Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-09-17


tended June 5, 1873.
Rrtifcations exchanged at Lima May
28, 1874.
Proclaimed July ~, 1874.
Tim time originally fixed for the cx.
change of the ratifications having una
voidably elapsed, pas extended, by for.
NAL agreement of the parties, to Novem-
Der 8, 1874, within which time that cere-
mony took place, in the usual foIm.
BY the President of the United States
of America.
A PROCLAMTION.
Whereas treaty for the cxtradition of
criminals, fugitives from justice, between
the United States of Am erica and the Re-
public of Peru, was CONCLUDED and signed
by their respective Plcnipotcntaries at
Lima, on the twelfth day of September,
eighteen hundred and seventy, the ori 81
nal of which treaty being in the English
and Spanish languages, is word for word
as follows:
Extradition treaty between the United
States of America and the Republic Of
Peru.
The United States of America and the
Republic Of Peru, having judged it ex
pedient, with view to the better admin
istration ofjustice and the prevention ol
crime within their respective territories
and Jurisdictions, and persons charged
with the crimes hereinafter enumerated
should, under certain circumstances, be
reciprocally delivered up, have resolved
to conclude a treaty for this purpose, and
have named as their respective Plenipo
tentar,es, that is to say: the President OF
the United States OF America has appoint
ed Alvin p. Hovey, Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentary of the Unit
cd States of n .ncrica near the Govern
ment Of the Republic Of Peru; and tho
President CT Peru has appointed His Ex
cellency Doctor Sosc J. LoayZa, Minister
of Forei gn Affairs Of Peru; who, attel
having communicated to each other thcil
respective form, have agreed upon anC
concluded the following articles:
Article. I.
It is agreed that the contracting par
ties shall, on requisition: made in theil
name through the medium of their re
spective diplomatic agents, deliver up te
lustic persons who being accused or con
victed of the crimes in Article II of Tie
present treaty, committed within the jur
isdiction of the requiring party, shall
seek an ASYLUM, or shall be found within
the territories Of the other: Provided
That this shall de done only when the
fact of the commission OF the crime shall
be 50 established as that the laws Of the
country in which the fugitive or the pc:
son so accused shall be found would jus
tify his or her apprehension and com
mitmcnt for trial if the crime had beer
there committed.
Article II.
Persons shall be so delivered up who
shall be charged, according to the pro
visions of this treaty, with any OF follow
ing crimes, whether as principals, &C
cessories, or accompliccs, to wit:
/. Murder, comprehending the crimes
of parricide, assassination, poisoning, and
infanticide.
2. Rape, abduction by force.
3. Bigamy.
4. Arson.
5. kidnapping, defining the same to
be the taking or carrying away OF a per
son by force or deception.
6. Robbery, highway robbery, lar:
ccny.
I: Burglary, defined to be the action
of breaking and entering by nighttime
into the house of another with the intent
to commit felony.
8. Counterfeiting or altering money,
the introduction or fraudulent commerce
of and in false coin and money; counter
feiting the certificates or obligations OF
the Government, of bank-notes, and OF
any other documents of public credit
and uttering aud use of the same; forging
or altering judicial judgments or DEGREES
of tie Government or courts, of the seals
dies, postage-stamps and revenue-stamp
of the Government, and the use of the
same; forging public and authentic
deeds and documents, both commercial
and of banks and the use Of the same.
Embezzlement of public moneys com
mitted within the jurisdiction of either
party by public officers or bailees, and
embezzlement by any persons hired OF
salaricd.
10. Fraudulent bankruptcy.
II. Fraudulent barratry.
IL. Mutiny on board of a vessel, wher
the persons who compose the crew have
taken forcible possession of the same OF
have transferred the ship to pirates.
13. Severe injuries Intentionally
caused on railroads, to telegraph-lines, OF
to persons by means of explosions o1
mines or steam.b0ilers.
IA. Piracy.
Article III.
The provisions of the present treaty
shall not be applied in any manner tt
any crime or offense Of purely politica
character, nor shall the provisions of thu
present treaty be applied in any manner
to the crimes enumerated in the seconl
article committed anterior to the date O
the exchange of the ratifications hereof
Neither Of the contracting parties shall
be bound to deliver up its own citizen!
under the stipulations of this treaty.
Article Nv.
The extradition will be granted in vir
tue of the demand made by the one Gov
eminent on the other, with the remission
of condemnatory sentence, and order O.
arrest, or Of any other process equivalen
to such order, in which will be specified
the character and gravity of the imputed
acts, and the dispositions Of the pena
laws relative to the case. The documents
accompanying the demand for extraditio1
shall be originals or certified copies, le
gally authorized by the tribunals or by {
competent person. If possible, ther'
shall be RENTED at ihc same time a de
scriptive list of the individual required
or any other proof towards his identity.
Article V. a.-..
Ifthe person accused or CONDEMNED i
not q citizen of either of the contractin,
powers, the Government granting the ex
tradition will inform the Government o
the country to which the accused or con
demned may belong of the demand made
and if the last named Government re