New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-07
PROTOCOL,

DONE AT STOCKHOLM, MAY %, 1869.
The undersigned met to-day to sign the
convention agreed upon in conformity with
their respective full powers, relating to the
citizenship of those persons who emf
CRATE from the United States of America
and Norway to the United States of Amer
lea; On which occasion the following OBJ
| 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 COZ
yenticn.
1t is understood that if citizen of tho
United States of America has been dis
charged from his American citizenship, or,
| on the other side, if Swede or q 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 III rightful and perfectly
valid manner acquires citizenship, then an
| additional five years residence shall mo-
longer be required; but a person who has IN
that manner been recognized as citizen OF
| the other country shall, from the moment
thereof, be held and treated as a Swedish OF
Norwegian citizen, and reoiprosally, as a
| citizen of the United States.
2. Relating to the second article of the
convention.
II d lOEmcE SWSoo VI INOI"OSlcht WHY
under the first article, is to be held as an
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 enligra-
ton, but not for the act of emigration it
self, unless thereby have been committed
any punishable action against Sweden or
Norway, or against Swedish or Norwegian
citizen, such as non-fulfllment of military
servise, or desertion from the military
| force or from ship, saving always the
limitation established by the laws Of
| remission of liability to punishment; and
| that he oan be held to fulil, according to
the laws, his military service, or the remain
| ing part thereof
g. Relating to the third article of the
| convention.
| 1t is further agreed that if Swede or
| Norwegian, who has become q naturaliEed
| citizen of the United States, renews his
| residence In Sweden or Norway withOuttho
| intent to return to America, he shall be held
| by the government of the United States to
| have reaounced his American citizenship.
| The intent not to return to America may
| be held to exist when the person so nat
| uralized resides more than two years in
| 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 C. C. 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 res0lu-
| 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 it known that /,
| 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 eyeryo clause
| and article thereof, may be observed and
fulfilled with good faith by the United
| States and the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof | 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
severty-two, and of the independence of
the United States of America the ninety
| sixth.
U. S. GRANT.
By the President:
| HAMILTON FISH,