The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1871-02-16

OF our LORD one tnousanu elghl
Il. s. hundred aud sixly-niue. aud Of
the Independence of the United
States Of America, the ninety,
fourth. U, s. GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILTON FlsH, Secretary Of State.
Convention between tho United States o
America aud Belgium. Naturalization
Concluded November 16. 1863; Ex.
changed July 10. 1867 Proclaimed Ju-
" 80. 1869,
By tie President # Me United States q
An,erica:
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas conyeption regulating the clti-
zenship of those persons who ewigrste
from the United States Of America to
Belgium. and FROM Belgium 10 the Uui-
ted States Of America, was concluded
and signed hy their respective plenipo-
tcntiarirs at Brussels on the sixteenth
day uFNoyember, eighteen hundred aud
sixty-eight, ibe Original Of which enn.
vention, being in the English aud French
languages. is word for word as follows:
The President of the United States Of
America and his Majesty the King of the
BelgianS led by the wish to regulate the
Of those persons WIN eniigra;e
from the United States # America TO Bel
gipm, md from Belgium u the United
States Of America. have resolved TO make
a convention on this subject. aud have ap.
pointed for their plenipotentitrics, namely:
The President Of the United States OF
America. Henry Shelton Sanford, citi-
ztn of the United States. their Minister
resident near his NIajes'y the King of the
ReIgians; aud hip NJ j.sty the King If the
Bslgiaus the Sieur jules Vander Stichel-
en-, grand cross Of the Order of the Dutch
Lion. Sc &c. &c his minister of for
sign affairs; who, after having communica-
ted TO eack-other their full powers. found
to be in good and proper form, have agreed
upon the following articles:
ARTICLE /.
Cirizens Of the United States who Eqy
Or shall have been naturalized in Belgium
will be considered By the United States as
citizens Of Belgium. Reciprocally, Bel
gians who mny or whp shall haze been nat
Iralized. in the United States will be con-
sidered by Belgium as citizens Of the Uni-
ted STATES. nr,c,r ~
AhvtsJLE ". s.Atis
ei,iEens seither contracting party 10
case ecfthelf tcinrnto shtiF original cepn-
try. can be prosecuted there iE crllpes or
misdemeanprs conmitted bef,fe RAturalisa'
ton saving to them sqcb Limitations as are
established By the laws OF their original
country. 1870!
ANilo'1h ". \. -
Naluge'lzya e,'lIeGs ., ;,, e,;,,u' GU su""sss
ing party @nu snal. ,: 'ase 'ss'uST
III tue country wulSn ,l'I y = ~ .a: ii;,
came. ef'se,t9 tue oO'ya.,U so,.,, y. % =. -
ry serslcS ie 10 .hei! oF.slpa, eounly J, e. !"
inclaensal ooI'sas'on resu..a 'uS'e,.e as, -
ID tne event q. Iue.r return " y; eAS'ps -
cases Of essertlon 'fon 'rgspiseq snu ,tao en
BODIED military or nsVai service, :" '"yto ~
: .nal may oo l!nl. as.l.ll'a'eu 'uefes9 y 'H'
laws ol toa' country,
Aai1SnI W. 1Sn:.s, g., ,.,,..,;-
.o5 ,A ~ RslSi0m ,1' sSall bo considered bv
81 isi';,,, )" =. o;,;-ons of tho Ttni,sd States
DI,s, Saa M sS"ii L.ys reoovored tbeir cbar.
'o,er aon ," o;,;Srss @f tbn Tnitsd States qs.
aIsSi ! ,s;,'r ~ .to Iaws If ,be Tn;,ed States
. a ;nsa.ai,, RIia;ous no,uralized in tba
If";,pd S,";os .hoil r" considered ne Rel.
.;',a G"eI h. ,bo U";,od st.,ns whom ,bey shall
s"ss %rs ,os,gs,sJ ~ thar sbaracier ms Bslrisps
a.e n"oo,aina 70 ,bo isws If Releium
y '.l'T 'i'.I r =. . .