New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-27

IN writing Tor the deserters, supporting n
by an official extract OF the register of the
vessel and the liz of the crew, or by o3her
official documents, to show that the men
whom they claim belong to said crew. Upon
such request alone thus supported and
without the eXaotiOn of any oath from the
Consuls, the deserters mot being citizens Of
| the country where the demand is made
either at the time of their shipping or of
their arrival in the port shall bo given up
TO the Consuls All aid and protection
shall be furnished them for the pursuit,
seizure and arrest of the dcserters, who
| shall be taken to the prisons of the country
| and there detained at the request and at
| the expense of the Consuls, until the said
| Consuls my find an opportunity of sending
| them away.
| If however such opportunity shonld mos
| present itself within the space Of three
months, counting from the day of the ar-
rest. the deserters shall be set at liberty,
| and shall not again be arrested for the Same
cause.
ARTICLE XIV
In the absence of an agreement to tho
contrary between the owners, freighterB
and insurers, all damages suffered at sea by
the vessels of the two countries, whether
they enter port voluntarily or are forced by
| stress of weather, shall be settled by the
Cunsuls General, Consuls, Vice Consuls and
Consular Agents of the respective countries.
If, however, any inhabitant of the country,
or citizen or subject of third power, shaR
be interested in the matter, and the parties
can not agree, the competent local author
ties shall decide.
ARTICLE XVI.
In the event of a vessel belonging TO tho
Government, or owned by citizen OF one
OF the two contracting parties being wreck
ed, or cast on shore, on the coast OF tho
other, the local authorities shall inform the
Consul General, Consul, Vice Consul, or
Consular Agent of the district of the occur
renee, or if there be no such consular
agency, they shall inform the Consul Gen
eral Consul, Vice Consul, or Consular
Agent of the nearest diatrict.
All proceedings relative to the salvage
of American vessels wrecked or caste ON
shore in the territorial waters Of the Cor
man Empire shall take place in accordance
with the laws of Germany; and, recipFG-
cally, all measures of salvage relative to
German vessels wrecked or cast on shore in
the territorial waters of the United States
shall take place in accordance with the
laws of the United States
The consular authorities have in both
countries tn intervene only to supeFintend
the proceedings having reference to the re
pair and reviotualing, or, if necessary, TO
the sale of the vessel wrecked or cast On
shore.
For the intervention of the local author
tiles no charges shall be made except such
as in similar cases are paid by vessels Of
the nation.
In case of doubt concerning the nation
atty of @ shipwrecked vessel the local
authorities shall have exclusively the direo-
ton of the proceedings provided for In this
article.
All merchandise and goods not destined
for consumption in the country where the
wreck takes place shall be free of all autiea.
ARTICLE XVII.
With regard to the marks or labels of
goods, or of their packages. and also with
regard to patterns and marks of nRnufao-
ture and trade she citizens of Germany
shall enjoy in the United States of America,
and American citizens shall enjoy in Ger
many, the same protection as native CHS
2Gns
ARTICLE xviii
The present convention shall remain in
force for the space of ten years counting 4
from the day of the exchange OF the rath-
cations, which shall be exchanged at Rer-
lin within the period of six months.
In case neither party gives notice, twelve
months before the expiration of the said
period of ten years, of its intention not 70
renew this convention, it shall remain in
force one year longer, and 80 on from year
to year, until the expiration Of year from
the day on which one OF the parties shall
have given such notice.
In faith whereof the plenipotentiar5gB
have signed and sealed this convention.
Berlin, the eleventh Of December, 1871.
GEORGE BANCROFT
The undersigned met this day in order 10
effect the exchange of the ratfcatinns OF
the Consular Convention, signed on tho
eleventh day of December, 1871, between
the United States OF America and GsF-
many.
Before proceeding to this act, the under
signed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
PleniPotentiary of the United States of
America declared
l. That in accordance with the instruo-
ton given him by his government, with tho
advice and consent OF the Senate, the OK
preston property" used in the English
text of articles three and nine. is to be coz
strufd as meaning and intending " real
estate"
,. That, according to the laws and tho
of the United States, article
ten applies not only to persons Of the male
sex but also 60 persons Of the female sex.
After the undersigned, President OF the
office OF the Chancellor OF the Empire, had
his concurrence with this declar-
alton, the acts OF ratification found TO- BIO in
good and due form, were exchanged. and
the present protocol was in duplicate
executed.
Berlin, the twenty-ninth of April, 1872.
GEORGE BANCROFT.
DELBRUECK
And whereas the said convention bas
been duly ratified on both parts, aud the
respective notifications of the same were
exchange at Berlin on the tWentv-ninth
lay of April last
Now, therefore, be it known that ],
Ulysses 5. Grant, President of the United
States Of America have caused the SAID
and protocol to be made public,
o the end that the same, and every clause
md part thereof, may be observed and full
illed with good faith by the United States,
md the citizens thereof
In witness whereof I have bereupto set
ny hand, and caused tho seal Of the United
states to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington this first
lay Of June, in the year of our Lord orc
thousand eight hundred and seventr-twn,
md OF the independence of the Cnite6
states Of America the ninety sixth
U. S. GRANT
By the President
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary Of State.
A PROCLAMATION
Y THE PRESIDENT OF tue UNITED STATES 4
OF AMERICA.
Convention between the United States OF