Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-03-23
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Treaty betwees she pass.s ss.s
America and she Repab bic OF
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Ecuador.
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whereas treaty Tor the mutual extraait,...
Of criminals. fusitises from justice, bet.s..n
the United States OF America aud tae Repablir
OF Ecuador was concluded and signed by their
respective Plenipotentiaries st Quito on the
tventy-eighth DAY Of J une ,eigh teen undred ana
seNenty-two, which treaty, being in the English
s sna spanish languages, Is word for word ss FOL
ETrsdisoa Treaty between "a rsif,S ssat,s ~
Imertca aud As kePsb'tc Of Ecsado-.
n. as n.ea states Of America and the Repub-
the better administration OF Justice and tns ~
vention OF crime within their respect ye t.rrt-
aIies maj All Persons convicted OF accused OF
inc crimes enumerated below, being fueftives
from justice, shsn be, under certain circa.
stances, reciProcally delivered up have rc.olyed
p,sSisn, 8, IRE upon the subject and the
poee named Ramsey Wing. A citiEeo az en-.
United States, and their Minister kesi.se,t !.
United States, and the President 81 Ecnsser
has named Francisco Javier Leon Minisser Of
the Interior and OF Foreign Afairs, A. Plenipo-
tenuary on the part OF Ecuador: who having
Teciprocslly communicated their fun powers
and the same having been found IN good and
due form, have agreed upon the following srt-
Giles. viz:
ARTICLE Isr.-The Government OF the
United States and the Government OF Ecuador
mutually sgree 20 deliver up such persons a.
may have been convicted OF or may be accused
OF the crimes set forth I'm the following article,
committed within the jurisdiction OF one OF tue
cont acting parties, and who may have sought
refuge or be found within the territory OF the
other, II being understood that this Is only 60 be
done when criminslity shall he proved in such
manner that, according 20 the laws OF the
country where the fugitive or accused may be
found, such persons might be lawfully arrested
AND trled, had the crime been committed within
cused OF any OF the following crimes shall be
dSiNered NJ, In accordance with the provisions
of this treaty:
let. Murder, including assassination, parci-
eide, infanticide, and poisoning.
20. The crime OF rape, arson, piracy, and
munny on shil board when the crew, or psrt
manding officer, have taken possession OF the
vessel.
stood as the act OF breaking or forcing an en-
trance into another's hoase with intent 10 com
NIT any crime; and the crime OF robbery, this
being defined as the act Of taking from the per
son Of another goods or money with Criminal
intent, using violence or intimidation.
4th. The crime OF forgery, which is under
stood 70 be the viful use or circulation Of forged
papers or public documents.
9TH. The fabrication or circulation Of counter
felt money, either coin or paper, OF public
bonds, bank bills and securities. and i'm general
Of any kind OF titles 10 struments of credit
the cOunterfeiting Of stamps, dies, seals and
maik OF the state and or the administrative
authorities, and the sale or circulation thereof.
9Th. Embezzlement Of public property com
mitted within the jurisdiction Of either party
by public officers or depostaries
ARTICLE 3RD.-The stipulations of this
treaty shall not be applicable 10 crimes or of
fences OF political character; and the person
or persons delivered mp, charged with the
crimes specified in the fore going article, shali
not be prosecuted for any crime Committed pre-
yiously TO that for which his or their extTadi-
ton may be asked.
ARTICLE iTH.-If the person whose eNtrAdi-
ton may have been applied for, in accordance
with the stipulstions OF the present treaty shall
have been arrested for offences committed in
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be shall have been sentenced therefor, his ex-
tradition may he deferred until his acquittAl, or
the expiration Of the term for which he shall
| ARTICLE acquisitions for the extra
| oiuOn OF fugitives from justice shall be made
! BY the respective diplomatic agents OF the con-
/ tracing parties, OF, IN case OF the absence OF
! these from the country or its capital, they may
] be made by Superior consular officers. ~ the
person whose extradition II asked for shall have
! been convicted OF a crime, the requisite n must
! be accompanied by a copy Of the sentence of
the court that has convicted him, authentic sted
under its seal, and an GtteststiOn OF the official
| character OF the Judge who has signed IL, made
| by the proper executive authority; also by an
| authorization OF the latter by the Minister or
| Consul of the United States or Ecuador, re-
| specnvely. ON the contrary, however, when
the fugitive is merely charged with crime, q
| Gully authenticated copy Of the warrant for his
! arrest IN the country where the crime has been
| Committed, and Of any evidence in writing
| upon which such warrant may have been is-
| sued, must accompany the aforesaid requi-
sition. The President of the United States, or
| the proper executive authority of Ecuador, NAV
| then order the arrest OF the fugitive, In order
that be may be brought before the judicial au-
thority which is competent TO examine the
! question Of eHtraditiOn. IL, then, according "a
the evidence and the law, II be decided that the
eXtTsdition lie due in conformity with this
treaty, the fugitive shall be delivered up, &C
cording TO the forms prescribed in such cases.
ARTICLE 6TH.-The expenses of the arrest de-
tenuon, and transportation OF persons claimed
shall be paid by the Government in whose
name the Iequisition shall have been made.
ARTTCLE 7TH.-This treaty shall continue In
force forteD (l0) years from the day of exchange
OF Publications; but in case neither psrty shs m
have given to the other one CD years previous
notice of it's intention 10 terminate the same,
| then this treaty shall continue in force for ten
| (lO) years longer, and so on.
| The present treaty shall be ratified and the
ratfeations exchanged in the capital OF Ecus-
] cor, within two months from the day on which
the session Of the coming Congress Of Ecuador
| shall terminate, which will be in October 1873
In Testimony whereof the respective Plenipo-
| tentisries have signed the present treaty in
duplicate, and have hereunto affixed their seals
| Done in the city of Quite, capital OF the
Republic OF Ecuador. this twenty-eighth day OF
| June, one thousand eight hundred and seventy
| TIVE.
| [Seal.l RUxsEY WING.
lSeall Francisco JAvIER LEON.
And whereas the said treaty has been duly
ratified on both parts, and the respective ratif-
cations were exchanged at Quito on the 18th Of
November last:
Now, therefore, be IL known that 4, Ulysses
;. Grant, President OF the United States OF
America, have caused the said treaty 20 be M sde
| 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 have hereunto set INV
hand, and caused the seal Of the United States
to be affixed.
Done in the city OF Washington this twenty
fourth day of December, in the year Of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three.
and OF the Independence of the United States OF
America the ninety-eighth. L. s. GRANT
BY the President