Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1893-06-24

to the effect that the respective coue-
tries shall not be required to deliver up
their own citizens or subjects IN virtue
of the stipulations of the treaty, and
finally the provision must not be lett
out Of sight that ''no person surrender
ed shall be tried or punished for any
political offense committed previously
to his extradition, nor for any offense
other than that for which the extradi-
ton was granted, nor shall the surrend-
er of any person be demanded for an
ofenSe committed prior to the date at
which this convention shall take ef.
feet ="
The remainder of the treaty is
mainly taken up with the details of
procedure in the process of extradi-
ton. 1t is provided; for example,
that 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 extradition
or to proceed with the trial; provid-
ed, that unless the trial shall be for
the crime for which the fugitive is
claimed, the delay shall not prevent
ultimate extradition; that requisi-
tions shall be made by the diploma
tic agent of the demanding govern
ment, and in case of the absence of
such agent by the superior consular
officer; that in cases where the per-
son demanded has been convicted of
the crime an authenticated copy of
the Judgment of conviction shall ac-
company the demand, and that in
cases where only charge of crime
is made an authenticated copy of
warrant of arrest or of some other
equivalent document must accom-
pany the demand.
1t is made lawful for any COM
petent judicial authority of the
United States, upon production of
certificate by the Secretary of State
stating that request has been made
by the imperial government of Rus
sia for provisional arrest of a person
convicted or accused of the commits
sion therein of crime or Offense eX-
traditable under the convention,
and upon complaint, duly made,
that such crime or Offense has been
so committed, to issue his warrant
for the apprehension of such person.
On the other hand, the imperial
Russian government promises, up
on request of the government OF
the United States, transmitted
through the diplomatic agent of the
United States, or, in his absence,
through the competent consular
officer, to secure the provisional ar
rest of persons convicted or accused
of the commission therein of crimes
or Offenses extratitable under the
convention. 1t is provided, how
ever, that if in either case the formal
requisitiOn for surrender, with the
formal proofs required, be not
made by the diplomatic agent of
the demanding government, or, IN
his absence, by the competent con-
sular officer, within forty days from
the date of the arrest or commit
ment of the fugitive, the prisoner
shall be discharged from custody.
In cases where the person whose ex-
tradition is demanded under the
treaty is also claimed by another
government, preference is to be
given to the gOvernmt whose de-
mand is earlier in point of time, pro-
vided the government from which
extradition is sought is not bonnd
by treaty to give preference other
wise. The treaty is to remain in
force for six months after notice of
its termination shall have been given
by either of the contracting parties.
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