New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-04

competent authorities, and make request
in writing for the deserters, supporting it
by an official extract OF the register of the
vessel and the list of the crew, or by other
official documents, to show that the men
whom they claim belong to said crew. Upon
such request alone thus supported, and
without the exaction of any oath from the
Consuls, the deserters mot being citizens of
the country where the demand is made
either at the time of their shipping or of
their arrival in the port shall be given up
to the Consuls. All aid and protection
shall De furnished them for the pursuit.
seizure and arrest of the deserters, who
shall De taken to the prisons of the country
aud there detained at the request and at
the expense of the Consuls. until the said
Consuls my find an opportunity of sending
them away.
If however, such opportunity should not
present itself within the space of three
months, counting from the day of the ar
rest. the deserters shall be set al liberty,
and shall not again be arrested for the same
cause.
ARTICLE Nv
In the absence of an agreement to the
contrary between the owners, freighters
and insurers, all dame ge9 suffered at sea by
the vessels OF the two countries, whether
they enter port voluntarily or are forced by
stress of weather, shall be settled by the
Cop5uls General, COnsuls, Vice COnsuls and
Consular Agents of the respective countries.
Ii, however, any inhabitant of the country
OF citizen or subject of a third poger, shall
be interested in the matter, and the parties
can not agree, the competent local authOri-
ties shall decide.
Article XVI.
In the event of vessel belonging to the
Government, or owned by citizen of one
Of the two contracting parties being wreck
ed, or cast on shore, on the coast OF the
other, the local authorities shall inform the
Consul General, Consul, Vice Consul, or
Consular Agent of the district of the occur
renee, or if there be no such consular
agency, they shall inform the Consul Gen
eral, Consul, Vice Consul, or Consular
Agent of the nearest district.
All proceedings relative to the salvage
of American vessels wrecked or cast on
shore in the territorial waters of the Ger
man Empire shall take place in accordance
with the laws of Germany; and, recipro-
cally, all measures of salvage relative to
German vessels wrecked or cast OH shore in
the territorial waters of the United States
shall take place in accordance with the
laws of the United States.
The consular authorities have in both
countries tn intervene only to superintend
the proceedings having reference to the re-
pair and revictualing, or, if necessary, to
the sale of the vessel wrecked or cast on
shore.
For the Intervention Of the local author
tiles no charges shall be made except such
as in similar cases are paid by vessels Of
the nation.
In case of a doubt concerning the nation
atty of shipwrecked vessel, the local
shall have exclusively the direc-
ton Of the proceedings provided for in this
article.
All merchandise and goods not destined
for consumption in the country where the
wreck takes place shall be free of all duties
ARTICLE XVII.
With regard to the parks or labels of
goods. or of their packages. and also with
regard to patterns and marks of manufac
ture and trade the citizens of Germany
shall enjoy in the United States of America,
aud American citizens shall enjoy in Ger
many, the same protection as native citi-
zens.
CRITICIZE xvTa.
The present convention shalf aemain in
force tor the space of ten years counting
from the day of the exchange of the ratif-
which shall he exchanged at Ber-
lin within the period Of six months.
In case neither party gives notice, twelve
months before the expiration of the said
period of ten years, of it's intention not TO
renew this convention, it shall remain in
force one year longer and so on, from year
to year, until the expiration of year from
The day on wh2h one Of the parties shall
have given such notice.
in faith whereof the plenipotentiaries
have signeCe and sealed this convention.
Berlin, the eleventh of December, 1871
GEORGE BANCROFT.
The nndersi gned met this day in order to
Effect she exchange of the notifications of
She Consular Convention, signed on the
eleventh day of December. 1871, between
he ., Sited States of America and GeG-
many.
Before Proceeding 20 t9,is act, she Nnder-
'igned Envoy Extraordinary aBd Minister
of the United States Gf
America declared
|. That in accordance with enc instrue-
ion given him by bis gOaernmcnt, with the
advice and consent of the Senate, the ex-
preston property" used in the English
ext Of articles three and nine, is to be con
'trued as meaning and intending ".real
state
9. That, according to the laws and the
constitution of the United States. article
en- applies not only TO persons of the male
lex but also 20 persons Of the female sex.
After the undersigned, President of the
'fice of the Chancellor OF the Empire, had
oppressed his concurrence with this declar
tion, the acts Of ratification, found to be in
cod and due form, were exchanged, and
lie present protocol was in duplicate
xecuted.
Berlin, the twenty ninth of April, 1872.
GEORGE BANCROFT.
DELBRUECK.
And whereas the said convention has
'een duly ratified on both parts, and the
espective notifications of the same were
xchange at Berlin on the twenty ninth !
ay of April last
Now, therefore, bee it known that l,
llysscs S. Grant, President of the United !
tates Of America, have caused the said 9
invention and protocol to be made public, |
o the end that the same, and every clause |
nd part thereof, may be observed and full |
lied with good faith by the United States,
nd the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof | have hereuntte set |
" hand, and caused the seal of the United !
tates to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this first |
ay Of June, in the year of our Lord one |
thousand eight hundred and seventytwo, |
nd OF the independence of the United |
tatcs of America the ninety sixth.
L. S. CRANE
BY the President:
HAMILTON FISH. Secretary of Static
q PROCLAMATION.
I CHG PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED States |
OF AMERICA