The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-14
A PROCLAMATION.

BY tho President 81 the United States Of America,
Cenvcution between the United States and Bel
GUM naturalization. Concluded. NoAember
IL, lS6S: Exchanged, July 10, 1S6g; Proclaimed
July -. 1863.
Wherca, a convention regulating the citizen
ship of those persons who cmigrate from the Unit
Ell States ~ America 10 Belgium. aud from Bel
giuIn % tho United States - America, was con-
cluaed and signed by their respective pleuipoten-
tiaries at Brussels on the sixteenth day If Novem-
Der, eighteen hundred and -ixty-eight. the origi-
nal % which convention being in the English and
French languages j. wurl for word as follows;
The President II the United states Of America
AMI hi Majesty the King q the Bclgians. led by
tie vi.h 10 regulate the citizenship Of those pr
sfu- who omigrate from the United States Of
Amen Co belgium and from Belgium to the
juites state, Il America, have resolved to make
= convention on this subject, and have appointed
far their ilcuirotcufitrics namely: The presi-
dent 81 the Inited States If America, Henry
sheldon sanford, a citizen of the United States,
their minister resident near his Majesty the King
II the BelgIau>. and in- Majesty the King Of tho
Belgiaus. the Sieur Jules Wander Stichlen, grand
cross oi the Order Of the Dutch Dion, &c., &c. &c.
lis minister II foreign affairs; who, after having
communicated to each other their full powers,
found 10 he IN good and proper form, nave agreed
upon The following articles:
ARTICLE /. Citizens uf the United States who
may ~ shall have been Ua;uialiZed in Belgium
will H. considered by the United States to be citi-
ZcnS q Belgium. Eeylpnccally. Beleian- who
may ur shall haye been nti uralized in the United
states shall lie considered by Belgium 20 be citi-
Zens 81 the United States.
ARTICLE II. Citizens If either contracting par
~, in case Of their return % their original coun-
try. can be- prosecuted for their crimes or misie-
meauors committed before naturalization, saving
to them such limitations a are established by the
iawsn their original country.
ARTICLE Ill. NaturaliZci citizens ~ either
contracting party who shall have resided FIVE
years in thsrpuutryw which has naturalized them,
! cannot be held to m. obligation Of military ser
{ NEaaE "a. .N.e~ .rswTr.f .t,nFr - - a,.,I.us.l
obligation resulting rher.from in the event 81
I their return % it, except in eases IL desertion
from orgasiaed and embodied military or naval
service, III those that may be assimilated thereto
I hy the laws u that country.
ARTICLE ~. Citizens Of the United States ma
turslized in ielgium shall be considered by Bel
gium as Citszens Of the United States when they
shall have recovered their character n citizens 81
the United States according to the laws Of the
United States. Rceiprocally Belgians naturalized
IL the United states shalt be considered by the
United States as Bylgians when they shall have
recovered their character rs Belgisns according TO
tht laws Of Belgium.
ARTICLE v. The present convention shall en-
ter into execution Immediately sfter the exchange
II ratihcatiou>, and shall remain in force for ten
years. II, ~ the expiration Il :hat period, mel
ther 81 tho contracting parties hall have given
notice six months in advance Of its intention to
terminate tie same, il shall continue in force un-
til the end II twelve months after one Of the con-
tracing parties shall have given notice TO the
CtheI Of such intention.
Article vi. The present convention shall DO
ratified D. the President of the United States, by
and with the consent and advice Of the Senate,
and ly his majesty the King If the Belgians with
the consent Of Parliament, and the ratifications
shall be exchanged az Brussels within twelve
months from the date hereof, or sooner IL possible.
In witness whereof, the respective plenipoten-
tiaries have signed the same, and affixed thereto
their seals.
Made in duplicate st Brussels, the sixteenth Of
November, one thousand eight hundred and six
ty-eight.
rSeal.1 IL. s. SANFORD.
tSeal.l l. WANDER TICHELES.
And whereas the said convention has been duly
ratified on both parts, and the respective raiiiea-
tions were exchanged at Brussels, the tenth inst
ant:
Now, therefore be il known that /, u. s. Grant
President Of the United States Of America, have
casued the said convention to be made public,
ii the end that the anne and every clause and
article thereof may be observed and fulfilled in
good faith by the United States and the citizens
thereof.
In witnes whereof, 1 have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States a.
be affixed.
Done in the city Of Washington. this thirtieth
day of July, in the wear 49,