New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-27
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TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS.
A PROCLAMATION

OF AMERICA.
Treaty between the United Safes of Amer.
lea and the Republic of Peru-Ex,radi-
t!on:-Conc!uded September II, 1870:
ratification advised by senate March 81,
1871; ratified hy President, April IL, 1871;
Ratified by President OF Peru, May %,
1874; time for exchange OF notifications
extended June 5, 1872; Publications ex.
changed at Lima. May IS. 1874; pro.
claimed July =, 1874.
The time originally fixed for the exchange
Of the notifications having unavoidably
elapsed, was extended, by formal agree.
ment Of the parties, 20 November 9. 1874,
within which time that ceremony took place
in the usual form.
Whereas, treaty for the extradition of
criminals, fugitives from Justice. between
the United States of America and the Re.
public OF Peru, was concluded and signed
Dy their respective plenlpotenriaries at
Lima, On the twelfth day of September.
eighteen hundred and seventy. the original
OF which treaty. being in the English and
Spanish languages, is, word tor word, as
follows:
Ex.radition treaty between the United
States Of America and the Republic OF
Peru.
The United States of America and the Re.
public of Peru. having judged i: expedient.
justice and Ike prevention Of crime
within :hei. respective territories and
Jurisdictions. :hac nersons charged
with the crii.es hereinafter enumerated
should. undo: certain circumstances. be re.
ciproealiv delivered mp. have resolved to
conclude q treaty for this purpose. and
have named Astneir respective plenipoten.
.iar!es. tina: is 20 say, tie President Of the
United States OF America has appointed
Alvin P. Hovey, envoy extraordinary and
minister pienipctentlary OF the United
States of America near the government of
The Republic 81 Peru, and the President OF
Peru has arpoin led his excellency Doctor
jose J. .Loayza. Minister Of Foreign Affairs
@: Peru; who, after having communicated
to each other their respective full powers.
found in good and true form, have agreed
upon and concluded the following articles:
AEIICLEI.
1t is agreed tina. the contracting parties
shall. on acquisitions made in their name
through :ne medium Of their respective
diplomatic agents. deliver up to JUS
tice persons VINO being accused or convict.
ed Of the crimes enumerated in article two
OF :he preseI: treaty. committed within
the jurisdiction OF the requiring party. shall
seek an asylum. or shall be found within
the territories OF the other; provided, that
This shall be done only when the fact of the
lished as that the laws of the country in
which the fugitive or the person SO accused
shall be found would justify his or her APP
prehenson and commitment for trial if the
crime had been there committed.
ARTICLE y.
Persons shall! be SO delivered up WHO
sinai! 80 charged. according tC tie pro-
visions o. this treaty. with any OF the fol-
lowing crimes. whether as principals. &C.
cessocies 0: accoinplices. 70 vii:
!. Murder. sorpvehencing the crimes Of
PARTICLE, assassination. poisoning and IN
tant.cide.
.. Rape. Abduction oy force.
3. Blgamy.
4. Arson.
5. kidnapping. defining the same 20 he
tie taking Or carrying away Of person by
force or deception
" Robbery. highway robbery. larceny.
=. Burglary. defined 70 be the action Of
breaking and entering by night time into
the house II another person with the intent
10 commit felony.
8. Counterf.,t.ng or altering money. the
introduction az fraudulent commerce Of ana
in false coin and money: counterte..ing the
cert ;1sares OK obligations OF the govern.
ment, OF bank notes. and OF any other doc.
uments vt yu..l1 credit: the ut.eflng anu
use of the SANE: :orgin. or altering judicial
i
courts. OF the seals. dies, postage stamps
and revenue stamps at the government.
and che use % the same: forging public and
authentic deeds and documents. both COM
Megc;a. an. Q: banks. anu TIE use Q; :he
same.
9. Emhe.z'emen: Of public moneys com.
nitced within the jurisdiction OF either
party BIZ pIo!ic officers 0: Oailees. and en-.
be,z.emen: "y any persons hired OF sala-
ried.
70. E'rauiu,en. bankruptcy.
II. Fraudulent parra.ry.
L.. Mutiny on board Of q vessel, when The
persons WI" conpose the crew have taken
forcible possession Of .he same, or have
transferred the ship 10 pirates.
Is. Severe injuries Intentionally caused
Oh railroads. 20 telegraph lines. or TO per-
sons by means Q; explosions CT mines or
steam boilers.
II. Piracy.
AE-u.E III.
The provisions of the present treaty shei.
not be applied in any manner 20 any CRIME
or Osiense Of a purely political character.
nor shall Che provisions Of the present
treaty be applied in any manner 20 the
crimes enumerated IN .he second article
committed. anterior TO Tie date @: the ex.
change o.! the ratification hereof. Neither
of the contracting parties snail be bound 70
deliver up rs "";:. citizens under the etiiU-
latsoa, OF III. :sea-y.
AEI,CLE ~.
The ex:radi::on viii I've granted in virtue
OK the demand made by tie one govern
menr on the other. WITH the remission OF a
condeInnatOsv sentence. al order Of arrest.
or OF any other process equivalent TO such
order. liz which will oe specified the char
aoter and gravity Of the imputed acts. and
the dispositions OF .he penal laws relative
n n @
zee demand Cor eytzadition shall be Origi.
Aa!s or certified copies. legally authorized
by the tribunals or by competent person.
Ii possible. there shall be RENTED a. the
same sine descriptive list OF the indiyid.
uai required. or any ether proof towards
MS identity.
ARTICLE =.
II the person accused o. condemned is
no: q citizen of e;the. 0. the contracting
powers. the government granting the ex-
tradition will inform the government Of
the country to which .he accused or con.
demped may belong Of the demand made.
and if the last named government reclaims
the individual Oh its own account tor trial
IN its own tribunals. the government TO
which was made the demand OF extradi-
ton NAV. a. will. deliver the criminal 70
the State in whose territories the crime was
committed. or 20 shat 20 which the crImina!
belongs. II the accused or sentenced per.
son whose extradi,ion may be demanded IN
virtue OF the present convention rom one
Of the contracting parties. should at the
same time be the eubjec: o: claims from one
or other governments simultaneously tor
crimes or misdeMeanors committed IN their
respective territories, he or she shall be
delivered up to THAT government in whose
territories the O1fense committed was OF the
graves. character: and when the otfenses