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 1934 TREATY—SIAM. Dnommmz 16, 1920. ARTICLE II .'”°¤¤P°¤*¥Y *°*°¤· Until the romul tion and uttin into force of all the Siamese biiIi1¤¤w1iii>m¤iJiiaii§<ii Codes, namely thegltenal Codg, thegCivil and Commercial Codes, °t°' the Codes of I’rocedure and the Law for Organization of Courts and for a period of five years thereafter, but no longer, the United States, through its Diplomatic and Consular Officials in Siam, whenever in its discretion it deems it proper so to do in the interest of justice, bg means of a written requisition addressed to the judge or judges o the Court in which such case is pending may invoke any case pendin in any Siamese Court, except the Supreme or Dika Court, in which an American citizen or a person, corporation. company or association entitled to the protection of the United States, is defendant or accused. Tmwisr gtpcinbgég Such case shall then be transferred to said Diplomatic or Consular and consular mm. Official for adjudication and the jurisdiction of the Siamese Court °‘”""“"°°· over such case shall thereupon cease. Any case so evoked shall be disposed of by said Diplomatic or Consular official in accordance with the laws of the United States properly applicable except that as to all matters coming within the scope of Codes or 7Laws of the Kingdom of Siam regularly promulgated and in force, the texts of which have been communicated to the American Legation in Bangkok, the rights and liabilities of the parties shall be determined by I§1amlpse law. f h d f d .¥¤=*¤¤¤¤¤¤ <=¤¤- or the pu ose o t in suc eases an o executi any ju - umm' ments which ihliiy be rerildergd therein, the `urisdiction dig the Amenitican Diplomatic and Consular officials in Siam is continued. wN*;*,%g{$fg‘$¤g*$ Should the United States perceive, within a reasonable time after maecmas. the romulvation of said Codes any objection to said Codes, namely, the genal Code, the Civil and Commercial Codes, the Codes of Procedure and the Law for Organization of Courts, the Siamese Government will endeavor to meet such objections. ARTICLE III mj,,,‘““CQ,“,f,‘,§“ °‘ 8** Appeals by citizens of the United States or by persons. corporations, companies or/and associations entitled to its protection, from jludgments of Courts of First, Instance in cases to which they may e lparties, shall be adjudged by the Court of Appeal at Bangkok. V n appeal on a question of law shall lie from the Court of Appeal at Bangkok to the Supreme or Dika Court. A citizen of the United States or a person. corporation. company or association entitled to its protection, who is defendant or accused in any case arising in the rovinces may ap ly for a change of venue and should the Court consider such cliange desireable the trial shall take place either at Bangkok or before the judge in whose Court the case would be tried at Bangkok. ARTICLE IV ,e;`,§'§’§§,’g$,'§§,‘§§¤f,Y°“" fln orger to prevent eliiiiculgies which may Igrise fiiom the transfer i o `uris iction contemp ated the present rotoco . it is a reed, a»A$$`-§°%?e°°i>i (Ja) All cases in which actidrn shall be taken subsequentl§ to the {,§°§{§'m$,‘§6'§’0,{’,§‘§Ygb‘ date of the exchange of ratiiications of the above-mentioned Treaty. shall be entered and decided in the Siamese Courts. whether the cause of action arose before or after the date of said exchange of P my bm ratilications, · _m§¤,§,'},‘,,‘*,§“§,f,;, m,‘§‘i (b) All cases gending before the American Diplomatic and Conggfutd umn d‘5P°~°°d sular officials in iam on said date shall take their usual course before such officials until such cases have been linally disposed of.