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1828.

ADDITIONAL ARTICLE TO CONVENTION OF 1827.

Concluded June 4, 1828; ratification advised by the Senate December 29, 1828; ratified by the President; ratifications exchanged January 14, 1829; proclaimed July 29, 1829. (Treaties and Conventions, 1889, p. 537.)

This article, relating to the arrest of deserters at the request of consuls, was superseded by the consular convention with the German Empire, 1871. (See page 279.)

1852.

CONSULAR CONVENTION.

Concluded April 30, 1852; ratification advised by the Senate August 30, 1852; ratified by the President September 24, 1852; ratifications exchanged February 25, 1853; proclaimed June 6, 1853. (Treaties

This conyention of three articles was superseded by the general. consular convention of the German Empire, 1871, page 279.

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HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.

The cession of the Hawaiian Islands to the United States having been accepted by the resolution approved by the President July 7, 1898, (U. S. Stats. Vol. 30, p. 75.), the treaties with that country terminated upon the formation of the government for the islands.

1849.

TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP, COMMERCE, AND NAVIGATION AND

EXTRADITION.

Concluded December 20, 1849; ratification advised by the Senate Janu ary 14, 1850; ratified by the President February 4, 1850; ratifications exchanged August 24, 1850; proclaimed November 9, 1850. (Treaties and Conventions, 1889, p. 540.)

1875.

TREATY OF RECIPROCITY.a

Concluded January 30, 1875; ratification advised by the Senate March 18, 1875; ratified by the President May 31, 1875; ratifications exchanged June 3, 1875; proclaimed June 3, 1875. (Treaties and Conventions, 1889, p. 546.)

By this treaty of six articles certain specified articles were admitted free of duty into the United States and the Hawaiian Islands respectively.

1884.

TREATY OF RECIPROCITY.

Concluded December 6, 1884; ratification advised by the Senate with amendments January 20, 1887; ratified by the President November 7, 1887; ratifications exchanged November 9, 1887; proclaimed November 9, 1887. (Treaties and Conventions, 1889, p. 1187.)

By this treaty the Reciprocity Treaty of 1875 was extended for a further term of seven years and there was granted to the United States the exclusive right to establish a coaling station at Pearl River Harbor.

a Federal case: Netherclift v. Robertson, 23 Blatch., 548.

HESSE.

(SEE NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION.)

1844.

CONVENTION ABOLISHING DROIT D'AUBAINE AND TAXES ON

EMIGRATION.

Concluded March 26, 1844; ratification advised by the Senate June 12, 1844; ratified by the President June 22, 1844; ratifications exchanged October 16, 1844; time for exchange of ratifications extended to July 4, 1845, and exchange previous thereto declared regular by the Senate January 13, 1845; proclaimed May 8, 1845. (Treaties and Conventions, 1889, p. 562.)

ARTICLES.

I. Droit d'aubaine, etc., abolished.
II. Disposition of real estate.
III. Disposition of personal property.

IV. Rights of absent heirs.
V. Inheritance disputes.
VI. Ratification.

The United States of America, on the one part, and His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse, on the other part, being equally desirous of removing the restrictions which exist in their territories upon the acquisition and transfer of property by their respective citizens and subjects have agreed to enter into negotiation for this purpose.

For the attainment of this desirable object, the President of the United States of America has conferred full powers on Henry Wheaton, their Envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary at the Court of His Majesty the King of Prussia, and His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse, upon Baron Schaeffer Bernstein, his Chamberlain, Colonel, Aide-de-Camp, and minister resident near His Majesty the King of Prussia; who, after having exchanged their said full powers, found in due and proper form, have agreed to the following articles:

ART. 1.

Every kind of droit d'aubaine, droit de retraite, and droit de détraction, or tax on emigration, is, hereby, and shall remain abolished, between the two Contracting Parties, their States, citizens, and subjects, respectively.

ART. 2.

Where, on the death of any person holding real property within the territories of one party, such real property would, by the laws of the land, descend on a subject or citizen of the other, were he not disqualified by alienage, such citizen or subject shall be allowed a term of two years to sell the same, which term may be reasonably prolonged according to circumstances, and to withdraw the proceeds thereof, without molestation, and exempt from all duties of detraction on the part of the Government of the respective States.

ART. 3.

The citizens or subjects of each of the Contracting Parties shall have power to dispose of their personal property within the States of the other, by testament, donation, or otherwise; and their heirs, being citizens or subjects of the other Contracting Party, shall succeed to their said personal property, whether by testament or ab intestato, and may take possession thereof, either by themselves or by other acting for them, and dispose of the same at their pleasure, paying such duties only as the inhabitants of the country, where the said property lies shall be liable to pay in like cases.

ART. 4.

In case of the absence of the heirs, the same care shall be taken provisionally, of such real or personal property as would be taken in a like case of property belonging to the natives of the country, until the lawful owner, or the person who has a right to sell the same, according to article 2, may take measures to receive or dispose of the inheritance.

ART. 5.

If any dispute should arise between different claimants to the same inheritance, they shall be decided, in the last resort, according to the laws, and by the judges of the country where the property is situated.

ART. 6.

This Convention shall be ratified by the President of the United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of their Senate, and by His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Berlin within the term of six months from the date of the signature hereof, or sooner if possible.

In faith of which the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the above articles, both in French and English, and have thereto affixed their seals declaring, nevertheless that the signing in both languages shall not hereafter, be cited as a precedent, nor in any way, operate to the prejudice of the Contracting Parties.

Done in quadruplicata in the city of Berlin, on the twenty sixth day of March in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty Four, and the Sixty eighth of the Independence of the United States of America. [SEAL. SEAL.

HENRY WHEATON.

B'ON DE SCHAEFFER-BERNSTEIN.

[For stipulations of June 16, 1852, for the mutual delivery of criminals fugitives from justice in certain cases, between the United States and the Elector of Hesse, the Grand Duke of Hesse and on Rhine, and the Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg, and other powers, see convention of that date with Prussia and other States of the Germanic Confederation.]

1868.

NATURALIZATION CONVENTION.

Concluded August 1, 1868; ratification advised by the Senate April 12, 1869; ratified by the President April 18, 1869; ratifications exchanged July 23, 1869; proclaimed August 31, 1869. (Treaties and Conventions, 1889, p. 563.)

ARTICLES.

I. Naturalization recognized.

II. Prior offenses.

III. Extradition.

IV. Renunciation of acquired citizenship.

V. Duration.
VI. Ratification.

Whereas an agreement was made on the 22d of February 1868 between the United States of America and the North German Confederation, to regulate the citizenship of those persons, who emigrate from the United States of America to the territory of the North German Confederation and from the North German Confederation to the United States of America and whereas this agreement by publication in the bulletin of the laws of that Confederation has obtained binding force in the parts of the Grand Duchy of Hesse belonging to the North German Confederation, it has seemed proper in like manner to establish regulations respecting the citizenship of such persons as emigrate from the United States of America to the parts of the Grand Duchy of Hesse not belonging to the North German Confederation and from the above described parts of Hesse to the United States of America.

The President of the United States of America and His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine have therefore resolved to treat on this subject, and for that purpose have appointed plenipotentiaries to conclude a convention, that is to say:

the President of the United States of America:

George Bancroft, Envoy extraordinary and Minister plenipotentiary and

His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, Dr. Frederick Baron von Lindelof, President of his council of State, Minister of Justice, & actual Privy Counsellor,

who have agreed to, and signed the following articles:

ARTICLE 1.

Citizens of the parts of the Grand Duchy of Hesse not included in the North German confederation, who have become or shall become naturalized citizens of the United States of America, and shall have resided uninterruptedly within the United States five years, shall be held by the Grand Ducal Hessian Government to be American citizens, and shall be treated as such.

Reciprocally: Citizens of the United States of America, who have become, or shall become naturalized citizens of the above described parts of the Grand Duchy Hesse, and shall have resided uninterruptedly therein five years, shall be held by the United States to be citizens of the Grand Duchy Hesse, and shall be treated as such.

The declaration of an intention to become a citizen of the one or the other country, has not for either party the effect of naturalization.

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