Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-11-06
A RTICLE 3.

ARTICLE3.
Each country will retail to its own use
| the postage IL collects, at the prescribed rate
on postal cards forwarded to the other
country.
ARTICLE
The present articles shall be considered
additional to those agreed upon between
the two offices on the 25th of March, A. ID.
| 1851, and on the 25th aud 2Slh of August,
1856, and shall come into operation on tue
LIST day of July, A. ID. 1873
In witness whereof the Postmaster Gen
| eral Of the United States of America, and
the Postmaster General of the Dominion of
| Canada, have hereto Sc: their hands and af-
liked their seals, at the date set opposite to
each respectively.
[sEAL.1 JNO. A. j. CRESWELL,
ToStmdSter General Of the United States.
June 49, 1873.
[sEAL.l A. CAMPBELL,
Postmaster General Of Canada.
hereby approve the aiOregoing cuuVen-
tion, and In testimony thereof have caus-
ed the seal of the United States to be aflix-
ed. U. S. GRANT.
BY the President:
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary of State. [sEAL.1
Washington, June 10, 1873.
Convention between the United States of
America, and tue Orange Free State.
Friendship, commerce, and extradition.
Conclu led December %, 1871; Ratitica
ton advised by Senate April "a, 1872
Ratified by President April q 1872 Rat.
flied by Volkeraad of Orange Free State
May TO- 1872; Ratifcatons exchanged ut
Washington August Is, 1875 Proclaimed
August %, 1873.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas a general convention OF friend
ship. commerce, and extradition between
the United States of America aud the Or
ange Free State was concluded and signed
by their respective ipotentaries, at Bio
emfonten, on the twenty-second day of De-
cember, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy-one, which general convention is
word Tor word as follows:
General convention of friendship, COM
merce, and extradition between the Unit
ed States Of America and the Orange Free
State.
The United States OF America and the
Orange Free Stale, equally animated by
the desire TO draw more closely the bonus
of frienpship which so happily exist be-
tween the two republics, as well as to aug
| ment by all means at their disposal, the
commercial Intercourse Of their respective
citizens, have mutually resolved To con-
clude a general convention of friendship
commerce, and extradilion.
For this purpose they have appointed as
their pienipntentiares, to wit: The Presi-
dent OF the United States, Willard w. Edg-
comb. special agent Of the United States,
and their consul at the Cape of Good Hone,
and the President of the Orange Free State,
Friedrich Kaufman Hohne, gov. secty,
who after a communication of their respec-
f,t1l ha,. I,a E,.Il
| ing articles:
Article I.
The citizens of the United States of
| America and the citizens Of the Orange
| Free State shall be ad mitted and treated
upon footing of reciprocal equality in the
two countries, where such admission and
treatment shall not conflict with the con-
| stitutional or legal provisions of the con-
tracing parties. No pecuniary or other
more burdensome condition shall he i'm
| posed upon them than upon the citizens of
the country where they reside. nor any
| condition whatever to which the latter shall
] not be subject.
| Tho forotsaing nrivileres, however, shall
| not extend TO the enjoyment of political
rights.
Article II.
The citizens of one of the two countries
| residing or established in the other shall be
| free from personal military servite but
| they shall he liable to the pecuniary or 9TH
| er contributions which may be required
| by way of compensation, from citizens of
| the country where they reside, who are eX
empt from the said service.
No higher impost, under whatever name.
| shall be eXacted from the citizens of one of
| the two countries residing or established
in the other than shall be levied upon cti-
zens of the country in which they reside,
| nor any contribution Whatever to which
the latter shall not be liable.
| In cases Of war or of the seizure and oc-
cupation of properly for public purposes,
| the citizens OF one of the two countries re-
| siding or established in the other shall be
placed upon an equal footing with the citi-
| zens OF the country in which they reside
with respect 10 indemnties for damages
they may have sustained.
Article III.
The citizens of each one OF the contract
ing parties shall have power to dispose of
their personal property within the jurlsdic-
ton OF the other, by sale, testament, dona-
ton, or in any other manner, and their
heirs, whether by testament or ab intesta-
to, or their successors, being citizens of the
other party, shall succeed to the said prop
erty or inherit it, and they may take pos
session thereof either by themselves or by
others acting for them they may dispose
OF the same as they may think proper, pay
| INK no OlutI CuAIkts ludl llDSt W NulCl
the inha abitants OF the country wherein the
| said property is situated shall be liable "a
| paw In n similar case. In the absence o
such heir, heirs, or other successors, the
same care shall be taken by the authorities
for the preservation of the property tha
would be taken for the preservation of the
property of native of the same country
until the lawful proprietor shall have had
time to take measures for possessing him
self Of the same.
But in case real estate situated within tn,
territories of one of the contracting partie
should fall to citizen of the other party
who, on account of his being an alien
could not be permitted to hold such prop
erty, there shall be accorded to the said hei
or other successor such term as the law
3 will permit to sell such property; he shal
! | be at liberty at all times to withdraw an
! export the proceeds thereof without din
Guilty, aud without paying TO the govern
I | ment any other charges than those which
l In a similar case, would be paid by an in
hahtant of the country in which the rea
/ estate may be situated.
j Article ".
1 ANY controversy which may rise anon
: the claimants to the property of a deceder
: shall be decided according to the laws an
[ by the judges of the country in which Il
q property may be situated.
Article V.
4 The contracting parties give to each 9th
: or the privilege of having, each in their RI
spective States, consuls and vice consus
: their own appointment, who shall enjo
o the same privileges as those of the most fl
b vored nations.
But before any consul or vice-consu
shall act as such, he shall, in the ordinar
form, be approved by the government {
n the country in which his functions are
/ be discharged.
i In their private 0nl business transa
.e tion, consuls and vice-cOnsuls shA all be sui