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 714 CONSULAR CONVENTION—ROUMANIA. JUNE %, 1881. Anrrcrn XI. I¤¥¢¤1¤·i ¤¢d¤r The respective consuls-general, consuls, vice-consuls and consular of d}m.,e%c,,s_ vessels of their nation, and shall alone take cognizance of all differences which may arise, either at sea or in port, between the captains, officers and crews, without exception, particularly in reference to the adjustment of wages and the execution of contracts. The local authorities shall not interfere except when the disorder that has arisen is of such a nature as to disturb tranquillity and public order on shore, or in the port, or when a person of the country or not belonging to the crew shall be concerned therein. 4*"°¤* nd imc In all other cases, the aforesaid authorities shall coniine themselves §;;°g;" ° “ t ° f to lending aid to the consuls and vice-consuls or consular agents, if they ’are requested by them to do so, in causing the arrest and imprisonment of any person whose name is inscribed on the crew-list, whenever, for any cause, the said officers shall think proper. Anmonn XII. Descttexs from The respective consuls-general, consuls, vice·consu1s and consular or merchant vessels of their nation, who may be guilty, or be accused, of having deserted said ships and vessels, for the purpose of sending them on board or back to their country. To this end they shall address the competent local authorities of the respective countries, in writing, and shall make to them a written request for the deserters, supporting it by the exhibition of the register of the vessel and list of the crew, or by other official documents, to show that the persons claimed belong to the said ship’s company. ' Arrqnt and ex- Upon such request thus supported, the delivery to them of the desert- ‘ citizens of the country where their extradition rsdemanded at the time of their being inscribed on the crew-list. All the necessary aid and protection shall be furnished for the pursuit, seizure and arrest of the desertors, who shall even be put and kept in the prisons of the country, at the request andexpense of the consular officcrs. until there may be an opportunity for sending th »··l away. If, however, such an opportunity should not present itself within the space of three months, counting from the day of the arrest, the deserters shall be set at liberty, nor shall they again be arrested for the same cause. lf the deserter has committed any misdemeanor, and the court having the right to take cognizance of the offence shall claim and exercise it, the delivery of the deserter shall be deferred until the decision of the court has been pronounced and executed. Aurrcns XIII. Damages at sea, In the absence of an agreement to the contrary between the owners, ¤¢F¤¤¤¤¢¤* ***7 freighters and insurers, all damages suffered at sea by the vessels of the two countries, whether they enter port voluntarily or are forced by stress of weather, shall be settled by the consuls-general, consuls, viceconsuls and consular agents of the respective countries. It, however, any inhabitant of the country, or citizen or subject of a third power, shall be interested in the matter, and the parties cannot agree, the competent local authorities shall decide. Anrxonn XIV. S uk; => ge ¤f All proceedings relative to the salvage of vessels of the United States "“’° ""'”°l'· wrecked upon the coasts of Boumania, and of Roumanian vessels wrecked
 * ’;,S‘P°’;§?`;Q;;I; agents shall have exclusive charge of the internal order of the merchant
 * ¤¤¤¤l¤, ¤¤¢¤* ¤£ agents may cause to be arrested the officers, sailors and all other persons making part of the crews, in any manner whatever, of ships of war,
 * 'r:df;f";’\“Q§s‘;°°{:” ers cannot be refused, unless it should be duly proved that they were