[Fulda.] No. 50.-PROTOCOL between Prussia and Hesse-Cassel, SEC. relative to the former Department of Fulda. TABLE. Preamble. Reference to Treaty of 16th October, 1815. Fulda, 1. Transfer by Prussia to Hesse-Cassel of part of Department of Fulda. 2. Liquidation. 3. The Military. 4. Articles excepted from the Cession. 5. Postal Rights. 6. Arrears. 7. Advances made from the General Fund. 8. Rents, &c., in arrear. 9. Archives. 10. Pensionaries. (Translation.) Preamble. Reference to Treaty of 16th October, 1815. THE Commissioners appointed for the execution of the Treaty between His Royal Majesty of Prussia and His Royal Highness the Elector of Hesse-Cassel, concluded on the 16th October, 1815 (No. 37), namely: For Prussia, Herr Friedrich Christian Adolph von Motz, &c. For the Elector of Hesse, Herr Ferdinand Carl Wilhelm Heinrich Schenk von Schweinsberg, &c., &c., met at the palace here, and after producing their Full Powers, arranged as follows: Transfer by Prussia to Hesse-Cassel of part of Department of Fulda. §. 1. That part of the former Grand Ducal Department of Fulda, with the thereunto belonging Domain of Hettrichshausen, situated in the Principality of Hanau, still at the disposal of His Royal Majesty of Prussia is—in accordance with the Treaty of 16th October, 1815 (No. 37), but with reservation of the exchange of the District of Salmünster with Merzel, Sannerz, and the Huttischland, against an equivalent situated in the District of Weihers or its neighbourhood, to be effected by exclusive Treaty between their Majesties the King of Prussia and the Emperor of Austria, without any other exception, and with all rights and obligations, transferred to His Royal Highness the Elector of [Fulda.] Hesse; and the inhabitants of the ceded districts are released from their engagements to His Royal Majesty of Prussia, in such wise that the full Rights of Possession may be immediately demanded for His Royal Highness the Elector and his descendants. §§. 2 to 10. (See Table.) Done at Fulda, 5th February, 1816, and Signed and Sealed by both Commissioners. VON MOTZ. VON SCHWEINSBERG. Prussia, Hesse-Cassel, and Hesse-Rothenburg. Signed at Preamble. Reference to Treaty of 16th October, 1816. 1. Cession by the Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg of his Right of Indemnification to the Elector. 2. The Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg to receive an Estate under Prussian Sovereignty, with a clear Revenue to a certain amount. 3. The Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg to possess the Estate in fee. 4. With all Rights appertaining to an Estate of that extent. 5. The Estate to be selected with his own concurrence. 6. The Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg to decide within a certain time whether he will accept the Lordship of Ratibor and Rauden as an Indemnification. 7. The Elector to take the necessary measures to obtain possession of it if the Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg accepts the said Lordship. 8. If the Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg refuses, he will still be entitled to the Indemnification. 9. Prussia guarantees both Elector and Landgrave against any interference on the part of the Landgrave's uncle, Charles Constantine. (Translation.) Preamble. Reference to Treaty of 16th October, 1816. IN the Treaty between Prussia and Hesse-Cassel of 16th October, 1815 (No. 37), a complete Indemnification was ensured to the Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg for the Cession of the Lower County of Katzenellnbogen, the Lordship of Plesse, including the Monastery of Höckelheim, and the Bailiwick of Neuengleichen. As several difficulties have arisen as to the manner in which the Indemnification is to be made, IIis Majesty the King of Prussia has undertaken to facilitate the business by his cooperation. For this purpose Plenipotentiaries have been appointed: On the part of Prussia, President Conrad Sigismund Charles von Hoenlein, &c., &c.; On the part of Hesse-Cassel, Privy Councillor John Hassenpflug, &c., &c.; [Hesse-Rothenburg.] On the part of IIesse-Rothenburg, Privy Councillor Charles William Goessel, &c., &c.; who have agreed as follows: ARTS. I. to IX. (See Table.) Cassel, 4th March, 1816. VON HOENLEIN. HASSEN PFLUG. GOESSEL. [Geneva, Savoy, Chablais, and Faucigny.] No. 52.-TREATY between Sardinia, the Swiss Confederation, and the Canton of Geneva, respecting the Neutrality of Savoy, Chablais, Faucigny, &c.* Signed at Turin, 16th March, 1816. [This Treaty formed Annex I. to the General Treaty of Frankfort, of 20th July, 1819.] Preamble. Reference to Treaty of 30th May, 1814; and to Protocols of 29th March and 3rd November, 1815. 1. Boundaries of Territory ceded by Sardinia to the Canton of Geneva. 2. Mutual Renunciation of Sovereign Rights in countries ceded. 3. Line of Custom-Houses in the neighbourhood of Geneva and the Lake. 4. Free export of Provisions from Savoy for the City and Canton of Geneva. 5. Separate Convention to regulate Duties for Maintenance of the Simplon Road. 6. Transit Duties. 7. Perpetual Neutrality of Chablais, Faucigny, and Territory north of Ugine (Upper Savoy). 8. Freedom of Commercial communication. 9. Disposal of Property by Sardinians in ceded countries. 10. Rights of Sardinians to be respected. 11. Dispositions in favour of Territory ceded. 12. Maintenance of Catholic Religion in ceded States. 13. Maintenance of Charitable Establishments and Public Instruction in ceded States. 14. Landed Proprietors on Frontiers. 15. Land Tax on Estates. Water Rights of Genevese Proprietors. 16. Abolition of Succession Duties. 17. Swiss Proprietors on Frontiers of Piedmont. 18. Payment of Contributions. 19. Public Debts of ceded Territory. 20. Liquidation of Debts of Department of the Leman. Good Offices of French Government. Restoration of Title Deeds, &c. Free access to all Documents. 21. Payment to be made by Canton of Geneva towards new Custom-Houses. 22. Appointment of Boundary Commissioners. 23. Former Treaties renewed. 24. Ratifications. (Translation as laid before Parliament.†) In the Name of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity. Preamble. Reference to Treaty of 30th May, 1814; and to Protocols of 29th March and 3rd November, 1815. HIS MAJESTY the King of Sardinia, in consideration of the *See Treaty between France and Sardinia of 24th March, 1860, for the cession of Savoy and Nice to France; and notes of 14th March, 1859; 18th July, 1870; and 29th July, 1870. t For French version, see State Papers," vol. vii., P. 21. |