The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-06

By the President Of the United States Of America,
Convention between the United states and Bel
Eipri &ttUrHization. Concluded, Noaember
Is, l~uN. Exchanged, July Ia, isCa; Proclaimed
July 80, l>o4.
Whereas. q convention regulating the citizen
shin 90 those persons who emigIate from the Unit
Ell States uf America to Belgium, and from BEL
GUM 10 tha United state, al America. was con-
ci1ded and si-rrj 10y their respective plcuipoten-
tilricS 90 Brussels ou the sixteenth. DAY u Novem-
bier. eighteen hundred ami -iNty-eight. the oriEi-
Hal uf UAira convention being In the English aud
French language is word fu- word ~ follows:
The President # the United States of America
and Ei- Majesty the King cf the Relgiaus. led by
taC wish tt regulate the citizenship It those pr
SONS who em-r,tn from the United states Of
America tn Belgium and from Belgium To the
/ United States uf America. have resolved 70 make
/ a convention ou this %-uli.rt, sud have appointed
far their picriVufrufitrirs namely: The prc,i-
dent ~ tn United States q America. Henry
I sheldon sanford. a citizen " the United States,
/ their minister resident near his Majesty the King
/ 70 the Eel-iau-. and lis Majesty the King II the
Bslsiars. rh. Ssrur Jules Wander S~tirhlen, grand
I craa~ut tine Order It the Dutch Dion. &c. &c, &C.
Ls minister ct foreign affairs; who. after having
/ communicated t. each other their fall powers,
found ~ he in good audpraper form, nave agreed
upon the following articles;
AEuCtEI. Citizens Of ths United States who
may gr shall have been uatuialized in Belgium
will be cau>iierci ty the United States 10 be citi-
gems % Belgium. Neripruyaliy, Belsian- who
may ur shall have been uAturtlis"l ia the United
aHht" a"rFs "' "-nAAA 'N 49,
zeus % the United states.
AETEctE III. Citizens of either contracting par
ty, Zoo case ~ their return To- their original cnun-
[ Try. Gun fv prosecuted for their crimes or mis- lc-
mrtuur~ committed before naturalization, saving
e. them such limitations ~ are established 10y the
laws ut their original country.
ARTICLE III. Nafuroliyet citizens of either
contracting party who shall have resided five
years ia turcuuutry which has naturalized them.
cannot De- held e. the Obligation 81 military ser
vice iu their original country, or 70 incidental
obligation resulting thcrvt-om' in the event Of
th,.r return O. b., except ia cases Of d~e-eition
from or fsiZ,l and embodied military or naval
service. or those that may Doe as-imilated thereto
hy tae law. uf that country.
AErIcLEIN. citizens ut the United States ma
turaliZ,i iu Ec'giuu shall be considered 10y Bel
gium a. cjt-zens 81 the United States when they
shall have recovered their character a citizens %
the United States aaenr4iug 20 the laws ~ tho
United State. Eoa.rrutally Bcigians naturalizci
ia the United static shall be- considered by the
United state. "a. Erlsiau- when they shall have
recovered their character rs Belgau- according To
tht lrws ef Belgium.
AurfatE Y. The present convention shall en-
ter into execution Immediately after the exchange
- notifications. aml -hail remain in force toy ten
years. Ii. at the expiration % that period, mel
thuT 40 tine contracting parties shall have given
uufies six waufl- Zoe advance Uf It's intention Il
terminate tae >awe. it shall continue in force UNI
I'll the end rftwylyr u.uurhstttrr che Of the con
tracing rafttes shall have given notice 10 the
uthvI of such Iuteuboa.
AEuea.V VI. Tie present convention shall bs
ratified o.. the President aftbe United States, by
aud with ia. consent and ulyir" ot the Senate,
aad ly L. maic-ty th. King ni NJ" Bel.iaus viii
the consent &C Parliament, and the ratthcaiion'
shall be exchanged at Brussels within twelve
months from the date hereof, oU sooner il possible
In witness whereof, the respective plenipoten'
tiarir- have signed tb~ssue, and affixed therci'
their seals.
Made IN duplicate at Brussels, the sixteenth o
November, one thousand eight hundred and SIX
IS eight.
'rSsal.T n. 5. SANFORD.
!. Seal JULES WANDER STlClELEN.
And whereas the said convention has been dul.
ratified on iHth raTts. antthe respective ratihci
tious were exchanged at brussels, the tenth inst
ant:
Now. therefore be e known that I L. $. Gran
President uf the United States 81 America, HAY
ca,u,d the said convention 60 be made rubli'
ii the end that the SAME aud every clause an
article thereof may hr observed aud fulfilled !
good faith by the United States and the citizen
thereof
In vitnes Whereof, I have hereunto set m
hand and causrI the seal 81 the United States
be affixed.
Doae in the city ~ Washington. this thirtiei
dav 81 July. IN the year 81 four Lord one thousar
eight hundred anI -ixty-Eine ami Of the Ind
~ppndeucc 81 the United States the ninety fourth.
[Setll L. ;. GRANT.
Ey the President;
HAMILTON FISH,