El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-28
The New ExtraditiOn Treaty
Between the United States and Mexico, Just Now Of
Unusual Interest On Account Of the Rich Case.

presented by the demanding party
would not justify, according to the
laws Of the place where the fugitive
or person 80 charged shall be found /,
his or her apprehension and commit
ment for trial, If the crime or offense
had been there committed.
2. When the crime or ofense cnarg-
ed shall be of purely political chsrac-
| ter.
3. When the legal proceedings or the
enforcement of the penalty for the act
committed by the person demanded
has become barred by Limitation &C
cording to the laws of the country TO
which the requisition is addressed.
4. When the extradition is demanded
on account of crime or offense for
which the person demanded is under
going or has undergone punishment in
the country from (which the extradi-
ton rs demanded, or in case he or she
shall have been prosecuted therein on
the same charge and acquitted there
of; provided that, with the exception
of the offenses included in clause IL,
article 2, of this convention, each con-
tracing party agrees not to assume
jurisdiction in the punishment OF Grimes
committed exclusively within the ter
ritOry of the other.
Article Whether of the contract
Ing parties shall be bound to deliver up
its own citizens under the stipulations
of this convention, but the executive
authority of each shall have the power
to deliver them up, il, in it's discretion,
it be deemed proper to do 30.
Article V-If the person whose sur |
render may be claimed pursuant to the |
stipulations of the present convention |
shall have been accused or arrested for |
the commission of any offense in the |
country, where he or she has sought
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thereof, his or her eXtradit.on may be
deferred until he or she Is entitled to
be liberated on account of the offenses
charged, for any of the following reas-
ons: Acquittsl, expiration OF term OF
expiration of the period
to which the sentence may have been
or pardon.
Article Wifi fugitive criminal
claimed by one of the parties hereto
shall be also claimed by one or more
powers, pursuant to treaty provisions
on account of crimes or offenses COM
mitted within their Jurisdiction, such
criminals shall be delivered up in pref
erepce in accordance with the demand
which is earliest in date.
Article VIA person who has been
on account of one OF the
crimes or offenses mentioned In article
shall In no case be prosecuted and
punished in the country in which his
DR. her extradition has been granted ,on
account of a political crime or offense
by him or her previous to
his or her extradition, or on account
Of An act connected with such politi-
cal crime or offense, unless he or she
has been at liberty to leave the coun-
try for one month after having been
tried, and, in case of condemnation for
one month after having suffered his or
her punishment, or having been
pardoned.
An attempt against the life of the
head of the government shall not be
,onsid cred political offense.
Article VIII-Requisitions for the
of fugitives from justice un-
Ter the present convention, shall be
made by the respective diplomatic
agents Of the contracting parties. or,
from the country or from its seat of
government, they uay be made by
superior consular officers.
If q person whose extra 1ition Is ask
I'd for shall have b. en- convicted OF
crime or offense, a copy of the sentence
Of the court in which he was convicted,
under its seal, with at
,eststion of the official character of
,he Judge by the proper executive
authority, and of the latter by the
minister or consul of the respective
party, shall accompany the
When, however, the fugitives shall
nave been merely charged with q
crime or offense, a similarly authenti-
'ated and attested copy of the warrant
or his arrest in the country where the
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