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 39 PUBLIC TREATIES. Aarroma VII. Disposal and in- The citizens cr subjects of each party shall have power to dispose of h°'**°¤°° °f P*‘*· their personal property within the jurisdiction of the other, by sale, do- °°"“1l"°p“"y‘ nation, testament, or otherwise. _ _ _ Their personal representatives, being citizens or subjects of the other contracting party, shall succeed to their said personal property, whether by testament or ab intestato. _ They may take possession thereof, either by themselves or by others acting for them, at their will, and dispose of the same, paying such duties only as the inhabitants of the country wherein the said personal property is situate shall be subject to pay in like cases. In case of the absence of the personal representatives, the same care shall be taken of the said property as would be taken of the property of a native in like case, until the lawful owner may take measures for receiving it. _ If any question should arise among several claimants to which of them the said property belongs, the same shall be finally decided by the laws and judges of the country wherein it is situate. Heirs w Mei Where, on the decease of any person, holding real estate within the °““‘*°· territories of one party, such real estate would, by the laws of the land, descend on a citizen or subject of the other were he not disqualined by alienage, such citizen or subject shall be allowed a. reasonable time to sell the same, and to withdraw the proceeds without molestation, and exempt from all duties of détraction on the part of the Government of the respective States. · No ,|,me, ,4- ds- The capitals and eifects which the citizens or subjects of the respective traction, au-. parties, in changing their residence, shall be desirous of removing from the place of their domicile, shall likewise be exempt from all duties of détraction or emigration on the part of the retpective Governments. ARTICLE VIII. W r ce-k o d and 'I`he ancient and barbarous right to wrecks of the sea shall be entirely d=¤¤¤·=¤a•¢d *‘¤¤¤··l¤· abolished with respect to the property belonging to the citizens or sub- ` jet-ts of the contracting parties. _ When any vessel of either party shall be wrecked, stranded, or otherwise damaged on the coasts, or within the dominions of the other, their respective citizens or subjects shall receive, as well for themselves as for their vessels and euectsg the same assistance which would be due to the inhabitants of the country where the accidenthappens. Salvage. They shall be liable to pay the same charges and dues of salvage as 4 the said inhabitants would be liable to pay in alike case. · If the operations of repair shall require that the whole or any part of the cargo be unloaded, they shall pay no duties of custom, charges, or tees on the part which they shall reload and carry away, except as are payable in the like cases by national vessels. It is nevertheless understood that if, whilst the vessel is under repair, the cargo shall be unladen, and kept in a place of deposite, destined to receive goods, the duties on which have not been paid, the cargo shall be liable to the charges and fees lawfully due to the keepers of such warehouses. Anrtcmn IX. Duration or The present treaty shall be in force for the term of twelve years from treaty. the date hereof; and further until the end of twelve months alter the Government of the United States on the one part, or that of Hanover on the other, shall have given notice of its intention of terminating the same. Anrrcnr. X. Batinostions. The present treaty shall be approved and ratified by the President of the_United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of their Senate; and by His Majesty the King of Hanover; and the rati-