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

By the President Of the United States Of America.
Whereas a convention concerning the citizenship
Of emigrsnt- between the United States Of Ameri.
ca and the Grand Duchy Of IIesse, was concluded
and signed by their respective plenipotentiari.s !,
Darmstadt, on the first day Of August, one thous.
and eight hundred and sixty-eight, which eonyen-
ton being in English and German languages i
word for word As follows:
Whereas an agreement was made the pa Of
February. ls6S. between the United states ~
America and the Nortl. German Confederation. TO
regulate the citizenship u those who e,nirrate
from the United States II America to the territory
Of the North German Confederation and from the
North German Confederation TO the United states
Of America, and whereas the agreement by publi-
cation in the bulletin u The laws 81 the Coufeder-
alton has obtained binding force ia the p4tts Of the
Grand Duchy Of Hesse belonging o. the North
German Confederation, il hns seemed rrop.r in
like manner 70 establish regulations respecting the
citizenship Of such persons a. cmi.rate from the
United States Of America tn the parts - eGm
Duchy Of Hes-e not belonging t. the North Ger
man Confederation, and from the above described
parts oflesse 10 the United States Of America.
The President Of the United States u America
and his Royal highasss the Grand Duke If Hess.
and by Rhine have therefore resolved 10 treat on
this subject, and Tor that purpose have suuoiuf.si
plenipoteuiiaries tacuncluIe a convention. that /.
g say, the President ID the United states Of Amer
lea, UeorEe Bancroft. envoy extraordinary aud
minister plenipoteutttry, aud his Royal Highuess
the Grand Duke OF lics~- and by Rhine. 40. Br.
Frederick Baron won Liudellf. president ~ his
council 81 state, minister Of Justice. and actual
priNy counsellor, who have agreed 10 aud signed
the follow ins articles.
ARTICLE l. Citizens If the Vart Of the Grand
Duchy Of He-sr not Included in the North HERMAN
Confederation. who have become or shall become
natuSaiizeti citizens OF the United States OF Amer
iea ana shall have resided unitrrruptediy within
the United States i've years. shall Toe held hv the
grand dueal He-situ government to be American
citizens and shall be trestri a. such.
Reciprocally, citizens Of the United States #
America, who have become or shall become uatu-
rallied citizen u the above described parts offhe
Grand Duchy llessc. aud shall have resided unin.
terrupteily therein five years. shall De- held f.y
the United states % be citizens Of the Grand
DuchN Ie->e, and shall be treated A. such.
The declaration 81 an intention 20 becamea citi-
Zen 81 the one or the other uuiutry, has Not for
either party the effect 81; naturalization.
ARTICLE IL. 4 uatursliLrd citizen uf the one
party On return t. the territory Il the other par. n.
remaines liable g. punishment for ana action pun.
i.hable by she laws 81 lis original country. and
committed before his emigration. saving ALWAYS
the limitation established by the laws u hi, orig
nal country.
Article III. The convention FIR the mutual
delivery of criminals, f~ugiiive- from Justice, ip
certain cases, concluded between the United states
Of Ametica ana the Grand Dusty 81 IIe->e. ou the
change.
AKrolEIv. Hcssian ua;uraIfzcI in Arreri.
ca, bus originally a rittEmu ut thu parts uEgheD Grand
Duchy not included iu i4r North German tHufei-
N"-A'. AA" A""ta"".' ft tH"~f parts " lNn=
ont the intent u return 10 America. h. SHALL b.
held t. have renowned hl- naturalization ia the
United Ststes.
Eeeipruc.lly: II an American uaturai,ei in the
Grand bnchy ~ iir--r, is ithiu tile above de>crib-
Ell parts, rrucWs hi residence iu tile United state
without thv intent o. return g. ll--se. he shall bee
held 10 have reuouu,,'i his naturalization 90 tie
GTanu nuchy.
The intent not 60 return mav Ie held tn gxf.,
when the phrsou utturtiiz-j iu thr uHc country
reside- more than tive years iu tine other country.
AErIcLg Y. The present convention shall Z.
into effect Immediately, 500 tLe exchange ~ rttih-
cations, and shall continue 300 fore, iar ten yatrs
If neither party shall have given Co the ether .Y
mDuths' previous notice 81 its intention Co. then
terminate the same, it shall farther remain IN
force twelve months after either 80 The contract.
ing parties shall nave given notice 90 the other u
such intention.
ART oLE VI. The present convention shall d,
ratified by the President It thc United States Of
America and his royal Hi-Lu,ss the Grand Duke
oiHc>>e. aud hy Rhine a., The ratification ii ia.
nr-t Is "a take effect rs and with the a4vlr. and
consent u the Senate gf the United State; uu the
Grand Ducal lIe,-itn side. the assent ut tire state,
q the Grand Duchy l. reserved, Iu 50 far e 10 l.
required rs the constitution.
The ratihcatipn- SHAH De exchanged ~ Berlir
within one year uf the present i te.
Ia faith whereof the Ilenipateutiariss hay,
signed aud sealed this convention.
barmsttlt, 1t 81 August, lScS.
sea-. gro. BANCROFT
Seal FREDERICK FkEIHER
E8N ItNhELOF,
Aud whereas the liicanvsnuou has been iuly
ratified on both parts. aud the respective uttilca.
ti1ns were exchanged 40 Berlin. the twenty third
day % july, last:
Vow. therefore, Dee il known that J.. L. :.
Grant. President af the United St4t-- - America
have caused the said convention o. Dee mad. pub
tic q the end tbat the same ami every clans" and
article thereof may b- observed aud fulfilled Is
the United state, aud the citizens thereof.
In witurs. whereof I have h-rrunta- set ms
hand and caused the seal ufthe Emitted States T.
be affixed.
Done in the city Il Washington this thirty frs
day II August, IB the year % our Lord put
thousand eight hundred and -ixfy-uinr. and 81
the independence It the Omitted state the ninety
fourth.
10. : seal. T. :. GRANT.
Ry THE Pre- l-rf-
HANLreN tG>H. >egTataTy &c state.