New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-11
JNO. A. j. CRESWELL,
Postmaster General.
DANNESKJOLD SAMSOE
A PROCLAMATION

"A GhOCl4A III a llON.
By THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
Convention between the United States and
the German Empire respecting ConsuIs
and trademarks, signed December Ii
1871; exchanged April %, 1872; proclaimed
June l, 1872.
the United States of America and
the German Empire, relating to the
| rights, privileges, immunites and
| duties of C0nsuls, and to the pro-
| lection of trademarks. was signed at Der
| lin on the eleventh day of December. in
| the year of our Lord enc thousand eight
| hundred and seventy-One, by their respec
| tive plenipOtentiarics;
| And whereas a protocol thereto was signed
| by the said plenipOtentiaries on the twenty
ninth Gay OF April last; which convention
and protocol, in the English and German
languages are, 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 de
fine the rights, privileges, immunities and
duties OF the respective consular agents,
have agreed upon the conclusion of a con
sular convention, and for that purpose have
appointed their plenipotentiaries, namely:
The President of the United States of
America, George Bancroft Envoy Extra.
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from
the said States, near his majesty the Empe-
rOr 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
ing articles:
ARTICLE l.
Each of the contracting parties agrees to
receive from tqe other Consns General, Con-
snls, Vice Consuls and Consular Agents in all
its ports, cities and places, except those
where it may not be convenient to recognize
such officers. This reservation, however,
shall not apply to one of the contracting
parties without also applying to every other
power.
ARTICLE II.
The ConsuIs General, Consuls, Vice Con
suls, or COnsular Agents shall be reciprOcalIy
received and recognized. on the presenta-
ton Of their commissions, in the forms
established in their respective countries
The necessary eXequatur for the exercise of |
their functions shall be furnished to them
free Of 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 prerogatives re-
granted. The government that !.
furnishes the exequatur reserves the right |
to Withdraw the same on a statement of the |
reasons for which it has thought proper to
do SO
ARTICLE ,I2.
The respective CoDsuGs General Consuls.
Vice C0nsuls, or Consular AGENTS, as well
as their chancellOrs and secretaries, shall
enjoy in the two countries all privileges.
exemptions and immunities which have
been granted, or may in future be
to the agents of The same
rank OF the most favored nation. Consular
officers, not being citizens of the country
where they are accredited, shall enjoy. in
the country of their residence personal
from arrest OF Imprisonment, ex-
cept in the case of crimes, exemption from
military billetings and contributions from
military service of every sort, and other
public duties, and from all direct or per-
sonal or sunptuary taxes, duties and con
whether Federal, State, or mu-
1clpai. Ii, however, the said consular off
eets are or become owners of property in
he country in which they reside, or engage
n commerce. they shall be subject to the
3ame taxes and impOsts. and to the same
unsdlCtIone as citizens of she country !
or merchants. But under
10 circumstances shall their official income
20 subject TO any taNo Consular officers
VII" engage il commerce shall not plead !
heir consular privileges to avoid their
liabilities. Consular officers of
ither character shall not in any event be
ntertereS with i'll the exercise Of their Off
ia: functions, further than is Indispensable
or the administration vi the saws ST the
odEt3G:o
6sRTICLE 40
ConSl9l. General, Consuis. Ticc CoDsuis
nd Consular Agents, may place over the
ton if,.,r +l,1ir 49,. IL