New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-28

quests of their countrymen, and all sue
acts and contracts between their cOutryme
as are intended to be drawn up in an al
thentic form and verified. = Any and al
acts of agreement entered upon between
citizens Of their own country and inAlabit
ants Of the country where they reside.
All such acts of agreement. and other in
struments. and also copies thereof, whel
duly authenticated by such consul general
consul, vice consul or consular agent unde
his official seals, shall be received in court
Ofjustice as legal documents, or as authenti
| Gated copies, as the case may be- and shall
have the same force and effect as if draw
up by competent public officers of one O.
the other of the two countries.
Consuls general, cOnsuls, vice consuls. o.
| consular agents Of the respective countries
| shall have the power to translate and legal
| ize all documents issued by the authorities
or functiOnaries of their own country; ant
such papers shall have the same force ant
| effect in the country where the aforesaid OF
ticers reside as if drawn up by sworn inter
prefers.
COnsuls general, cOnsuls. vice cOnsuls, OF
consular agents shall be at liberty to go OIL
board the vessels OF their nation admitted to
entry, either in person or by proxy, and to
examine the captain and crew, to look into
the register OF the ship, to receive declara-
tons with reference to their voyage, their
destination, and tie incidents of the voyage;
also, to draw up manifests, lists of freight,
to assist in dispatching their vessels, and,
finally, to accompany the said captains or
crews before the courts and before the adj
illustrative authorities, in order to act as
their Interpreters or agents in their bust
ness transactions or applications of any
kind.
The judicial authorities and c,,stomhouse
officials shall, in no case. proceed to the cx-
animation or search of merchant vessels
without previous notice to the consular au-
thOrlty OF the nation to which the said YES
sells belong, in order to enable them to be
present
They shall also give due notice to con-
suls, vice cOnsuls, or consular agents, in
order to enable them to be present at any
dispositions or statements to be made in
courts of law. or before local magistrates.
by captains or persons composing the crew,
thus to prevent errors or false interpreta-
tons which might impede the correct ad-
ministration of justice.
The notice to cOnsuls, vice cOnsuls. or
consular agents shall name the hour fixed
tor such proceedings, and upon the non
appearance of the said officers or their rep
resentatives. the case shall be proceeded
with in their absence.
ARTICLE N.
COnsuls. vice consuls or consular agents.
shall have exclusive charge of the internal
order OF the merchant vessels of their ma
ton. They shall have therefore the exclu-
s!Ee power to take cOgniZance of and to
settle all differences which NAV arise at
sea or in port between captains, officers,
ana crews, III reference to wages and the
execution OF mutual contracts, subject i'll
each case to the laws of their own nation.
The local authorities shall in no way in
terfere. except in cases where the differ
ences on board ship are OF nature to dis
turb the peace and public order in port or
on shore, or when persons other than the
officers and the crew of the vessel are
parties to the disturbance; except as afore-
'ald the local authorities shall contine
themselves to the rendering of forcible as
Instance If required by the consuls. vice
,onsuls. or consular agents. and shall cause
he arrest. temporary Imprisonment. and
'emoval on board his own vessel. of every
person whose name Is found on the muster
oils or register of the ship or list of the
rev.
ARTICLE MI.
Consuls general. consuls, vice consuIs.
n consular agents shall have the power to
tuse the arrest of all sailors or all other !
PERSONS belonging to the crews of vessels |
Il their nation who may be guilty of having
eserted on the respective territories of the |
Ugh contracting powers, and to have them |
ent on board or back to their native |
ountry.
10 that end they shall make written ap-
iicatlon TO the competent local authority.
it by the exhibition of the ship's
fglster and list of the crew. or else. should
he vessel have sailed previously, by pro-
ucins an authenticated copy of these docu-
tents. showing that the persons claimed
aally do belong to the ships crew.
Upon such request the surrender of the
eserter shall not be refused Every aid
nd assistance shall, moreover be granted
} the SAID consular authorities for the de-
'ctlon and arrest of deserters, and the
alter shall be taken to the prisons of the
,untry and there detained at the request
no. expense OF the consular authority until
iere may be an opportunity for sending
ZEN aWav
Ike duration of this imprisonment shall
OF exceed the term of three months. at the
splratlon of which time, and upon three
avs notice to the consul. the prisoner
lail be set free. and he shall not be liable
} rearrest for the same cause
Should, however, the deserter have com
ltted on shore an indictable otfense, the
cal authorities shall be free to POSTPONE
S extradition until due sentence shall
I'VE been passed and executed.
he high contracting parties agree that
amen, or other individuals forming part
the shlps crew, who are citizens of the
untry in which the desertion took place
all not he affected by the provisions of
is article.
ARTICLE XIII.
In all cases where no other agreement to
G contrary exists between owners, freight
s, and insurers, all damages suffered at
a by the vessels of the two countries
1etber they enter the respective ports
iIntarlly or by stress of weather. shall he I
tiled by the consuls general, consuls. vice !
nSnls. or consular agents of their respect t
nation, provided no interests of citizens
me country where the SAID tunctionaries
sue. nor OF citizens of q third power are
hcerned. In that case, and in the absence
friendly compromise between all par
S interested, the adjudication shall take .
zee under supervision of the local au Al
)rities.
ARTICLE XIV. I
n the event of a vessel belonging TO the
'ernment. or owned by citizen of one of
Two contracting states. being wrecked
cast on shore upon the coast of the
Ter. the local authorities shall inform the
lsuis general consuls, vice consuls, or
lsular agents of the district of the occur o.
ice; or, If such consular agency does not A
st, they shall communicate with the con CO
general, consul, vice consul, or consular It
mt OF the nearest district nj
Nj proceedings relative to the salvage of IN
lerican vessels wrecked or cast on shore Is
Austro- hungarian waters shall be d. E
teo py the United States consuIs general,
suls, vice-consrls. or consular AGENTS
, all proceedings relative to the SALVAGE
Austro- Hungarian vessels wrecked or
on shore in American waters shall he NJ
ected by AustrO- Hungarian consuls gen =,