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 954 TREATY—MADAGASCA.R. MAY 13, 1881. be at liberty to do so, and be paid up to the time of leaving on giving one month’s previous notice. . Hired laborers, 6. This notice, however, shall not be required from the Government of right of wrvicv to Madagascar, when Her Majesty the Queen shall have immediate and °°w°d‘ - the Government in taking such laborers for government service will Skilled labor. avoid taking the skilled laborers-those who have become habituated to the special avocations in which they are employed—and the permanently employed servants, when the circumstances will admit. And the Queen calling such laborers for soldiers or other pressing Government service, shall be considered as the circumstances under which they may be taken without the notice, and paid up to the time of leavin. - €l‘he above restriction is intended to prevent the local authorities from taking such permanent laborers from their employers, but not to interfere with the·right of Her Majesty the Queen of Madagascar to call them to government service when needed. Mail eimiem, 7. Mail carriers, and bearers of dispatches, and bearers of height, as ¤¤=-.1»r¢i¤¤¤ti¤¤ vi'- weH as the servants and bearers of travelers employed by United States citizens and protegés, and provided with passports from the Malagasy Government, will not be taken away while en route, but must be permitted to finish their journeys. Nevertheless, such persons, if transgressing the law, will not be exempt from arrest even while on the ourney. 513,,,,,, J 8. Slaves shall be allowed to engage themselves with United States citizens and protegés for short periods, where their masters are far away, or where it is not known whether they are slaves or not, but if they are demanded by their masters they shall be allowed to leave, and be paid . up to the time of leavin g, without giving the one month’s previous notice. gonmgu, ,,,,,._ 9. Contracts for renting or leasing lands or houses, or hiring laborers, cution of. shall be executed by leases for lands and contracts or labor in writing which shall be executed before the United States consular officer and the governor of the. district where such consular officer resides, or ins stead of said governor such ohicer as he may delegate for such duty, who, when satisfied that the parties have the right to make the contract, ' Approval. shall approve it in writing signed by them, and sealed with their official V government seals. pm 10. And for such service a fee not exceeding two dollars (S2'} may be exacted for each omcial seal. But when the period contracte for, for labor does exceed six months, procuring this omcial approval shall be _ optional with the parties. Lppmvddm. 11. And the United States consular officcr, as well as the governor of tracts to be u ub the  where such officer resides, orany other local officer that may iam *m•¥· be designated by the governor for that purpose, shall rove the same without delay, unless it be in the case of some unavomllgole preventing circumstances, or on a day when oillcial business is stayed by the Queen of Madagascar. M Tu, ,,1,,,,,,;, 0,, 12. On lands so leased by Amerimn citizens and protegés, the Amerbased lands. ican lessee shall pay to Her Majesty an annual tax of two cents per English square acre upon lands for cultivation, and on town lands an annual tax of one-fourth cent per English square yard.g Tues. 13. This tax shall not be considered as pa ment in whole or in part of other taxes which may be levied on such United States citizens and protegés, or the citizens and subjects of other nations residing in Madagascar and  subjects, not of any part of the export duty upon the productions of such lands, but as a special land tax. Psymentollund 14. This tax shall be paid once each year in the month which shall ¤¤· be fixed .by the government for its payment; and the omcer who shall be designated to receive such, shall upon reception of each tax give a receipt therefor, over his signature and official seal, mentioning the day, mouth and year on which it was received, and describing the land upon which the tax is paid, and for what year, as a proof of payment. .
 * 1** g°""“’“"“"°' unexpected need of the services of such laborers; but the officers of