The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1874-04-16
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LAWS OF THE
u N Z II Z D s II "A T z s
/ PASSED AT THE
FIRST SESSION OF TILE FoRTY-rHIRD CONGRESS
CONVENTION
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THIS
~ REPUBLIC OF SALVADOR.
EXTRADITIoN.
| Ratification advised by Senate Decerber9, 1870.
Ratified by President December lf. 1870
Ratified by President of Salvador October 3D. 1873
Time for exchange Of Publications extended May H.
| 1873.
| Proclaimed March 4, 1874.
BY TIE PRESIDENT UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
| Whereas convention for the surrender of crimi-
nails, fugitives from justice, between the United
States Of America and the Republic of Salvador,
tentares at San salvador on the Esd day q Nay
lS7N the original OF which convention being in thu
follows:
Convention for the surrender of criminals betsoeea tia
United States of A,nericu und the Repuse Of tuador
The United States of America and the Republic Of
Salvador. having judged it expediert with view to
the better administration of Justice and to the pre-
venion Of crimes within their respective territories
that persons convicted OF charged
VIII tne crimes hereinafter specified and being fugi
ces be recprocally delivered up have resolved to-
conclude convention for that purpose and have
OF the United States Alfred T. A. Torbert. Minister
Resident to Salvador the President of the Republic
of Salvador Senior Doctor Don Gregorio ArLizm
Minister of Foreign Affairs who after reciprocal
and due form, have agreed upon the following arti-
| cles, to wit:
! ARTICLE 1sT.
| The Government of the United States and the Gov
eminent of Salvador mutually agree to deliver up
persons who, having been convicted of or charged
with the crimes specified in the following article.
committed within the jurisdiction of of the
| tracing parties shall seek an asylum be found
within the territories of the other Provided, That
inality as according to the laws of the place where
the fugitive or person 50 charged shall be found.
would justify his or her apprehension and commit
ment for trial II the crime had been there commit
| ted.
| Persons shall be delivered up who shall have been
convicted Of or be charged according to the provis-
IONS OF THIS convention, with any OF the following
T., Murder comprehending the crimes designated
in the penal codes of the contracting parties by the
terms homicide parrcide, assassination, poisoning
2 ThesAftenpts to commit marder.
! 8. The crimes OF rape, arson piracy, and mutiny
board ship, whenever the crew, part thereof,
by fraud violence against the commander, have
| taken possession of the vessel.
| 4. The crime of burglary defined to be the action
another with the intent 10 commit felony; and tho
crime of robbery defined to be the action of felon
ously and forcibly taking from the of another
goods or money by Violence or putting him IN fear
The crime Of fof forgery by Which VIII is
public, sovereign, or government acts
ether coin Or paner of nn o. bonds
notes, and obligations and i'll general Of all things
feiting Of seals dies, stamps marks Of state and
public administration and the utterance thereof.
I. The embezzement of public moneys, commit
ted within the jurisdiction OF either party by pub
| lie officers or depositors
or salaried, to the dctriment OF their employers,
when these crimes subject to infamous punish,
ment.
| ARTICLE BIRD.
The provisions of this treaty shall not apply to any
person or persons delivered up for the crimes emu
mefated in the p eceding article shall in be
tried for any ordinary crime committed previously
to that for which his or their surrender is asked
ARTICLE 4TH.
| If the person whose surrender may. be claimed,
Shall have been arrested for the commission OF offe
ces in the country where he has sought asylum,
may be deferred until he shall have been acquitted
or have served the term OF Imprisonment to which
he may have been sentenced.
| ARTICLE 5TH. s4.
| In no case and for motive shall the high con-
tracing parties be obliged to deliver up their own
subjects. If, in conformity with the laws in force in
the state to which the accused belongs he ought to
be submitted to criminal procedure for crimes COM
cate the Information and documents, send the i'm
PIGMENTS or tools which were employed to perpe-
trate the crime and procure every other eXplana-
ton or evidence necessary to prosecute the case.
ARTICLE 9Th.
acquisitions for the surrender of fugitives from
agents of the contracting parties or in the event OF
the absence OF these from the country its seat OF
lar officers If the person whose extraditon may be
asked for shall have been convicted OF a crime, q
have been convicted, authenticated under its seal,
| and an attestation OF the official character OF the
latter by the minister of the United States
or Of Salvador respectively shall accompany the
been merely charged with crime, duly authentica-
ted copy of the warrant for his arrest in the country
dispositions upon which such warrant may have been
The President Of the unted States or the President
OF Salvador may then issue warrant for the appre-
brought before the proper Judicial authority for e1
animation If it shouldthen be decided that according
suant to the treaty, the fugitive may be given up
according to the forms prescribed in such cases.
| ARTICLE 7TH.
| The expenses of the arrest, detention and trans
portaton of the persons claimed shall be paid by the
government in whose name the requisition shall
| have been made.
This convention shall continue in force during ten
O years from the day of exchange of ratfcations;
Is pre~ Sg OF vs ion
nate the same, the convention shall remain in force
The present convention shall be ratified and the
ratl11catlOnS exchanged at the city OF washington
within twelve 12) months, and sooner il possible
In witness whero, the respective Observation-Disclosures
have signed the present convention in duplicate and
have thereunto affixed their seals. .l
Done at the city of San Salvador the twenty third
| day of May A D. one thousand eight hundred and
seventy, and of the Independence of the United
4 States the ninety fourth.
| [SeaI] ALFRED T. A. ToRBERT.
| [Seal] GRECO. ARBIzU.
| And whereas the said convention has been duly
ratified both parts, and the respective ratifca-
lions exchanged in this city the second day
of March, 1874:
| Now, therefore, be it known that I, ULYSSES s.
| GRANT, President OF the United States of America
have caused the said convention to be- made public
to the end that the same, and every clause and art
Gle thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good
faith by the United States citizens thereof
| In witness whereof have hereupto set my hand
and caused the of the United States to be affixed
Done at the city of Washington this fourth
day of March, in the year of our Lord ona
[Seal.1 thousand eight hundred and seventy four.
and Of the Independence of the United States
OF America the ninetyzeighth.
u. s. GRANT.
BY the Presidents
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary Of State.