New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-19

| competent authorities, and make request
IN writing for the deserters, supporting 4
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
| 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 p0.t) shall be given I'd
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 ut the request and at
the expense of the COnsuls, until the said
Consuls my lind an opportunity of sending
them away.
If however, such opportunity should not
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 tba
contrary between the owners, freigbters
and insurers, all damages suffered at Sea nv
the vessels OF the two countries, whether
they enter port voluntarily or are forced bv
stress of weather, shall be settled bv the
Consular Agents of the respective countries
Ii, however, any lnhabitant Of the country,
or citizen or subject of a third power, shall
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 the
Government, or owned by a citizen of One
of the two contracting parties being wreck
Cd or, pa1r Oh, -,
other, the local authorities shall inform the
Consul General, Consul, Vice Consul, or
Consular Agent of the district of the occur
renee, or it there be no such consular
agency, they shall inform the Consul Gen
eral, Consul, Vice. Consul, or Consular
Agent of the nearest district
All proceedings relative to the salvage
OF American vessels wrecked or cast on
shore in the territorial waters of the Ger.
man Empire shall take place in accordance
With the 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 super;ntend
the proceedings having reference to the re-
pair and revictualing, or, if neeessa ry, 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 snch
as IN similar cases are paid by vessels of
the nation.
In case of doubt concerning the nation
aIty OF shipwreCked vessel, the local
authorities shall have exclusively the direc-
ton OF the proceedings provided for in this
article.
All merchandise and goods not destined
tor consumption In the country where the
wreck takes place shall be free Of all duties.
ARTICLE XVII.
With regard to the marks or labels of
goods, or of their packages. and also with o
regard to patterns and marks of manufao-
5ure 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 citje
ems.
ARTICLE XVIII.
The present convention shall remain in
orce tor the space Of ten years counting
rom the day of the exchange of the ratif-
'ati0ns, which shall be exchanged at Ber-
in within the period Of six months.
In case neither party gives notice, twelve
no9ths before the expiration of the said
erlOd of ten years, of its intention not to-
enew this convention it shall remain in
orce one year longer. and so on, from year
0 year, until the expiration of a wear from
ne day on which one OF the parties shall
ave given such notice.
in taitho whereof the plenipOtentiaries
ave signed and sealed this convention.
9eflln, the eleventh OF December, 1871,
GEORGE BANCROFT
a. me UNDERSIGNED u met This day In orderfO
Hect the exchange OF the notifications of
1e Consular Convention, signed on the
leVentn day OF December 1871, between
le United states OF America and Ger
any a.
Dei9fT proceeding 10 thls act, the undeHo
! I n!o Envoy EAIFaoEdlnarY anu Minister
alay OF Tue United States ot
LheT5Gas declared
/. 1hat IN accordance with the !nstrugo-
VI W. given nun oy MS government, with the
iVice anu consent OF the Senate, the %
esS no properly, used IN the English
,o " a. ticleS Iilree ana nlne Is to be CON
80 49, as meaning ana intending o geaS
J1'IT TLo4 oooou7;,,.. ~.
It n'i, 'I ~ tn 10 aL9 laWs anu the
annIies MOI onI ~ aII'ci0
Afer 4 tbe 70 persons 81 T6e ffmae sex
t r,os VI me f; Cnanceilor oil the Empire, haG
ion. the acts Of ratifcato,, go oT
Cd and due form 80, 1,'oJl-, W W llS
a nraeent rrn+anof - dii'o
nn,itod ""' ~ S1HPl4CaL@