New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-08
PROTOCOL.

DONE AT STOCKHOLM, MAY 26, 1862.
| The undersigned met to-day to sign the
| convention agreed upon in conformity with
| their respective fun powers, relating to the
| citizenship of those persons who emil
| CRATE from the United States of Americs
to Sweden and Norway, and from Sweden
| and Norway to the United States of Amer.
| lea: on which occasion the following Oh
| servatiOns, more exactly defining and eX-
| planning the contents of this convention,
| were entered in the following protocol:
| l. Relating to the first article of the con-
ventiOn.
1t is understood that if citizen of the
| United States of America has been dis
charged from his American citizenship, or,
on the other side, if Swede or Nor
| wegian has been discharged from his Swed
| ish or Norwegian citizenship, in the man
| ner legally prescribed by the government
of his original country, and then in the
| other country in rightful and perfectly
| valid manner acquires citizenship, then an
| additional five years residence shall no
longer be required; but a person who has in
shat manner been recognized as a citizen OF
| the other country shall, from the moment
| thereof, be held and treated as a Swedish or
| Norwegian citizen and, reciprocally, as a
| citizen of the United States.
| 9. Relating to the second article OF the
convention.
| Ii a former Swedes or Norwegian, who.
| under the first article, is TO be held as On
! adopted citizen of the United States of
| America, has emigrated after he has at
| tanned the age when he becomes liable to
military service, and returns again to his
| original country, it is agreed that he re-
| mains liable to trial and punishment for an
action punishable by the laws of his original
| country and committed before his emigra-
| ton, but not for the act of emigration it
| self, unless thereby have been committed
| any punishable action against Sweden or
| Norway, or against a Swedish or Norwegian
| citizen, such as non-fulfllment of military
service, or desertion from the military
force or from ship, saving always the
limitation established by the laws OF
the original country, and any Other
| remission of liability to punishment; and
that he can be held to fulfil, according to
| the laws, his military service, or the remain
ing part thereof.
8. Relating to the third article OF the
| convention.
1t is further agreed that if Swede or
| Norwegian, who has become a naturalized
citizen of the United States, renews his
residence in Sweden or Norway without the
| intent to returnSo America. he shall be held
| by the government of the United States to
have renowned his American citizenship.
| The intent not to return to America may
be held to exist when the person so nat
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| Sweden or Norway.
JOSEPH j. BARTLETT.
| And whereas the said convention and
! protocol as amended have been duly rati-
fed on both parts, and the respective rati-
fications of the same were exchanged at
] Stockholm on the fourteenth day of June,
| in the year one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-one, by G. G. Andrews, Min
| lister Resident of the United States, and
| Count G. Wachtmeister, Minister of State
| for Foreign Affairs of his majesty the King
of Sweden and Norway;
And whereas the Senate, by their resolu-
ton of the eighth instant (two-thirds of the
Senators present concurring), did advise
and consent to the said exchange notwith-
standing said exchange was delayed beyond
the time appointed therefor, and resolved
that the said exchange may be regarded as
valid as if it had taken place within the
time mentioned in the resolution of the
Senate on the SUBJECT, of the ninth Of De-
cember, 1870:
Now. therefore, be 1t known that I,
Ulysses S. 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 article thereof, may be observed and
fulfilled with good faith by the United
States and the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof l have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal OF the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this
twelfth day of January, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-two, and of the independence of
the United States of America the ninety
sixth.
L. S. GRANT
By the President;
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary of State