New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-21

BILE. The local authorities shall not, except
| in the case of the pursuit for crimes, under
any pretext invade them. In no case shall
they examine or seize the papers there de-
posted. In no event shall those offices or
dwellings be used as places Of asylum.
| ARTICLE VI.
In the event of the death, prevention, or
| absence of Consuls General, COnsufs, Vice
Consuls, Consular Agents, their chancellors
or secretaries, whose official character may
| have previously been made known to the
| respective authorities in Germany or in the
| United States may temporarily exercise
their functions, and, while thus acting, they
shall enjoy all the rights, prerogatives, and
immunities granted by this convention to
| the incumbents.
| ARTICLE VII.
| Consuls General and Consuls may, with
| the appreciation of their respective govern
| ments, appoint Vice Conshs and Consular
| Agents IN the cities, ports and places within
| their consular jurisdiction. These officers
| may be citizens of Germany, of the United
| States, or any other country. They shall be
| furnished with a commission by the Consul
| who appoints them and under whose orders
they are to act, or by the government of
the country which he represents. They
| shall enjoy the privileges stipulated for
| consular officers in this convention, subject
to the exceptions specified in article three.
ARTICLE Wiz.
| Consufs General, Consuls, Vice Consuls
| and Consular Agents shall have the right to
apply to the authorities of the respective
| countries, whether federal or local, judicial
| or executive, within the extent Of their cou-
| sular district, for the redress of any lntrac-
| ton of the treaties and conventions exist
;r,nx hafru \ o foo az int
| national law; to ask information of said
authorities, and to address said authorities
/ TO the end of protecting the rights ana III
| terests OF their countrymen, especially III
| cases of the absence of the latter; in which
| cases such consuls, etc, shall be presumed
to be their legal representatives. If due
notice should not be taken of such applca-
ton, the consular officers aforesaid, III the
absence of diplomatic agent of their
country, may apply directly to the govern
ment of the country where they reside
ARTICLE TX.
Consuls General, Consuls, Vice Consuls
or Consular Agents of the two countries, or
their chancellors, shall have the right, CON
formally to the laws and regulations of
their country
l. To take at their Office or dwelling, at
the residence of the parties, or on board of
vessels of their own nation, the dispositions
board of them, Of merchants, or of any
other citizens of their own country.
:. To receive and verify unilateral acts,
wills and requests of their countrymen,
and any and all acts of agreement entered
upon between citizens of their own country
and between such citizens and the citizens or
other inhabitants of the country where they
reside; and also all contracts between the
latter, provided they relate to property sit.
uated or to business to be transacted in the
territory of the nation by which the said
consular officers are appointed.
All such acts of agreement and other in
struments, AID also copies and TRANSACTIONS
thereof, when duly authenticated by such
Consul General, Consul, Vice Consul or Con-
sular Agent under his official seal, shall be
received by public officials and in courts of
Justice as legal documents, or as authenti-
Gated copies, as the case may be, and shall
have the same force and effect as if drawn
up or authenticated by competent public
officers OF one or the Othey OF the two
countries.
ARTICLE 20
IN case of the death Of any citizen of
Germany in the United States, or of any
citizen of the United States in the German
Empire, without having in the country of
his decease any known heirs or testament
airy executors by him appointed. the COM
pecent local authorities shall at once in
form the nearest consular officer of the
nation to which the deceased belongs of the
circumstance, in order that the necessary
information may be Immediately forwarded
to parties interested.
The said consular officer shall have the
right to appear personally or by delegate
in all proceedings on behalf of the absent
heirs or creditors until they are duly repre-
sented.
In all SUGGESTIONS to inheritances citizens
of each of the contracting parties shall pay
in the country of the other such duties only
as they would be liable to pay if they were
citizens of the country in which the proper
ty is situated or the judicial administration
OF the same may be exercised.
ARTICLE xI.
Consuls General. Consuls, Vice Consuls
and Consular Agents of the two countries
are exclusively charged with the inventory
ing and the safe-keeping of goods and eff
fects of every kind left by sailors or pas
sengers on ships of their nation, who die
either on board ship or on land, during the
voyage or in the port of destination.
ARTICLE XII.
Consuls General, Consuls, Vice Consuls.
and Consular Agents shall be at liberty to
go either in person or by proxy on board
vessels of their nation admitted to entry
and to examine the officers and crews, to
examine the ships papers, to receive de-
claratlons concerning their voyage, their
destination and the incidents of the VOYAGE:
also to draw up manitests and lists of
freight, to facilitate the entry and
clearance of their vessels. and finally
to accompany the said officers or crews be-
fore the judicial or administrative authori-
tee of the country, to assist them as their
interpreters or agents.
The Judicial authorities and customhouse
officials shall in no case proceed to the ex-
animation or search of merchant vessels
without having given previous notice to the
consular officers of the nation to which the
sad vessels belong, in order to enable the |
said consular officers to be present.
They shall also give due notice to the |
SAID consular officers in order to enable |
them to be present at any dispositions or |
statements to be made in cOurts of law or |
before local magistrates, by officers or per
sons belonging TO the crew, thus to prevent |
errors or false interpretations which might |
impede the correct administration of Justice. |
The notice to Consuls, Vice Consuls. Or
Consular Agents, shall name the hour fixed |
for such proceedings. Upon the non appear
ance OF the said officers or their representa-
uYes, the case may DE proceeded with IN
their absence.
ARTICLE XIII.
Ccnsuls General, COnsuls, Vice ConsuIs
or Consular Agents shall have exclusive
charge of the internal order of the rner-
chant vessels OF their nation, and shall |
have the exclusive power to take copnizance
of and to determine differences Of ever
kind which may arise, either at sea or in
port, between the captains, officers and
crews, and specially in reference to WAGES
and the execution of mutual contracts
Neither any court or authority shall. on anv
prete1t, interfere in these differences, ex-