The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1875-03-25
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES {
AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas a convention between the Uni
ted States of America and the Republic of
Ecuador, relative to the naturalization of
citizens of the two countries, was conclu-
ded 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 Span
ish languages is word for word as follows:
The United States of America and the
Republic of Ecuador, being desirous of
regulating the citizenship of persons who
emigrate from Ecuador to the United
States, and from the United States to the
Republic of Ecuador, have decided to treat
on this subject; and for this purpose have
named their respective Plenipotentiaries,
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
ment of the United States; who, after
having communicated to each other their
respective full powers, found in good and
due form, have agreed upon the following
articles:
ARTICLE l.
Each of the two Republics shall recognize
as naturalized citizens of the other, those
persons who shall have been therein duly
naturalized, after having resided uninter-
ruptedly in their adopted country as long
as may be required by its constitution or
laws
This article shall apply as well to those
already naturalized in the countries of
either of the contracting parties as to those
who may hereafter be naturalized.
ARTICLE II.
If 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 be held to have reassumed the obliga-
tions of his original citizenship, and to
have renounced that which he had obtained
by naturalization.
ARTICLE III.
residence of more than two years in
the native country of naturalized citizen
shall be 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 eyi-
dence to the contrary.
ARTICLE ".
Naturalized citizens of either country, on
returning to that where they were born,
shall be subject TO trial and punishment
according to the laws, for offenses COM
mitted before their emigration, saving al
ways the limitations established by law.
ARTICLE V.
A declaration of intention to become a
citizen shall not have the effect of naturali-
zation.
ARTICLE VI.
The present convention shall go into eff
feet Immediately on the exchange of ratif-
cations, and it shall remain in full force
for ten years. If neither of the contract
ing parties shall give notice to the other
six months previous of its intention to
| terminate the same, it shall further remain
in force until twelve months after either of
the contracting parties shall have given
notice to the other of such intention.
ARTICLE VII.
The present convention shall be ratified
by the President of the United States, by
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
SIlhll Dc nj W
ton within eighteen months from the date
hereof. ..
In faith whereof the Plenipotentiaries
have signed and sealed this convention al
the city of Washington this sixth day oi
May, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy.two.
TsEAL1 HAMILTON FISH.
TsEAL ANTONIO FLORES.
And whereas the said convention has
been duly ratified on both parts, and the
respective ratifcations we're exchanged il
this city on the sixth day of November
1873:
Now, therefore, be it known that l
ULYSSES S. GRANT, President of the Uni
ted States Of America, have caused thu
said convention to be made public, tC
the end that the same, and every CLAUSE
and article thereof. may be observed ant
fulfilled with good faith by the United
States and the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof have hereuntO Sc
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed.