The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-11
4 PROCLAMATION.

BY the President If the United States Of America;
Convention between the United states aud Bel
GUM Naturalization. Concluded, NoAember
II. ls6>; Exchanged, july ID, l>6., Proclaimed
July 20. l>69.
whcrra, a convention regulating the citizen
-hip ui those persons wha emigfate from the Unit
ef States ~ America % Belgium. and from bel
gium % the United Statrs - Amerccg, WAS con
cluded and signed by their respective pleuipOten-
tiaIir- at Brussels GA the sixteenth day ii Noyem-
Der, eighteen hundred ami -iNiy-viEht, the origi-
Eal % which c"ayentiaa being IN tLr English and
French languages j., word f"r word ~ follows:
The President Uf the United States OF America
and III, Majesty the King II the lselgians, led by
the wish O. regulate thr citizenship 81 those pr
SONS who emigate from the United states u
America Ia Belgium and iruln Belgium 60 the
Z United states 81 America, have resolved 10 make
"A convention uu this subject. aud have appointed
Tor their plcHipUieutiaria- namely: The prrsi-
dent uf the United states Of America, Henry
Sheldon Sanford, a citizen # the United States,
their minister resident near his Majesty Tie King
OF the BrlEiau~. and his Majesty the King Of the
Belgiaus. the Sieur jules Wander Siichlen, grand
cross 81 the Order of the Dutch Dion, sc, SC, &c.
his minister 81 Foreign affair; who. after having
communicated 10 each other their full powers,
found to be In EasHi and proper form, nave agreed
upon the following articles:
AkTICLE /. Citzcus # the United States who
may or shall have been uatuiIiized Ia Belgium
will be considered by the United states to lie riti-
Gems 81 Belgium. Ecviprucaliy. Beleians who
may or shall have been uttUraiiz.d in the United
States shall be considered by Belgium To be citi-
zens oi the United states.
Article II. Citizens II either contracting par
~, in case uf their return 10 their original C0un-
try. eau he prosecuted Tor their crimes CT INSIDE
metuors committed before naturalization. saving
70 them such limitations "a, are established by the
layys ~ their original country.
Article III. Nsturlizri citizens of either
contracting party who shall have resided five
year, IN thrruuntry which has naturilizri them.
cannot lie held 70 the obligation II military ser
10 . 81. -wa.... - e.
litigation resulting therrfrom in the event Of
their return a. IT,, except ia cases If deseItion
from ur.aeizci ami embodied military or naval
service. or Those that may Ice assimilated thereto
hy the laws II that country.
ARrigLElN. Citizens 81 the United States ma
turaliZrd IA irlgium shall be considered hy Bel
GUM "a, citsZcu- It the United States when they
shall have recovered their character A. citizens of
the United States according To the laws II the
Omitted State. KreiVr,e3lly l.lrtsn- uaturalizei
ia the United State, shall De- considered by the
United State- a. Belgian. when they shall have
recovered their character n BciGians according 10
tht laws Il Belgium.
ARTICLE '. The present convention shall en-
ter into execution Immediately SITTER the exchange
If Publications. anil ~hsIl remain IN force for ten
years. H. al the expiration "f that period, mel
ther 81 the contracting Iarti"- hall have given
notice six months tn advance uf IT. intention to
terminate the same. 10 shall continue ia force un-
I'll the end II twelve months uft,r one If the con-
tracing parties shall have given notice 10 the
other 81 such intention.
ARTICLE VI. The present convention shall be
ratified b. the President . The United states, by
and with the rau~eut and advic" of the Senate,
and ny his m~ir-ty the King 81 thr Brlgians with
the consent Il Parliament. amt thu Publications
shall hp exchanged ut Brussels within twelve
months from the date hereof. or sooner II possible.
In witness whereof. the respective pleuipnten-
tiaries have signed the same, and affixed thereto
their seals.
Made IN duplicate ~ Brussels, the sixteenth OF
November, Oue thousand eight hundred aud six
~ eight.
seal II. :. SANFORD.
lSeal.f JULES WANDER STtCHELEN.
And whereas III, ~ q convention ha- been duly
ratified IN both part, Hul thr respective ratihca-
tious were exchanged al Brussels, the tenth inst
ant:
Now, therefore be IL known that |, T.. :. Grant
President Of the Emitted States Of America. have
casu.d the said convention 20 he made public,
ii the end that the same and every clause aud
article thereof may De observed and fulfilled in
good faith by the United states and the citizens
thereof.
In witnes whereof. I have hereunto set my
hand aud caused the seal Of the United States to
be affixed.
Done in the city II Washington. this thirtieth
DAY Of July. ia the year Il our Lord one thousand
eight hundred AMI ,iNty-uiuc aud II the lnde-
p]endence Of the United States the uincty-fpurth.
lSeal1 L. :. GRANT.
by the President:
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary u State.