New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-05

| BILE. The local authorities shall not, exeept
| in the case of the pursuit for crimes, undel
| any pretext invade them. In no case shall
they examine or seize the papers there de
posted In no event shall those offices OF
dwellings be used as places of asylum.
ARTICLE VI.
In the event of the death, prevention, OF
absence of Consuls General, Consuls, Vice
Consuls, Consular Agents, their chancellOrs
or secretaries, whose official character may
have previously been made known to the
respective authorities in Germany or in the
United States. may temporarily exercise
their functions. and, while thus acting, they
shall enjoy all the rights, prerogatiTes, and
immunities granted by this convention to
the incumbents
ARTICLE VII.
ConsuIs General and Consuls may, with
the appreciation of their respective govern
ments, appoint Vice Consuls and Consular
Agents in the cities, ports and places within
their consular jurisdiction. These officers
may be citizens of Germany, of the United
States, or any other country. They shall be
furnished with commission by the Consul
who appoints them and under whose orders
they are to act, or by the government of
the country which he represents. They
shall enjoy the privileges stipulated for
consular officers in this convention subject
to the exceptions specified in article three
ARTICLE VII.
Consuls General Consuls, Vice Consuls
and Consular Agents shall have the right to
apply to the authorities of the respective
countries, whether federal or local. judicial
or executive, within the extent of their cou-
sular district, for the redress of any intrac
ton Of the treaties and conventions exist
ing between the two countries, or of inter-
national law; to ask information of said
authorities, and to address said authorities
to the end Of protecting the rights and in
terests of their countrymen, especially in
cases of the absence of the latter; in which
cases such consuls, etc, shall be presumed
to be their legal representatives. II due
notice should not be taken of such applica-
ton, the consular officers aforesaid, in the
absence of diplomatic agent of their
country, may apply directly to the govern
ment OF the country where they reside.
ARTICLE IN.
Consuls General, Consuls, Vice Consuls
or Consular Agents OF the two countries, or
their chancellors, shall have the right con
formally to the laws and regulations of
their country
l. To take at their Office or dwelling, at
the residence of the parties or on board of
vessels of their own nation, the dispositions
of the captains and crews, of passengers on
board of them, OF merchants, or of any
other citizens of their own country.
2. To receive and verify unilateral acts,
wills and requests of their countrymen,
and any and all acts of agreement entered
upon between citizens of their own country
and between such citizens and the citizens or
other inhabitants of the country where they
reside; and also all contracts between the
latter, provided they relate to property sit
uated or to business to be transacted in the
territory of the nation by which the said
consular officers are appointed,
Ali such acts of agreement and other in
struments, and also copies and TRANSACTIONS
thereof, when duly authenticated by such
Consul General Consul, Vice Consul or Con
sular Agent, under his official seal, shall be
received by public officials and in courts of
justice as legal documents, or as authenti-
Gated copies, as the case may be, and shall
have the same force and effect as if drawn
up or authenticated by competent public
officers Of one or the other of the two
countries.
ARTICLEx.
In case OF the death of any citizen of
Germany in the United States, or of any
citizen of the United States in the German
Empire, without having in the country Of
his Gecease any known heirs or testament
airy executors by him appointed, the com
petent local authorities shall at once in
form the nearest consular officer of the
nation to which the deceased belongs of the
circumstance, in order that the necessary
information may be Immediately forwarded
to parties interested.
The said consular officer shall have the
right to appear personally or by delegate
in all proceedings on behalf of the absent
heirs or creditors until they are duly repre-
scented.
In all SUGGESTIONS to inheritances citizens
of each of tie contracting parties shall pay
in the country of the other such duties only
as they would be liable to pay if they were
citizens Of the country in which the proper
ty is situated or the judicial administration
Of the same may be exercised.
ARTICLE HI.
Consuls General. Consuls, Vice Consuls
and Consular Agents of the two countries
are exclusively charged with the inventory
ing and the safe-keeping of goods and et-
fects of every kind left by sailors or pas
sengers or ships of their nation who die
either on board ship or ON land, during the
voyage or in the port of destination
ARTICLE MI.
ConsuIs General, Consuls, Vice ConsuIs,
and Consular Agents shall be at liberty to
go either in person or by proxy on board
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and to examine the officers and crews, to
examine the ships papers, to receive de
clara lions concerning their voyage, their
destination and the incidents Of the voyage:
also to draw up manitests and lists OF
freight. to facilitate the entry and
clearance Of their vessels, and finally
to accompany the said officers or crews be
fore the judicial or admin strative auth0ri-
ties Of the country, to assist them as their
interpreters or agents.
The judicial authorities and custOmhouse
officials shall in no case proceed to the ex-
animation or search of merchant vessels
without having given previous notice to the
consular officers OF the nation to which the
said vessels belong, in order to enable the
said consular officers to be present.
They shall also give due notice to the
said consular officers in order to enable
them to be present at any dispositions or
statements to be made in courts of law or
before local magistrates, by officers or per
sons belonging to the crew, thus to prevent
errors or false interpretations which might
impede the correct administration of Justice.
The notice to Consuls, Vice ConSuls, or
Consular Agents, shall name the hour fixed
Tor such proceedings. Upon the non appear
anCe of the said officers or their Representa-
Ives, the case may be proceeded with in
heir absence.
ARTICLE XITI.
Consuls General, Consuls, Vice Consuls
)r Consular Agents shall have exclusive
charge of the internal order of the mer-
chant vessels of their nation, and shall
nave the exclusive power to take cognizance
II and to determine differences Of every
Kind which may arise, either at sea or In
BORT, between the captains, officers and
,reWs, and specially in reference to wages
ind the execution of mutual contracts.