New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-23

competent authorities, and make request
in writing for the deserters, supporting ii
by AN official extract OF the register of the
vessel and the list of the crew, or by ether
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 tnot 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 be furnished them for the pursuit,
seizure and arrest of the deserters, who
shall be taken to the prisons of the country
and there detained at the request and az
the expense of the Consuls, until the said
Consuls my find an opportunity OF sending
them away.
II 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 net again be arrested for the same
cause.
ARTICLE XIV
In the absence of an agreement 70 the
contrary between the owners, freighters
and insurers, all damages suffered at sea by
the vessels OF the two countries, whether
they enter port voluntarily or are forced by
stress of weather, shall he settled by the
Consuls General, Consuis, Vice COnsuls and
Consular Agents OF the respective countries.
Ii, however any inhabitant OF the country,
or citizen or subject Of third power, shall
be interested III the matter, and the parties
can not agree. the competent local authOri-
ties shall decide.
ARTICLE XVI
In the event of vessel belonging 10 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 70
German vessels wrecked or cast on shore in
the territorial waters Of the United States
shall take place in accordance with che
laws of the United States.
The consular authorities have IN both
countries to 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 ale paid by vessels Of
the nation.
In case of doubt concerning the nation
atty of a shipwrecked vessel the local
authorities 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 marks 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,
and American citizens shall enjoy in Ger
many, the same protection as native citi-
Zens.
ARTICLE XVIII.
The present CONVENTION shalt remain in
force for the space Of Ten years counting
from the day of the exchange Of the ratif-
cations, which shall be exchanged at Der.
lin within the period Of six months.
In case neither party gives notice, twelve
period Of ten years, Of its 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 which one of the parties shall
have given such notice.
in faith whereof the plenipotentiaries
have signed and sealed this convention.
Berlin, the eleventh of December, 1871.
GEORGE BANCROFT.
The uO1prsi yppO this dav N nrdar En-
effect the exchange of the notifications of
the Consular Convention, signed on the
eleventh day of December. 1871, between
the United States OF America and Ger
many.
Before proceeding to this act, the under.
signed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
of the United States of
America declared
|. That in accordance with the instruc-
ton given him by his government, with the
advice and consent of the Senate, the ex-
preston "prOperty," used in the English
text of articles three and nine, is to be con-
strued as meaning and intending ''real
estate"
2. That, according 20 the laws and the
of the United States, article
ten applies not only to persons of the male
sex but also 60 persons of the female sex.
After the undersigned, President of the
Office of the Chancellor of the Empire, had
his concurrence with this declar-
alton, the acts of ratification, found to be in
good and due form, were exchanged, and
the present protocol was in duplicate
executed.
Berlin, the twentv-ninth of April, 1872
GEORGE BANCROFT.
DELBRUECK.
And whereas the said convention has
been duly ratified on both parts, and the
notifications of the same were
exchange at Berlin on the twenty ninth
day of April last
Now, therefore, be il known that I,
Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United
States of America, have caused the said
and protocol to be made public.
to the end that the same, and every clause
and part thereof. may be observed and full.
flled with good faith by the United States.
and the citizens thereof
In witness whereof l have hereunto set
ny hand, and caused the sea! Of she United
States TO be affixed.
Done at the city OF Washington .li. first
lay of June, in the year OF our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-twO.
and of the independence of the United
States Of America the ninety sixth.
Z. S. GRANT.
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