Wilmington daily commercial., 1872-07-20


Supplemental conpentoa bot,oeen the United States and
Gr-at Brit in, concerning the renunciat,on " hdtn-
1871; RGtdCd March "a, ISL J RafihcatiOHs
changed hJy 4; Proclaimed sag 8, 1871.
RI the Preside { Of the United Stats of Americt.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHERE'S a convention supplemental to the con-
ventiun OF NAV 10. 1870 between the United States
OF America and Her Majesty the Queen OF the Uni
ted Kingd IN of Great Britain and Ireland, con-
rning naturalization was concluded and signed
AT Washing ON 10y their respective plenputen tAri
on the tRenty-third day o. February, 1871, which
supplemental convention is word for word as fel-
lUWs!-
whereas by the second article of the convention
between the United S. ates OF America and Her
Majesty the Que N Of the United Kingdom Of Great
Britain and ireland, for regulating the citizenship
Of cit zens and ubjecJs Of the contracting parties
who have emigraJed, or may emigrate, from the
dOminiOns OF the Que TO those OF she other party,
signed al London, on the 9th o. May, 1870 1t was
stipulated hat he manner IN which the renuncia-
ti0n by such ctizens and SUBJECTS OF their natural
ZatlOn, and the resumption OF their native allegi
ance may be made and publicly declared, ihould he
agreed upon by the governments OF the respective
countries the President Of the United States of
America and Her Majesty thsQueen of the nited
Kingdom of Great Britain ana Ireland, for the pur
pose Of efeoting such agreement, nave resolved TO
conclude supplemental convention, and have
named AZ their planpOtentiaries that IL To say, the
President OF the United stiles OF America, Hamil-
n Fish, Secretary Of 81 tea and Her NJ jesty ihe
queen the Queen OF the United RingdOm VI Great
Britain and Ireland, Sir Eiward Thornton Knight
Ommander OF the most honorable Oider OF the
Bath, and her envoy extraordinary and minis er
plenipOtetlAry to the United states of America,
who have agreed as fOllOws;-
ARTICLE l..
any person, being originally a citizen Of the Un
ted states who had previously to May l3 h, 1870,
been naturaliz ii AZ British subject may, at any
time before August 10th, 1872, and amy British sub
ject who at the date first aforesaid hae been natu-
Talizrd as citizen within th United States NAV,
at any time before May 18th, 1s72 publicly declare
his renunciaiO ~ such naturalization by subscri
bing ins runment IN writing, substantially IN the
form hereunto appended, and designated as Annex
Such renuncaton, by an original citizen OF the
United States Of British nationality, shall, wi hin
he territories and Jurisdiction OF the United States.
be made In duplicate, ia the presence of any court
author zed by law for the time being to adhJ aliens
TO naturalization or before the clerk or pro homo
tary OF any such court: II the declarant he beyond
the territories OF the United states 1t shall he made
in duplicate, before any diplomatic or consular of
deer OF the United States. one OF such duplicates
shall remain OF re ord in the custody of the court
OF officer In whose presence 10 WAS made; the her
shall be, without delay, transmitted to the Depart
| ment of state.
Sucn renunciatian II declared by an original Bri-
tish subject, OF his acquired nationality as citizen
Of the United states, shall, II the declarant be in
/ the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
be made In duplicate, In the presence OF Justice
Uf the peace; IL els where In Her Britannia Majes-
ys dominlons in trlplicae, in the presence uf any
judge OF civil or criminal jurisdiction, of any us
lice Of the peace, or of any other Otlcer for the
time being authorized by law, in the place in which
the deClaTant is TO administer oa Ii for any judi
cia or other legal purpose II out OF Her MAI stys
dominious, in nipicate, In the presence OF any Of
hcer IN The diplomatic or consular service VI Her
Majesty.
The contracting parties hereby engage to com
muuicaJe each TO the other from time TO time, lists
VI the peyso rs VINO, within their resp ctve d1miu-
ions aud territories, before their dipl matte and
consular officers, have declared their remuneration
OF ma uraliZ ltiUn, with the dat 8 aud places OF
making uth declarations and such Information as
to the abode OF the declarants, and the times and
places Of their naturalization, as lhey may nave
furnished.
| The pr sent convention shall be ratified by the
Presldent of the United States by aud with the ad
vice and consent of the Senate thereof and by Her
Britannia Mi jebty, and the ratincatOns snail be X
changed at Washington as soon as may Dc conVe'
In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentia
res have signed the same, and have affixed thereto
Done at washington the twonty-tlird d y of Feb
ruary, In the year OF our Lord one thousand eign
SEAL '''N HAMILTlN FISH,
lsEAL.l EDWD IhokNloNi
ANNFX A..
l. A. b., of [inseTt abodel being 0rgineuya a ettl
zen Of the United States OF America, Tor British
sui iectl and having become nauratzAd within Tn.
doIhinl0ns Of Her Brtanric Mglests as Britlsl
suhj ct. for as cit zen within the United S'afes
America ne hereby renounce my naturaz .tion a.
British subject, Tor citizen OF the United States
and declare tnat Ii is my desire to resume my ma
tionaity as a citizen of the United States Tor Bri
, | tibh subj ct ,n
'
| sert country or other subdivision, ami STATE pro
vince, colony, legation, or consulate,l this--ca
(Signedl EFF.
Justice OF the Peace, for 9th r tite.l
| IsEA | HAMILTON FISH,
| fsEAL bDW'D THOkNr N
and whereas the said supplemental invention
has been duly ratified on both parts, and tine rest &c
a | tive ratihcatiOns OF the same were exchanged 4
. this city on the fourth day of May, ISL by Ham
ton Fish, Secretary of State of the nited states
| and Sir EdWaId Thornton. X. q. b., Her Britaan
10 Maiesty's envoy eXtraOrdina aud minister penipo
y teiary accredited to this Cove rnment, the pal
~ their respective Governments; ,
t. Now therefore, he It known that l, uLYss
/, GRANT President Of the United States of America
y nave caused the said supplemental convention
x he made public, to the end that the same aud ever
Il clause and article th0reof may he observed an
iul1ll, d with good faith by the United States an
n | the citlaIs thereof - -,
C in witness whereof ! have hereunto set my han
y aud caused the seal of the United States to be a.
v hxCd, ,,-. ,,., ,,.,, 49,,
y -, NAV, In the year OF our Lord one thousan
Il | (SEAL. : eight hundred and seVenty-One, anu :
4 | k--l the Independence OF the United States
u U. S. GRANT.
i By the President: a
s. HApILToN FIST, Secretary Of State.
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