The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-05-14
BETWEEN
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND
SWEDEN AND NORWAY.
NATURALIZATION.

sIoNnD NAY 3e, 1859; RArIVrEp DEcEMBKH II,
1870; HxoHAHeBD JUNE "A, 1871; PROCLAIMED
JANUARY u, 1879.
by TXB PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA. IL
PROCLAMATION
Whereas . convention and protocol between the
United States Of America and His Majesty the King
Of Sweden and Norway were concluded and signed
BY their respective Plsnipotentiaries at the City Of
Stockholm, on the twsnty-sixth day Of May 1869,
which convention and protocol as amended by the
Senate Of the United States and being in the Eng
lsh and Swedish languages, word for word as fol-
lows
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 ter
ntories, and from Sweden and Norway to the United
States Of America have resolved to treat on this sub
ses to Conclude copyenen Il to Ths
Presi snt Of the United States Of America, Jo-
seph j Bartlett Minister RESIDENT and his Majesty
Wachtmeister, Minister Of State for Foreign Affairs
who have agreed to and signed the following arti-
cles:
Citizens Of the United States Of America who have
resided In Sweden or Norway for continuous period
q at least hye years. and during such residence have
Sweden or Norway, shall be held by the government
Of the United States to be Swedish Norwegian cit
gems, and shall be treated as SUCH
Reciprocally. citizens Of Sweden or Norway VINO
have resided In the United States Of America for q
continuous period Of at least five years. and during
such residence have become naturalized citizens OF
the United States, shall be held by the government
OF Sweden and Norway to be American citizens, and
Tho declaration Of an intention to become citizen
of the ono the other country has not for either
party the effect Of citizenship legally acquired.
ART. ii.
nj
to the territory of the other remains liable to trial
and punishment for an action punishable by the laws
Of hi. original country and committed before his en-
ways the limitation established by the laws of his orr
gina country and any other remission of liability to
punishment
II citizen of the party, who has become rec
ognzed citizen of the other party takes up his abode
once more in his original country and applies to be
restored to his former citizenship the Of
again citizen such conditions as the said gov
eminent may think proper.
.-..- ... ART ". .. ....
The convention for the mutual delivery Of GRIM
dsd between the United States the one part, and
Sweden and Norway on the other part the 21st
March, 1850, remains in force without change.
ARr.V.
The present convention shall 70 into effect imme-
diately on the exchange of ratihcations and shall
continue In force for ten years. If neither party
shall baye given the other six months previous no.
tice OF Its intention thsn 10 terminate the same it
shall further remain In force until the end of twelve
months after either Of the contracting parties shall
have given notice to the other Of such intention.
ART. vi.
The present convention shall be ratified by the
President by and with the advice and consent Of the
Senate of the United States, and by His Majesty the
King Of Sweden and Norway; and the notifications
shall be exchanged at Stockholm within twenty-four
months from the date hereof.
IN faith whereof the Plenipetentisres have signed
and sealed this convention.
STOCKHOLM, Nay rs, 1869.
lsBAL.1 JOSEPH j. BARTLETT
tsEALl C. WACHTMEISTER.