The Portland daily press., 1875-01-25

AMERICA. Tf.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas convention between the Emitted States
of America and His Majesty the King of the Belg-
ans was aa sgned oy the1 lore resRseuVs
March last, which convention, being in the English
and French languages. is word for word follows:
The United States Of America and his Majesty the
King of the BelgaDs, having judged T. expedient,
with view to the better administration of justice,
and to the prevention of crimes within their respec-
tive territories and jurisdiction that persons con-
viced of or charged with the crimes hereinafter spec
flied and being fugives from justice, should under
certain circumstances, be reciprocally delivered up,
have resolved to conclude convention for that pur
pose, ond have appointed their Plenpotehtares;
the President of the United States of America Ham
ton Fish, Secretary of State of the United States;
and His Majesty the King of the Belgians Maurice
Minister Penipotentiary in the United States who,
after reciprocal communication OF their full powers
found in good and due form, have agreed upon the
following articles, to wit: ... flr-rrl
. ARTICLE 1.
The Government of the United States and the
Government of Belgium mutually agree to deliver up
persons who. having been convicted of or charged
with any of the crimes specified in the following ar
tcle committed within the jurisdiction Of one OF the
contracting parties shall seek an asylum OF Pc found
this shall only be done upon such evidence OF erimn-
atty as according to the laws Of the place where the
fugitive OF perfon charged shall be found would
justify his or her apprehension and commitment for
| trial if the crime had been there committed.
| ARTICLE II.
Persons shall be delivered up who shall have been
convicted OF or be charged, according TO the provi-
sions OF this convention, with any of the following
crimes: 80
in the Belgian penal code by the terms OF parrcide,
ASSASSINATION, poisoning, and intantieide.
2. The attempt to commit murder.
9. The crimes of rape arson, piracy and mutiny
on board ship, whenever the crew. or part thereof,
by fraud or violence against the commander, have
taken possession of the vessel.
4. The crime of burglary, defined to be the act of
breaking and entering by night into the house of
crtmesot robbery defined to be the act Of feoniousy
and foclby taking from the person of another goods
corresponding crimes punished by the Belgian laws
under the description of thetts committed in an in
habted house by night, aud by breaking in by climb
ing fOrcibly; and thefts committed with violence
s. The crime Of forgery by which is understood
the utternce Of forged papers, and also the counter
feiting of public sovereign, or government acts.
6. The fabrication or circulation of counterfeit
money, either coin paper, of counterfeit public
bonds bank notes, obligations, or, in general, any
thing being title or instrument OF credit the eOun
terfeIting Of SEALS dies stamps and marks of state
and public administrations, and the utterance there
I. The embezzlement Of pnbic moneys committed
within the jurisdiction of either party by public off,
GERS or depostaries .|ltrf
s. Embezzement by any person persons hired
salaried, the detrment CT their employers when
the crime is subject punishment by the laws of the
place where it was committed. ....r
ARTICLE III.
The provisions of this treaty shall not rpply 10 any
u
crime offence committed prior to the date of this
treaty, except the crimes of murder and ars0n and
the person or persons UP ,or 1ne crimes emu
tried for any crime committed previously TO that for
which his or their surrender is asked
ARTICLE ".
Neither of the contracting parties shall be bound
to deliver up its own citizens subjects under the
stipulations of this convention.
ARTICLE v.
the person whose surrender may be claimed pur-
suant to the stipulaons of the present treaty. shall
have been arrested for the commission Of offences in
the country where he has sought an asylum, or shall
have been convicted thereof his extradition may be
served the term Of Imprisonment to which he may
have been sentenced. .f.Ir .|Fr
ARTICLE vi.
acquisitions for the surrender of fugitives from
justice shall be made by the respective did0matic
agents Of the contracting parties in the event of
the absence of these from the country its seat of
government, they may be made by superior coesular
IT the person whose extradition may be asked for
shall have been convicted OF crime, copy of the
sentence Of the court in which he may have been
vcted, authenticated under its seal and attesta-
ton of the official character of the judge by the prop
lister consul Of the United States of Belgium,
spectively, shalt accompany the requiItion. When,
however, the fugitive shall have been merely charged
with crime duly authenticated copy of the warrant
for his arrest IN the country where the crime may
hive been committed, and OF the deposltions upon
company the revuisiton aforesaid. The Pres-
dent of the United States, or the proper executive
authority in Belgium, may then issue a warrant for
the apprehension Of the fugitive, in order that he
may be brought before the proper judicial authority
for examination. lift should then be decided that
according to the and the evidence, extradi-
tion is due pursuant the treaty. the fugitive NAV
be given up according to the forms prescribed in such
cases. fs.
The expenses of the arrest detention and trans-
portaton of the persons claimed shall be paid by the
government in whose name the requisition has been
made.
ARTICLE VIII.
This convention shall take effect twenty DAYS after
the day of the date of the exchange of Publications.
and shall continue in force during five years from
the day of such exchanges but II neither party shall
have given TO the other SIX months previous notice
OF its intention to terminate the same the convention
shall remain in force five years longer and so on.
The present convention shall be ratified, and the
notifications exchanged, at Brussels so soon there
after as possible
In witness whereof the respective plenipotentiares
have signed the present convention in duplicate and
have thereunto affixed their seals.
Done az the city of Washington the 10Th day of
March, ammo Domini one thousand eight hunnred
and seventy-fOur.
IsEAL.l HAMILTON FISH.
[LEAL.1 MAURICE DELFossE.
And whereas the sail convention has been dulv
ratiied on both parts, and the respective ratiica
lions of the same were exchanged Mt Brusse, on the
30th day of April, 1871 by the Penipotentiaries of
the respective Governments:
Now, therefore, be il known that T. UIyssrs 9
GRANT. President of the United States of Ameriea
have caused the said convention to DE made public
TO the end that the same and every clause and part
thereof may be observed and folled with good taitb
by the United States and the citizens Thereof 'i'H
and caused the seal OF the United States 10 he YeS
Done at the clty OF Washington this first dsy
OF May, IN the year OF our Lord one thou,
lsEAL SAND eight hunaIed and sevpnty-f,ur ana
Of the Independence of the Upitei States ~
Aererica the ninety-eighth. VI
d. .,o Du..,,o.. U. S, GRANT.
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary of State.