New Orleans Republican., 1873-01-30

conveyed 10 lIS UtsllldllOA lAOO OA
and with all the precautions which the Two
government is may find necessary for Its ln-
volatility and security.
ARTICLE IN.
When in one of the two countries there
i, no legation of the other, the franking
privilege of the vacant legation shall Se
transferred, in the terms stipulated IN the
nrecedjug article, TO the respective cOhsul-
ate or yice consulate sss Eew York or Guay-
aguiI,
aRrICLE u.
&eitfIec Post Departmen. shall be @e-
uuired to deliver any article received III the
mails the circulation of which shall De pro
hibited by the laws in force in the country
of destination; and any article subject by
the laws of either country to customs duty
or to conSscation shall, when received In
the mails from tho other, be treated in &C.
cordance Sith the Jaws O5 the receiving
country
article ~.
The two Post Departments may, by fnu-
sual agreement, provide for the transmits
sion of registered articles in the mails sx'
changed between the two countries
The register fee of each article shall be
Zen cents in tho United S!stes and one
zeal ia Ecuador
aR9gC&E KIs.
The eve Post Departments shall settle,
by agreement between them, all measures
OF detail and arrangements required TO carry
this convention into execution and may
modify the same in ike manner, from tlme
to time, as che exlgencies of the service may
require articles may also, by mutual con
sent, be amended, added, or suppressed
according to the requirements OF the ser
vice, without Resembling or otherwise alter,
ing OF impairing any otheS VI the articles 0!
this convention.
ARTICLE XIII.
ThisconventiOn shall take effect from the
date of the exchange of ratifcatluns. ana
shalP continue in force until annulled by
mutual consent. or until one year IRON the
date of notice given by one of the two de-
partments to the other Of its desire to ter
inmate the same.
ARTICLE XIV.
Done in duplicate, at the city OF Wash
ington, this ninth day of May, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-one.
JOHN A. j. CRESWELL,
Postmaster General of the United States
ANTONIO FLORES.
| hereby approve the atoEegOing conven
| ton, and in testimony thereof 1 have
caused the seal Of the United States to DC
| affixed.
L. S. GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary of State.
WASHINGTON, May 9, 1871.
PROCLAMATION.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATE:
| OF AMERICA.
! Convention between the United States ana
the German Empire respecting Consuls
| and trademarks, signed December IL,
1871; exchanged april 29, 1872; proclaimed
| June |, 1872.
WHEREAS, A convention between
the United States Of America anC
the German Empire, relating to the
rights, privileges, immunities 9nC
duties of Consuls, ard TO the pro
lection of trademarks, was signed as Beg
In 0G the eleventh day OF pecember, II
the year of ous Lord one thousand eight
| tive plenipotentariess
I And whereas protocol thereec was sign6t
by the said plempotentiaries on the twenty
ninth day of April last; which convention
and protocol, in the English and German
languages are, word for ward, as follows
The President of the United States o
America, and his majesty the Emperor o
Germany, King Of Prussia, in the name o
the German Empire, led by the wish to de
fine the rights, privileges, immunities an'
duties of the respective consular agents
| have creed upon the conclusion of con
sular convention, and for that purpose hav
appointed their plenipOtentiarics, namely:
The President Of the United States o
America, George Bancroft, Envoy Extra
ordinary and Minister Pienipotentiary iron
the said States, near his majesty the Empe
ror of Germany; his majesty the Empero
of Germany. King of Prussia, Bernart
Konig, his Privy Councillor Of Legation
who have agreed to and signed the follow
ing articles;
ARTICLE i.
Each of the contracting parties agrees I
receive from tue other Couspls General, Cor
suls, Vice Co8suls and Consular Agents in al
its ports, cities and places, except thos
where it may not be con vcnient to recOgniz
such officers. This reservation. however
shall not apply to one OF the contTactin
parties without also applying to every othe
power.
ARTICLE H.
The ConsuIs General, Consuls, Vice Coz
suls, or Consular Agents shall be recprocalI
received and recognized, on the presentf
ton of their commissions, in the form
established in their respective countries
The necessary eXequatur for the exercise
their fuDctions shall be furnished to the1
| free of charge, and, on the exhibition {
!
once. and without difficulty, by the terrific
Pial authorities, federal, State or com1nuna
1 judicial or executive. of the ports citiei
! and places of HhtiS residence and diStri.
! TO the enjoyment of the prer0gaeives ?,
. .iproeally granted ghe government tha
. furnishes Che eTe9uatuT Reserves she rigf
to wi.hdray the same ON statement of tb
reasons :oS 'sh1cS 1t has thought gropep I
SO SO
. 0R9ySYy oYS
The respective Consuls General Co2su9
! !ice-Consulso OFT consular Agents. as We
! as theis chaDcellOrs and secretaries sba'
enjoy in the twO countries all privileges
exemptions and immunitjes which hav
been granted. OS may IN future b
granted. to the agents of Che sam
: :ank OF the most favored naticno COnsuIa
! officers. not being citizens OF the countr
: wher" they are accredited, shall eniov. i
J ths country OF their residence. gersona
immunity from arrest Gs Imprisonment. OK
cept IN The case OF cIimeso exemption from
military silletings and contributions. fror
. military service ot e@-Ty soTe, and ethe
! puslic siut!ess and Srom all direct or g,e}
sonsl or sumptuary taxes, sIUties and con
erdhUtioDs, whether Federal State, or mu
aiciHal. Il, however, she eai. consular OF
! sess are 0r become SwBeSs oS sroperty !,
I the country IN which shey reside. ey ..Ga Q,
. II, c"m'neSce. they shall Se subiece 20 sb
sam" taxes an: 5'npost., and 90 Che cam
! .'sdlcelon. Gs citizens oS Che country
| prcpe;ts holders. or merchants. Eus uDde
circumstances shall their Official incom
! he subject 90 any FAX. Consular officer
who engage in commerce ahall aOs sIeas
! their consular PRIVILEGES Go AVOID Chef
commercial liabilities. Consular officers .,
either Sharacte, shall not in any event b
lntertered With in Che exercise Of their off
ciai functions, further than is iadispeasabI
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