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

DONE AT STOCKHOLM, MAY 26, 1869.
venen met to sign the
respective full powers, relating to the citizen
ship OF those persons who emigrate from the
United States of America to Sweden and Nor
way and from Sweden and Norway to the United
States OF America; on which occasion the fol-
lowing observations, more exactly defining and
explaining the contents of this convention, were
entered into in the following protocols
/. Relating to the first article of the conven-
ton.
1t is understood that If a citizen of the United
States Of America has been discharged from his
American citizenship, or, on the other side, ii a
Swede or Norwegian has been discharged from
his Swedish or Norwegian citizenship, in the
manner legally prescribed by the government
or his original country, and then in the
other country in rightful and perfectly valid
manner acquires citizenship, then an additional
five years residence shallnO longer be required;
but person who has in that manner been recOR-
niaed as citizen of the other country, shall,
from the moment thereof, be held and treated
as Swedish or Norwegian citizen, and, recip-
rocally, as a citizen Of the United States.
III. Relating to the second article OF the con-
yentiOn.
II a former Swede or Norwegian, who under
the first article is to be held an adopted cti-
zen Of the United States of America has emil
comes liable to military service, and returns
again to his original country, it is agreed that
he remains liable to trial and punishment for an
action punishable by the laws OF his original
country and committed before his emigration,
but not for the act Of emigration itself, unless
thereby have been committed any punishable
Swedish or Norwegian citizen, such as non-ful-
flment of military service, or desertion from the
military force or from ship, saving always the
Limitation established by the laws Of the original
country, and any other remission Of liability to
punishment; and that he can be held to fulfill
according to the laws, his military service or
the maining part thereof.
III. Relating to the third article Of the con-
ventiOn.
1t is further agreed that if Swede or Nor
wegian, who has become a naturalized citizen
Sweden or Norway without the intent to return
to America, he shall be held by the government
OF the United States to have ren0unced his
American citizeDsbip.
held to exist when the person so naturaliZed re-
sides more than two years in Sweden or Norway.
Seal JOSEPH j. BARTLETT.
lSeal.1 u. WACHrMEIsTRR.
And whereas the said convention and protocol
as amended have been duly ratified on both
same we're exchanged at Stockholm on the four
teenth day OF June, in the year one thousand
eight hundred and seventy. one, by q. Q. An
drews, Minister Resident Of the United States,
and Count G. Wachtmeister, Minister of State
for Foreign Affairs Of His Majesty the King of
Sweden and NORWAY;
And whereas the senate, by their resolution OF
the eighth instant, (two-thiros Of the Senators
present concurring,) did advise and consent to
the said exchange, notwithstanding said ex-
change was delayed beyond the time appointed
therefor, and resolved that the said exchange
may be regarded as valid as If il had taken
place within the time mentioned in the resolu
ton of the Senate on the subject, OF the 9th OF
December, 1885,
Now, therefore, be II known that 1, Ulysses
S. Grant, President of the United States OF
America, have caused the said convention ant
protocol to be made public, to the end that the
| same, and every clause and article thereof, may
he observed and fulfilled with GOOD faith bv thu
United States and the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof / have hereunto set m,
hand and caused the seal Of the United States Il
be affixed.
Done at the city OF washington this twelfth
Cay of January, in the year of Our
Lord one thousand eight hundred ant
[sRAL. ]seventy-two. and of the Independence,
Of the United States of America tn,
ninety-sixth. U. s. GRANT.
BY the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary of State.