Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-07-23
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languages, is word for word as follows:
Tho United States of America and His
Majesty the King of the Belgians, having
judged it expcdient, with q view to the
better administration of justice, and to
the prevention Of crimes within their
respective territories and jurisdiction,
that persons convicted Of or charged with
the crimes hereinafter specified, and be.
ing fugitives from justice, should, under
certain circumstances, be rccibrocally
delivered up, have resolved to conclude
. convention for that purpose, and have
appointed as their Pleni potentarics: the
President of the United States of Amcri.
ca, Hamilton Fish, Secretary Of State of
the United States; and His Majesty the
King of the Belgians, Maurice Delfosse,
His Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and
States; who, after reciprocal communica-
ton OF their full powers, found in good
and due form, have agreed upon the fol.
lowing articles to wit:
Article l.
The Government of the United States
and the Governments of Belgium mutu-
ally agree to deliver up persons who,
having been convicted of or charged
with any of tho crimes specified in the
following article, committed within the
jurisdiction Of one of the contracting
parties, shall seek an asylum, or be found
within the territories Of the other: Pro-
vitlcd that this shall only be done upon
such evidence of criminality as, accor-
ding to the, laws of the place wberc the
fugitive or person so charged shall be
found, would Justify his or her apprehen-
sion and commitment for trial If the
crime had been there committed.
Article 2.
Persons shall be delivered up who
shall have been convicted of Or be
charged, according to the provisions Of
this convention. with any Of the follow
ing crimes:
I. Murder, compromising the crimes
designatod In the Belgian pensl code by
the terms of parracide, assassination, poi.
soning. and infanticide.
2. The attempt to commit murder.
8. The crimes of rape, arson, pirac, ,
and mrtiny on board ship, whenever
tho cre~ or part thereof, by fraud or VOL
lence against tho commander, have taken
possession Of the vessel.
4. Tho crime of burgalry, defined to DO
tho act Of breaking and entering by night
into the house of another with the intent
to commit felony; and the crime Of rob-
berry, DENIED to be the act of fclouiously
and forcibly taking from the person Of
another, goods or money by violence, or
putting him in fear; and the corresp0n-
ding crimes punished by the Belgian
laws under the description of thefts
committed In an inhabited house by
night, and by breaking in by climbing
or forcibly, and thefts committed with
violence or by means of theft.
8. The crime of forgery by which is
understood the utteranco of forged pa.
pers, and also the counterfeiting Of pub.
lie, sovereign, or government acts.
8. The fabrication or circulation of
counterfeit money, either coin or paper,
or Of counterfeit public BONDS, bank
notes, obligations, or, in general, any.
thing being title or instrument Of credit
the counterfeit!ng of seals, dies, stamps,
and marks Of state and public ad.
ministrations, and the utterance thereof
Z, The embezzlement of public mon.
eys committed within the Jurisdiction OF
either party by public officers or deposi'
8. Embczzlement by any person OF
persons, hired or salaried, to the detri
ment Of their employers, when the crime
is subject to punishment by the laws Of
the place whore it was committed.
Article 8,
The provisions of this treaty shall moi
apply to any crime or offence of q politi
cal character, nor to any crime or of
fence committed prior to the date of thif
treaty, except the crimes of murder and
arson; aud the person or persons deliv
cred up for the crimes enumerated in the
preceding article, shall in no case be
tried for any crimo committed previous.
~ to that for which bis or their surrend.
er Is asked.
Article Nv.
Neither of the contracting parties
shall be bound to deliver up its own citi
zens or subjects under the stipulations o.
this convention.
Article "!
If the person whose surrender may b.
claimed pursuant to the stipulations o.
the present treaty shall have been arrest
ed for the commission of offences in thu
country whore he has sought an asylum
or shall have been convicted thereof, hi
extradition may be deferred until hi
shall have been acquitted, or have servct
the term of imprisonment to which h
| may have been sentenced.
Article VI.
acquisitions for the surrender of fugi
tives from Justice shall be made by tn,
respective diplomatic agents of the con
tracing parties, 0r, in tue event of tn,
absence of these from the country or it.
scat of governments they may bic mad.
by superior Consular officers.
If the person. whose :cxtradition ma,
be asked for shall have been convicted O
q crime, a copy Of the scntenco5 Of tn
court in which he may have been coz
victed, authenticated under its seal, an,
an attestation of the Official character O
the judge by the proper executive au
thority, and of the latter by the mipiste
or consul of the United States or of Bel
GUM, respectively, shall accompany til
requisition. When, however, TIC fugi
tive shall have merely charged wit
crime, a duly authenticated copy Of tn
warrent for his arrest in the countr