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 TREATY-JAPAN. Arm!. 29, 1886. ]15 Treaty between the United States af A merica and the Empire of Japan con- April 29, 1886. cerning extradition of criminals. Ooncluded at Tokio April 29, 1886; ratijication, with amendments, advised by the Senate June 21, 1886 ; ratified by the President July 13, 1886; ratilications exchanged at Tokio September 27, 1886; proclaimed November 3, 1886. , BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas a Treaty between the United States of America and the Preamble. Empire of Japan for the extradition of criminals was concluded and signed at the City of Tokio, on the 29th day of April 1886, which Treaty, as amended by the Senate of the United States, and being in the English language, is, word for word as follows: The President of the United States of America and His Majesty the Emperor of Japan having judged it expedient, with a view to the better administration of justice, and to the prevention of crime within the two countries and their jurisdictions, that persons charged with or convicted of the crimes or offences hereinafter named and being fugitives from justice, should, under certain circumstances, be reciprocally delivered n p, they have named as their Plenipotentiaries to conclude a Treaty for this purpose, that is to say:. The President of the United States of America, Richard B. Hubbard, Plenipcteutitheir Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary near His Mies- Imperial Majesty, and His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, Count Inouye Kaoru, Jinsammi, His Imperial Majesty’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, First Class of the Order of the Rising Sun, &c., &c., &.c. \Vho, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon and concluded the following Articles: Anrrcmz I. The High Contracting Parties engage to deliver upto each other, Delivery of perunder the circumstances and conditions stated in the present Treaty, ww ¤·¤<>¤¤¤<! of all persons, who being accused or convicted of one of the crimes or of- °'""‘°· fences named below in Article 1I. and committed within the jurisdiction of the one Party, shall he iound within the jurisdiction of the other Party. Anrrcma Il. 1. Murder, and assault with intent to commit murder. Extmditable on 2. Counterieiting or altering money, or uttering or bringing into cir- fences. lation counter Feit or altered money; counterfeiting certificates or coupons of public indebtedness, bank notes, or other instruments of public credit of either of the parties, and the utterance or circulation of the same. 3. Forgery, or altering and uttering what is forged or altered. 4. Embezzlement, or criminal malversation of the public funds, committed within the jurisdiction of either party. by public officers or depositaries. 5. Robbery.