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 CONSULAR CONVENTION WITII NEW GRANADA. MAY 4, 1850. 901 of the commercial rights and inte- de protegér los derechos e interéses rests of their nation, and to sustain comerciales de su Nacion i de fatheir countrymen in the difficulties vorecér a sus compatriotas en las to which they may be exposed.- dificultzides que les ocurran. Tam- They may likewise appoint consuls- bien podran nombrar Consules jegeneral, as chiefs over the other nerales como jefes de los demas consuls, or to attend to the aiiairs Consules, 6 para atender a muohas of several commercial places at the plazas comerciales, 6 puertos zi. un same time,and vice-consuls for ports tiempo, i Vice Consules para los of minor importance, or to act under puertos de menor importancia 6 pathe direction of the consuls. Each ra obrar bajo la dependéncia de los republic may, however, except those Consules particulares. Sin embarcities, places, or ports in which it go cada Republica podra esceptuar may consider the residence of such aquellas ciudédes, plazas 6 puertos functionaries inconvenient, such ex- en donde no les parcciere conveccption being common to all nations. niente la residencia de dichos em- S,,,,,,},,,,,,,,,, as All that is said in this convention of pleados; pero esta escepcion sera to consuls-geneconsuls in general shall be consider- comun a todas las Naciones. Lo ‘;*5;‘“‘] "‘°°`°°“‘ ed as relating not only to consuls, que en la presente convencion,se I properly so called, but to consuls- diga de los C6nsules en jcneral se general and vice-consuls, in all the entendcra no solo de los Consules cases to which this convention re- particulares, sino tambien de los fers. _ Consules jenerales i de los Vice- Consules sicinpre que puedan hallarse en los casos de que se trata. Aivrrcms II. Aarrooro II. The consuls, appointed by one of Los Consules nombrados por una Exeqnaturs. the contracting parties to reside in de las partes contratantes para rethe ports or places of the other, shall sidir en los puertos 6 plazas de la present to the government of the otra, deben presentar al Gobierno republic in which they are to reside, de la Republica en que van a resitheir letters patent or commission, dir, sus letras paténtes 6 de proviin order that they may receive the sion, para que si lo tiene a bien, les proper exequatur, if it be deemed ponga el correspondiente exequatur, expedient to give it, which shall be que sera espedido sin cobrar deregranted without any charge; and cho alguno; iobtenido este, las exthis cxequatur, when obtained, is to hibirzin si las Autoridades Superiores be exhibited to the chief authorities del lugar cn que hayan de ejercér of the place in which the consul is sus funcioncs, para que ellas ordeto exercise his functions, in order nen se les reconosca en sus empléos, that they may cause him to be re- i se lcs guarden las prerogativas que cognized in his character, and that les corresponden en el respectivo he may be sustained in his proper distrito Consular. El Gobierno que prerogative, in his respective con- recibe el empleado podra rctirarle sular district. The government re- cuando lo estime conveniente el exceiving the consul may withdraw equatur dc sus letras Consulares, the exequatur or his consular com- per6 en tal caso espresara la ramission whenever it may judge pro- zon que lo muéve a este procediper to do so, but in such case shall miénto. state a reasonable ground for the proceeding. Anrrcrn III. Anrrcoro III. The consuls admitted in either Los Consules admitidos en cwda republic may exercise in their re- Repiiblica podran cjercér en su re- Functions of spective districts the following spectivo distrito Consular las fun- °°¤*¤l**· functions: ciénes siguientes: