The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-07-23
The Treaty Of 1912.

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The Treaty Of 1912.
The following is copy of Article II
OF the Treaty If 1912, to which ad
ditions have been made and agreed &c
by Minister Phelps
Article lot is agreed that the
United States aud Her Britannia
Majesty shall, upon mutual requisi
tion by them or their ministers, Of,
ficersor authorities, respectively made,
deliver up to justice all persons who
being charged with the crime Of muir
der, or assault with intent TO commit
murder, or arson, or robbery, OF
forgery, or the utterancs of forged pa
per, committed within The jurisdiction
of either, shall seek an asylum or be
found within the territory Of either
provided that this shall only be done
upon such evidence OF criminality as,
according 10 the laws of the place
where the fueative or person so
charged shall be found, would Justify
his apprehension and commitment for
trial, if the crime or offeni had tt e o
been committed; and ihs respective
judges aud other r1agisttaI es Of
the two governments shall have
power, jurisdiction and autho' ity upon
complaint made under oath, t. issue a
warrant for The apprehension of the
fugitive or person 80 charged, that hs
may be brought before such judges or
other magistrates, respectively, to the
end that the evidence of criminality
may be heard and considered; and if,
on such hearing, the evidence be
deemed sufficient to sustain the
charge, it SHALL be the duty of the ex-
aiming judge or magistrate to certify
the same to the proper executive
authority, that warrant may issue
for the surrender of such fugitive.
The expense OF such apprehension
and delivery shall BIZ borne and de-
frayed by the party who makes the
requisition and receives the fugitive.
TEE ADDITIONS TO THE ABOVE.
The following are the additions to
the treaty OF 1912 agreed to by Minis
ter Phelps and Lord RoSeberiy, and
which ave now before the United
States Senate for ratification:
WHEREAS, By the Tenth Article of the
Treaty cone uded between the United
States of America and Her Britannia
Majesty on the 9Th day of August,
1912, provision is made for the ex ra-
dition OF persons charged with Ger ain
crimes; and, whereas, it is now de-
sired by thu high contracting parties
that the provisions of the said Art c.e
should embrace certain crimes not
therein specified, ard Should extend to
fugitives convicted OF crimes specified
in said article and in this convention:
The said high contracting psrties have
appointed as their plenipct ntisries to
conclude convention for this puT-
pose, namely, the resident OF the |
United States Of America, Edward j. |
Phelps, Envoy Extraordinary and |
Minister Plenipotentisry of the United |
States to the Court OF st. James, etc.,
etc, and Her Majesty, the Queen Of
the United Kingdom Of Crest Britain
and Ireland, the Right Honorable
Archibald Philip, Earl OF Rosebery,
Her Majesiy's principal Secretary Of
State for Foreign Affairs, etc, etc;
who, after having communicated 10
each other their respective full powers,
found in good and due form, have
agreed upon the following articles:
Article The provisions of the Nth
Article Of tie said treaty will be and
are hereby extended so as 20 apply to
and comprehend the following add.
tioDal crimes not mentioned in said
Article, namely:
l. MaHsaugbter. 2. Burglary. 3
Embezzlement or larceny Of the value
of $50 or G10 and upwards. 4. Mali
cious injuries TO property whereby the
life of any person shall be endangered,
if such injuries constitute crime &C.
cording to TIE laws Ct both the high
parties. And the pro-
visions Of tbs said Article shall have
the same effect with respsc: TO the ex-
tradition Of persons charged wi h any
Of the aid crimes as if the same had
been originally named and specified
in the said Article.
Article 2.-The provisions OF the
Tenth Article Of taid treaty and OF this
convention shall apply to persons con-
victed of the crimes Therein respect-
lively named and specified whose sem
tence thereupon shall not have been
executed. In the case Of a fugitive
criminal alleged to have been convict
ed of the crime for which his surren-
der is asked, y copy of the record of ]
the conviction and OF the sentence of
The court before which such con-
Victicn took place, duly authenticated,
shall be produced tCgsIhsr with the {
evidence that the prisoner is the per-
son to whom such sentence refers.
Article 3-Th.s convention shall not
ipplyto anyof the crimes herein named
md specified which shall have been
committed or to any convictions which
hall have been procured prior to the {
late when the convention shall come
nto force.
article T. No fugitive criminal '
hall be surrendered under the proyi-
ions Of the eaid treaty or Of the con-
-eution, If the crime in respect of
which his surrender is demanded be
ne Of political character, or if he
rove 10 The competent authority That {
be said requis!tion for his surrender p
as in fact been made with The view fl
o try or punish him for crime OF e
oliticsl character C
article. 5.-A fugitive criminal sur d
10 either Of the high con- p
rscting parties under the provisions s.