People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1893-06-16
THE RUSSIAN TREATY.
1t is Officially Promulgated and Goes Into
Effect June "a Full Text.

ing is published as the full text:
Article |. The high contracting parties recip-
rocally agree 10 surrender TO each other, upon
mutual acquisitions and according to their re-
spective regulations and procedure persons
who, being charged with or convicted Of the
commission, in the territory Of the contracting
parties OF any Of the crimes and ofenses speci-
fed 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 criminality as, according
10 the laws OF the place where the fugitive or
person so charged shall be found, will justify
his or her apprehension and commitment for
trial II the crime or offense had been there com
mitted.
Article Persons convicted Of or charged
with any Of the following crimes as well as at
tempts to commit or participation in the same
as accessories 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;
First Murder and manslaughter, when vOlun-
tary. Second-Rape, abortion Third Arson
Fourth Burglary, TO be defined By the act OF
breaking and entering by night into the dwell
ing house Of another with intent TO commit
felony; robbery. defined TO be the act Of fel.
oniously and forcibly taking from the person of
another money or goods by violence or by put.
ting him in fear; larceny, when the value Of
the property stolen shall exceed $50 or 300
roubles Fifth-Forgery and the utterance
Of forged papers including public
sovereign or governmental acts Sixth-The
fabrication or circulation OF counterfeit money,
either coin or paper, or OF counterfeit public
bonds, coupons Of the public debt, bank notes,
obligations or in general Of any counterfeit title
or instrument Of credit the counterfeiting OF
seals and dies, impressions stamps and marks
obstate and public administrations and the ut
terance thereof. Seventh-The embezzlement
OF public money by public officers or depositor-
les. Eighth mbeZzlement by any person or
persons, hired or salaried 10 the detriment Of
their employers when the value of the proper
II so taken shall exceed $40 or 800 roubles.
Ninth-Piracy or mutiny on shipboard, when
ever the crew, or part thereof, shall have taken
possession Of the vessel by fraud or violence
against the commander. Tenth-Willful or
unlawful destruction or obstruction Of railroads
hich endangers human life
Article 4 If it be made to appear that ex.
tradition is sought with a view TO try or punish
the person demanded for an oiIense Of polit-
ical character, surrender shall not take place:
nor shall any person surrendered be tried or
punished for any political ofense committed
previously TO his extradition, nor for any Of.
Tense other than for which the extradition was
granted: nor shall the surrender OF any person
be demanded for an offcnse committed prior to
the date at which the convention shall take
effect An attempt against the life of the head
of either government or against that Of any
member of his family, when such attempt COM
prises the act either Of murder, of assassina-
tion, or Of poisoning, or accessOryship thereto
shall not be considered political onense or an
act connected with such an Otfense.
Article 4. The contracting parties shall not
be required to deliver up their own citizens or
SUBJECTS in virtue OF stipulations Of the present
convention
Article D. If the person demanded be held for
trial in the country on which the demand is
made it shall be optional with the latter to
grant ex,radiuon 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 g. acquisitions for the surrender Of
fugitives from justice, accused or convicted of
any OF the crimes or oftenses hereinbefore men,
toned shall be made by the diplomatic agent
Of the demanding government In case Of alb.
sence Of such agent, either from the country or
from the seat Of government, such requisi-
tons may be made By the superior consular
officer When the person whose surrender
is requested shall have already Ibeen
convicted of the crime or Offense for
which extradition is demanded the demand
therefor shall be accompanied by a copy of the
judgment Of the court that pronounced the sen.
fence, bearing the seal Of said court The sig.
nature of the judge thereof shall be authenti.
Gated by the lrOper executive officers Of the
demanding government whose official charac.
ter shall in turn be attested by the diplomatic
agent or superior consular officer Of the govern
ment on which the demand is made
When the person whose surrender is asked
shall be merely charged with the commission
of an extraditable crime or offense, the applica-
tion for extraction shall be accompanied by
an authenticated copy Of the warrant Of arrest,
or Of some other equivalent judicial document
issued BE- judge or a magistrate duly author
lied to do so, and likewise by authenticated
copies Of the dispositions or declarations made
before such Judge or magistrate and setting
forth the acts with which the fugitive is
charged
Article7 1t shall be lawful for any compet
tent judicial authority Of the United State up.
on production OF a certificate by the secretary
Of state stating that the request had been made
by the imperial government of Russia for the
provisional arrest Of person convicted or
accused of the commission therein OF crime
Or o1ense extraditable under this convention
and upon complaint duly made that such
crime or ofIense has been so committed, to
issue his warrant for the apprehension Of such
person But if the formal reQuisition for sur.
render, with the formal proofs her.inbefore
mentioned be not made as aforesaid by the
diplomatic agent of the demanding government,
or in his absence BY the competent consular
officer, within forty days from the date Of the
commitment Of the fugitive, the prisoner shall
be discharged from custody.
Articles Articles in the possession Of the
fugitive that have aided the commission Of the
crime or ofense or any article or property
which was obtained through the commission of
the crimes or offense charged and also any
other article that may serve 10 convict SHALL If
the demand for extradition be granted be
delivered to the authorities Of the demand.
ing government even where owing TO the
death or 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
subsequently be found there The rights Of
third parties to the above mentioned
articles shall nevertheless, be duly re.
spected and thev shall be returned to the
owners free Of expense after the conclusion OF
the case. The right Of the government on
which the demand for extradition is made TO
| temporarily 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 extradition,
or by any other act, is admitted
Articles. In case the person whose extradl.
ton is demanded under the present convention
is also claimed BY another government prefer.
ence shall be given 10 the government whose
demand shall be earlier in point Of time. pro-
f, vided the government from which extradition
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