New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-28

| in writing for the deserters, supporting Il
By an official extract OF the register of the
vessel and the list of the crew, or by Other
official documents, to show that the men
whom they claim belong to said crew. Upon
such request alone thus supported, and
without the exaction of any oath from the
! ConsulR, 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 be given up
| to the Consuls All aid and protection
shall be furnished them for the pursuit.,
| seizure and arrest of the deserters, who
| shall be taken to the prisons of the country
and there detained at the request ard at
| the expense of the Consuls, until the said
| Consuls my find an opportunity Of sending
| them away.
Ii however, such opportunity sheuld moo
! present itself within the space Of three
months, counting from the day of the az
rest. the deserters shall be set as liberty,
| and shall not again be arrested for the came
cause.
ARTICLE XIV
In the absence of an agreement to tbs
contrary between the owners freightAPs
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 tho
Consuls General, Consuls Vice Consuls and
Consular Agents of the respective ooH9ltrieg.
1T, however, any lnhabitant of the country
or citizen or subject of third power, shall
be interested in the matter, and the parties
can not agree, the competent local auth0FN
ties shall decide.
ARTICLE XVI.
In the event of a vessel belonging 20 tbs
Government, or owned by citizen OF ono
Of the two contracting parties being wreck
ed, or cast on shore, on the coast OF the
other, the local authorities shall inform tho
Consul General, Consul, Vice Consul, or
Consular Agent of she district of the occur
renee, or if there be no such consular
agency, they shall inform the Consul Gen
ersl, Consul, Vice Consul, or Consular
Agent of the nearest district.
All proceedings relative to the salvaa8,
of American vessels wrecked or cast on
shore in the territorial waters of the Ger
man Empire shall take place in accordance
with tho laws Of Germany; and, recipro-
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 to intervene only to superintend
the proceedings having reference to the re
PAIR and reVlctuahng, or, if necesfa airy, to
the sale of the vessel wrecked or cast 0P.
shore.
For the intervention Of She focal author
tiles no charges shall be made except snch
as IN similar cases are paid by vessels of
the nation.
In case of doubt concerning the nation
ality Of Bhipwrecked vessel, the locs2
authorities shall have exclusively the diree-
ton of the proceedings provided for In thtgs .
article.
All merchandise and goods not destined
for consumption in the country where tho
wreck takes place shall be free Of all duties.
ARTICLE XVII.
With regard to the marks or labels OF
goods, or eft their packages, and also With
regard to patterns and marks of manufaa-
tuFe and trade, the citizens of Germany
shall enjoy In the United States of America,
and American citizens shall enjoy in Ger
many, the same protection as native cit
sens.
aRT1CLB XVIII
The present convention shall remain in o
'orce tor the space of ten years cOnntipr o
rom the day of the exchange of the ratik-
cations, which shall be exchanged ae Der
in 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 tn
enew this convention, it shall remain in
Gree one year longer, and so on, from year
Q year, until the expiration of q year from
he day on which one of the parties shan
In faith whereof the Observation-Disclosures
AVE signed and sealed this convention
Berlin, the eleventh of December, 1871
GEORGE BANCROFT.
The undersigned met this dav in order 20
Meet the exchange of the notifications of
ne Consular Convention, signed on the
leyenth day of December, 1871, between
he United States Of America and Ger
Dany.
Before proceeding to this act, the under
Igned Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
of the United States OF
,merca declared
l. That in accordance with the instrpe-
ION given him by his government, with the
dyice and consent OF the Senate, the ex-
ressiOn property" ueed in the English
7GG OF articles three and nine, is to be cor
Iued os meaning and intending real
2. That, according TO the laws and tho
institution of the United States, artieLs
N applies not only to persons of the male
TX but also 20 persons of the female seq.
Alter the undersigned, President of tka
hce OF $he Chancellor of the Empire, had
Lpressed has concurrence with this deelaF-
.lon, the acts of ratification, found to DO in
ood and due form, were exchanged, and rs
10 present prOtosOl was In duplicate
Iecuted.
Berlin, the twoRty-ninth of April, 1872.
GEORGE BANCROFT
DELBRUECK,
And whereas the Baid convention has
ZEN duly ratified ON both parts and tho
sPeetive notifications Of the same we're
change at Berlin on the twenty-ninth
y of April last
Now, therefore, be it known that T,
uses =. Grant, President of the United
ates Of America, have caused the said
INVENTION and protocol to be made public.
the end that the same, and every clause
d part thereof, may be- observed and fnl-
led with good faith by the United Staseg, g
d the citizens thereof
In witness whereof l have hereunto set
3tes to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington this frat
J OF June, in the year of cur Lord one
ousand eight hundred and seventy-tpo,
d OF the independence of the United
ates OF America the ninety sixth
u. 5. GRANT
HAMILTON Fish, Secretary of State.
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