The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-21
A PROCLAMATION.

ny the President Of the UnitSd States of America;
Convention between the United States and Bel
eium Naturalization. Concluded, Nosember
II, lsdN: Exchanged, July 10, 1859; Proclaimed
jolly 20, 1859.
Whereas a conyentiof regulating the citizen
ship II those persons who emigrate from the Init
ei states ~ America t. Belgium, and from BEL
gium 70 the United States of America. was con-
claded and signed by their re .pective plenipoten-
tiaries AT Brussels on the sixteenth day If Novem-
Der, eighteen hundred and sixty-cight. the origi-
sal Of which convention being in tn. English and
Fryucl, languages i word for word as follows:
III. pre-iien; uf the United States of America
and hi, Majesty the King of the Belgians. led by
the wish u regulate the citizenship Il those r.
sons who cmigTat. from the United States Of
America 10 Belgium aud from Belgium 10 the
juited States of America, have resolved 10 make
a convention IN Thu, subject, aud have appointed
for their IlCuiputeuiiagies namely: The Presi-
dent Of the United States Of America, Henry
Sheldon sanford, a citizen Of the United States,
their minister resident near his Majesty the King
of the Belgian-, and his Majesty the King Of tho
Bslgian-, the Sirur jules Wander Stichlen, grand
/ cross II the Order II the Dutch Dion. &C, &c, &c.
his minister q foreign affairs; who, after having
communicated to each other their FUN powers,
found 70 he IN good and proper form. nave agreed
upon the following articles:
/ AnTICLE |. Citizens Of the United States who
may ar shall have been natutalixed in belgium
will h- considered by the United States To be citi-
Gems II Belgium. Keciprocally. Belgians who
may or shall have been naturalized in the United
fE'
zrns - the United states.
AErclE II. Citizens Of either contracting par
ty, in case Of their return 10 their original coun-
Try, can he prosecuted tor their crimes or missile
nl-anoTs committed before naturalization, saving
to them such limitations a. are established by the
lawsu 81 their original country.
ARTICLE III. Naturalizri citizens Of either
Contracting PARTY who shall have resided nvs
years ~ thrc,unirs which he's na,uralized them,
cannot H. held to the obligation ~ militar, ser
vice ia their original country, or 10 Incidental
obligation resulting thereirom' in The event II
their return q il, except in cases of d-s.rtion
from Orelciaei and embodied military or naval
service, ar lho-r that NAV be assinilated thereto
by the laws # that country.
AFIIcLElN. Citizens at the United States ma
turalized in relgium shall be considered by Bel
GUM A. ciiszens OF ia. United States when they
shall have recovered their character a. citizen. Of
the United States according to the Laws u tho
Omitted States. Rreiprocally nelgians natrraliz~d
7 ia the United States shall he considered by the
United states ~ Belgians when they shall have
recovered their character a. Belgians according TO
tht laws u Belgium.
hRIiCLE '. The present convention shall en-
ter into execution Immediately sftcr the exchange
Of rauhc,tious. aul shall remain in face for ten
years. II, NJ the expiration II that period, mel
Their uf the contracting parties hall have given
notice Xix months in advance a its intention 10
terminate the same, IL shall continue in force I'M
I'll the end Il twelve u4unihsrft-r one of the con-
tracing PARTIES shall have given n1hcc 10 the
other of such intention.
Article VI. The presen, convention shall he
ratified b. the President Uf the United States, by
and with the consent and advice e the Senate.
aud ~ his maie,ty the King 81 the Belgians with
the consent cf Parliament, and the ratiicaiiOns
shall be exchanged At Brussels within twelve
months from the date hereof, or sooner il possible.
in witness. whereof, the respective plenipo;en-
tiaTfrs have signed the same, aud affixed thereto
their seals.
Made Ia duplicate at Brussels, the sixteenth o
November, one thousand eight hundred and six
~ eight.
lSeal.l H.. s. SANFORD.
SEAL JULES WANDER S~TIcHELEN.
Aud whereas the said convention has been dull,
ratified On both parts, and the respective rsiihea
tions were exchanged at Brussels, the tenth inst
ant.
Now. theref re he IL known that I, L.. 9. Gran
President Of the United States % America. hay
ca-u.d the said convention 10 be made public
ii the end that the same and evsry clause an.
article thereof may be observed aud fulfilled IL
good faith by the United States and the citizen
thereof.
In witnes whereof. | have hereunto set m
baud AMI caused the seal 81 the United States {
be affixed.
Done in the city q Washington. this thirtiet
day uf July. ia the year " our Lord one thousan
eight hundred and sixty Zine aud OF the lnd'
pendence OF the United States the ninety fourth.
fSeal.l L.. :. GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary Of State.