Smyrna times., 1871-06-28
BIZ the President of the United States OF
A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas a convention between the United Stats
Of America and her Majesty the Queen of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, for
regulating the citizenship Of citizens of the United
States who have emigrated who may emigrate
from the United States of America to the British
domnons, and Of British subjects who have emi.
grated or who may emigrate from the British do.
miniOns 10 the United States of America, was con.
cludsd and signed at London, by their respective
pienpotentiaries, the thirteenth day of May last
the original of which convention is word for word
us follows:
The President Of the United States Of America |
and her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom |
of Great Britain and ireland, being desirous to |
regulate the citizenship of citizens of the United
States of America who have emgrated or who may |
emigrate from the United States of America 10 the
British dominions, and OF British bects who have
emigrdted or who may emigrate from the British
dOmInIons to the United States Of America, have
resolved TO conclude convention Tor that purpose
and have named their lenputcntlaries, that TO
say: The President of the United States of
America, John Lothrop Motley, esquire, envoy ex-
traordlnary and minister pienpotentiary of the
United States OF America to her Britannia Ma esIy;
and her Ma esty the Queen Of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain und Ireland, the Right Honorable
George William Frederick, Earl of Clarendon,
Baron Hyde of Hindon, a peer Of the United King
dom, member of her Britannia Malesly'S most
honorable Prlvy Council, Knight of the most noble
Order of the Garter, Knight Grand Cross of the
most honorable Order Of the Bath, her Britannia
Majesty's principal secretary Of state for foreign
affairs; who, after having communicated TO each
other their respective full powers, found to be IN
good aud due form, have agreed upon and concluded
the following articles:
ARTICLE l.
Citizens of the United States of America who
have become, shall become and are naturalized
according TO Law within the British domnons as
British subjects, shall, subject to the provisions of
AFiIP 10 hfld h,yt tbaI ~
respects aud for all purposes British sub ects, and
shall be treated such by the UnIted Stites.
RecIprocaliy, British subjects who have brcnne,
or shall become, and are nIturalzrd according to
law within the United States f America as cltlz .ns
thereof, SHALL subject to the provisions Of ArIic-
III. be held by Great Britain to be in all RESPECTS and
for all purposes citizens OF the UnIted States, and
shall be treated such by Great Britain.
ARTICLE III
Such citizens of the United States as aforesaid
who have become and naturazld within the
dominlons of her Britannia Majesty as British sub.
jects shall be at liberty to their natural.
zatlOn and to resume their nationality as citizens of
the United States. provided that such remuneration
be publicly declared within two years after the ex.
Change Of The notifications Of the present conven.
ton.
Such British subjects as aforesaid who have be.
come and naturalized as citizens within the
United States, shall be at liberty to rcnounce their
naturalization and to resume their British nation
aty, provided that such remuneration be publicly
declared within Two years after the twelfth Gay Of
May 1870.
The manner in which this remuneration may be
made and publicly declared shall be greed upon by
the governments of the respective countries.
ARTICLE III.
If any such citizen of the United States as afore
SAID naturnllZed within the d1minions of her Britain.
mic Majesty should his residence in the
United States, the United States government may,
on his own application and on such conditions as
that government may think fit to impose readmt
hIm To the character and privileges Of a citizen of
the United States, and Great Britain shall not Ia
that case, claim him as British subject or account
OF ms former naturalization.
| In the same manner if any such British subject
as aforesaid naturazed il the United States should
renew his residence within the dominiuns or her
Britannia Majesty, her Majesty's government may
on his owh application and on such conditions as
that government may think fit to impose, readmit
hIm to the character aud privileges of British
| subject, and the United States shall not in that
case, claim him a citizen of the United States on
| account of his former naturalization.
ARTICLE ".
! The present convention shall be ratified by the
President of the United States, bv and with the ad
vice and consent of the Senate thereof and by her
Britannia Majesty, and the ratification shall be ex.
changed at London as soon as may be within
twelve months from the date hereof.
ries have signed the same, and have affixed their
respective seals.
Done at London the twenty eight day of May,
IN the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy.
(sEAL] JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY.
| tsEAL.l CLARENDON.
And whereas the said convention has been
duly ratified on both parts, and the respective
ratIhcatIons Of the same were exchanged at London
on the 10th instant;
/ Now, therefore, be il known that l. ULYSSES S.
GRANT, President of the United States OF America
have caused the said convention to be made
publc,tp the end that the and every clause and
part thereof may be observed and fulfilled with
good faith by the United States and the citizens
thereof
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set INV hand
and caused the seal of the United States to be af,
fed
Done in the city Of Washington, this 6h day
of September, in the year of our Lord one
tsEAL thousand eight hundred and seventy. and
Of the Independence of the United States
the ninety fifth.
u u. S. GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH,