New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-10

the contrary, that the state OF war Is
precisely that for which it is provided, and
during which its provisions are to be sacred
" observed as the most acknowledged obi
cations in the law of nations.
ARTICLE XXI:
The citizens of each of the contracting
parties shall have power to dispose of their
the other, by sale, donation, testament, or
otherwise, and their representatives, being
citizens OF the other party. shall succeed to
their personal goods, whether by testament
or alb intestato, aud they may take posses
sion thereof, either by themselves or others
acting for them, and dispose OF them at
their will paying such dues only as the in
habitants of the country wherein such
goods are shall be subject to pay IN ike
cases.
AS for the case of real estate, the citizens
and subjects OF the two contracting parties
shall be treated ON the footing of the most
favored nation.
ARTICLE XIII
The citizens of either party shall have
free access to the courts of Justice, in order
to maintain and defend their own rights,
without any other conditions, restrictions,
or taxes than such as are imposed upon the
natives They SHALL therefore, be free to
employ, in defense of their rights, such ad-
vOcates, solicitors, nOtaries, agents, and fac
tors as they may judge proper, in all their
trials at law and such citizens or agents
shall have free opportunity to be present at
the decisions and sentences of the tribunals
in all cases which may concern them, and
likewise at the taking of all examinations
and evidences which may be exhibited III
| the said trials.
ARTICLE NXIV.
The United States of America and the
| Kingdom of Italy mutually engage not to
| grant any particular favor to other nations,
| in respect to commerce and navigation,
which shall not immediately become com
mon to the other party, who shall enjoy the
| same freely, If the concession was freely
made or on allowing the same compensa-
| tion if the concession was conditional.
| ARTICLE XIV.
| The present treaty shall continue in force
| for five years from the day of the exchange
! of the notifications; and if, twelve months
! befor the expiration of that period, neither
| of the high contracting parties shall have
announced to the other, by an official mott
| ticatiOn, its intention to terminate the SAID
| treaty, it shall remain obligatory on both
parties one year beyond that time, and SO on
| until the expiration of the twelve months,
which will follow similar notification,
whatever may be the time when such mott
| ticatiOn shall be given.
ARTICLE XVI.
| The present treaty shall be approved and
ratified by his Majesty the KING OF Italy,
and by the President of the United States,
| by and with the advice and consent of the
| Senate thereof, and the Publications shall
| be exchanged at Washington within twelve
months from the date hereof, or sooner if
| possible.
In faith whereof the plenipotentiaries OF
| the contracting parties have signed the
| present treaty in duplicate. IN the English
| and Italian languages, and thereto affixed
| their respective seals.
| Done at Florence, this twenty-siXth day
of February, i'll the year Of our Lord one
| thousand eight hundred and seventy-one.
GEORGE P. MARSH,
VISCONTI VENOSTA.
And whereas the said treaty has been
| duly ratified on both parts, and the re
| spective notifications of the same were ex-
changed at Washington on the eighteenth
| instant:
Now, therefore, be it known that I, Ulys
| SEES s. Grant, President of the United States
| Of America, have caused the said treaty 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 testimony whereof l have hereunto
set my hand, and caused the seal OF the
| United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this
tventy-third day of November, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-one, and of the Independence
Of the United States Of America the ninety
| sixth.
U. S. GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH.
Secretary Of State.