The Portland daily press., 1873-04-21

nature to disturb the peace and public order in port
or on shore when persons other than the officers
and crew Of the vessel parties the disturbance
Fxcept as aforesaid the local authorities shall
fine themselves to the rendering Of efficient aid to
be consnls when they may ask 1t in order to arrest
srd hold all persons whose names are borne on the
shins articles and whom they may deem 1t necessary
to detain Those persons shall De arrested at the
se reGuest of the consuls. addressed IN writing to
The local authorities and supported by an oiiiciai ex-
tract from the register of the ship or s s0 on the
crsw. and shall be held during the %noie time at
the disposal Of the Consuls f tn ronsnls made in
granted only at tho request OF tno ooi'0'' iA@oe "
The Expenses of the arrest and detention OF those
persons shall be paid by the consuiS'
ARTICLE II. .t,-.
Consuls General, Consuls, or Consular Agents may
arrest the officers sailors and all other persons
ing part of the crews of ships OF war OF ine ~ a
vessels of their nation, who may De gulsy ~ for
cused of having deserted said ships anu VCeso th;r
the purpose of sending them board OF back 10 .eA
country. ,,,.,.
To that end, the Consus of Germany IN the tn ~
ed States shall apply to either the teael', If
municipal courts or authoritiesi and me enw
the United States in Germany shall apply 70 amy "
the competent authorities, ana hahu Nv en nftic;ai
extract o the reSser of the vessel and the list of the
crew, by other official documents 70 sum ' T oe
men whom they claim belong 70 s avd IN
exacon of anv oath from the Consus, the deserters
mot being citizens of the country where the demand
is made {, either the n at s sa be given up to The consus
n od and rrotscton shall be furnished them for
the pr suit seizure and arrest of the deserteis who
shall be taken to the prisons Of the country and there
detained at the request ands at the expense Of the
Consus until the said Consuls may find an opportu
nifty Of sending them away. Ew
IL however, such opportunity should not present
itself within the space of three MONTHS counting
from the day of the arrest the deserers shall be set
at liberty, and shall not again be arrested for the
same cause.
ARTICLE Is.
In the obsence Of an agreement to the contrary
between the owners, freighters, and insurers all
damages suffered at sea by the vessels of the two
vi they the port
the Consuls- General, Consuls, Vice-CoDsuls, and
Consular Agents of the respective countries. If,
however, any inbabtant Of the country citizen
subject of third power, shall be interested in the
matter, and the parties cannot agree the competent
local authorities shall decide.
ARTICLE 16.
In the event of a vessel belonging to the govern
ment or owned by a citizen of one of the two con-
tracing parties being wrecked cast on Shore,
the coast OF the other the local authorities shall In
form the Consul General, Consul, Vice-Consul, OF
Consular Agent Of the district of the occurrence
There snail be no such consular agency, they shall
INFORM the Consul General, Consul, Yice-Consul or
consular Agent of the nearest district.
All proceedings relative to the salvage Of American
vessels wrecked cast shore In the territorial
waters OF the German Empire shall take place in &C
cally, all measures of salvage relative to German
vessels wrecked or cast on shore In the territorial
cordance with the laws soft OF the United States.
The consular authorities have in both countries to
intervene only to superntena me M
necessary the sale of the vessel wrecked or cast
on shore.
For the intervention of the local authorities
charges shall be made except such in similar cases
are paid by vessels of the nation.
In case of doubt concerning the nationality of q
shipwrecked vessel the local authorities shall have
the direction of tho proceedings provided
for in this article. -
in the country Where the wreck takes
place shall be free Of all duties.
ARTICLE II.
With regard to the marks Or labels of goods, or of
their packages and also with regard to patterns and
marks of manufacture and trade, the citizens of
Germany shall enjoy in the United States OF Amer
lea, and American citizens shall enjoy in Germany
the same protection as native citizens @
ARTICLE IS.
The present convention shall remain in force for
exchange OF the notifications, which shall be ex-
changed at Berlin within the period of six months
In case neither party, gives notice. twelve months
of its intention not to renew this convention it shall
remain in force one year longer, and on, from year
to year until the expiration of year from the day
on which one Of the parties shall have given such
tice. ss ..siisie gsFa9a / e.. -l'-'-
In faith whereof the Plenipotentiarios have signed
and sealed this Convention. sgf 7tt
Berlin, the 18th Of December, 1871. v-a
lL.s.] H.KOENIG.
The undersigned met this day in order to effect the
exchange of the Publications of the Consular Con-
vcntion, signed ON the 18th day of December, 1871
between the United States of America and Germany
Before proceeding to this act the undersigned En-
voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of
the United States Of America declared s#
1. That in accordance with the instruction given
him by his government with the advice and consent
of the Senate the expression property, used in the
English text Of articles three and nne is to be con-
strued as meaning and intending ''real estate;''
2. That, according to the laws and the Constitu-
ton of the United Saes article ten applies not
y to persons of the male but also to persons of
the female sex. ,EetA
After the undersigned, President of the Office of
Chancellor of the Empire, had expressed his con-
cnrrence with this declaration the acts of ratifca-
ton, found to BIO in good and due form, were ex-
executed.
Berlin, the 10Th April, 1872.