New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-10
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH.
Secretary Of State.
A PROCLAMATION.


BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
Convention and protocol between the United
States of America and Sweden and Nor
uralization.-Signed May 26,
1862 ratified December II, 1870; Elk
changed June IA, 1871: proclaimed Janu-
airy II, 1872
WHEREAS, A convention and protocol be-
tween the United States of America and his
Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway
were concluded and signed by their reapec-
tive plenipOtentiaries, at the city OF
Stockholm, on the twenty-sixth day OF May,
1869, which convention and protocol as
amended by the Senate of the United States,
and being in the English and Swedish
languages, are word for word as follows:
The President of the United States OF
America and his Majesty the King of
Sweden and Norway, led by the wish to
regulate the citizenship of those persons
who emigrate from the United States OF
America to Sweden and Norway, and their
dependencies and territories, and from
Sweden and Norway to the United States
of America, have resolved to treat on this
subject and have for that purpose ap-
pointed PlenipOtentiaries to conclude con
ventiOn, that is to say; The President OF the
United States Of America, Joseph ]. Bart
lett, Minister Resident, and his Majesty the
{ klDg OF SWGueD anu norway, COUNT IIidt les
| WachUmeister, Minister Of State for Foreign
| Affairs; who have agreed to and signed the
! following articles:
ARTICLE p
Citizens Of the United States 0t America
| who have resided in Sweden or Norway tor
! a continuous period of at least five years,
| and during such residence have become and
| are lawfully recognized as citizens OF Nor
way or Sweden. shall be held by the gov
! ernment Of the United States 70 be Swedish
or Norwegian citizens, and shall De treated
| as such
| Reciprocity, citizens of Sweden or Nor
way who have resided in the United States of
| America for a continuous period Of at least
| five years, and during such residence have
| become paturalzed citizens OF the United
| States, shall be held by the government OF
| Sweden and Norway to he American Gi.io
zens, and shall be treated as such.
| The declaration OF an intention to become
a citizen Of the one or the other country has
not for either party the effect OF citizenship
| legally %cguiredo
ARTICLE u.
8 recognized citzero of the one party, %
! returning to the territory OF the other, re-
: mains liable 10 trial and punishment tor an
action punishable by the laws ot his
| original country and committed before his
! emigration, but not toy the emigration itself.
SAVING always tn" limitations established
| by the laws III his original country and any
| 0tbeg y"m!ssSc9 of liability - s1'nt'h'aeGEs
AB!ICLE n'o
II D citizen % She one pacaT. vito s.as 20
! COM. q recognized citizen OF 'h9 other
party. takes NY his abode once moro IA his
original s"sntgy and apple. to he restored
! TO his former citizenship, the government
OF the last named country u authorized to
receive him again a citizen, on such con-
ditions 50 :hsa sAiI %uV"rnWeS!: sosr 'bl8k
! progeSo
! ARTICLE $50
The convention for the 2.ieual oieIiSery
| Of criminals. fugitives from Justice ia GER
| tain s.aseso concluded between the United
| States on che one parts and Sweden and
| Norway on the other part, the twenty first
! OF March. $780, SemaiHs IN Soy:o 'sltSoN6
! change
! S&TIC2ESo
: The pcsssao convention shaHS 90 :"SS ef'
. feet Immediately on the exchange VI ratln-
! cations. and shall continue in force Tor ten
! years. If neitheg party shall have given
! the other six months previous notice OF its
| intention then to terminate the samGo 1t
shall further remain IN force untS the end
| si Twelve months after either Of the con
| tracing parties shall have given NOTICE to
the otheg OF such intentions
ARTICLE VI.
the present tor shalt be yatiaed