New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-06

committed on the high sea- on board ship bearing
the dag of the demanding country. 49, Malicious
destruction Of or attempt to destroy railways.
trains, vessels, bridges, dwellings. public editices.
or other buildings when the act endangers human
life. Ia. Fraud by banker or trustee. or by any
officer or a director of a bank trust company
made criminal by any law tor the time being in
force.
ARTICLE III.
If the person demanded be held for trial IN the
country in which the demand is made it shall be
proceed with the trial; provided that. unless the
trial shall be for the crime, for which the fugitive
! is claimed, the delays shall not prevent ultimate
extraditiOn.
ARTICLE w.
If it be made to appear that e1tradtion is sought
with view to try or punish the person dcmandcd
for an offence OF political character surrender
shall not take place; nor shall any person surren-
dercl be tried punished for any political offence
committed previously to his extradition.
ARTICLE V.
The requision for extradition shall be made
through tine diplomatic agents OF the contracting
parties, or IN the event Of the absence or these
from the country or its seat of government. by
superior consular officers If the person whose
extraditon is requested shall have been convicted
of "A crime, copy of the sentence OF the court in
which he was convicted. authenticated under It's
seal, and an atestatlon OF the official character OF
the judge by the proper executive authority. and
of the latter by the Minister or Con ul of the
United States or of Japan. as the case NAV be- shall
accompany the requsitlOn. When the fugitive -
merely charged with crime, a duly authenticated
copy of the warrant OF arrest IN the country max
ing the demand and of tho dispositions on which
such warrant may have been issued. must accom-
pany the rcquisltiun The fugitive shall be surren-
dercd only on such evidence Os crlmlnality as ac-
cOrdlng to the laws o. the place where the fugitive
or person charged shall be found wonld JUSTLY
his apprehension and comm tn ent Tor tIldl ii the
crime mad been there committed.
ARTICLE VI
On being informed by telegraph through the Dip
oma:ic channel that "a warrant has been issued by
competent authority for the arrest OF fugitive
criminal charged with any of the crimes enumer-
atcd in Article II Of this treaty and. on beng as
sured from the same source that request Tor inc
surrender of such criminal Is about to he lnale III
accordance with the prOvslOns OF this treaty. eacl
Government will endeavOr to procure the provl-
slonal arrest of such criminal, and keep him IN safe
custody tor "a reaonable time. not exceeding two
months. to await the production ot tie documents
| upon winch the claim for extradtIon Is iounle
ARiICLE VII
Neither of the contracting parties shall be bound
to denver up Is own cltlLrnS or subjects under me
siipulaiOus of tins conventiOD hut they shall nave
the power 10 deliver them 40 If IN their discretion
II be deemed proper 70 do 20.
ARTICLE VIII
| The expenses of the arrest detention. examna-
tiun and transportation of the accused shall bc
paid by the Government which has requested the
cXtTadltiOn.
ARTICLE TX.
| The present treity snail come into force sixtv
daVs after the exchange Ci tine rattcatons thereof
| IL may be terminated by eithsr of them. nut shall
remain in force tor SIX months alter notice mas
been gwen of its termination. The treaty shall be
ratified. and the ratcations shall be exchanged at
| Washington as soon as possible.
la witness whereof. the respective plen potentia-
RE, have signed the present treaty i'll duplicate.
aud cave thcrauntO a Xed their seals. Done at the
CIty OF lok the 2oh day O April, 10 the eighteen
hundred and eghtysixrh year of the Christian era.
spondIng 70 tue 23th iav OF the fourth month
OF the nineteenth year of Meg.