New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-21

the contrary, that the state of war is
precisely that for which it is provided, and
during which it's provisions are to be sacred
~ observed as the most acknowledged obh-
cations in the law of nations
ARTICLE XXI.
The citizens of each of the contracting
parties shall have power to dispose OF their
personal goods within the jurisdiction OF
the other, By sale, donation, testament, or
otherwise, and their representatives, being
citizens of the other party, shall succeed to
their personal goods, whether by testament
or alb intestato, aud they may take posses
sion thereof, either by themselves or others
acting for them, and dispose of them at
their will, paving such dues only as the in
habitants of the country wherein such
goods are shall be subject to pay IN like
cases.
AS for the case of real estate, the citizens
and subjects OF the two contracting parties
shall he treated Oh the footing Of the most
favored nation.
ARTICLE XIII.
The citizens of either party shall have
free access to the courts of justice, IN order
to maintain and defend their own rights,
without any other conditions, restrictions,
or taxes than such as are imposed upon the
natives, They shall, therefore, be free TO
employ. in defense of their rights, such ad-
| vocates, solicitors, notaries, agents, and FAC
tors as they may judge proper, IN all their
| trials at law; and such citizens or agents
| shall have free opportunity to be present al
the decisions and sentences of the tribunals
| in all cases which may concern them, and
| likewise at the taking of all examinations
| and evidences which may be exhibited In
| the said trials.
ARTICLE XIV.
The United States Of America and the
| Kingdom of Italy mutually engage not IT,
grant any particular favor to other nations
| in respect to commerce and navigation,
| which shall not Immediately become com
| mon to tho other party, who shall enjoy the
| same freely If the concession was freely
made, or on allowing the same compensa
ton if the concession was conditional
ARTICLE XIV.
The present treaty shall continue in force
for five years from the day of the exchange
of the notifications; and if, twelve month";
befor the expiration of that period, neither
of the high contracting parties shall have
announced to the other, by an official n0tl
tication, it's intention to terminate the salt
treaty, it shall remain obligatory on 6oti
parties one year beyond that time, and so OF
until the expiration Of the twelve months
which will follow a similar notification
whatever may be the time when such mott
| nca1On 6ndu DC gwen
ARTICLE XVI.
The present treaty shall be approved AM
ratified by his Majesty the King of Italy
and by the President of the United States
BY and with the advice and consent Of th
Senate thereof, and tho notifications shal
be exchanged at Washington within tweiv
months from the date hereof, or sooner
possible.
In faith whereof the plenipotentiaries Q
the contracting parties have signed tn
present treaty in duplicate, IL the Engls
and Italian languages, and thereto a1lXe+
their respective seals
Done at Florence, this twenty-sixth da
of February, in the year of our Lord on
thousand eight hundred and seventy-one.
GEORGE 2. MARSH,
VISCONTI FENOSTA.
And whereas the said treaty has bee
duly ratified on both parts, and the re
spective notifications of the same were eH
changed at Washington on the eighteenth
instant:
Now, therefore, be it known that 1, Ulys
ses S. Grant, President of the United State
of America, have caused the said treaty t
be made public, to the end that the same
and every clause and article thereof, ma
be observed and fulfilled with good faith b.
the United States and the citizens thereof
In testimony whereof I have hereunt
set my hand, and caused the seal OF til
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington thi
twenty-third day of November in the yea
of our Lord one thousand eight bundre
and seventy-one, and of the Independenc
of the United States Of America the ninety
U. s. GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary of State.