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CONVENTION
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND TIL
GERMAN EMPIRE
RESPECTING coNsULs AND TRADEMARKS
Signed December II, 1872; exchanged April %, Il
proclaimed June /. 1872.

BY the President of the United States of America
Proclamation.
Whereas Convention between the United States
Of America and the German Empire, relating to the
rights privileges, imunities and duties of Consus,
and to the Protection of TradeM Marks, signed at
Berlin on the eleventh day of December in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred seventy
by their respective Penipotentiaries and whereas
Protocol thereto signed by the said Pienipoten-
tiaries the twenty-ninth day of April last which
Convention and Protocol, in the English language is
word for word, as follows:
The President of the United States of America.
and His Majesty the Emperor of Germany King of
Prussia in the name of'the German Empire, led by
the wish to define the rights, privileges, mmunites,
and duties of the respective Consular Agents, have
agreed upon the conclusion of a Consular Conven-
ion and for that purpose have appointed their Plen
ipotentiaries, namely:
The President of the United States of America,
George Bancroft. Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
ty the Emperor Of Germany His Majesty the En-
peror of Germany, King of Prussia Bernard KONG,
His Privy Councillor of Legation, who have agreed
20 and signed the following articles:
ART /. Each of the Contracting Parties agrees TO
receive from the other Consuls General, Consuls
Nice-Consuls, and Consular Agents. in all its ports
cities, and places except those where it may not be
convenient TO recognize such officers. This reserva
tion, however, shall not apply 10 of the Contract
ing Parties without also applying to every othe
Power.
ART. II. The Consuls General, Consuls. Vice-Con-
sus, or Consular AgentSshal be recprocally receiv
ed and recognized on the presentation OF their com
countries The necessary exequai for the exercise
of their functions shall be furnished to them free of
charge, and exhibition of this instrument, they
shall be admitted at once and without difficulty, by
the territorial authorities, Federal, State, comm
nal. Judicial, or executive, of the ports, Cities ald
places OF their residence and district the enjoy
ment of the prerogatives reciprOcaly granted. The
Government that furnishes the exeQuatur reserves
the right to withdraw the statement of the
reasons for which it has thoughtprOper to do so.
ART III. The respective Consuls General, Consuls
Nice-Consuls, Consular Agents, as well as their
chanceors and secretaries, shall enjoy ia the two
countries all privileges, exemptions and immunities
which have been granted may in future be grant
ed to the agents Of the rank of the favor
ed nation. Consular officers, not being citizens of
the country where they accredited shall enjoy in
the country of their residence, personal immunity
crimes. exemption from military billetings and con-
tributions from military service of every Sort and
other public duties and from all direct or personal
sumptuary taxes, duties and contr buttons wheth-
er Federal. State or municipal. If, however, the
said consular officers become owners of prop
erty in the country in which they reside engage
in commerce. they shall be subject to the same taxes
and imposts and to the same Jurisdiction citizens
of the country, property holders or merchants. But
under no circumstances shall their official income be
subject to any tax Consular officers who engage in
commerce shall not plead their consular privileges
to avoid their commercial liabilities. Consular off,
GERS OF either character shall not in any event Be
terfered with IL the exercise of their official 1unc
tions further than is indispensable for the admins
tration of the laws Of the country.
ART. Nv. Consuls General, Consuls, Vice-Co
aud Consular Agents may place over the outer door