New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-18

| prepaid, shall when forwarded in the mails
of either country to the other. be delivered
In the country of destination free of charge
ARTICLE VIII.
| The official correspondence between the
| two governments, that of each government
| with its legation near the other. and OF
| each legation with its government, shall be
conveyed to its destination free of postage
! and with all the precautions which the two
governments may find necessary for its in
volatility and security.
ARTICLE TX.
When in one of the two countries there
ia no legation Of the other, the Thanking
privilege of the vacant legation shall ne
transferred, in the terms stipulated in the
preceding article. to the respective consul
ate or vice consulate at New York or Quay
aqun
ARTICLE x.
Neither Post Department shall be re-
CURED to deliver any article received in the
mails the circulation of which shall be pro
hibited by the laws in force in the country
OF destination; and any article subject by
the laws of either country to customs duty
or to confscatiOn shall, when received in
the mails from the other, be treated in ac-
cOrdance with the laws Of the receiving
country,
ARTICLE XI.
The two Post Departments may, by mu-
tual agreement, provide for the transmits
sion of registered articles in the mails ex-
changed between the two countries.
The register fee of each article shall be
ten cents in the United States and one
real in Ecuador
ARTICLE XII.
The two Post Departments shall settle,
by agreement between them, all measures
OF detail and arrangement required to carry
this convention into execution and may
modify the same i'll like manner, from time
to time, as the eXIgeDcies of the service may
require. Articles may also, by mutual con
sent, be amended, added, or suppressed,
according to the requirements of the SER
wee, without resembling or otherwise alter
ing or lmpairing any other of the articles of
this convention.
ARTICLE XIII.
This convention shall take effect from the
date of the exchange of notifications, and
shall continue in force until annulled by
mutual consent, or until one year from the
date OF notice given by one of the two de-
partments to the other of its desire to ter
inmate the same.
ARTICLE XIV.
Done in duplicate. at the city of Wash
ington, this ninth day of May, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
JOHN A. J. CRESWELL,
Postmaster General of the United States.
ANTONIO FLORES.
I hereby approve the aforegoing conven-
ton, and in testimony thereof / have
caused the seal of the United States to be
affixed.
u GRANT.
BY the President:
HAMILTON FISE.
Secretary of State.
WASHINGTON, May 9. 1871.
4 PROCLAMATION.
Br TIE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
Convention between the United States and
the German Empire respecting Consuls
and trademarks, signed December II,
1871: exchanged Apri! %. 1872; proclaimed
June 1, 1872.
WHEREAS, A convention between
the United States Of America and
the German Empire, relating to the
rights, privileges. immunities and
duties of Consuls, and to the pro-
tecti0n of trademarks, was signed at Der.
lin on the eleventh day Of December, in
the year of our Lord one Thousand eight
hundred and seventy-oneo by their sespec
tive plenip9tentiaries;
And whereas protocol thereto was signed
by the said plenipOtentiarics ON the twenty.
ninth DAY of April last: which convention.
and protocol, in the English and German
languages are. word for werd. as follows:
The President of the United States 81
America, and his majesty the Emperor of
Germany, King Of Prussia, in the name OF
the German Empire, led by the wish to de.
fine the rights, privileges. immunities amt
duties Of the respective consular agents,
have agreed upon the conclusion of sou. !
sular convention, and for that purpose have
appOi Ited their plenipotentiaries, namely:
The President of the United States ..
America. George Bancroft. Envoy Extra.
ordinary and Minister Plenipoten tiarv from
the said States, near his majesty the Empe- |
ror Of Germany: his majesty the Emperor
of Germany. King of Prussia, Bernard I
KONG, his Privy Councillor of Legation.
who have agreed TO and signed the tolloWo
ing articles
ARTICLE Z.
Each OF the contracting parties agrees % |
receive from tue other COnsuls General, Con !
suls, Vice COnsuls and Consular Agents in al! |
its ports, cities and places. except those |
where it may not be convenient to recognize |
such officers. This reservation. however, |
shall not apply to one of the contracting |
parties without also applying 10 every OtheS |
power. !
.AhlANLIS IIe
The Consufs General. Consuis. Vice Con. !
5uls, or Consular Agents shall be reciprOcaly |
received and recognized. on the presenta. |
ton of their commissions, in the forms
established III their respective countries. !
The necessary eXequatuG Tor the exercise of |
heir functions shall be furnished to them
free Of charge. and, On the exhibition OF
ibis Instrument. they shall be admitted at !
once. and without difficulty, by the terrific.
'ial authorities. federal, State or communal. /
JUDICIAL or executive, Of the ports. cities.
md places of their residence and district,
% the enjoyment: of tbs prerogatives re.
siprOcaly granted. The government that !
furnishes the sxequatur reserves the right |
% withdraw the same on statement Of the
,easons foS WHICH it has thought propoy to
10 SO.
ARTICLE eIq.
The respective COn4uis General, Go~su'.. :
or Consular Agents. a. we'll !
Is theiy chancellors and secretaries, shall !
,nioy in the tw" countries all privileges.
and imnanitie. which have
,een granted, or may :H future 6e
'ranted. TO the agents of the same
'ank of the moss favored nation. Consular
,tiicers, not being citizens OF the country /
where they are accredited, shall enjoy. in
he country ct their residence. personal
from arrest o. imprisonment, sX.
Spt slA I4ie caeo ~ C!ilutse exemption from
military billetings and contributions. from
military service OF every so.ts and other
public duties. and from all direct or peg !
Ona! or sumptuary taxes, duties and con.
ributions. whether Federal. State, or mu-
licipal If, howeye;, the said consular oti-
eTs are or become owners Of property ia
he country in which :dey reside. or engage
u commerce, they .hal. bs subject :. the
anne taxes and !mpost-. and 70 The same .
citizens of the souutry.
property holders, OK merchants Bar under
10 circumstances shall eheir o!icaS income
e subject 10 any Tax. Consular officers
u. l.