[Union of Savoy and Nice to France.] Rights of Civil Servants and Soldiers of Savoy and Nice. ART. V. The French Government will secure to the Civil and Military Functionaries belonging by birth to the Province of Savoy and to the Arrondissement of Nice (Circondario di Nizza), and who shall become French Subjects, the Rights due to them on account of the services rendered by them to the Sardinian Government; they shall especially enjoy the advantages resulting from the permanency of the Magisterial Appointments, and the guarantees ensured to the Army. Nationality of Subjects of Savoy and Nice. ART. VI. Sardinian Subjects natives of Savoy and the Arrondissement of Nice, at present domiciled in those Provinces, who shall desire to preserve their Sardinian Nationality, shall enjoy, during the space of one year from the date of the exchange of the Ratifications, and provided that they make a previous Declaration before the competent authority, the right of transporting their domicile into Italy, and of fixing it there; in which case, the character of Sardinian Citizen shall be continued to them. Preservation of Immoveable Property in ceded Territories. They shall be free to retain their Immoveable Property situated in the Territory annexed to France. Execution of Treaty by Sardinia. ART. VII. As concerns Sardinia, the present Treaty shall be in force as soon as the necessary Legislative Sanction shall have been given by Parliament. Ratifications.* ART. VIII. The present Treaty shall be ratified, and the Ratifications of it shall be exchanged at Turin within 10 days, or sooner if possible. In faith of which the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed it, and have affixed to it their Armorial Seals. Done in Duplicate, at Turin, the 24th day of the month of March, of the year of Grace, 1860. (L.S.) TALLEYRAND. (L.S.) BENEDETTI. (L.S.) CAVOUR. (L.S.) FARINI. *Ratifications exchanged at Turin, 30th March, 1860. [Protest. Annexation to Sardinia.] No. 314.-PROTEST of the Duchess of Parma against the Annexation of the Duchy of Parma to the Kingdom of Sardinia. Zurich, 28th March, 1860. (Translation as laid before Parliament.*) WE, Louisa Maria, of Bourbon, Regent of the States of Parma, for Duke Robert I.; In view of the facts recently occurring in the States of Duke Robert, our beloved son, and especially looking to the pretended popular votes illegally given on the 11th and 12th instant, and to the Usurpation of those States, now completed by their Annexation to another adjoining State, we consider it our holy duty to pronounce again our solemn Protest. We Protest first of all Against the pretended right of transfer (dedizione) proclaimed in favour of the people; a fresh encouragement brought forward for withdrawing them from obedience to constituted Governments; Against the proceedings taken by the Government of the King of Sardinia in order to obtain at any cost manifestations in its favour by the inhabitants of the Duchy; Against the violence used towards the people of Parma by the agents of the Piedmontese Government. We have for a long time known the real sentiments of the inhabitants of the Duchy; we have had many proofs thereof in memorable circumstances during our Regency, and even in times very recent; they are sentiments of attachment to the autonomy of the country, of fidelity to their Legitimate Sovereign. Under the intimidation of threats, the corruption of deceit, and the oppression of terror, in consequence of Oaths of Allegiance to Victor Emanuel, forced upon functionaries in every department of administration, under the penalty of dismissal, through the general discouragement produced by 9 months of pretended uncertainties and perilous sufferings; by those means have the manifestations of a suffrage previously counterfeited been procured from a considerable number of individuals. Being the work of the foreigner, and opposed to * For French version, see "State Papers," vol. Ivii, p. 1037. |