The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-09-23

BY the Presidentef the United iStates--A Procla-
nation. .a ..
Whereas a convention between the United
States Of America and His Majesty the King of
of Denmark, relative 10 the naturalization of
citizens and subjects of the two countries was
concluded and signed at Copenhagen by their
respective plenipotentiaries, on the twentieth
day of July, 1872, the original of which conyen-
ton being in the English and Danish languages
is word for word as follows:
The United States of America and His Majesty
the King of Denmark being DESTROYS to regulate
the citizenship of the citizens of the United
States OF America who have emigTated, or who
may emgrate, from the United States of Amer
lea to the Kingdom of Denmark, and of Danish
subjects who have emigrated, or who may emf.
CRATE, to the United States of America, have re-
solved to conclude convention for that purpose.
and have named as their plenipotentiaries; that
is to say, the President of the United States of
America M. j. Cramer, minister resident of the
United States of America at Copenhagen; and His
Majesty the King of Denmark: Otto Ditey Ba-
| ron Rosenorn-Lehn, commander of Danebrog
and Danebrogsmand, chamberlain, His Majesty's
minister for foreign affairs, &C., sc. &C.;
their respective full powers, found to be in good
and due form, have agreed upon and concluded
| the following articles, to wit
ARTICLE I.
| Citizens of the United States of America who
have become, or shall become, and are, natural
lied, according to law, within the Kingdom of
Denmark as Danish subjects, shall be held by
| the Uuited States of America to be in all re-
| SpecJS ana PURPOSES DttUlSu SUBJECTS ana
shall be treated as such by the United States of
America. 4 r. ( - s .t7 %
In like manor Danish subjects who have be-
| come or shall become and are, naturalized, ac-
| cordng TO law, within the United States of
Am erica citizens thereof, shall be held by the
Kingdom of Denmark to be in all respects and
for all purposes as citizens of the United States
| OF America, and shall be treated as such by the
Kingdom of Denmark lrg
| s9EE Article H. |.s.EE rf
| If any such citizen of the United States, as
| Aforesaid, naturalized within the Kingdom of
4 Denmark Danish subject should renew
| his residence in the United States, the Uuted
| States Government may, on his application, and
| on such conditions as that Government may see
| fit to impose readmit him 10 the character and
| privileges of citizen of the United States, and
| the Danish government shall not, in that case,
claim him rs q Danish subject on account of his
former naturalization.
In like manner if any such Danish subject as
aforesaid, naturalzed within the United States
as q citizen thereof, should renew his residence
| within The Kingdom of Denmark, His Majesty $
Government may, on his application, and on
such conditions as that Government may think
At to impose, readmit him to the character and
privileges of q Danish subject and the United
States Government shall not, in that case,
claim him citizen of the United States on
account of his former naturalization.
/ ARTICLE III. gr
If however, q citizen of the United States,
natu ralized In Denmark, shall renew his resi-
TO return to that in which he was naturalzed,
he shall be held TO have reuounced his natural
2ltion. ff.-5.a-.h .-
In like manner if Dane, naturalZed in the
United States, shall renew his residence in
Denmark without the intent to return to the