New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-30

Justice as legal documents, OF as &0 -
Gated copies, as the case may be, and shall
have the same force and effect as II drawn
up or authenticated by competent public
officers of one or the other OF the TWO
countries.
ARTICLE K.
In case of the death of any citizen OF
Germany in the United States, or OF any
citizen Of the United States IN the Gefman
Emuire. without having IL the country 81
his decease any known heirs or testament
arv executors by him appointed, the com
petent local authorities shall at once IN
form the nearest consular officer OF the
nation to which the deceased belongs OF the
circumstance, in order that the necessary
information may be Immediately forwarded
to parties interested.
The said consular officer shall have the
right to appear personally or by delegate
in all proceedings on behalf OF the absent
heirs or creditors until they are duly repre-
scented.
In all SUGGESTIONS to inheTitances citizens
of each of the contracting parties shall pay
in the COUNTRY OF the other such duties only
as they would be liable to pay if they were
citizens of the country in which the proper
tv ia situated or the judicial administration
Of the same may be exercised.
ARTICLE XI.
ConsnJs General C0nsuls, Vice Consuls
and Consular Agents of the two countries
are exclusively charged with the inventory
ing and the safe-keepiDg of goods and Ell
feets of every kind left by sailors or pas
sengers on ships Of their nation, who de
either on board ship or on land, during the
VOYAGE or in the port Of destination
ARTICLE XII.
| Consals General, Consuls, Vice ConsuIs,
! and Consular Agents shall be at liberty to
90 either in person or by proxy on board
| Vessels of their nation admitted to entry
| and to examine the officers and crews, TO
| examine the ships papers, to receive de-
| elaratiOns concerning their voyage, their
! destination and the incidents OF the voyage;
| also TO draw up manitests anu lists OF
| freight, to facilitate the entry and
| clearance of their vessels, and finally
| to accompany the said officers or crews De
! fore the judicial or administrative autholI-
| tjeg of the country, to assist them as their
| interpreters or agents.
| The judicial authorities and oustomhouse
! officials shall in no case proceed to the ex-
animation or search of merchant vessels
! without having given previous notice to the
| consular officers of the nation to which the
| said vessels belong, in order to enable the
| said consular officers to be present.
They shall also give due notice to the
/ said consular officers in order to enable
| them to be present at any deposltlchs OF
| statements to be made IN C0hrCs Oh law OF
| before local Magistrates, by officers OF per
sons belonging to the crew, thus 10 proven
| errors or false interpretations which might
| impede the correct administration OF justice
| The notice to Consuls, Vice COnsuts, OF
| Consular Agents, shall name the hour fixed
| for ouch proceedings Upon the non appear
| aoce of the said officers or their representa-
tiyes. the case may be proceeded with u
/! their absence.
ARTICLE XIII.
Consuls General. Consuls, Vice Consuls
| or Consular Agents shall have exclusive
| charge Of the internal order OF the mer-
chant vessels Of their nation. and shall
have the exclusive poWerto take cognlZ@nct
! Of and to determine differences OF. every
| kind which may arise; either at sea or II
port, between the captains, officers and
crews, and specially in reference to Wage
| and the execution of mutual contracts
! Neither any court or authority shall, on an
| DretoEt. interfere in these differences. eG
cent in cases where the differences on boart
ship are of nature TO disturb the peaC
and public order in port, or on shore, o
when persons other than the officers an'
! crew Of the vessel are parties to the DIS
turbaDGe.
Fxcept as aforesaid, the focal authoritie
shall c6ntine themselves to the rendering g
efficient aid to the COnBuls, when they ma
ask 1t IN order TO arrest anu holu "li Pel
sons whose names are oofho on TUG sup
articles, and whom they may ueeih ~ ~ i 1'
sary't0 deialn Those persons SAaIl re a.
rested at the sole request OIL inc I"ll3''is' ~
dressed IN writing 70 me COCA &t1tho1 ~ ~
and supported bF an oHlclai e1IrdoI ti %
the register of the ship or the list OF I'll
crew, and shall be held during the Who
} time Of their stay in port, at the di
. posai Of the Cousuls. Thelr release Sh4
20 granted only az tDe '79uoS' "a -
Con5nls, made n WrlIlnS. ,o,o,,.;,
Ihe expenses OF the arrest any :, otis1L ''
Of those persons "h@h oa paN1 " ''4o W
! suIso
ARTICLE Ai'0
Cnn.77Iz General. Gonsuls, Vice ConsuG-
corsnlar 3rauts NAV arrest the officer
I saiIors' ana a]l other persons making pa
, ct.tha rrayys of shiDs OF war or mrvcha.
! ,,ass4'. .: their nation, who may be @4iIt
! or be accused Of having deserted ga
+ ~ o,,l ,.aesaIs for 4ha nurlH,Se of sen
!, in, them on board or back to their countr
1 10 that end the COnsuls of Germany
thc United States shall apply to ethics tt
2 federal State or municipal courts Or Il
thoritics; and the COnSuls of the Unite
= States id Germany shall apply to any Of &
It c0mpetent authorities, and make reQue
r in writing for the deserters, supporting
Ii by an official extract OF the register OF t
3 vessel and the list Of the crew, or by 9th
II official documents, to show that the Ia
whom they claim belong to said crew. Up
such request alone thus supported, al
r. | without the eNaciion VI any oAUu !Luhi |