New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-15

competent authorities, aud 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
4 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 I'D
to the Consuls. All aid and protection
| shall be furnished them for the pursuit,
seizure and arrest of the deserters. VINO
| shall be taken to the prisons of the country
| and 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 at liberty.
and shall not again be arrested for the sans
cause.
ARTICLE XIV
IN the absence of an agreement TO tho
contrary between the owners, freichteTa
and insurers, all damages suffered az sea by
the vessels of the two countries, whether
| they enter port vOlun tarily or are forced by
stress of weather, shall be settled by the
Consuls General, Consuls, Vice Consuls and
Consular Agents of the respective countries.
Ii, however, any inhabitant of the country,
or citizen or subject of a third power, shah
be interested in the matter, and the parties
can not agree, the competent local authOri-
ties shall decide.
ARTICLE XVI.
In the event of a vessel belonging TO The
Government, or owned by a citizen OF one
vi 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 10
German vessels wrecked or cast on 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 to intervene only to superinteud
the proceedings having reference TO the re-
pair and revictualing, or, if neoess ary, 70
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 or
the nation.
In case of doubt concerning the nation
atty of shipwrecked vessel, the local
authorities shall have exclusively the direc-
ton OF the proceedings provided for in his
article.
All merchandise and goods not destined
for consumption in the country where RE
Il L. ~ IL IL
ARTICLE XVII.
With regard to the marks or labels OF
goods, or of their packages, and also with
regard 10 patterns and marks of mauutacs
ture and trade, the citizens of Germany
and American citizens shall eniov IL Ger
many, the same protection as native clti7
zens.
ARTICLE XVIII.
fhe present convention shalt Senai9 "a
force tor the space of ten years cuuutpo
from the day Of the exchange of she ra-if-
cations, which shall be exchanged at Befo
In within the period of six months.
In case neither party gives notice, Twelve
mouths before the expiration of tie saiGs
period of ten years, of its intention not 20
renew this convention, it shall remain IL
force one year longer, and 50 on, from veae
to year, until the expiration of a year FROM
tue clay on which one of the parties ohalo
have given such notice.
= faith whereof the plenipoecS tiar.sg
have signed and sealed this convent0s.
Berlin, the eleventh of December, 1877,
GEORGE BANCROFT,
The uHdsrsi gued met this day IN order 10
90 the exchange of the ratification. %
Che Consular Convection. signed O. nc
eleventh day of December 1871, bs.weea
the United States OF -.mesica SAD Siege
many.
Before proceeding 20 this ace, 'Ls urdes-
signed Envoy Extraordinary and Miuis-sS
PlenipOtentiaro of she :aisc,. S.otes q
an RIGA declared.
J. Shat in aecorSancs s7i.h sc irssru.-
ton glSen him by his government sysu 80
advice and consent Of the Senate. To ex-
preston property" used in the Es.lisfs
.szo Of articles three and nine is % 10 cor
strued 40 meaning and intending "o.sS
estate"
= Thai, according 20 the lave ans rss
constitution Of the United States, articls
ten applies not only to persons of the IGa.9
sex but also 60 persons of the female sex.
After the undersigned, President us .hss
Office Of the Chancellor of the Empire. mad
expressed his concurrence with this deciar-
alton, the acts of ratification, found 70 be IL
good and due form, were exchanged. ana
the present protocol was in duplicate
executed.
Berlin, rRe twenty ninth of April. 49,
GEORGE BANCROFT
DELBRUECK.
And whereas the said convention mas
been duly ratified on both parts, and The
respective notifications of the same wers
exchange at Berlin on the tweLtv-uigrb
day Of April last
Now, therefore, be it known shae p
Ulysses 5. Grant, President Of the United
States OF America, have caused the said
convention and protocol to be made public.
to the end that the same, and every clause,
and part thereof. may be observed and frlIo
filed with good faith by the United etssess
and 'he citizens thereof
80 witness whereof | have Yereuuso see
ny hand, and caused the seal of tho :'ui5s2
STATES 20 be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington ehis frss
Jay Of June, in the year of our lord go
thousand eight hundred and seveE-v-tvO.
and OF the independence of the sniteS
States OF es1nerica the qinetv sixth
O. 3. Us. GssSss
isAM"ToH Fish, Secretary OF s;a.e.
sTIoS
IS The 4GE.IDEsT OF THE SN.y.DsrA-EA
OF ..yERIC&S
ooHeesolSn between the Unitcsp States 90
S%erica and the ustro-IIungarfar Ncss
drehSs Naturalization. Signed se.teLa-
Der 70, 1870; raUied March a. 1871: ran.
h6s lions GyPhauUnd .TrI- 1871.