The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-24
A PROCLAMATION.

BY the President; Of the United States Of America;
Convention between the United States and Bel
GUM. Naturalization. Concluded. NoAomb~r
u, lsGS; Exchanged, July 10, is0ss Proclaimed
July 20, let9.
Whereas a cunventior regulating tn. citizen
ship Il those persons who emigraie from the Unit
ell States Of America 10 Belgium, and from Bel
GUM to the United States Of America, was con-
cluded and signed by their respective plcnipo,en-
tiaries AZ Brussels On the sixteenth day Of Novem-
her, eighteen hundred and siNIy-eight. the ogigi-
nal IT which convention being in the English and
French languages j. WIND for word a. follows:
The President Of the United States Of America
aud his Majesty the King of the Belgians, led by
the wish 10 regulate the citizenship II those p r
SONS who ~cnigratc from the United States Of
America 10 Belgium and from Belgium TO the
United States IL America. have resolved to make
a convention on this subject, aud have appointed
for their plcuipotcniiarics namely: The Presi-
dent Of the United States Of America. Henry
Sheldon Sanford, a citizen of the United States,
their minister resident near his Majesty the King
II the Belgians, and his Majesty the King Of tho
Belgians, tie Sieur jules tnder stichien, grand
cross u the Order 81 the Dutch Dion, &c, Se., &C.
his minister OF foreign affairs; who. after having
communicated so each other their full powers,
found 10 De in good and proper form, nave agreed
upon the following articles:
akucLE /. Citizens Of the United States who
may or shall have been natuialized in Belgium
will be considered rs the United States TO be citi-
zens Of Belgium. Reciprocity. Bclgisns who
may OF shall have been n,turalizrd in the United
states -htlt TIE cutfslIeftu lN Belgium To be Cltl-
zens II the United states.
Article II. Citizens Of either contracting par
ty, in case Il their return To- their original coun-
Try, can BE- prosecuted for their crimes or misic-
ineanars committed before naturalization, saving
to them such limitations as are established by the
laws II their original country.
ARTICLE III. Natunlizcd citizens of either
contracting party who shall have resided fvo
years IN thecuuniry which has naturalized them,
cannot he held t. tn. obligation OF military ser
vice IN their original county, or 10 Incidental
obligation resulting therrirom' in the event Of
their return % II, except Ia cases of desertion
from orcaeized and embodied military or naval
service. or those that may he assimilated thereto
10y the laws e that country.
ARTIcIUiN. Citizens Il the United States ma
turalized in Belgium shall be considered by Bel
gium As cir,zens Il The United States when they
\ shall havs recovered their character a. citizens Of
the United States according to the laws 81 tn.
United States. Reeiprocally B-lgians naturaliz.d
in the United States shall be considered by the
United States A. Belgians when they shall hay.
recovered their character as BciEians according to
tht laws % Belgium.
Article V. The present convention shall en-
ter into execution Immediately sitter the exchange
Il Publications. aud shall remain in force for ten
years. II, At the expiration Of that period, mel
Their uf the contracting parties shall have given
notice six months in advance of fits intention &c
terminate the ~tnie, IL shall continue in force un-
Ill the end ri twelve munthstfter one Of the con-
tracing parties shall have given notice 10 the
CtheI of such intention.
AhNAhAA a ~ lAfNffA fAAiN NhtAl ~
ratified b. the President u the United States, by
and with the consent and advice Of the Senate,
and ~ his maie-ty the King of the Belgians with
thu consent IL Parliament. and the ratiicaiion-
shall he exchanged az Brussels within twelve
months frum the date hereof, ~ sooner II pos-ible
In witness whereof, the respective plenipoten'
tiaries have signed the same, aud affixed therctS
their seals.
Made In duplicate at Brussels, the sixteenth q
November. cue thousand eight hundred and six
ty eight.
fSehi.l II. :. SANFORD.
lseal.l JULES WANDER STICHELEN.
And whereas the said convention has been dull,
ratified on both parts, and the respective ratihca
tious were exchanged at Brussels, the tenth ms;
ant:
Now, therefore be IL known that |, u. 3. Gran
President " tbs United States Of America, hay
csSued the -aid convention to be made public
ii the end that the same and every clause an
article thereof may hc Observed and fulfilled II
good faith by tile United States and the citizen
thereof.
In witnes whereof, | have hereunto set m
hand and caused the seal Of the United States I
be affixed.
Dune Ia the city of Washington. this ihirti-t
day &C July. in the year - our Lord one thousan
eight hundred and siNty-Uine and of the lnd,
pcndencc OF the United States the ninety fourth.
IseaLl L.. :. GRANT.
Ry tho President:
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary Of State.