Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-03-06
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.



A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas treaty for the mutual extradi-
ton of criminals, fugitives from justice,
between the United States of America and
the Republic of Ecuador, was concluded
and signed by their respective Plenipoten-
tiaries at Quito on tho twenty-eighth day of
June, eighteen hundred and seVenty-two;
which treaty, being in the English and
Spanish languages, is word for word as fol-
lows:
Extrqdition treaty betigeen the United
States Of america and the Republic Of Ec-
uddor.
The United States of America and the
Republic of Ecuador, having deemed 1t
conducive TO the better administration OF
justice and the prevention OF crime within
their respective territories that all persons
convicted of or accused of the crimes emu
merated below, being fugitives from justice,
shall be, under certain circumstances, ro-
ciprocally delivered up, have resolved to
conclude treaty upon the subject and the
President of the United States has for this
purpose named Rumsey Wing, a citizen Of
The United States, and their Minister Resi-
dent in Ecuador, as Pleniputentiary on the
part of the United States, and the President
of Ecuador has named Francisco Javier
Leon, Minister of the Interior and Foreign
Affairs, as Plenipotentiary on the part of
Ecuador; who, having reciprocally COM
municated their full powers, and the same
having been found In good ana due FORM,
have agreed upon the following articles,
viz.
ARTICLE lsT.
The Government of the United States
and the Government of Ecuador mutually
agree to deliver up such persons as may
have been convicted of or may be accused
of the crimes set forth in the following ar
tce committed within the jurisdiction OF
one Of the contracting parties, and who
ha, In
in the territory OF the other; it being un-
derstoUd that this is only TO be done when
the criminality shall be proved in such
manner that, according to the laws of the
country where the fugitive or accused may
be found, such persons might be lawfully
arrested and tried, had the crime been com
mitted within its jurisdiction.
ARTICLE 2ND.
Persons convicted of or accused of any
of the following crimes shall be delivered
up, in accordance with the provisions of
this treaty:
LIST. Murder, including assassination,
parricide, infanticidP and poisoning.
I'd. The crime of rape, arson, piracy,
and mutiny on ship board when the crew,
or a part thereof, by fraud or violence
against the commanding officer, have taxi
EN- pos session of the vessel.
Sd. The crime Of burglary, this being
understood as the act OF breaking or fore
ing an entrance into another's house with
intent to commit any crime; and the crime
of robbery, this being defined as the act OF
taking from the person of another goods or
money with criminal intent, using violence
or intimidation.
4th. The crime of forgery, which is I'M
derstood to be the wiful use or circulation
Of forged papers or public documents.
5th. The fabrication or circulation ofcoun-
terfeit money, either coin or Taper, of pub
liz hOn6q hank -hillQ and pnritiao In
general of any kind of titles to or instru-
ments OF credit, the counterfeiting of
stamps, dies, seals, and marks of the state
and Of the administrative authorities, and
the sale or circulation thereof.
9th. Embezzlement of public properly
committed within the Jurisdiction of either
party, by public officers or deposltaries.
ARTICLE BIRD.
The stipulations of this treaty shall not
be applicable 10 crimes or offences of a DO
litical character; and the person or persons
delivered up. charged with the crimes spec
fled in the foregoing article, shall not be
prosecuted for any crime committed preyi-
ously to that for which his or their extra
dltion may be asked
ARTICLE ITH.
If the person whose extradition NAV
have been applied for, in accordance with
the stipulations OF the present treaty, shall
have been arrested for offences committed
in the country whore he has sought refuge.
or lf he shall have been sentenced there
for, his extradition may be deferred until
his acquittal, or the expiration of the term
for which he shall have been sentenced.
ARTICLE 9TH.
acquisitions for the extradition Of furi
tlves from justice shall be made by the Re-
spective diplomatic agents of the contract
lug parties, or, in case of the absence of
these from the country or its capital, Il ev
may be made by superior consular Of
ficers. If the person whose extradition is
asked for shall have been convicted of a
crime, the requisition must be accompan-
led by copy of the sentence of the court
that has convicted him, authenticated I'M
der its seal, and an attestation of the Off
cial character of the judge who signed it,
made by the proper executive authority;
also by an authorization of the latter By
the Minister or Consul of United States or
Ecuador, respectively. On the contrary,
however, when the fugitive is merely
charged with crime, duly authenticated
copy of the warrant for his arrest i'm The
country where the crime has been commit
ted, and OF any evidence in writing uDon
which such warrant may have been issued
must accompany the aforesaid reuuisition'
The President of the United States. or the
proper executive authority of Ecuador,
may then order the arrest of the fugitive
in order that he may be brought before the
judicial authority which is competent to
examine the question OF extradilion. If,
then, according to the evidence aud the law,
1t be decided that the extradition is due in
conformity with this treaty, the fugitive
shall be delivered up, according 10 the
forms In