The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1893-06-10
RUSSIAN TREATY.
EXtr3dtiOn Convention Entered Into Be-
tween Uncle Sam and the Gar.

here to-day. 1t is as follows:
Article l. The high contracting parties recip
. rOCally agree 10 surrender TO each other, upon
mutual acquisitions and according TO their re-
spcctive regulations and procedure, persons
who being charged with or convicted of the
commission in the territory of the
and ofenses specified IN the following
article, shall seek an asylum or be found within
the territory OF the other; provided that this
shall only be done upon such evidence of cTitn
inality as according to the laws of the place
where the fugitive or person charged shall be
found would justify his or her apprehension
and commitment for trial if the crime or ofiense
had been there committed
Article , Persons convicted Of or charged
with any Of the following crimes, as web at
tcmpts TO commit, or participation in the same
as an accessory. before the fact, provided SUCH
attempt or participation is punishable by the
] laws of both countries, shall be delivered up IN
virtue of the provisions of this convention
l. Marder and manslaughter, when volun-
>. Rape, abortion.
I ,. Arson.
!. burglary to be defined by the act of break
ing and entering by night into the dwelling
. house of another with intent to commit felony;
. robbery, defined 10 be the act of feloniOusly and
forcibly taking from the person OF another
/ money or goods by violence or by putting him
in fear larceny, when the value of the property
/ stolen shall exceed 500 or 800 roubles.
;. Forgery or the utteTance of forged papers,
/ including public, sovereign or governmental
/ acts.
s. The fabrication or circulation of counter
I felt public bonds, coupons OF the public debt,
/ bank notes, obligations or in general of any
4 counterfeit title or instrument of credit; the
. cOnliterciung OF seals ana dies impressions,
stamps and marks OF state and public admins
I uations and the uttcranCc thereof
l. The CmheZZIcmeHt of public money by pub
\ lie officers or dcpostaircs.
:. EmhcZzlemeut by amy person or persons
hired or salaricd, to the detrment of their EN-,
Pl"yrrs when the value Of the property 50 taken
shall exceed 500 or 800 roubleS
O. Piracy or mutiny on shipboard, whenever
. the crew part thereof shall have taken posses
sion of the vessel by fraud or by violence against
the commander.
10. Wilnl or unlawful destruction or obstruc-
ton on railroads which erdanger human life.
Articl" 3. If ii be made to appear that extra
dition is sought with a view to try or punish the
+ person demanded for an Otfense of Il political
character, surrender shall not take place; nor
! shall any person surrendered be tried pun
ishcd for any political ofense committed pre-
yiouSly 10 his cXtradition nor for any Offense
other than that for which the extradition was
granted: nor shall the surrender of any person
/ be demanded for an OfenSe committed prior to
the date at which this convention shall take
effect.
/ An attempt against the life of the head of
/ either government or against that of any mem
! Der of his family, when such an attempt COM
prIscs the act either OF murder OF assassination,
or of poisoning or OfacCessOryshi thereto, shall
not be considered political OticnSc OF an act
connected with an OttcllSe
Article I. Contract citing parties shall not be re-
/ qUired to deliver up their own citizens or sub
jccts in virtue OF the stipulatOns Of the present
convention
Article 5 If the person demanded be held for
trial in the country on which the demand is
made, il shall be optional with the latter to
grant CXtradtiou or to proceed with the trial;
provided, That unless the trial shall be for the
crime for which the fugitive is claimed, the de-
lay shall not prevent ultimate eXtradition.
Article 6. acquisitions for the surrender of
fugitvcs from Justice accused or convicted of
any Of the frimes or otIenses hereinhefore men
the giI demanding t' g0relArd RI tA 81 9f
seuce of such agent either from the country or
from the seat of government such requlsltlons
may be made by the superior consular officer
When persons whose surrender is requested
shall already have been convicted of the crime
OF oirm>e for which eXtradition Is demanded,
the demand therefor shall be accompanied by Il
Judgment of the court that pronounced the
sentence, bearing the seal of said court The
signature OF the judge thereof shall be authent-
Gated 10y the proper executive ohIcer OF the de-
naudimg government whose official character
shall in turn I've attcsted by the diplomatic
agent or superior consular officer of the govern
mcut on which the demand is made.
When the person whose surrender Is asked
shnll be merely charged with the commission of
an CNtTaditabip crime or OtiCnsc the Application
for cXtrAditiun shall be accompanied by an au-
thcutcatpd copy of the warrant of arrest or OF
some other equivalent judicial document issued
bv Il Judge or magistrate duly authorized to do
So. and likewise by authenticated copies of the
dcpOSitOus or declarations made before suCh
Judge or magistrate, arSl setting forth the acts
with which the fugitiveis charged.
Article :. 1t shall BE- lawful for any competent
judicial authority of the United States, upon
production OF a certificate by the secretary OF
State stating that request has been made by the
inpcriaI government Of Russia for the pro
yisIOnul arrest of n person convicted or accused
Of the commission therein Of crime or 0hense
pxtradtabie under this convention and upon
complaint duly made that such crime or
CfcnSe has been committed, to issue
his warrant for the apprehension OF
such person But if the formal reQuisition
for surrender, with the formal proofs hereinbe-
fore mentioned, be not made aforesaid by the
Diplomatic agent of the demanding government,
in, "a ~ 10 ppTuB
officer, within forty days from the date of the
commitment of the fugitive the prisoner shall
be discharged from custody and the imperial
Russian government Will upon request OF
the government of the United States,
transmitted through the diplomatic agent
Of the United States or, in his alb
seuce, through the competent consular off
Ger. secure the provisional arrest OF persons con
victed OF accused Of the commission therein OF
crimes OF otfenScS cXtrudtable under this con
ycHtion. But if the formal requisiuon for sur
render. with the formal proofs hereinbefore
mentioned he not made az aforesaid by the dlp.
. Ionlatic agent OF the demanding government o.
in his absence by the competent consular OIL
Ger within forty days from the date of the arrest
of the fugitive, the prisoner shall be discharged
from custody.
Article 5. Articles in the possession of the
fugitive that have aided the commission OF the
crime offcnsc and any article or property
which was obtaiucd through the commission OF
the crimes OF ohcnse charged, and also any
. other article that may serve to convict shall, If
. the demand for CXtradition be granted be de-
livcred to the authorities Of the demanding
/ government, even where owing TO the death
OF escape Of the fugitive extradition can
not take place Such delivery shall also in
clude articles OF the character above mentioned
which the fugitive may have concealed or de-
posted in the country Of refuge and which may
I subsequently be found there The rights of
third parties to the above c-mentioned articles
shall, nevertheless be duly respected, and they
. shall be returned to the owners free Of expense
. alter the conclusion Of the case. The right Of
, the government on which the demand for extra
ditiou * made tUtemporarily retain such articles
when they may be necessary for the institution
. Of criminal proceedings Occasioned by the same
. act that has given rise to the demand for extra
ditiuu. or by any other act, Is admitted.
Article 9. In case the person whose extradltion
is demanded under the present convention IS
also claimed by another government preference
shall he given 10 the government whose demand
. shall be earlier in point OF time, provided the
. government from which extradtiCn ts sought IS
not bound by treaty 10 give preference other
. wise
Article 10 The expense oecasioned by the ar
rest detention and transportation of persons
. whose cNtraditiOn j. requested sh8u be borne by
the government making the application.
Article u. The present convention shall be
ratified and the raufCariOns shall be exchanged d
, al -. Petersburg as soon possible. It shall
take effect on the twentieth day after its promul-
. CATION in the manner prescribed by the laws III
force in the territories Of the contracting parties.
Itshall remain in force for six months after notice
either o. the contracting parties.