[Schwartzburg-Sondershausen.] Sondershausen renounces for ever in favour of His Majesty the King of Prussia : 1. All feudal rights and revenues which he has hitherto possessed, levied, or otherwise asserted alone or jointly within the compass of the Prussian State, as it will be bounded after the conclusion of the present Treaty; as well as all Claims which he may have on the Salt Springs at Artern. The Private Property in woods, meadows, and other lands which His Serene Highness the Prince of Schwartzburg-Sondershausen possesses in various places of the Prussian States is not, however, ceded hereby, but remains the Property of the Prince under Prussian Sovereignty, with exemption from ordinary land taxes, so far as that has hitherto been the case. 2. The Sovereignty and all the Rights and Revenues dependent thereon in the Bailiwick of Bodungen, the jurisdictions of Allersberg and Hainröden, and the district of Utlerode; the Cameral Property and Forests in the Bailiwick of Bodungen are not included in this Renunciation, but with the domanial rights and emoluments dependent thereon will be possessed by His Serene Highness under Prussian Sovereignty, and with the attributes which as a rule, appertain to the most privileged allodial knightly estates in the Prussian part of the County of Hohenstein, they also specially retain their exemption from ordinary land taxes to the same extent as has hitherto been the case. 3. The district of Bruchstädt, with all sovereign proprietary and other Rights. 4. All Rights and Revenues belonging to him in the district. of Bothenheiligen and its appurtenances. His Majesty the King of Prussia will possess for himself and his successors all the Rights and Revenues hereby renounced in his favour, with the same Privileges and obligations as they are now in possession of His Serene Highness the Prince of Schwartzburg-Sondershausen, and the Rights of the House of Stollberg especially cannot and shall not be withdrawn hereby. Renunciations on the part of Prussia. ART. II. His Majesty the King of Prussia, on the other hand, Renounces in favour of His Serene Highness the Prince of Schwartzburg-Sondershausen. 1. All Sovereign, Supreme, and Feudal Rights and Revenues which he has hitherto possessed, levied, or otherwise asserted over the Bailiwick of Ebeleben, but with exception of the district [Schwartzburg-Sondershausen.] of Bothenheiligen and its appurtenances, the so-called Recess royalties (Recess-herrschaften), the Wood called Stockei belonging to the community of Wiedermut, and generally in the compass of His Serene Highness's Territory as it will be bounded after the conclusion of this Treaty; the Recess moneys (Recessgelder) and the hunting in the Stockei are specially included herein. 2. All the Sovereign, Feudal, and Proprietary Rights which he possesses in the districts of Gross-Furra and Bendeleben. 3. The Property and the Revenues of the Estate situated in the Schwartzburg village of Alkersleben, and belonging to the Erfurt Domain Administration, the possession and incomes of the former Provostship of Gellingen, situated within the Sondershausen Boundaries, also those Incomes and Revenues which his collecting office at Nordhausen, the chapter, and the Frauenberg at the same place levy in those districts which, after the conclusion of this Treaty, will be under the Sovereignty of His Serene Highness. The Tax exemption of the Princely domain at Gerterode shall also be re-established as it was before the Peace of Tilsit. His Serene Highness the Prince of Schwartzburg-Sondershausen will possess for himself and his successors all Rights and Revenues hereby renounced in his favour, with the same privileges and obligations, as they are now in possession of His Majesty the King of Prussia, and the Rights of the House of Stollberg especially cannot and shall not be withdrawn hereby. ART. III. Reciprocal Execution. ART. IV. Debts. Corporations. ART. V. Civil Officers. Civil and Military Pensioners. ART. VII. Military Arrangements. ART. VIII. Free Transit. ART. IX. Right of Reversion. ART. X. Consent to the Treaty with Schwartzburg-Rudolstadt of 19th June, 1816 (No. 55). ART. XI. Ratifications. In witness whereof the Plenipotentiaries on both sides have signed the present State Treaty and sealed it with their arms. Berlin, 15th June, 1816. (L.S.) JOHANN LUDWIG VON JORDAN. (L.S.) JOHANN GOTTFRIED HOFFMANN. (L.S.) LUDWIG WILHELM ADOLPH VON WEISE. (L.S.) CARL FRIEDRICH WILHELM VON WEISE. [Schwartzburg-Sondershausen.] SEPARATE ARTICLES. ART. I. Feudal Expectations. ART. II. Jurisdiction. Constitutional Rights. In witness whereof the Plenipotentiaries on both sides have signed the Separate Articles and sealed them with their arms. Berlin, 15th June, 1816. (L.S.) JOHANN LUDWIG VON JORDAN. (L.S.) LUDWIG WILHELM ADOLPH VON WEISE. Schwartzburg-Rudolstadt.] No. 55-TERRITORIAL TREATY between Prussia and Schwartzburg-Rudolstadt. Signed at Berlin, 19th June, Preamble. Reference to Vienna Congress Treaty of 9th June, 1815. 1. Renunciations on the part of Schwartzburg-Rudolstadt. 2. Renunciations on the part of Prussia. 3. Reciprocal Execution. 4. Debts. Corporations. 5. Civil Officers. 6. Arrears. 7. Military Arrangements. 8. Free Transit. 9. Right of Reversion. 10. Consent to the Treaty with Schwartzburg-Sondershausen of 15th June, 1816. 11. Ratifications (Translation.*) Reference to Vienna Congress Treaty of 9th June, 1815. HIS MAJESTY the King of Prussia, who, in consequence of Articles XV., XVIII., and CXVIII. of the Act concluded at the Congress at Vienna (No. 27), has acquired all those rights which until then belonged to the Crown of Saxony against the Princely House of Schwartzburg and its possessions, and His Serene Highness the Prince of Schwartzburg-Rudolstadt, on both sides inclined to arrange their relations more simply and definitively than heretofore, have for this purpose appointed Plenipotentiaries. namely: His Majesty the King of Prussia, Herr Johann Ludwig von Jordan, Actual Privy Councillor of Legation, Departmental Chief, and Knight of several Orders, and Herr Johann Gottfried Hoffmann, Privy Councillor of Legation, and Knight of several Orders; And His Serene Highness the Prince of Schwartzburg-Rudolstadt, the Baron von Ketelhodt, Chancellor and Consistorial President, Grand Cross of the Grand Ducal Baden Order of Fidelity; Who, after the exchange of their Full Powers, found in good form, have agreed upon the following Articles. *For German version, see "State Papers," vol. iii., p. 837. [Schwartzburg-Rudolstadt.] Renunciations on the part of Schwartzburg-Rudolstadt. ART. I. His Serene Highness the Prince of SchwartzburgRudolstadt renounces for ever in favour of His Majesty the King of Prussia: 1. All Feudal Rights and Revenues which he has hitherto possessed, levied, or otherwise asserted alone or jointly within the circuit of the Prussian State, as it will be bounded after the conclusion of the present Treaty; and all Claims which he may have on the Salt Springs at Artern, and those contributions in money and kind which his chamber has hitherto drawn from the Bailiwicks of Sachsenburg, Artern, Sangerhausen, and Rossla. The Private Property in woods, meadows, and other lands which His Serene Highness the Prince of Schwartzburg-Rudolstadt possesses in various places of the Prussian States, e.g., at Uftrungen, Breitungen, Etzleben, or other places, is not, however, ceded hereby, but remains the Prince's property under Prussian Sovereignty, with exemption from land taxes, so far as that has been the case hitherto, 2. The districts of Wohlkramshausen, with all Sovereign, Proprietary, and other Rights. The meadows situated in the Wohlkramshausen plain, belonging to the Princely seat of Strausberg, are Private Property, to which the stipulations in sec. 1 of this Article apply. The seat of Kirchberg, situated in the Strausberg plain, remains under Schwartzburg Sovereignty. His Majesty the King of Prussia will possess all Rights and Revenues hereby renounced, for himself and his successors, with the same privileges and obligations as at present appertain to their possession by His Serene Highness the Prince of Schwartzburg-Rudolstadt, and the rights of the House of Stollberg especially cannot and shall not be withdrawn hereby. Renunciations on the part of Prussia. ART. II. On the other hand, His Majesty the King of Prussia renounces in favour of His Serene Highness the Prince of Schwartzburg-Rudolstadt: 1. All Sovereign, Feudal, and other Rights and Revenues which he has hitherto possessed, levied, or otherwise asserted in the so-called Recess lordships (Recess-herrschaften), or otherwise in the compass of His Serene Highness's Territory, as it will be bounded after the conclusion of this Treaty. This renunciation does not, however, relate to the Bailiwicks of Heringen and Kelbra, which |