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 964 TREATY WVITH PRUSSIA, &o. JUNE 16, 1852. JMY16, 1352- BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAs a Convention between the United States of America and Prussia and other States of the Germanic Confederation, was concluded and signed at the City of Wasliiiigton, by their respective Plenipotentiaries, on the sixteenth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty- two; and whereas an Additional Article to the said Convention was agreed to and signed by the Plenipotentiaries of the parties on the sixteenth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two ; which Convention and Additional Article being in the English and German languages, are word for word as follows: Convention for the mutual delivery Vertrag zwischen den Vereinigten of criminals, fugitives from jus- Staaten von Nord-Amerika einertice, in certain cases, concluded seits und Preussen und anderen between the United States, on the Staaten des deutschen Bundes anone part, and Prussia and other dererseits,wegen der in gcwissen States of the Germanic Confede- Fallen zu gewahrenden Auslieration, on the other part. ferung der vor der J ustiz fltichtigen Verbrecher. YY¢¤¤¤bl¤~ Whereas it is found expedient, Da es Behufs besserer Verwalfor the better administration of jus- tung der Rechtspiiege und zur Vertice and the prevention of crime hutung von Verbrechen innerhalb within the territories and jurisdic- des Gebietes und der Gerichtsbartion of the parties, respectively, that keit der contrahirenden Theile persons committing certain heinous zweckmassig befunden worden ist, crimes, being fugitives from justice, dass Individuen, welche gewisse should, under certain circumstances, schwere Verbrechen begehen und be reciprocally delivered up; and vor der Justiz fliichtig geworden also to enumerate such crimes ex- sind, unter Umstanden gegenseitig plicitly; and whereas the laws and ausgeliefert werden, auch das die Constitution of Prussia, and of the betreffenden Verbrechen namentlich other German States, parties to this aufgezahlt werden; und da die Ge- Convention, forbid them to surren- setze und Verfassung Preussens der their own citizens to a foreign und der anderen deutschen St.aaten, jurisdiction, the Government of the welche diesen Vertrag contrahiren, United States, with a view of mak- ihnen nicht gestatten, fore eigenen ing the Convention strictly recipro- Unterthanen einer auswartigen Jucal, shall be held equally free from risdiction zu iiberliefern, also die any obligation to surrender citizens Regierung der Vereinigten Staaten of the United States ; ‘tl1erefore, on mit Riicksicht darauf, dass der Verthe one part, the United States of trag unter strenger Reciprocitat ge- Y¤·1'*i¤¤· America, and on the other part, schlossen wird, gleicherweise von His Majesty the King of Prussia, jeder Verpflichtung frei sein soll, in His own name as well as in the Burger der Vereinigten Staaten name of His Majesty the King of auszuliefern; so haben einerseits Saxony, His Royal Highness the die Vereinigten Staaten von Nord Elector of Hesse, His Royal High- Amerika und andererseits Seine ness the Grand Duke of Hesse and Majestat der Konig von Preussen, on Rhine, His Royal Highness the sowohl fiir Sich als im Namen Sei- Grand Duke of Saxe-W'eimar-Eise- ner Majestat des Konigs von Sach-