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 2164 A.GREEMENT——RUSSIA. JUNE 25/12, 1904. ‘ AGREEMENT. 9***** °‘ °°’P°¤· THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES and THE “°°°' · IMPERIAL RUSSIAN ’GOVERNMENT having judged that It would be mutually useful—to regulate the lpositron of orporations or Stock Com anies and other Commercia Associations, industrial or financial, the undersigned, by virtue of the authonty which has been vested in them, have eed as follows: _ _ R·°°¢¤***°¤°“°¤*‘ 1.—Corporations or Stdgi Companies, and other mdustrral or existence. . . . . . . · financial commercial orgamzatrons, domiciled m one of the two countries, and on the condition that they have been regularly organized in conformity to the laws in force in that country, shal be a recognized as ha a legal existence in the other country, and shall have therein especially the right to appear before the courts, whether for the purpose of bringing an action or ofdefending themselves · against one. _ _ _ _ m§,{g_,*{*¤ •°°°¤l°° 2.-—In all cases the said Corporations and Compames shall enjoy y' in the other country the same rights which are or may be granted to similar com anies of other countries. “°°*· 3.—It is understood that the foregoing} stipulation or agreement has no bearing upon the question whet er a Socivezty or Corporation organized in one of the two countries will or 'l not be permitted to transact its business or industry in the other, this permission remaining always subject to the regulations in this respect existing in the latter coimtry. ~ ”'“’“°'*· This Agreement shall go into force on the 25/12 of June 1904 ` and shall only be discontinued one year after its denunciation shall have been made by one of the parties to the agreement. Made in duplicate at St. Petersburg, the 25/12 day of June 1904. (signed) COUNT Lamsnonrr. (signed) Ro1€Ea:r]S. McComurcx. [L. s.] L. s. ¤·¤¤¢·¤<>¤ And whereas the said Agreement, in accordance with the resolution of the Senate dated May 6, 1909, has been duly ratified with the understanding that the regulations referred to in the third aragraph · in the agreement as existi in the several countries refgr to and include on the part of the ignited States the lations established by and under authority of the several states olfctiile Union; RArid whereas the said Agreement is in full force and effect in L ussia; '*°°**¤•*-‘°”— Now, therefore  it known that I, William Howard Taft President of the United States of America, have caused the said Agreement to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof, subjecfto the understanding. . testimon whereof, I have hereunto set m hand and caused the seal of theyUnited States to he hereunto afiiged. ` Done at the Ci? of Washington this fifteenth day of June, in the year o our Lord one thousand nine hundred and nine, [sms.] and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundre and thirty-third. Wm H By the President: TAF!. P C KNox Secretary of State.