The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-11-20

| IVA AND LIE OhANGE FREE SKATE.
The United States Of America and tAe Dram
Free State, equally animated by the desire
draw more closely the bonds Of friendship whic
80 happily exist between the two republics. a
we'll as to augment, by all the means at their dis
nosal, the CONNIE cial intercourse of their res
reetive citizens, have mutually resolved to con
cude general convention Of friend. chip, CO
merce, and extradtion
For this purpose they have appointed as thei
pien1potentaries, to wit; The President of tn
United States, Willard ". Edgcomb, special agen
OF the United States, and their consul at tn
:. cape of Cool Hope, and he President o, the Or
ange Free State friedrich Kaufman Hohne, gov
secty, who, after 8 communication of their res
pectlve full powers, have agreed to the following
articles
ARTIcLEI.
The citizens of the United States of Amerio
and the citizens of the Orange Free State shall be
a united and treated upol y footing of reciprocal
| equality in the two countries where such admis
sion and treatment shall not confltet with the con
stituticnal or legal provisions of the contracting
parties. No pecunary or other more burden
some condition shall be imposed upon them than
upon citizens OF the country where they reside
nor any condition whatever to which the latter
| shall not be subject
The foregoing privileges, however, shall not
extend to the enjoyment ofpolitical rights.
ARTEcIEII
The citizens of one of the two countries resi-
| ding or established in the other shall be free
from personal military service; but they shall be
liable to, the pecpniary or other contributions
which may be required. by way of compensate j,
| from citizens Of The country where they reside,
who are exempt from the said service
| No higher impost, under whatever name, shall
be exactea from the citizens of one of the two
countries residing or established in the other
than shall be levied upon citizens of the country
| IN which they reside, nor any contribution what
ever to which the latter shall not be liable
| In case of war or Of the seizure occupation
property for public purposes the citizens of one
OF he tw" countries residing established in the
| other shall be placed upon equal footing with
the citizens of the country in which they reside
with respect to indemnities for damages they N ~
have sustained.
ARTItLEI1I.
The citizens Of each one of the contracting par
ties shall have power TO dispose Of their personal
property within the jurisdiction of the other, by
sale. testament. donation. or in any other manner,
and their he RS, whether by testament or b in
testato, their successors, being citizens OF the
other PARTY, shall succeed to the said property or
inherit it,. and they may lake possession thereof,
eitaer by themselves by others acting for them;
they may dispose Of the same as they may think
| proper. prying other charges than those to
| which the Inhabitants otthe country wherein the
said property is situated shall be liable to pay in
a similar In the absence Of fuch heir,
heirs. other successors. the same care shah be
taken by The authorizes for the preservation Of
| the property th would be txken for the preser-
Walton of the property Of native o. the same
country, until the lawful proprietor shall ave
had time 10 take msssnres for possessing haaself
| of the same
| But in case real estate situs.ed withia the ter
itaries OF one Ct the co tracing parties shoald
| fall To citizen Of the other party, who. on ac-
| eoant OF his being alien, could not be permit
| ted 70 hold such property, there shall be accor-
| ded to the sid heir or other successor such
term as the laws viii permit 10 sell such proper
ty he shall be at liberty at all times to vii hdraw
| and exportthe proceeds thereof without difficulty,
and without paying to the government any other
| charge. than thqse whsoh,in similar caae, would
b. paid by an inhabitant of the country in which
the real estate may be situated
ARTICLE w.
Any controversy which may arise among the
claimants to the property of decedent shall b
decided according 10 the laws and by the judges
Of the county in which the property may I've sit
uased
ARTICLE v.
Tks contracting parties give to each other the
privilege Of having, each in their respective
States, consuls and vice-consus Of their
appointment who shall enjoy the same privileges
SIS those of the most favored naten.
But before any consul or vice consul shall act
as such, he shall, in the ordinary form, be appro
vei by the government Of the country in which
his functions are to be discharged.
In their pr, ate u d business transactions,
consuls and vce-consuls shall be submitted to the
same laws and usages as private individuals, ei,i-
zens of the place in which they reside.
1t is hereby understood that in case of offence
agains, the laws, by consul or vice consul, thu
government from which Che received) his eSequa-
tur may Withdraw the same, send him away from
the country, have him punished in conformity
with the laws, assigning TO the other government
its reason tor 80 doing.
The archives and papers belonging to the con-
| sulate shall be inviolate, and under preteat
whatever shall auy magistrate or ether function
airy inspect, seize, or in any way Interfere with
them.
ARTICLE VI.
Neither of the contracting parties ahall impose
any higher or other duties upon the In porlation,
exportation or transit of the natural or industri
al products of he other, than or shall be pay
alba upoa the like srtices being the produce Of any
other country.
ARTICLE VII.
Each of the contracting parties hereby engages
not to Grant any favor in commerce to any nation
which Shall not Immediately be enjoyed BY the
other party
ARTICLE VIII.
The United States of America and the Orange
Free State, on acquisitions made in their name
though the medium ofther respectivedi diplomatic or
consular agents shall deliver up to justice persons
who. being charged with tho crimes enumerated
in the following article, committed within the jur-
isdction Of the requiring party, shall seek asy-
lum or shall be found within The territories of
the other Provided, That this shall be done only
when tn fact of the commission ofthe crime shall
be 80 established as to Justify their apprehension
and commitment Tor trial if the CRIME had been
committed in he country where the person SO NC
cused shall be found.
ARTICLE TX.
| Parsons shall be delivered up acc nrding to the
provisions of this convention who shall be charg-
| ed with any of the following crimes, to wit:-
Mu rder (including ass sslnation. parricide. in
fanticide, and poisoningH attempt to commit
murder rape; forgery. CIR the emission Of forged
papers arson; robbery, with violence, lntlm-
| I,d1.tlou. or forcisle entry of an inhabited
| house: piracy embezzlement by public officers,
! or by persons hired or saaried, to the detriment
! of their employers. when these crimes are sub
! iect to infamous punishment.
ARTICLE X
The surrender shall be made by executives of
the contracting parties respectively.
| ARTICLE XII.
| The expense Of detention and delivery effected
pursuant to the preceding articles shall he at the
cost OF the party making the demand.
| ARTICLE XII.
The provisions of the aforegoing articles re-
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