an indictable otfense. the |
ocal authorities shall be free to postpone
lis extraditiOn until due sentence Shall |
lave been passed and executed.
Inc AlSH contracting parties agree that !
or other individuals forming part |
If the ships crew. who are citizens Of the
country in which the desertion took place. |
mall not be affected by the provisions OF |
his article.
ARTICLE XIII.
In all cases where no other agreement 20
he contrary exists between owners. freight.
rs, and insurers all damages suffered at |
ca by the vessels Of the two countries,
whether they enter the respective ports
or by stress of weather, shall be
ettied by the consuls general. cOns,lls, vice
onsuls, or consular agents of their respect
We nation, provided no interests of citizens
Il the country where the SAID tunctionaries
eside, nor OF citizens of a third power. are
Oncerned. In that case, and in the absence
I a friendly compromise between all par
les interested. the adjudication shall take
lace under supervision of the local ail-
hOrities.
ARTICLE XIV.
In the event of a vessel belonging 10 the
overnment. or owned by citizen Of one OF
he two contracting states. being wrecked
r cast on shore upon the coast of the
Their, the local authorities shall inform the
onsuls general, consuls, vice consuls, or
onsular agents of the district of the occur
ence; or, II such consular agency does not
xist, they shall communicate with the con
III general, consul. vice consul, or consular
gent of the nearest district
All proceedings relative to the salvage of
merican vessels wrecked or cast on shore
l AustrO- Hungarian waters shall be d.
ected by the United States consuls general.
Dnsuls, vice-consuls, or consular agents:
lso all proceedings relative to the salvage
Austro hungarian vessels wrecked or
asst On shore in American waters shall be
irected by Austro-Hungarian consuls gen
ral, consuls, vice-consuls, or consular
gents.