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

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
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 Consus. 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 at
the expense of the Consuls, until the said
Consu!s 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 same
| cause.
| ARTICLE wv
In the absence of an agreement 10 the
| contrary between the owners, freightors
and insurers, all damages Suffered at sea by
the vessels of the two countries, whether
| they enter port voluntarily or are forced bv
stress of weather, shall be settled by the
| Cunsuls General, Consuls, Vice Consuls and
| Consular Agents of the respective countries.
| Ii, however, any mhabitant of the country
| or citizen or subject of 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 vessel belonging to the
| Government, or owned by citizen OF Ons
| 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 Cen
| 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 to
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 ~ intervene only to suDerintend
the proceedings having reference TO the re-
pair and revictualing, or, if necessary, to
the sale of the vessel wrecked or east On
shore.
Fer the Intervention of the local author
tiles no charges shall be made except such
as in similar eases are paid by vessels of
the nation.
In case of doubt concerning the nation
atty of % shipwrecked vessel, the local
authorities shall have exclusively the direo-
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 10 the marks or labels OF
goods, or of their packages. and also with
regard to patterns and marks of manutao.
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 shall remain in
force for the space of ten years counting
from the day of the exchange OF the ratiti-
catlOus which shall be exchanged at Bera
lin within the period of six months.
In case neither party gives notice, twelve
months before the expiration of the said
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 a year from
have given such notice.
In faith whereof the plenipotentariea
have signed and sealed this convention.
Berlin, the eleventh of December, 1871
GEORGE BANCROFT.
The undersig ned met this day in order to
etteet 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
Plenipotentiary of the United States of
America declared
|. That in accordance with the instruo.
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 "reaI
estate"
.. That, according 10 the laws and the
constitution 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
expressed his concurrence with this declars
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 rwentT-Dinth OF April, 1872
GEORGE BANCROFT
DELBRUECK.
And whereas the aai9 convention mas
been duly ratified on both parts, and the.
respective notifications of the same were
exchange ut Berlin ON the Swenty-ninth
day of April last-o
Now, therefore. Be IL Known that I.
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 fuls
TILED with good faith by the United States.
and the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof / have Rereunto set
my hand, and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this tirsc
day OF June, in the year OF our Lord one
thousand eight hundred aid seventy-two,
and OF the independence of the United
States OF America the ninety sixth
U. 5. GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH. Secretary OF State
A PROCLAMATION.