Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-12-05


Convention etween the United states OF America
and the Grange Free state. Friendship, com-
lnefce, and eXtr di'iOn tOncluded d. cember %
Ratified by President Apr ~, 1872 Ratined by
NOlkeraad OF Orange Free Siats May 10, 1879
Ratldcatlons exchanged at Washington August H.
1873 Proclaimed August ~. 1873.
BY the President OF the United States Of America
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas general convention OF friendship, COM
merce, and extradItiOn between the Unit Il States
OF America and the Orauge Free state was concu-
ded and sign by their respective penipOtenilies
al BOemfOnten, ON the twenty second day Of De-
cemhcr, one Thousand eight hundred and sevt mtg
one, which general convention is word for word as
follows
GENER l. CONvENTI' N OF FRIENDSHIP COM
MERGE, AND hXTRADITION BErW EEN THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE
ORANGE FREE STATE
The United ates of America and til Orange Free
State, equally animated by the desire to draw more
closely the honds of friendship which 50 happily ex-
lst between the two republics, as well as TO aug
| ment, by all the means at their disposal, the COM
merca Intercourse of their respective citizens. have
mutually resolved to cor clude general convention
| Of friendship, commerce. and eXtradltion.
| For this purpose they have appointed as their
plenpoientlaries, to Wit The President OF the Uni
tile United States. and their consul at the Cape OF
Good Iepe, and the President OF the Orange Free
State, Friedrich Kaufman hOhne gov. secy, who,
after communication OF their respective full pow
ers have greed To the following articles:
Article |.
| Tha citizens Of the United States of America and
the citizens OF the orange Free State shall be admit
ted and treated upon footing OF reciprocal equality
| IN the Two countries, where such admission aud
treatment shall conflict with the constitutional
or legal provisions OF the contracting parll 3. No
| pecuniary or other more burdensOme condition
| thall he imposed upon them than upon the citizens
OF the country where they reside nor any condition
whatever to which the latter shall not be subject
| The foregoing privileges, however, shall not ex-
| tend 10 the enjoyment OF political rights.
Article II.
1 ag nfrau ii .lfna
established In the other shall he free from person
al military service hut they shall lie liable TO the
/ pecunary or other contributions which may be re-
quired, by way Of compensation, from citizens of
| the country wherr they reside, who aye exempt
| from the said service.
| No higher impOs under whatever name, shall he
eNacted from the citizens of one of the Two coun-
tries resldlng or established In the other than shall
he levied upon citizens OF tile country in which they
reside nor any contril utiOn whatever TO which the
| latter shall not he liable
In ease OF war or OF the seizure or occupation OF
property for public purposes, the citizens or one OF
the Two countries residing established in the other
shall he placed upon an equal footing with the ct-
zcns of the country In when they reside with re-
spect TO ndemnitles for damages they may have
Article III.
The citizens OF each one OF the contracting parties
shall have power dispose OF their personal proper
~ within the uri.d dictiOn OF the other by SALE tes-
| ment, nation or In any other manner, and their
heirs whether by te lament or ali intesatO, their
successors being citizens Of the other party, shall
succeed to the said property or Inherit IT, anil they
|
| or by others acting for them they may dispose OF
the same as they may think proper, paying no other
charges than those TO which the Inhabitants OF the
country wherein the said property is situated shall
he liable 10 pay IN a similar case In the absence
Of sucn heir, heirs or other successors, the same
care shall he taken by the authorities for She preser-
walton Of the property that would be taken for the
preservation of the property of native Of the same
country, until the lawful prOpr etOr shall have had
time TO lake measures Tor possessing hilnsei OF tht
same.
But In case real estate situated within the terrific
nj nUp
citizer of the other party, who. on account OF his
heing alien, could not he permitted TO hold sucl
property there shall he accorded TO the said heir 0
other successor such term as the laws Will permit Il
sell sucn property he shall he at liberty at all time
to withdraw and export the proceeds thereof with
out dniculty, and without paying to the govern
ment any other charges than those which, in a simi
lar case, would lie paid by an nhahtant OF the coun
| try IN which the real estate may he situated
Article ".
ANY controversy which may arise among tn,
claimants to the property OF decedent shall he lie
, cided according TO the laws and by the Judges o
the country In which the property may be situated
Article "
The contracting parties give to each other th
privilege OF having each in their respective States
consuls and vice-consuls Of their own appointment
VINO shall enjoy the same privileges as those OF th
most favored nation.
t But before any consul or vce-consul shall act a
such, he shall in the ordinary form, he approved b.
The government of the country In which his func
tiOns are TO be discharged.
In their private and business transactions consul
and vice-cOnsHls shall b5 submitted to the sam
laws and usages as private individuals, citizens q
4 the place in which they reside.
r. 1t ls hereby Understood That IN case OF 0nenc
against the laws, by consul or Nceconsul, the gov
eminent from which The received his exequatu
may withdraw the same, send him away from tll
: country, have him punished In conformity wit
the laws ,assgnlng to the other government It's ret
v son for so doing
The archives and papers belonging to the consl
ates shall be invlolate, and under no preext wha
ever shall any magistrate or other functl0nary il
speci, seize, or In any way interfere with Them
Article vi.
Y Neither Of the contracting parties shall impoi
> any higher other duties upon the importation, o.
pOraon, or transit OF the natural or industrial pr
70 ducts of the other than are or shall be payable upC
o the like articles being the product OF any 9th
country. -
Y. Ench Of the contracting parties hereby engag
not to grant any favor In commerce to any matte
-s which shall not Immediately be enjoyed by the 9th
- party.
M The United States of America and the Orange FIR
o state, ON reqnistluns male In their name thfoul
~ the medium Of their respective diplomatic or cons
NJ lar agents. shall deliver up TO Justice persons VII
being charged with the crimes enumerated In .
n following article, committed within the Jnrisdctl'
10 Of the requiring party shall seek asyum, or shall
"a found within the territories Of the other Ir0Uid,
a., That this shall he done cnly when the fact OF {
as commission of the crime sh3 II be so established
W to Justify Their apprehension and commitment
trial II The crime had been committed In the cou
IT Try where the person so accused snail he Ionnd
mt Article lX.
Persons shall lie delivered up according TO I
ss provisions Of this convention who shall he charg
nd with any of The following crimes, TO WITT Murd
is- uuGudmg assassination parraclde, infanticldei
poisoning y attempt to commit murder rape 4
az, gery or the emission OF forged papers arson rC
'5 berry, with violence intnl datlOn, or fOrcibe EN-
~ OF an inhabited house piracy emhezZlement
It'll puic urers hy persons hired or snlaried To
ar detrnent Of their employers, when these crimes
I'll. suh ect to infamous punishment.
pa Article Y.
Ier The surrender shall he made by executives of
nat ruJttlly parties respectively.
Article XI.
~ The expense of detention and delivery eiiec
1u- pursuant to the preceding articles shall be al
rot cost nj the party making the demand
ar Article XII.
lh The provisions OF the foregoing articles relat
seu 10 the surrender of fugitive criminals shall not
ply 10 0lfenses committed before the date here
wn nor 10 those # a political character.
icn Article XIII.
a 7 The present convention is concluded for the p
| od of ten years from the day of the exchange OF
Vor raj HcatlOns ami II, year before the explrat
it. Of Thai period, neither OF the contracting par
ich shall have annOunc d, by an Official notification,
Aay intention to the other arrest the operations of
ere sad convention II shall continue bindng-for 1--WE
ta months longer and 50 ON from year TO year until
- expiration of the twelve months which Will fol
mn "A similar declaration, whatever the time at while
, uoU nlny take place.
Iul- Article XIV.
her s Doa an% na rancstinn of ths resneel
competent authorities aud the Publications sha
uUpla "A WaahiuUtOn glrcQm