Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-03-20

lmhteo St0teS Of Anne ric0 m d SWe.
katihed December Il, 1870; Exchanged june
IA, 1bs1; Proclaimed January II, 1872.
BY Re President Of the United States Of America.
PROCLAMATION.
whereas convention and protocol between
the United States of America and His Majesty
the King Of Sweden and Norway were conclud-
ed and signed by their respective Plenipotenti-
aries, At the city of Stockholm, on the twerty-
sixth day Of May, 1863, which convention and
protoeol as amended by the Senate of the Uni-
ted states, and being in the English and Swe-
dish languages, are word tor word as follows:
The President Of the United States OF Ameri-
ca ana HIS Majesty the King Of Sweden and
Norway, led by the wish to regulate the citizen
ship Of those persons who emigrate from the
United States Of America to Sweden and Nor
way and their dependencies and territories, and
of America, have resolved to treat ON this sub
lect, and have for that purpose appointed Plen-
iPotentiaries to conclude q convention, that is
America, Joseph j. Bartlett, Minister Resident;
aLL His Majesty the King of Sweden and Nor
wav, Count Charles Wachtmeister, Minister or
and signed the following articles:
ART. l.
Citizens of the United States of America who
have resided in Sweden or Norway for a contin-
uous period Of at least five years, and during
such residence have become and are lawfully
recognized as citizens of Sweden or Norway,
shall be held by the government of the United
shall be treated AZ such.
Reeiprocally, citizens of Sweden or Norway
who have resided in the United States of Anne
rica Tor continuous period of at least five
years. and during such residence have become
naturalZed citizens OF the United States shall
be held by the government of Sweden and Nor
Wy 10 De American Citizens, and shall be treat
ed as such.
The declaration of an intention to become n
ein1en OF the one or the other country has not
Ior either party the effect of citizenship legally
acquired.
ART. H.
recognized citizen OF the one party, on re.
turning to the territory of the other, remains
liable to trial and punishment for an action
punishable by the laws Of his original country
and committed before his emigration, but not
itation established by the laws of his original
country anG any other remission of liability to
punishment.
Agr.III
If citizen of the one party, who has become
arecognized citizen of the other party, takes up
bis abode once more in his original country and
applies to be restored to his former citizenship,
the government of the last named country is
authorized to receive him again as a citizen,
on such conditions as the said government may
think proper.
The convention for the mutual delivery Of
criminals, fngitives from justice, in certain
cases, concluded between the United States on
the one part, and Sweden and Norway on the
other part, the DIST March, 1860, remains in force
without change.
ART. V.
The present convention shall go into effect
Immediately on the exchange of notifications,
and shall continue in force for ten years. III
neither party shall have given the other six
months previous notice of its intention then to
terminate the same, it shall further remain in
force until the end of twelve months after either
of the contracting parties shall have given no.
uce to the other OF such intention.
ART. vi.
The present convention shall be ratified bv
the Pre- sident, by and with the advice and con-
sent OF the Senate OF the United States and by his
Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway; and
the ratitcatons shall be exchanged at Stock
holm within twenty-fOur months from the date
hereof.
In faith whereof the Plenipotentiaries have
signed and sealed this convention.
Stockholm, May &c, 1869.
lSeal. JOSEPH j. BARTLETT
lSeal. &. WACATMEIsTER.