Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-11-06
A PROCLAMATION.

by THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas a convention between the Unit
ed States of America aud tue Republic OF
Eucadur, relative to the naturalization of
citizens Of the two countries, was conclud-
ed and signed by their respective Plenipo-
tentiaries at the city Of Washington, on the
sixth day of May, 1872, the original Of
which convention, being in the English
and Spanish languages, i" word for word
as follows
The United States of America and the
Republic of Eucador, being DESTROYS of
regulating the citizenship of persons who
emigrate from Ecuador to tue United
States, and IRON the United States to the
Republic Of Ecuador. have decided to treat
ON this subject; and for this purpose have
named their respective Plenipontaries, to
wit: the President of the United States,
Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State. and the
President of the Republic of Ecuador, Don
Antonio Flores, accredited as Minister
Resident Of that Republic To the Govern
mcnt of the United States; who, after hav-
ing communicated to each other their re-
speclive full powers. found in good and
due form, have agreed upon the following
articles:
ARTICLE l.
Each of the two Republics shall recog-
nize as naluralzed citizens Of the other
those persons who shall have been therein
duly naturalized, after having resided un-
interruptedlv in their adopted country as
long as may be required by its constitution
or laws.
This article shall apply as well to those
already naturalzed in the countries of
either of the contracting parties as to those
who may be hereafter naturalized.
ARTICLE II.
Ifa naturalized citizen Of either country
shall renew his residence in that where he
was born, without an intention of return
ing to that where he was naturalized, he
shall he held to have reasSumed the ohliga-
tons Of his original citizenship, and to
have renowned that which he had obtained
hv naturalization.
ARTICLE III.
a residence of more than two years in
the native country of naturalized citizen
Shall he construed as an intention on his
part to STAY there without returning to that
where he was naturalized. This presump-
ton, however, may be rebutted by evil
dence 10 the contrary.
ARTICLE ".
Naturalized citizens Of either country, on
returning to that where they were born,
shall I've subject to trial and punishment
according to The laws, for offences commit
the limitations established by law.
ARTICLE V.
A declaration Of intention 10 become
citizen shall not have the effect OF naturali.
zIlion.
ARTICLE VI.
The present convention shall go into ef-
feCt immediately on the exchange of ratiti-
cations, and il Shall remain in full force for
ton ( nT @ i'm
parties shall give notice to the other six
months previously of its intention to ter
inmate the same, it shall further remain in
force until twelve months after either of
The contracting parties shall have given
notice 10 the other of such Intention.
ARTICLE VII.
The present convention shall be ratified
10y the President OF the United States bv
and with the advice and consent of the
Senate thereof, and by the President of the
Republic of Ecuador, with the approval of
the Congress of that Republic. and the
Publications shall he exchanged at Wash
ington within eighteen months f'"lI tue
date hereof
In faith whereof the Plenipotentiaries
have signed and sealed this convention at
tue city of Washington this sixth day of
May, in the year of our Lord one thousand
Caht hundred and seventvtwo.
[sEAL.l II HAMILTON FISH.
SEAL ANTONIO FLORES.
And whereas the said convention has
been duly ratified on both PARTS, and the
respective Publications were exchanged
in this city on the sixth day of November,
1873:
Now. therefore. bo it known that I.
ULYSSES ). GRANT, Pre- ,dent of the Unit
ed >tates of America. have caused the said
convention to he made public, to the end
that the same, and every clause and article
thereof NAV lie observed and fulfilled
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