New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-27
A PROCLAMATION.

A PROCLAMATION.
| BY rEIH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED srATE
OF AMERICA.
| Convention between the United States anG
| the German Empire respecting COnsult
! and trademarks, signed December IL,
1871; exchanged april %, 1872; proclaimed
| June /, 1872.
WHEREAs, A convention between
| the United States of AMERICA and
| the German Empire, relating to the
| rights, privileges, inmunities and
| duties OF Consuls, and to the pro
| lection of trademarks, was signed at Der
| the year Of our Lord one thousand eight
| hundred and seyenty-one, by their respec-
| tive pleupotep tiaries;
| And whereas protocol thereto was signed
| by the said plenipOtentiaries on tho twenty
| ninth day Of April last; which convention
| and protocol, in the English and German
languages are, word for werd, as followB:
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 de-
tine the rights, privileges, immunities and
| duties Of the respective consular agents.
have agreed upon the conclusion Of a con
sular convention, aud for that purpose have
appointed their plenipotentiaries, namely:
The President of the United States OF
America, George Bancroft, Envoy Extra
ordinary and Minister Plenipoten tiarY from
the said States, near his mEj esty the Empe-
ser OF Germany; his majesty the Emperor
of Germany, King of Prussia, Bernard
KONG, his Privy Councillor OF Legation.
who have agreed to and signed The follow
log articles:
ARTICLE Z.
Zach OF the contracting parties agrees 10
receive from tVe other Consns General, Con
guls. Vice Consuls and Consular gents, in all
itR ports. cities and places, except those
where it may not be convenient to recognize
such officers. Ibis reservation, however,
shall not apply to one of the contracting
parties without also applyiDSto every other
power
ARTICLE II
The Consuls General, Consuls. Vice Con
sulS, or Consular Agents shall be recprocallv
received and recognized, on the presents
ton OF their com missions. in the forms
established in their respective countries
The necessary exequatur for the exercise of
their functions shall be furnished to them
tree 0t charge, and, on the exhibition of
this instrument, they shall be admitted at
once, and without difficulty, by the terrific
rial authorities, federal, State or communal
Judicial or executive, of the ports, cities
and places of their residence and district
to the enjoyment of The prerogatiyes re-
ciprocaliy granted. The government that
furnishes the exequatur reserves the right
to withdraw the same on a statement of the
10 so.
ARTICLE III.
The respective ConsuIs General, ConsuIF,
Fice-Consuls, or Consular Agents. as we'll
as their chancellors and secretaries, shall
enjoy in the two countries all privileges,
exemptions aud immunities which have
been granted, or may in future be
granted, to tho agents Of the same
rank of the most favored nation. Consular
officers, not being citizens of the county
who're they are accredited, shall enjoy, in
the country of their residence, personal
immunity from arrest or imprisonment, ex-
cept in the case of crimes, exemption from
military blIetings and contributions. from
military service Of every sort, and other
public duties, and from all direct or per
sonal or sumPtuary taxes, duties and con
tributionR, whether Federal, State, or mu-
ncipal. If, however, the said consular off
GERS are or become owners Of property in
the country in which they reside, or engage
III commerce. they shall be subject to the
same taxes and ImpOSts, and to the same
jurisdiction, az citizens Of the country. |
or merchants. But under |
no circumstances shall their official income |
DO SUBJECT 20 any TAX. Consular officers |
who engage i'll commerce shall not plead !
their consular privileges TO avoid their |
commercial liabilities. Consular officers of |
either character shall not in any event be |
interiered with in the exercise Of their Off
Clal functions, further than is Indispensable
for the administration Of the laws of the |
country.
ARTICLE w.
Consul5 General, Consul7, Vice Conanls
and Consular Agents may place over the |
outer door Of their 0tlices or of their dwell !
ngs the arms of their nation, with the |
proper inscription Indicative Of the Office, |
And they may also hoist the flag Of their |
country on their consular edifce, except |
n place wshere q legation Of their country |
s established.
They may also hoist their flag on board |
my vessel employed b. them il port for |
.Ae discharge Of their duty.
ARTICLE V.
The consular archives shall be at all |
lines inglolable, and under no pletence |
whatever shall the local authorities be al /
owed to examine or seize the papers form
ng part Of them. When, however. con.
nlar officer Is engaged in other business. |
nc, papers relating to the consulate shall |
'e kept in separate enclosure.
The Offices and dwellings, of Consulas
Dissi who are not citizens of the country Of
Aelr residence shall be at all times iayicls-