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 968 CONVENTION—SERBIA—CONSULAR. OCTOBER 2-14, 1881. October-2and 14, Oonvention between the United States of America and Serbia for dejining HSL the rights, immunities, and privileges of consular ojheers ; concluded at ""`""""`"_` Belgrade October ,3;, 1881; ratiyication advised by the Senate july 5, 1882; ratified by the President July 14, 1882; ratijied by the Prince cj Serbia $$,-752;, 1882; ratijications exchanged at Belgrade November $5-, 1882; proclaimed December 27, 1882. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROOLAMATION. Preamble. Whereas, a Convention between the United States of America and His Highness the Prince of Serbia, defining the rights, immunities and privileges of consular officers, was concluded and signed by their respective plenipotentiaries at Belgrade on the § day of October, 1881, the original of which Convention being in the English and Serbian languages is word for word as follows: » [The following is the English version.] CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND HIS · HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF SERBIA, DEFINING THE RIGHTS, [MMU- NITIES AND PEIVILEGES OF 00NSUI..A1z 0F1v10E11S. _ Conimactingpar- The President of the United States of America and His Highness the their functions and obligations, have resolved to conclude a consular convention, and have accordingly named as their plenipotentiaries: " The Presidentof the United States, Eugene Schuyler, charge d'aifaires and consul-general of the United States at Bucarest; His Highness the Prince of Serbia, Monsieur Ohed. Mijatovitch, His Minister of Foreign Affairs, Grand Officer of His Order of Takova, &c., &c., Sec. Wlio, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found to be in good and proper form, have agreed upon the following articles : ARTICLE I. Recognition of `Each of the high contracting parties agrees to receive from the other, °°¤¤¤l¤' °m•>*>¤· consuls-general, consnls, vice-consuls and consular agents, in all its ports, cities and places, except those where it may not be convenient to recognize such officers. This reservation, however, shall not apply to one of the high contracting parties without also applying to every other power. ARTICLE II. _ Emquetum. _ The consuls-general, consuls, vice-consuls and consular agents of the two high contracting parties shall enjoy reciprocally, in the states of the other, all the privileges, exemptions and immunities that are enjoyed by officers of the same rank and quality of the most favored nation. The said officers, before being admitted to the exercise of their functions and the enjoyment of the immunities thereto pertaining, shall present their commissions in the forms established in their respective countries. The · government of each of the two high contracting powers shall tnrnish them the necessary exequatur free of charge, and, on the exhibition of this instrument, they shall be permitted to enjoy the rights, privileges and immunities granted by this convention.
 * ‘°°· Prince of Serbia, being mutually desirous of defining the rights, privileges and immunities of consular officersin the two countries, as well as