New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-26
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AND PROCLAlMATIONs.
4 PROCLAMATION.

TT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
Convention between the United States of
America and Denmark-Naturalizatio
Concluded July 20, 1872 ratified January
-. 1873; exchanged March IA, 1873; pro
claimed April Is, 1873.
Whereas a convention between the United
States of America and his majesty the King
of Denmark, relative to the naturalization
OF citizens and subjects of the two countries,
was concluded and signed at Copenhagen
by their respective plenipotentiaries on the
twentieth day of July, 1872, the original of
which convention, being in the English and
Danish languages, is word for word as fol-
lows:
The United States of America and his
majesty the King of Denmark being de-
sitous to regulate the citizenship OF the
citizens of the United States of America
who have emigrated, or who may emigrate,
from the United States of America to the
kingdom Of Denmark, and of Danish sub
jects who have emigrated, or who may emf
crate, from the kingdom Of Denmark to
:he United States of America, have resolved
TO conclude convention Tor that purpose,
and have named as their plenipOtentiaries;
that is to say, the President of the United
States of America: Michael j. Cramer,
minister resident of the United States of
America at Copenhagen; and his majesty
Rosenorn-Lehn, commander OF Danebrog
and Danebrogsmand, chamberlain, his ma
;estv's minister for foreign affairs. etc.
Who, after having communicated to each
other their respective full powers. found to
be in good and due form. have agreed upon
and concluded the following articles, to
wit:
ARTICLE I.
Citizens Of the United States of America
who have become, or shall become, and are
naturalized, according to law, within the
kingdom OF Denmark as Danish subjects,
shall be held by the United States of Amer.
lea to be in all respects and for all purposes
Danish subjects, and shall be treated as
such by the United States Of America.
In like manner, Danish subjects who
have become, or shall become, and are,
naturalized, according to law, within the
United States Of America as citizens there
of, shall be held by the kingdom of Den
=. mark to be in all respects and for all pur.
poses as citizens OF the United States of
America, and shall be treated as such by
the kingdom of Denmark.
ARTICLE II.
If any such citizen of the United States,
as aforesaid, naturalized within the king
dom Of Denmark as a Danish subject,
should renew his residence in the United
States, the United States government may,
as that government may see tit to impose,
re-admit him to the character and privi-
Ieges of a citizen of the United States, and
the Danish government shall not, in that
case, claim him as Danish subject on
account of his former naturalization.
In like manner, if any such Danish sub
ject, as aforesaid, naturalized within the
United States as a citizen thereof, should re-
new his residence within the kingdom Of
Denmark. his majestys government may,
on his application, and on such conditions
as that government may think tit to impose,
seadmit him to the character and privileges
of Danish subject, and the United States
government shall not, in that case, claim
him AS citizen of the United States on ac-
count of his former naturalization.
ARTICLE III.
If, however. citizen of the United States,
naturalized in Denmark, shall renew his
residence in the former country without the
intent to return to that in which he was
natu-alized, he shall be held to have re-
nounced his naturalization.
In like manner if Dane, naturalized in
the United States, shall renew his residence
in Denmark, without the intent to return
to the former country, he shall be held to
have renowned his naturalization in the
United States.
The intent not to return may be held to
exist when person naturalized in the one
country shall reside more than two years in
the other country.
ARTICLE ",
The present convention shall go into
effect Immediately on or after the exchange
of the notifications, aud shall continue IN
force for ten years. If neither party shall
have given to the other six months pre-
yious notice of it's intention then to termi-
nate the same, it shall further remain in
force until the end of twelve months after
either of the contracting parties shall have
given notice to the other OF such intention.
ARTICLE
The present convention shall be ratified
nv the President of the United States OF
America, by and with the advice and con-
sent Of the Senate thereof, and by his ma
iesty the King of Denmark, and the ratlfl-
cations shall be exchanged at Copenhagen
az soon as may be, within eight months from
the date hereof.
In witness whereof the respective pleni-
potentiaries have signed the same, and have
affixed thereto their respective seals.
Done at Copenhagen, the twentieth day
Of July. in the year OF our Lord one thou
rand eight hundred and seventy-two.
MICHAEL j. CRAMER.
o. D. ROSENORN-LEHN.
And, whereas, the said convention has
been duly ratified on both parts, and the
respective ratifcatiOns were exchanged at
Copenhagen, on the fourteenth Jay OF
March, 1873, by Michael j. Craner, minis
Ter resident of the United States Of America
at Copenhagen, and Otto Ditlev ROsenOrD-
Lehn, Commander of Danebrog and Dane
brogsmand, chamberlain, his malesty's
minister tor foreign affairs, ETC., on the pat
OF their respective governments:
Now, therefore, be it known that !,
ULYSSES S. Grant, President OF the United
States of America, have caused the SAID
convention to be made public, to the end
shat the same. and every clause ana artlcie
thereof. NAV be observed and fulfilled with
GOOD faith by the United States and the
citizens thereof.
In witness whereof. have hereunto set
INV hand caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed. cc
Done at the city. of Washington this M
seenth day of April, in the year OF our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sew
enty-three. and of the independence OF the
United States the ninety-seventh:
U. S. GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary OF State
Postal Convention between the Oniteu
States of America and the United hing
CONS of Sweden and Norway.
The undersigned, John A. j. Creswell,
Postmaster General of the United States OF
America, in virtue of the powers vested IN
Sim by law, and Oluf Stenersen, Envoy
Extraordinary and minister Plenipotentiary
rf his Majesty the King of Sweden and
Norway to the United States of America,
in the name of his government. and by viz
sue of the powers which he has formally
presented to this effect, have agreed upon