New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-28
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TREATIES AND PROCLAMATIONS.
A PROCLAMATION by the President o
fha Limited States Of America:

y TREATIES AND PROCLAMATIONs.
A PROCLAMATION by the President o
the United States Of America:
Convention between the United States o
America and the Austro-Hungarian mon
archy. Rights, ETC., of consuls. Signed
July II, 1870; ratified December 10, 1870
Publications exchanged June 70. 1871
proclaimed June 80 1871.
Whereas convention between the United
States of America and his majesty the EN-
peror of Austria king of Bohemia etc, and
apostolic king Of Hungary, concerning the
rights, privileges, immunities and duties OF
cOnsuls OF either country residing in the
other. was concluded and signed at Wash
ington by their respective plenipotentiaries
on the eleventh day of July, 1870, which
convention, being in the English and Ger.
man languages, is word for word as follows
The President of the United States OF
America and His Majesty the Emperor of
Austria. King of Bohemia, etc, and Apos-
tolic King of Hungary, animated by the
desire to define, in a comprehensive and
precise manner, the reciprocal rights priv
iieges, and immunities of the cOnsuls gen
eral. cOnsuls, vice cOnsuls. and consular
agents, their chancellOrs and secretaries, of
the United States of America aud of the
AustrO-Hungarian monarchy, and to deter
| mine their duties and their respective
| sphere OF action, have agreed upon the
conclusion of consular convention, and for
that purpose have appointed their respective
PlenipOtentiaries, namely: the President OF
the United States OF America, Hamilton
| Fish, Secretary of State of the United
States; and His Majesty the Emperor of
Austria, apostolic king of Hungary, Charles,
Baron Won Lcderer, knight of the imperial
and royal order of Leopold. and his males
| tvs envoy extraordinary and minister plen-
ipOtentiaryin the United States of America,
who, after communicating to each other
their full powers found in good and due
| form, have agreed upon the following arti-
| cles:
ARTICLE I.
Each of the high contracting parties shall
be at liberty to establish consuls general,
consuls, vice consuls, or consular agents at
the ports and places of trade of the other
party, except those where it may not be
convenient to recognize such officers but
this exception shall not apply to one OF the
high contracting parties without, also, ap-
plying to every other power.
COnsuls general, cOnsuls and other
consular officers appointed and taking
office according to the provisions
of this article in one or the other
of the two countries, shall be free
to exercise the right accorded them by the
present convention throughout the whole
of the district for which they may be re-
spectively appointed.
The said tunctionaries shall be admitted
and recognized, respectively upon present
ing their credentials iii accordance with the
rules and formalities established in their
respective countries.
The exeGuatur required for the free ex-
ercise of their official duties shall be deliv-
cred to them free Of charge; and upon
exhibiting such exeqlatur. they shall! be ad- |
mitted at once and without interference BY |
the authorities, federal or State. judicial or |
executive. of the ports, cities, and places of |
their residence and district, to the enjoy
ment Of the prerogatiyes recprocally |
granted.
ARTICLE II.
The cOnsuls general consuls. vice consuls
and consular agents, their chancellors and
other consular officers, if they are citizens
OF the State which appoint them. shall be
exempt from military billetings, from SER
vice in the military or the national
and from all direct and personal taxation.
whether federal, state or municipal pro-
vided they be not owners of real estate.
and neither carry on trade nor any indus
trial business.
Ii, however, they are not citizens of the
state which appoints them or if they are
citizens OF the state in which they.reside
VI IA tH'N oNH property Cr engage III any |
business there that is taxed under any laws
Of the country, then they shall be subject to
the same taxes, charges and assessments as
other private individuals
Ihey shall, moreover, enjoy personal i'm
except for acts regarded as crimes
by the laws'of the country in which they
reside.
IL they are engaged in commerce, per
'onal detention can be resorted TO in their
al 1iahi -, |
hen in accordance only with general laws,
applicable to all persons alike.
ARTICLE III.
Consuls general, consuls, and their chan
eliors, vice consuls, and consular officers, if
l'izens OF the country which appoints
hem. shall not be summoned to appear as
witnesses before a court of Justice except
when, pursuant to law, the testimony of {.
onsul may be necessary for the defense of
person charged with crime.
In other cases the local court, when it
Gems the testimony of a consul necessary,
nall either go to his dwelling to have the I
estimony taken orally, or shall send there
competent officer to reduce it to writing !
r shall ask of him written declaration !
ARTICLE w. !
Consnis general. consuls, vice consuls.
nd consular agents shall be at liberty to S
lace over the chief entrance If their re- q
pectiVe 0filceS the arms of their nation | G
18th the inscription: Consulate General" S
Consulate, "Vice Consulate" or 'Consu- t
VI Agency as may be.
They shall also be at liberty to hoist the
az OF their country on the consular editice. =
kept when they reside in a city where the .
cation OF their government may be estab- e
shed. They shall also be at liberty to "
Dist their flag on board the vessel en- v
Dyed by them i'll port for the discharge of =,
er duty. s.
The consular archives shall be at all o
mes IHvlc!able, and under no pretense r.
hatever shall the local authorities be c,
lowed to examine or seize the papers OF
rDIinS part OF them. | II
ARTICLE VI. p
In the event of incapacity, absence or IL
ath Of consuls general, cOnsuls, vice-con-
Is. their consular pupils, chancellors or
rretaries, whose official character may q
We been previously made known to I'll
g respective authorities in the United OF
atcs, or in the AustrO Hungarian empire, OF
ali he admitted at once to the temporary &C
erclse OF the consular functions, and they &C
all, for the duration of it. enjoy all the re
munities, rights and privileges conferred es
on them by this convention. su
ARTICLE VII a.
COnsuls general and cOnsuls shall have A,
, power 10 appoint vice-cOnsuls and con- in
lar agents in the cities, ports and fowls re-
thin their consular districts, subject, how 20
er, to the appreciation of the government all
The country where they reside. Of
These vice-cOnsuls and consular agents 20
y be selected indiscriminatelv from III,
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