Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-30
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A PROCLAMATION

Whereas a convention between the United States Of
America and the Republic Of Ecuador relative to the
concluded and signed by their respective PlenpOten-
tiaries at the city q washington on the sixth day Of
May, 1874 the original Of which convention be.A III
the English and Spanish languages, Is word for word
us follows
Tcuador, tsing DESTROYS Of regulating the citizenship
Ill pegsJns who emigTate from Ecuador ~ the United
states, and from she United States To the Republic Of
Ecuador, have decided 20 treat this subject aud
for this purpose have named their respective penipo-
tentaIes, g VIII the President OF the United states,
Hamilton Fish, Secretary Of Slate, and the President
OF tho Republic OF Ecuador Don Antonio Flores,
credited Minister Resident OF that Republic TO the
Government of the United States; who, after having
communicated 10 each other their respective full pow
er found In good and due FORM have agreed upon the
following articles
ApTICLE l.
Each Of the two Republics shall recognize nat
pTaEed eilE ems OF the other those persons who shall
have been therein auiy nataralIed after having 70,
as may be required by It's constitution or laws.
This article shall apply as well to those already nat,
parties as TO those who may DO hereafter naturaLed
ARTICLE II.
II naturalLed citizen Of either country shall renew
his residence In that where he was born without An
intention Of returning 10 that where he natural
ICED he shall DO held to have reassumed the obga-
lions Of his original citizenship and TO have renounc
cd that which he had obtained by naturalization.
ARTICLE III.
A residence Of more than two years in tho native
country " naturallEed citizen shall BIO construed as
Intention his part to stay there without returning
to that where he was naturaiEed. This presumption,
however, may be reoatEed by evidence to the con-
traTy.
ARTICLE w.
Nauralized citizens Of either country, returning
10 that where they born shall be subject 10 trial
and punAhment according TO the laws for offences
committed before their emigration saving always the
limitations established by law
ARTICLE "
A declaration OF intention TO become a citizen shall
not have the effect OF naturalization.
ARTICLE vi.
The present convention shall 10 Into eeot immedl-
ately the exchange Of ratdeat IONS aud 1t shall
main In null force for ten years. II neither Of the
trantng parties shall give notice ~ the other six
months previously Of Us intention 10 terminate the
same, II shall further remain In force until twelve
months after either Of the contracting parties shall
give notice 10 the other Of such intention.
ARTICLE VII.
The present convention shall he ratified by tho Pros
dent u the United SAtes, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate thereof aud by the President Of
the Republic OF Ecuador, with the approval OF the
Congress Of that Repubo, aud the Publications shall
be exchanged At Washington within eighteen months
from the date hereof
In faith whereof tho PenipotentiArles have signed
and sealed this convention at the city OF Washington
this sixth day Of May, In the year OF our Lord one
lsEALl HAMILTON FISH.
lsEAL. ANTONIO FLORES.