Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-05
A PROCLAMATION.


Whereas Conven lou between the United States
of America aud hs Majesty the Emperor OF Austria
King Of Bohemia, and Apo5 ole King Cf Hungary,
relating the protection of ira ic-narka signed
at Vienna by their respective plenipotentiaries
the twenty-nfth day of November III the year OF
Lord one thousand eight hundred and s3Venty one,
the original of which Convention, in the English,
Hungarian and German languages, is, word fer
word, as follows:-
Emperor OF Austria King Of BJhemla, 10 and
King of Hungary, desiring to secure in their r;s-
pectlYs territories guarantee OF property Ia trade
marks, have resolved to conclude a special cOnven-
tOn for this purpose, and have named az their Plen
The President of the United States OF America.
John Jay, thesEnvOy Extraordinary and Minister
His imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty; and His
Majesty the Emperor OF Austria and Apostolic King
O. Mpnga o Ss 9n9s Tsszn nas RSrha 81 S
Prlvy Councillor and Minister of the Imperial
House and Of Foreign Affairs, Grand oro's OF tn.
Order of st. Stephen, &cy %c &c, who have agreed
TO sign the following artcles:
ARTIcLRI.
Every reproduction OF Trademarks which, in the
trseiins pSrtes are 70 certain @erensnGse
IS prove Its origin and quality IL forbidden I'm the
inc nartes and shall give to ths Injured parry
ground for such action or proceedings to prevent
such reproduction, and to recover ddmsges for the
same as may be authorized by the laws OF the
try In which the counterfeit Is proven Just II the
plaintiff were citizen OF that country.
The exclusive right to use trademark for the
benent OF citizens of the United states In the Aus
tro Hungarian Empe, thecitizens of the Austrc-
Hungarian Monarchy in the territory of the United
states, cannot exist for longer period than that
by the law OF the country for its own citizens
II the trademark has become public property In the
country OF its origin. IT shall be equally free 60 all in
the countries or territories OF the other OF the two
contracting parties Aprc,uu
II the owners OF trademarks residing In the couu-
tries or territories of the one Of the contracting
parties wish TO their rights n the countries
or territories of the other contracting partes they
must deposit duplicate copies of those marks in the
Patent ONCE at Washington; and IN the Chambers
of Commerce and Trade IN Vienna md Pesh
ARTICLE III.
Tho present arrangement shall take effect ninety
days after the exchange OF ratncai0ns, and shall
continue in forcefor ten years from this date
In case neither of the high contracting parties
gives notice OF It's Intention To discontinue this con-
Vention twelve months before Its expiration, 1t shall
remain force one year from the time that either OF
the high contracting parties announces its discon-
| tinuance
The ratiHcations of this present convention shall
| be exchanged at Vienna within two months. or
Il sooner, II possible
In faith whereof the respective Plenip1tenLlares
have signed the present convention well in I'm
glish an in German and Hungarian, and have afx-
ed thereunto their respective seals
l Done ut Vienna, the tWenty-nith day OF NOVem-
L ber In the year OF our Lord, one Thousand eight
hundred aud seventy-one, IN the ninety sixth year
of The Independence OF the United States OF Amert
ca and In the twenty-thlrd year OF the reigu of
4 His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty
L nal JOHN JAY
IT, 81 .. ANpRAssY
ratned on both parts, and the respective ratinea-
tions OF the same were exchanged at Vienna on the
ltWenty second day OF April last
Now, therefore, be it kaown that !, ULYSSES 8.
GRANT President OF the United States of America,
nave caused the said Convention to be made public,
10 the end that the same, and every clause and ar
ticle thereof, may be observed aud fnlnled with