New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-25

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of either country to the other, be delivered
in the country sf destination Tres s5 charge.
ARTICLE SIIs.
The official correspondence bes*een she
.wo governments, that Of each government
with its legation near the other. and OIL
each legation with its government, small DC
convened to its destination free OF postage
and with all the precautions which the rWc
governments may find necessary toS JUS In
volatility and security
ARTICLEIx.
sVheD in one of the two countries tDeSe
is no legation of the other. the franKlng
privilege of the vacant legation shaIi 90
transferred, in the terms supulateG IN the
preceding article. 10 tho respective consult
ate or vice consulate at New York or ssi1aS-
a9uiI.
ARTICLE 4.
Neither Post Department shall be Pc
CURED TO iclivc. any article received III the
nails 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 dutS
or to confiscatiOn shall, when received IN
the mails from tho other, be treated IN ae-
cordance with the laws of the receiving
country
ARTICLE Xr.
The two Post Departments may, by mn-
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 De
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 ana may
modify the same in like manner, from time
to time, as the exlgencies of the service may
require. Articles may also, by mutual CON
sent, be amended, added, or suppressed
according to the requirements OF the ser
vice, without resembling or otherwise alter.
ing or impairing any other of the articles OF
this convention.
ARTICLE XIII
This convention shall take effect from the
date of the exchange of ratlicatlons, 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 sthey OF its desire 10 leg
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 GufidEed
and ssVenty-on".
JOl1S y. y. SRESN ELL,
Postmaster General of the United Statss.
ANTONIO FLORES.
hereby approve the sforegOing eon@en'
ton. and in testimony thereof j have
caused she seal Of the United States TO be
affixed.
IS. CRANE.
By the President:
HAMILTON kIsTs.
Secretary Of State
WAsnING!oN. May 9, 1874.
PROCLAMATION.
By Tim rREsIDEsT or THE GNgTES ssArEs
OF AMERICA.
Convention between the United States and
the German Empire respecting ConsUls
and trademarks. signed December Il.
1871: exchanged April ss9. 1872 proclaimed
June !, 1877.
the United State. OF America and
the German Empire. relating to the
rights. privileges. immunities and
duties OF Consuls, and 10 the pro.
lection of trademarks. was signed af Der
lin on the eleventh day OF December, ia
the year OF our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sevsnty-one. By theis rsssee-
tive plenipeteutiafies;
And wherea. protocol thereto was signed
ninth day OF April last: which convention
and protocol. in the English and German
languages are, word FOR word, as follows:
The President OF the United States Of
America. and bis majesty she Emperor OF
Germany, King of Prussia, in the name Of
the German Empire, led by tho wish to de.
fine the rights, privileges, immuDities and
duties Of the respective consular agents,
have agreed upon the conclusion OF a con-
sular convention, and for that purpose have
appointed their plenipotentiaries, namely:
The President of the Emitted States of
America. George Bancroft, Envoy Extra
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from
the said States. near his majesty che Empe-
ror of Germany; his majesty the Emperor
of Germany. King of Prussia. Bernard
KONG, his Privy Councillor of Legation,
who have agreed to and signed the follow
ing articles:
aRTICLE ..
Each Of the contracting parties agrees 20
receive from tue other Consnls General, Con
snls, Vice CoHsuls and Consular Agents, in all
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 slso applying 10 every other
powero
sRTICER Il.
The Consufs General, Consuis, Vice Con
suls, or Consular Agents shall be reeiprOcally
received and recognized, on the presenta-
ton OF their commissions, in the forms
established in their respective countries
The necessary eXequatur for the exercise Of
their functions shall be furnished to them
free of charge, and, on the exhibition of
this instrument, they shall be admitted at
once, and without difficulty, by the terrific
rial authorities, federal, State or communal,
Judicial or executive, of the ports, cities,
and places of their residence and district.
to the enjoyment of The prerOgatives re-
ciprocaly granted. The government that
furnishes the exequatur reserves the right
TO withdraw the same on a statement Of the
reasons for which it has thought proper to
do SO.
ARTICLE III.
The respective Consuls General, Consuls,
Vice-COnsuls, or Consular Agents, as well
ia their chancelOrs and secretaries shall
enjoy in the two countries all privileges.
exemptions and immunities which have
been granted, may in future be
granted, to the agents of the same
rank of the most favored nation. Consular
officers, not being citizens of the country
where they are accredited, shall enjoy in
the country of their residence, personal
immunity from arrest or Imprisonment. ex-
sept in the case Of crimes, exemption from
military billetings and contributions from
military service of every sort, ana other
public duties, and from all direct or per
sOnal or sumptuary taxes duties and con
trbutions, whether Federal, State, or mn
ncipai. If. however. the said consular Off
GERS are OF become owners Of property in
the country in which they reside. or engage
in commerce. they shall Sse subject to the
same taxes and 1mposrse and 70 the sans,
jurisdiction, a. cit!zSns cs the country,
property ho!deEs.or merchants. But undes
no circumstances sbal. their official in.om.
be subject to- any tax. Consular .riicsrs
who engage IN commerce. shall not a,iaaS