[Schwartzburg-Rudolstadt.] remain in the Recess and customary relations (Recess-und Observanzemässig) which existed up to the year 1806. 2. The Sovereign, Feudal, and Proprietary Rights and Revenues belonging to the Provostship of Göllingen, the object whereof lies within the Rudolstadt Boundaries; likewise the Sovereign and other Rights over the woods called the Hostienberg and the Feuerthal belonging to the Schwartzburg Exchequer Chamber, and also over the Schwartzburg parcels of land belonging to subjects residing at Günzerode, which in the year 1810 were supplementarily specified from No. 3,574 to No. 3,583, and over which the Bailiwick of Sachsenburg partly has exercised and partly claimed jurisdiction. 3. Those Rents and Revenues which his collecting office at Nordhausen, the suppressed foundation of the Cross at the same place, and the Cloister office at Dientenborn collect in those places, which after the conclusion of this Treaty will be under the Sovereignty of His Serene Highness; and also the Hide Land in the Schwartzburg Territory that is in the village of Ringleben and belonging to the German Commandery of Griffstät, with the revenues and rents connected with its possession. His Serene Highness the Prince of Schwartzburg-Rudolstadt will possess all rights and revenues hereby renounced in his favour, for himself and his successors, with the same privileges and obligations as they are now in the 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of His Majesty the King of Prussia, and the rights of the House of Stollberg especially cannot and shall not be withdrawn hereby.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. VI. Arrears. ART. VII. Military Arrangements. ART. VIII. Free Transit. ART. IX. Right of Reversions. ART. X. Consent to the Treaty with Schwartzburg-Sondershausen, 15th June, 1816 (No. 54). ART. XI. Ratifications. In witness whereof the Plenipotentiaries on both sides have signed the present Treaty, and have sealed it with their arms. Done at Berlin, 19th June, 1816. (L.S.) JOHANN LUDWIG VON JORDAN. (L.S.) FRIED. WILH. FREYH. VON KETELHODT. [Boundaries.] No. 56.-BOUNDARY TREATY between Prussia and Netherlands. Signed at Aix-la-Chapelle, 26th June, 1816.* 27. Rivulets and Rivers forming the Frontier to be common to the Two States. Each State to Superintend its own Banks. The Oure to be free and common to both States. Watercourses or Rivers forming the Frontier to be kept in their present State. Fishery to be common to the Two States. 28. Division of Islands on the Moselle, the Sure, and the Oure. 29. Sovereignty over Domains of the State of Ceded Territories. 30. Preservation of Rights of Communes, Public Establishments, &c., in Ceded Territories. 31. Rights of the Sieur Dony and Company relative to the Working of the Coal Mines. 32. Communes divided in marking out Frontier to pay their equal Proportion of Debts, &c. 33. Rights of Farmers holding Property on both Sides of the Frontier. 34. Rights of Manufacturers whose Establishments are situated on both Sides of the Frontier. 35. Right of Purchase on Neighbouring Territory. 36. Soldiers to be sent to their own Country. Right of Officers to remain in Service of New Sovereign. 37. Four Years allowed to Inhabitants to change their Residence. 38. Civil Servants to remain in Service of their Communes. 39. Settlement of Unforeseen Difficulties. 40. Restoration and Evacuation of Ceded Territories. 41. Delivery of Archives, Maps, &c., of Ceded Territories. 42. Stakes marking the Frontier to be of Oak. 43. Ratifications. Annex. Provisional Arrangement in favour of Manufacturers situated on the Frontier of the Two States, for the Free Import and Export, and without Duties, of Raw and partly Manufactured Materials, from their respective Establishments. * See Treaty, 7th October, 1816. [Boundaries.] (Translation.*) Preamble. Reference to Treaty of 31st May, 1815. His Majesty the King of Prussia and His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, wishing to proceed to the definitive settlement of the Frontiers of their respective States on the right bank of the Meuse and along the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, and wishing to smooth the difficulties which have arisen on the subject of the provisional occupation of some Communes or parts of Communes, situated on the Limits, and the Sovereignty of which might have appeared doubtful, have, in conformity with Article II. of the Treaty of 31st May, 1815 (No. 22), appointed Commissioners furnished with Full Powers, namely: His Majesty the King of Prussia, the Sieur Frederic Count de Solms-Laubach, First President of the Duchies of Juliers, Cleves, and Berg, &c., who, in virtue of the power conferred on him by his Full Powers, has appointed to the same effect and with the same powers the Sieurs Frederic Guillaume de Bernuth, Chief President of Regency at Arnsberg, and John Albert Eytelwein, Intimate Councillor and Director-General of the Public Works of the Kingdom; And His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, the Sieurs Maximilien Jacques de Man, Colonel of Engineers, Director of Archives of War and of the Topographical Department, &c., Henry Joseph Michaels de Kessenich, Sub-Intendent of the Arrondissement of Verviers, and Michel Tock, Director of Direct Contributions of the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg; Who, after having exchanged their Full Powers, found to be in good form, have agreed upon the following Points and Articles : Line of Frontier. ART. I. The Limits fixed by the present Treaty determine the Frontiers between the two States from the Borders of France on the Moselle to the ancient Dutch town near the Mook. ARTS. II. to XVIII. Detailed Demarcation of Line of Frontier. ARTS. XIX. to XXI. Working of Coal Mines of Kerkrade and Rolduc. ARTS. XXII. to XXVI. Detailed Demarcation of Line of Frontier. ART. XXVII. Rivulets and Rivers forming the Frontier to be common to the two States. Each State to superintend its own Banks. The Oure to be free and common to both States. Water For French Version, see "State Papers," vol. iii, p. 720. [Boundaries.] courses or Rivers forming the Frontier to be kept in their present state. Fishery to be common to the two States. ART. XXVIII. Division of Islands on the Moselle, the Sure, and the Oure. ARTS. XXIX. to XLIII. (See Table.) In testimony whereof the Commissioners of the High Contracting Parties have signed it, and have affixed thereto the Seal of their Arms. Done at Aix-la-Chapelle, 26th June, 1816. (L.S.) DE BERNUTH. (L.S.) EYTELWEIN. (L.S.) DE MAN. (L.S.) MICHIELS DE KESSENICH. (L.S.) NICOLAI. (L.S.). TOCK. (ANNEX.)-Provisional Arrangement in favour of Manufacturers situated on the Frontier of the two States, for the free Import and Export, and without Duties, of Raw and partly Manufactured Materials, from their respective Establishments. [Boundaries.] No. 57.-TERRITORIAL CONVENTION between HesseDarmstadt and Hesse-Cassel. Signed at Frankfort, 29th June, 1816.* Preamble. Reference to Protocol of 3rd November, 1815. 1. Cessions on the part of Hesse-Cassel. 2. Cessions on the part of Hesse-Darmstadt. 3. Bailiwick of Dorheim. 4. Mines of Dorheim and Beienheim. 5. Partition of Debts. 6. Communal Debts and Charges. 7. Arrears of Taxes, &c. 8. Property of Pious Establishments. 9. Discharge of Soldiers. 10. Civil Functionaries. 11. Archives. 12. Causeways. 13. Bridge over the Maine. 14. Execution. 15. Ratifications. (Translation.†) Preamble. Reference to Protocol of 3rd November, 1815. WHEREAS His Royal Highness the Grand Duke, and His Royal Highness the Elector of Hesse, have found it expedient, instead of restoring, according to Treaty, those Electoral Hessian Territories which came into Grand Ducal possession in the year 1810, to make an arrangement for the purpose, as far as possible, of rendering their respective Territories more compact; the two contracting Courts have therefore appointed Plenipotentiaries to discuss and agree upon this matter, namely: His Royal Highness the Grand Duke, Heinrich Wilhelm Carl von Harnier, His Privy Councillor, Envoy Extraordinary at the Royal Bavarian Court, and Minister Plenipotentiary at the German Federal Assembly, Grand Cross of His Family Order, and Heinrich Baron von Münch zu Bellinghausen, His Privy Councillor and Exchequer Director; And His Royal Highness the Elector, Georg Ferdinand von See also Treaties of 30th June, 1816; and General Treaty of 20th July, 1819, Art. XXV. For German version, see "State Papers," vol. iii., p. 812. 3rd November, 1815. |