The Portland daily press., 1873-09-23
NATURALIZATION.
CONCLUDED JULY 20, 1872; RATIFIED JANU-
AIRY. e, 1873; EXCHANGED March IA, 1873;
PROCLAIMED APRIL 10, 1918.
By the President Of the United States Of America.
A PROCLAMATION

Whereas a convent n between the United States
of America and His MAJESTY The KIN # Dsumark,
relative to the naturalization of citizens and subjects
OF tie two countries, was concluded and signed at
Copenhagen by their respective plen otent aries N
the twentieth day OF July ls72 the original of which
convention, beng in the English and Danish Ian
guages is word r word as follow:
The U tied States OF America and His Majesty
the King OF Denmark being desirous to re Ill te the
citizenship of the citizens of the United Stat Of
America who have emigrated, or who may emigrate,
from the United States Of America TO the KIM dom
OF Denmark, and of Dauish subjects who We emf
grated, or who may emigrate, from the Kin .dom Of
Denmark to the United States of America lave re-
have named as their plenipotentiarios; that is to
say, the President of the United Statos Of America:
Michael j. Cramer, minister resident Of the United
States or Anne lea az Copenhagen; and His Maicsiy
the King of Denmark: Otto Ditlev Baron Ro>enosn,
Lehn, Commander of Danebrog and DanebrogSmand.
chamberlain, His MaJestys minister for foreign aF-
Who, after having communicated to each other
their respective flu powers found to be in good and
uue form, nave agreed upon and concluded the fol-
lowing articles to wit:
ARTIcLE1.
Citizens Of the United States of America who have
become, or shall become, and are naturaized,
according to law, within the Kingdom of Denmark
as Danish subjects shall be held by the United
States of America to be in all respects and for all
purposes Danish sub ects, and shall be treated as
such by the United States of America.
In like manner Danish subiec who have become,
or shall become, and are natu alized according to
law, vii hin the United States of America as citizens
thereof, shall be held by the Kingdom Of Denmark
to be in all respects and for all pu poses citizens of
the United 3 ates OF America and shall be treated
as such by the Kingdom If Denmark.
ARTICLE II.
If any such citizen of he United States as afore-
said, naturalized within the Kingdom Of Denmark
as Danish subject, should renew his residence in
the United States, The United States Government
may, on his application, and on snch nditiOn as
that Government my sec tt to impose, reatmlt him
to the character and privileges Of citizen of the
United States, and the Danish government shall
not, in that case. claim him a Danish subject on
account OF his former naturalization.
In Ike manner, it any such Danish subject, as
aforesaid, naturalized within the United STATES as
th thereof should renew his residence within
men may, on his application AM. on such nditions
as That Government may think tit TO impose readmt
nm 70 tne charac er and rivileges Of Danish sub
Ject, AMI the UDitei States GOVERN emf shall NOT In
that case claim him a citizen of the United States
on ac-ouht OF MS FORMER naturalization.
ARTICLE III.
If. however. citizen of the United States natur-
aizei IN Denmark, shall renew his resi- ence IN the
former county, without ihy intent Ia retuln TO that
IN when ne was naturalized, he shall be held TO have
renHunced his natuI alizaion
IN IL manner, If Dane ,Haturalized in the United
states, snail rtnew his residence in d nmark with
the United States. MS A"'u'N iA~'i'" III
eTsn intent no. 70 return may be held to exist when
more tnah TWO years in the other country.
ABTIcLE ".
The present c invention sha 20 into effact ,r,m.-
ude VI VI aiter tiie eNchaGge Of the ralIficat M
and shall continue in force for ten wears m neitb5
party shall have given TO the olher six month, nre
yious notice OF its intention then TO teImin~t -
same 1t shall fnri her remain in force until the emil ~
twelve months after either the CONTRACTING nar,;
shall have given notice to the other OF such tenton
ARTICLE V.
The present conven ion shall be ratified NV The
President OF the United States of America nv aud
with the advice and consent of the Senate tfaraot
and by His Majesty the King of Denmark. ami The
PUBLICATIONS. snail be exchanged at CopenhaVrn "a
soon as may be, within eight months IRON the date
hereof ~ WV N-''
In witness whereof the respective plepipotentia-
ries have signed the same anu have atfixed thereto
their respective seals.
, Done al Copenhagen, the mt tn day of Jnly in
the wear OF our Lord one thousand ei hit hundred
and seventy-two $500
seal MICHAEL j. CRAMER.
lSEAL.l o. d. R0SENoRN-LEHN.
And whereas the said converts ion has teen duly
ned on both parts, aud the respective ratihcations
were exchanged at Copenhagen, on the 18th day OF
narcn laI3, by Michae j. Cramer, minister resident
~ Tue United States Cf America at Copenhagen, and
QUO Dltlev RosenOrn-Lehu. Commander OF Dane
brog and Danebrogsmand, chamberlain, His Mojes-
TVS minis er for reign AFFAIR." &c, &e., &c, on the
part OF their respective governments;
Now, Therefore, be it known that l. ulysses s.
have caused the sail convention TO b made public
to the end that the same and every clause aud artle
thereof NAV be o lse We AN fu 4 vi g cd taith
by the Uuifed States and the ci z ms Their e.
In witness Were, hive hereun.u SO, NV band
aud carsei the seal of thu Uni Is u be af xeI
ID ne the city of W. hing on this If eenth day OF
April, in tie year Of our Lard me thousand ZIG
hundred and seventy-t' rec. and oft niepenfor .
IF the United States of Amsrisa the nety,fe nh
(sEAI-l U. S. GRAM.
BY the Pre- .ident;
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary Of State.