New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-22
PROTOCOL,

The undersigned met to-day to sign the
convention agreed upon in conformity with
their respective full powers, relating to the
citizenship of those persons who emf
CRATE from the United States of America
to Sweden and Norway, and from Sweden
and Norway to the United States of Amer
iGa; on which occasion the following OBJ
servations, more exactly defining and ex-
planning the contents of this convention,
were entered in the following protocol:
l. Relating to the first article of the con
Yention.
1t is understood that if citizen of the
United States of America has been dis
charged from his American citizenship, or,
on the other side, if a Swede or q Nor
wegian has been discharged from his Swcd-
ish or Norwegian citizenship, in the man
ner legally prescribed by the government
Of his original country, and then in the
other country in rightful and perfectly
valid manner acquires citizenship, then an
additional five years residence shall no
longer be required; but person who has in
that manner been recognized as citizen of
the other country shall, from the moment
thereof, be held and treated as a Swedish or
Norwegian oitiz n, and, reciprocaliy, as d
citizen of the United States.
2. Relating to the second article Of the
convention.
If a former Swede or Norwegian, who,
under the first article, is to be held as an
adopted citizen of the United States of
America, has emigrated after he has at
tanned the age when he becomes liable to
military service, and returns again to his
original country, it is agreed that he re,
mains liable to trial and punishment for an
action punishable by the laws of his original
country and committed before his emigra
ton, but not for the act of emigration it
self, unless thereby have been committed
any punishable action against Sweden or
Norway, or against Swedish or Norwegian
citizen, such as nOn-fulfiIlment of military
service, or desertion from the military
force or from ship, saving always the
limitation established by the laws of
remission of liability to punishment; and
that he can be held to fulfil, according to
the laws, his military service, or the remain
ing part thereof.
g. Relating to the third article of the
convention.
1t is further agreed that if SWede or
Norwegian, who has become a naturalized
citizen Of the United States, renews his
residence in Sweden or Norway without the
intent to return to America, he shall be held
by the government OF the United States to
have reROunced his American citizenship.
The intent not to return to America may
be held to exist when the person so nat
uralized ides more than two years in
Sweden or Norway.
JOSEPH j. BARTLETT.
And whereas the said convention and
protocol as amended have been duly rati-
fed on both parts, and the respective rati-
fcations of the same were exchanged at
Stockholm on the fourteenth day Of June,
in the year one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-one, by G. C.. Andrews, Min
lister Resident OF the United States, and
Count g. Waohtmeister, Minister of State
for Foreign Affairs of his majesty the King
Of Sweden and Norway;
And whereas the Senate, by their resolu-
ton of the eighth instant 1.-TWO thirds of the
Senators present oOncurrng), did advise
and consent to the said exchange, notwith
standing said exchange was delayed beyond
the time appointed therefor, aud resolved
that the said exchange may be regarded as
valid as if it had taken place within the
time mentioned in the resolution of the
Senate on the subject, of the ninth of De
cember, 1870:
Nov, therefore, be it known that l.
Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United
States of America, have caused the said
and protocol 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 witness whereof / have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this
twelfth day of January, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
twenty-five, and of the independence Of
he United States of America the ninety
sixth.
u. S. GRANT.
By the President;
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary of State.