New Orleans Republican., 1872-12-14
pR0TOCOT,


DONE AT STOCKHOLM, MAY 26, 1859.
The undersigned met to-day to sign the
convention agreed upon in conformity with
their respective full powers, relating to the
citizenship of those persons who emil
CRATE from the United States of America
to Sweden and Norway, and from Sweden
and Norway to the United States of Amer
ica; on which occasion the following OBJ
servations, more exactly defining and ex-
planning the contents Of this convention
were entered in the following PROTOCOL:
l. Relating to the first article Of the cen
It is understood that if citizen of the
United States of America has been dis
charged from his American citizenship. or,
on the other side if q Swede or Nor
wegan has been discharged from his Swed-
ish or Norwegian citizenship, in the man
ner legally prescribed by the government
of his original country, aud then in the
other country in rightful and perfectly
valid manner acquires citizenship, then an
additional five years residence shall no
longer be required; but person who has in
that manner been recognized as citizen of
the other country shall, from the moment
thereof, be held and treated as a Swedish or
Norwegian citizen. and, recipr0cally as a
citizen of the United States.
9. Relating to the. second article OF the
convention.
If a former Swede or Norwegian, who,
under the first article, is to be held as an
adopted citizen of the United States of
America, has emigrated after he has at
tanned the age when he becomes liable to
military service, and returns again to his
original country, it is agreed that he re-
mains liable to trial and punishment for an
action punishable by the laws of his original
country and committed before his emigra-
ton, but not for the act of emigration it
self, unless thereby have been committed
anv punishable action against Sweden or
Norway, or against Swedish or Norwegian
citizen, such as nOn-fulfllment OF military
service, or desertiOn from the military
force or from a ship, saving always the
limitation established by the laws of
the original country, and any other
remission of liability to punishment; and
that he can be held to fulfil, according to
the laws, his military service, or the remain
ing part thereof.
3. Relating to the third article OF the
convention.
It is further agreed that if Swede or
Norwegian, who has become naturallzed
citizen of the United States, renews his
residence in Sweden or Norway without the
intent to return to America. he shall be held
by the government of the United States to
have renounced his American citizenship.
The intent not to return 80 America may
be held to exist when the person so nat
uralized resides more than two years in
Sweden or Norway.
JOSEPH j. BARTLETT.
And whereas the said convention and
protocol as amended have been duly rati-
fed on both parts and the respective rati-
tioations of the same were exchanged at
Stockholm on the fourteenth day of June,
in the wear one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-one, by c. c. Andrews, Min
lister Resident of the United States, and
Count G. Wachtmeister, Minister of State
for Foreign Affairs of his majesty the King
of Sweden and Norway;
And whereas the Senate, by their resolu-
tion of the eighth instant two thirds of the
Senators present cOncurrlng}, did advise
and consent to the said exchange, nOtwith
standing said exchange was delayed beyond
the time appointed therefor, and resolved
that the said exchange may be regarded as
valid as if it had taken place within the
time mentioned in the resolution of the
Senate on the subject, Of the ninth Of De-
cember, 1870:
Now, therefore, be it known that |,
Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United
States of America, have caused the said
convention and protocol to be made public,
to the end that the same, and every clause
and article thereof, may be observed and
fulfilled with good faith by the United
States and the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal OF the United
States to be affixed.
Dome at the city of Washington this
twelfth day of January, in the year of our
Lord one Thousand eight hundred and
seventy-two, and of the independence of
the United States Of America the ninety
&. 5, GRANT.