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 992 CONSULAR CONVENTION WITH FRANCE. FEE. 23, 1853. Feb. 23, 1858. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS a Consular Convention between` the United States of America and His Majesty the Emperor of the French, was concluded and signed in this city, by their respective plenipotentiarics, on the twenty- third day of February last, which Convention as amended by the Senate of the United States, and being in the English and French languages, is word for word, as follows: Consular Convention between the Convention Consnlaire entre Sa United States of America and his Majeste L’Empereur des Fran- Majesty the Emperor of the oais et les Etats Unis d’Amerique. French. Preamble. The President of the United Sa Majeste L’Empereur des States of America, and his Maiesty Francais et le President des Etats the Emperor of the French, being Unis d’Amérique, egalement desiequally desirous to strengthen the reux de resserrer les liens d’amitié bonds of friendship between the entre les deux nations et d’assurer two nations, and to give a new and aux; relations de commerce établies more ample development to their entre elles un nouveau et plus amcommercial intercourse, deem it ex- ple développement, ont juge a propedient, for the accomplishment of pos pour atteindre ce but, de contliat purpose, to conclude a special clure unc convention speciale qui convention which shall determine, déterminat d’une maniere precise et in a precise and reciprocal manner, réciproque les droits privileges et the rights, privileges, and duties of devoirs des consuls des deux pays; the consuls of the two countries. Accordingly they have named- A cet effet ils ont nommé -- Nsgotiutors. The President of the United Sa Majesté L’Empereur des States : Francais : The Honorable Edward Everett, M. Le Comte de Sartiges, com- Secretary of State of the United mandeur de l’ordre Imperial de la States; Legion d’honneur, &c., &c., son Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plenipotentiaire a Washington; His Majesty the Emperor of the Le President des Etats Unis: French: The Count de Sartiges, Com- L’honorable M. Edouard Everett, mander of the Imperial order of Secrétaire d’Etat des Etats Unis; the Legion of Honor, &c., &c., his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Washington; Who, after communicating to Les quels apres s’étre communieach other their full powers, found ques leurs pleins pouvoirs trouvés in good and due form, have agreed en bonne et due forme sont conveupon the following articles: nus des articles suivants : ARTICLE I. Aivrxons I. E¤¤q¤~¤¤¤*· The consuls general, consuls, and Les eonsuls généraux, consuls, vice-consuls, or consular agents of vice-consuls ou agents consnlaires