New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-21

in writing for the deserters, supporting i
by an official extract OF the register of tba
vessel and the list of the crew, or by otbee
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 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 nnd an opportunity Of sending
them away.
If however, such opportunity should nc
present itself within the space of thres
months, counting from the day of the an
rest. the deserters shall be set at lihertv
and shall not again be arrested for the sam
cause.
ARTICLE XIV
In the absence of an agreement to thA
contrary between the owners. freiphterS
and insurers, all damages suffered at sea bv
the vessels of the two countries, wbethe,
they enter port voluntarily or are forced nv
stress of weather, shall be settled by The
Consuls General, Consuls, Vice Consuls and
Consular Agents of the respective countries
If, however, any inhabitant of the country
or citizen or subject of a third power, shan
be interested III the matter, and the parties
can not agree, the competent local Gsuthon,
ties shall decide.
ARTICLE XVI.
In the event of q vessel belonging to the
Government, or owned by citizen of Cne
of the two contracting parties being wreck.
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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 the
laws of the United States.
The consular authorities have IN both
countries to intervene only to superintend
the proceedings having reference 10 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 are paid by vessels of
the nation.
In case of a doubt concerning the nation.
ahty of a shipwrecked vessel, the local
authorities shall have exclusively the Girec.
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 il Ger
many, the same protection as uat:e Sis
zens.
ARTICLE XVIII.
The present convention shalt tefca,A n
force for the space of ten years cou1sing
from the day of the exchange OF the rattle
cations, which shall be exchanged at Bers
lin within the period of six months
In case neither party gives notice, rwefve
months before the expiration OF the said
period of ten years, of its intention not to
force one year longer, and so on, from year
to year, until the expiration of a year from
the day on which one of the parties shall
have given such notice.
In faith whereof the plenipotersa sies
have signed and sealed this convention.
Berlin. the eleventh of December. 1877.
GEORGE BANCROFT.
The undersign met this day in order TO
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 Gers
many.
Before proceeding to this act, the 'ludeTs
signed Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipetentiary of the United States Of
America declared
|. That in accordance with the ;n-truc
ton given him by his government. with the
advice and consent Of the Senate, the ez-
preston property" used in the English
text of articles three and nine is 20 be con-
strued as meaning and intending zeal
estate"
2. That, according to the LAWS and the
of the United States, article
ten applies not only to persons of the male
sex but also TO persons of the female sex.
After the undersigned, President Of the
office of the Chancellor of the Empire, had
expressed his concurrence with this declar-
alton, the acts of ratification, found 10 be IN
good and due form, were exchanged and
the present protocol was in duplicate
executed
Berlin, the twenty-ninth of April, 1872.
GEORGE BANCROFT
DELBRUECK
And whereas the said convention nes
been duly ratified on both parts, and the
respective notifications of the same were
exchange at Berlin on the tweutv.u3nth
lay of April last
Now, therefore, be it known that I.
Ulysses 5. Grant, President of the United
states of America, have caused the said
and protocol to be made public,
o the end that the same, and every clause
md part thereof, may be observed and fuIs
Tiled with good faith by the United States.
ind the citizens thereof
In witness whereof | have hereupts set
ny hand, and caused the seal Of tie United,
states 10 be affixed
Done at the city of Washington this frs:
lay OF June, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-two,
nd OF the independence of the United
states OF America the ninetv-sixth.
U. S. GRaN,SsSS
HAMILTON FISH. Secretary of S,aeee
A PROCLAMATION.
~ THE PRESIDENT OF THE USITED sTsrE3