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Arrangement of Obligations of Saxon" Central Steuer Commission."

ART. X. His Majesty the King of Prussia and His Majesty the King of Saxony, acknowledging the necessity of punctually fulfilling the engagements entered into for the wants and service of the kingdom of Saxony by the Commission styled "Centrul Steuer Commission," have agreed, that they shall be mutually guaranteed and fulfilled by the two Governments. An equal number of Commissioners shall, therefore, be appointed without delay on both sides, to liquidate these Debts, to divide them according to the regulation established by Article IX, for Public Unfunded Debts, and to settle the mode and period of their payment.

Each Government engages to provide means for the discharge of these Debts, reserving, however, to themselves, reciprocally, to make these payments, either by arrears of taxes, and the felling of an extra quantity of timber, upon which these payments had been secured, or by other measures affording equal security, so that the periods of payment, in anticipation of which the arrears of taxes and the felling of timber was given, shall be punctually observed. Should, however, the produce of these arrears and of this timber prove insufficient to make good these stipulated engagements, it is agreed that such produce, as far as it concerns the Prussian territory, shall be appropriated, in the first instance, to the discharge of those payments, for which the Bank and Maritime Society of Prussia are responsible. If, in these payments, it shall be necessary to call upon Saxony to contribute towards their liquidation, and that, unexpectedly, the produce of the taxes and timber in that part of Saxony which is to provide for the same, should be insufficient to furnish the two above-mentioned establishments with the necessary sums, at the time of their becoming due, Prussia agrees to grant a delay for their payment till the fair of Leipsic, held on St. Michael's day of the present year. With regard to the other debts, towards the payment of which the produce of the taxes and the felling of timber is to be employed, His Majesty the King of Prussia and His Majesty the King of Saxony reserve to themselves, in the event of this produce being inadequate to the object in view, to enter into an arrangement, either by an amicable understanding with the creditors, or by prolonging the periods of payment, and facilitating the means of effecting them.

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Circulation of Saxon Paper Money (Cassenbillets).

ART. XI. His Majesty the King of Prussia expressly acknowledges that the paper circulated under the name of " Cassenbillets" shall form part of the debts of the country, which shall be divided according to the principles established by Article IX. His Prussian Majesty promises, in consequence, to provide for the payment of that part which falls to his share; and being desirous, equally with His Majesty the King of Saxony, to adopt such measures as may tend as much as possible to the welfare of their respective subjects, they mutually engage to form such an arrangement, with regard to this paper, as shall establish its credit in both territories. With this view, the two Governments have agreed to establish a joint office for "Cassenbillets," which shall be open at least until the 1st of September of this year; and each Government shall place at the disposal thereof, funds necessary for supporting the credit of this paper. They have also agreed that the regulations subsisting with regard to these "Cassenbillets," as to their acceptance at the public offices and other places, shall be in force during the above period, as well in that part of the kingdom of Saxony ceded to Prussia, as in that which remains to His Majesty the King of Saxony; and no change shall be made therein, except by common consent.

Settlement of Accounts between Saxony and the circus of Cottbus.

ART. XII. His Majesty the King of Saxony having claims, either on account of revenues due from the circle of Cottbus, or on account of advances made to this circle, the Commission established by Article XIV shall take them into their special consideration, and apply to them the principles established in the present Treaty for the regulation of subjects of a similar nature.

Reciprocal Freedom of Emigration.

ART. XIII. (Embodied in Vienna Congress Treaty (No. 27) as Art. XX.)

Appointment of Prussian and Saxon Commissioners to meet at Dresden.

ART. XIV. His Majesty the King of Prussia and His Majesty the King of Saxony shall immediately appoint Commissioners to determine, in an exact and detailed manner, the points which form the subject of this Act, from Articles VI to XIII, and from XVI to XX. This Commission shall assemble at Dresden, and

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their labours shall be completed at latest in 3 months, dating from the exchange of the ratifications of this Treaty.

Mediation of Austria in Territorial Arrangements between Prussia and Saxony.

ART. XV. His Majesty the Emperor of Austria having offered his Mediation in every arrangement, between the Courts of Prussia and Saxony, rendered necessary in consequence of the territorial cessions stipulated in Article II; His Majesty the King of Saxony and His Majesty the King of Prussia accept this Mediation, both in regard to the general and particular arrangements entrusted to the Commissions mentioned in Articles III and XIV.

His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty engages, in consequence, to appoint without delay a Commissioner, invested with Full Powers, to assist in the labours of the said Commissions.

Property of Religious Establishments.

ART. XVI. (Embodied in Vienna Congress Treaty (No. 27) as Art. XXI.)

Regulation of Navigation of Rivers; Elbe,* &c.

ART. XVII. The general principles which have been adopted at the Congress of Vienna for the Free Navigation of Rivers (No. 11), shall serve as a guide to the Commission appointed in virtue of Article XIV, to regulate without delay, whatever relates to navigation; and shall be particularly applied to that of the Elbe, and floats of wood, and rafts of timber, as also to the waters known by the names of Elster-Werdaer-Floss-Graben, the Schwarze-Elster, and the Weisse-Elster; as well as to that of the Floss-Graben, which flows from this latter River.

Fulfilment of Saxon Contracts for Farming Revenues, &c. ART. XVIII. His Majesty the King of Prussia engages to fulfil the Contracts made between the Government and the farmers of Crown Lands or Land Revenues, in the provinces and territories ceded in virtue of Article II, the leases of which are not yet expired.

Annual Supply of Salt by Prussia to Saxony free from Export Duty. ART. XIX. His Majesty the King of Prussia promises to furSee Treaty between Prussia, Saxony, &c., of 23rd June, 1821; and between Austria, &c., and Hanover of 13th April, 1844; and Great Britain and Hanover of 22nd July, 1844.

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nish annually to the Saxon Government, and the latter engages to receive, 150,000 quintals of Salt (the quintal calculated at 110 pounds market weight of Berlin), for a sum which, without augmenting the present price paid by Saxon subjects, shall secure to His Majesty the King of Saxony a duty as nearly equal as possible to that which he received on the sale of each quintal of Salt, immediately previous to the last war.

The Commission which shall assemble in virtue of Article XIV, shall regulate, according to this principle, the price of the quintal, as also the number of years during which it shall continue at that price; and at the expiration of such period, a new regulation shall be made by common consent, both with regard to the quantity and the price of the Salt.

The quantity of 150,000 quintals, sold yearly, may be increased, upon the demand of the Saxon Government (of which demand, if the increase is to be 50,000 quintals, six months' notice, at least, shall be given; if it shall exceed that quantity, a year's notice) to 250,000 quintals; which the Prussian Government engages to furnish on the same conditions, as the minimum above-mentioned. It is understood that, at the expiration of the period agreed upon, the minimum of 150,000 quintals shall not, under any circumstances, be reduced at the pleasure of either party, and that the principle established respecting the price, by the present Article, shall again form the basis of the new regulation.

The Salt which the Saxon Government shall receive, in virtue of the present Article, shall be supplied from the salt-works of Durrenberg and Koesen; and in case the quantity above-mentioned should not be procured from these salt-works, it shall be furnished from the Prussian salt-works nearest to the frontiers of Saxony.

No export duty shall be paid on the Salt which the Prussian Government shall furnish to Saxony in virtue of this Article, on its conveyance from the works to the frontiers, nor shall any other duties whatever be paid thereon, except those levied at the barriers, bridges, canals, or locks, than are paid by Prussian subjects on the same route, and for the same modes of con

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Exemption of Farm and other Articles from Import and Export Duties respectively.

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the conclusion of the preceding Article, in respect to Salt, shall be extended with the same modification, by the Prussian and Saxon Governments respectively, to the exportation and importation from one territory to the other, of grain, of fuel of every description, of timber, lime, slates, mill-stones, bricks, and stone of all kinds, whether these articles are purchased by subjects of the two Governments, or by the Governments themselves.

His Majesty the King of Prussia, and His Majesty the King of Saxony, at the same time, mutually engage never to prohibit or interrupt the exportation of the said articles.

General Amnesty in Saxony.

ART. XXI. (Embodied in General Treaty (No. 27) as Art. XXII.)

Renunciation by Saxony of all Claims upon the Duchy of Warsaw.

ART. XXII. His Majesty the King of Saxony renounces for himself, his heirs and successors, as well as for the Princes of his House, their heirs and successors, for ever, every claim arising from Crown or other property, which might be derived from the possession of the Duchy of Warsaw.

Recognition of Sovereign Rights of Austria, Prussia, and Russia over certain Portions of the Duchy.

His Majesty recognizes the rights of Sovereignty over that country, such as they are stipulated by the Treaty of Vienna, of the 21st April (3rd May) of the present year (Nos. 12, 13), for the Provinces which pass under the sceptre of His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, with the title of King of Poland; for those Parts which revert to His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, on the right bank of the Vistula; as well as for the Provinces to be possessed by His Majesty the King of Prussia, under the title of Grand Duchy of Posen.

Restoration by Saxony of Archives, &c., of Duchy of Warsaw.

ART. XXIII. His Majesty the King of Saxony engages, that the Records, Maps, Plans, and all Documents whatever belonging to the Duchy of Warsaw, shall be faithfully restored. This restitution shall take place within 6 months from the day of the exchange of the Ratifications of the present Treaty.

Debts of Duchy of Warsaw.

ART. XXIV. His Majesty the King of Saxony is released from