The Portland daily press., 1874-03-31
Dr. THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION

A PROCLAMATION,
Whereas treaty for the mutual extraditjon o
criminals, fugives from justice between the United
States of America and the Republic of Ecuador was
concluded and signed by their respective Penipoten-
haries at Quito on the twenty ghth day of June,
eighteen hindred and seventy two; which treaty,
for word as follows:
Ectradition treaty bet,ceen the United States
america and the Republic of Ecuador.
The United States os America and the Republic of
Ecuador, having deemed it conducive to the better
administration of justice and the prevention of crime
Within their respective territories that all persons
victed or accused of the crimes enumerated below
being fugitves from justice shall be, under certain
rcumstances, reciprocally delivered up, have
solved to conclude treaty upon the subject; and
the President of the United States has for this
pose named Rumsey Wing, citizen of the United
States, and their Minister Resident in Ecuador, as
Penipotentiary the part of the United States and
the President Of Ecuador has nrmed Francisco Javier
Leon, Minister OF the Interior and of Foreign At
fairs, as Plenipotentiary on the part OF Ecuador;
powers, and the same having been found in good and
due form, have agreed upon the following articles,
ARTICLE 1sr.
The Government of the United States and the Gov
eminent of Ecuador mutually agres to deliver up
such persons as may have been convicted Of or may
be accused of the crimes set firth in the following
tce committed within the jurisdiction of of the
contracting parties, and who may have sought refuge
or be found within the territory Of the other IL being
understood that this is only to be done when the Grim
1nay shall be proved in such manner thar. accord
ing to the laws of the country where the fugi i've or
accused may be found such persons might be lawful
ly arrested and tried had the crime been committed
withinn its jurisdiction.
ARTICLE End.
Persons convicted of or accused of any of the fol-
lowing crimes shall be delivered up in accordance
with the provisions of this treaty:
lnIanuclie, and poisoning.
"a sb;n n9s crime Of arson piracy and mutny
on ip-poara when the crew, part thereof BY
fraud or violence against the Commanding officer
have taken possession Of the vessel '
Sd. The crime Of burglary this being rndors+ood
as the act OF breaking or forcing a entrance into
and the crime Of robbery this being deneyd cmse;
act of taking from the person of another goods or
money with criminal intent, ussng violence or ntim-
idation.
4th. The crime of forgery, which is understood to
be the wilful use or circulation of forged papers
public documents.
9Th The fabrication or circulation of counterfeit
money, either coin OF paper of public bonds bank
bills and securities, and in general of any kind of
OF stamps dies SEALS and marks of the state and Of
the administrative authorities, and the sale crcu
lation thereof
9th. Endorsement of public property, committed
within the Jurisdiction of either party by public Off
Gers or depos.aries.
ARTICLE BIRD.
The stipuatons of this treaty shall not be applica-
pie to crimes offences of political character; and
the person pershn delivered up, charged with the
crimes specified in the foregoing article snail not be
hos Gu Tor any crime committed previously to
"' iyr winch his or their eXtradit0n may be asked.
ARTICLE 4th.
Ine person whose extradition may have been ap-
present IN accordance with the stipulations of the
committed 70 t shall have been arrested for offences
uge or if he ne country where he has sought ref
the expirat,om may be deferred until his acouitlal OF
been sentencd OF the term for which he shall have
1....,.. ARTICLE 9Th.
Justice sha be- lot m the sxtradtion of fgitves H m
agents Of the cont acp by the respective diplomatic
mss Ss By s e
person whose esiradon is e asssa Ss
convicted OF crime the requsiton m nn have been
Sy SfqRy Of the tSa
an attestaton Of the official character Of tbs and