The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-01-01
PROCLAMATION.
ny tbs rr,slen, Of the Uui,cd statesof America

Nv the President or the Uuitcl Statesof America;
Convention between TIE United states ana b-i-
rlum NatrIe4iz illn constituted, N"AemHer
ID, 1865: Exchanged, July H., lstE Proclaimed
y ly 81, 1909
Wher,a- 4 convention regulating the citizen
hin uf Those persons wha emia afe from tho Unit
el state, IT! America ~ Belgium, aud from Bel
Eium 81 the United States 10 America, was con-
cinlcd aud -irnelt ~ t,scir respective pleaiputen-
t.aries 20 Br1ss Is uu tic siXttebthaty u Novein-
Ter, .izhfecu hundred aiid siN y-tigAt. the oriEf-
sal 81 which couyEltIuD being IN the English aud
French languages il wor. i1r word rs follows;
The President otfhR United states q America
aud his Majesty the hing ~ the beigiAns, led by
the wish a. i~ell,8te the c.LZtu-hip # these b r.
sons who cm-rstc from the jait,d States If
america 90 Belgium and from Belgium 70 the
Uuittd States ,fhnegica. have Resolved to make
a convention On tins slhirct. and have appointed
for their plpuftso.e4fit les namely. Tie Pfe-i-
dent uf tho United states ii America. Henry
Sheldon saufaid, 4 cttizcn ~ the Jhited States,
their mii;=ter re~id III near Ei> N+Ie-ty the King
Il the Eel-isps. alIhis Iaje-ty the hing % the
Beiei3us. Tie ear Juir- Wander S~tichica, grand
=ru~- ~ tar order Il tic Dutch biuu. sc, &c, SC
his Minister al f.r-ien affairs; WHO. after havin.
communicated u eseh uticf tLeir fgil powers,
fauud g. BE- ia gHsl and proper f,Tm, nave agreed
ufun the iuliuNitg articles:
AaE4CLE J.. Ct4eus uf the United States who
may W. shall hive been natUtatz-d III Belgium
WI. is clu-iielcI III tie United State- t. be citi-
z-uS q: Eolgigm. Eeripguculy, Bei2iaus WIN
nay ur shall have Be. u u+tufaliz-d IN the United
States shali ice cluss-csei by Belgium TO be eiii-
Lensu q tue United states.
tETciE II. Citizens Of either contracting psr-
IS. ia case VI their return 70 their original couu-
tn. can De- prosecuted .nr their crimes tr ms ~
melnors committed before naturalization, saving
fU thrm such timitat8 aEs rs are csttb.tsAcd by the
Iawstfti,s original country.
AETuG III. Eaturaliz-i cit 'zens 81 either
-puttuciing party who ~t.ll have resided 1--WE
wears 81 th"Cuuntry which has u1turaltzed them.
cannot De held g. the obligation 81 military SER
vicr ia their oriziul country. 81 70 incidental
thelr rrurn ts FL. sxcept IL cases ii descitiol
from or-t.tgei AMI rnb,liel military OF naval
service. Or those that may le as>iullatesl thereto
b. tLe laws or that country.
AErtctEIV. Citizens 81 the United states ma
iurllized ~ te'cium shall be considered by Bel
eium a, cii-zrus al tle United States when they
shall have recovered their character - citizens ui
| III. United S.rtrs according 20 ID. Laws u tic
/ United states. HeeiprU tliy Bcl.ians ngturaliErd
m tlr United states Shall hc considered ny ;hs
Cuitrl states ~ Belgian, when Ties shall have
recovered their character a, helgian- Ascending u
Tit laws II Belgium.
ArTiCLEN. re present convention shNl en-
| ter into cNcrutiua ifHlig-.afiy siyr the exchange
-afrauAc4t.ois. and shai remain in free iar ten
sears. n. ~ the expiration - thtt period, mel
thef ii the contracting parties hill have Eisrf
notice SIX months ii slysuce ofIts intention 4
terminate the same, Il hall ctntinnc - force I'M
| iii The end II twelve months ,ftsr one Of the con