[Vienna Congress Treaty.] beginning at the spot near the village of Woliça, where a stream falls into the Vistula, shall ascend this stream by Clo, and Koscielniki as far as Czulice, so that these villages may be included in the district of the Free Town of Cracow; from thence passing along the frontiers of these villages the line shall continue by Dzickanovice, Garlice, Tomaszow, Karniowice, which shall also remain in the territory of Cracow, to the point where the limit begins which separates the district of Krzeszovice from that of Olkusz; from thence it shall follow this limit between the two said provinces, till it reaches the frontiers of Silesian Prussia. Cracow. Privileges granted to Podgorze.* ART. VIII. His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, wishing particularly to facilitate as much as possible on his part, the commercial relations, and good neighbourhood between Galicia and the Free Town of Cracow, grants for ever to the town of Podgorze, the privileges of a Free Commercial Town, such as are enjoyed by the town of Brody. This liberty of commerce shall extend to a distance of 500 toises from the barrier of the suburbs of the town of Podgorze. Cracow. Austrian Right of Sovereignty over Podgorze. Neutrality of Cracow. In consequence of this perpetual concession, which nevertheless shall not affect the rights of sovereignty of His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty, the Austrian custom-houses shall be established only in places situated beyond that limit. No military establishment shall be formed that can menace the Neutrality of Cracow, or obstruct the liberty of commerce which His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty grants to the town and district of Podgorze. Cracow. Neutrality to be respected by Austria, Prussia, and Russia.t ART. IX. The Courts of Russia, Austria, and Prussia engage to respect, and to cause to be always respected, the Neutrality of the Free Town of Cracow and its Territory. No armed force shall be introduced upon any pretence whatever. See Additional Treaty between Austria, Prussia, and Russia of 3rd May, 1815, Art. III. See same Treaty, Art. VI, and Note, p. 127. [Vienna Congress Treaty.] Cracow. Surrender of Fugitive Deserters from Austria, Prussia, or Russia. On the other hand it is understood and expressly stipulated that no asylum shall be afforded in the free town and territory of Cracow to fugitives, deserters, and persons under prosecution, belonging to the country of either of the High Powers aforesaid; and in the event of the demand of their surrender by the competent authorities, such individuals shall be arrested and given up without delay, and conveyed, under a proper escort, to the guard appointed to receive them at the frontier. Constitution, Academy, and Bishopric of Cracow.* ART. X. The dispositions of the Constitution of the Free Town of Cracow, concerning the Academy, the Bishopric, and Chapter of that town, such as they are specified in Articles VII, XV, XVI, and XVII of the Additional Treaty relative to Cracow (No. 14), which is annexed to the present General Treaty, shall have the same force and validity as if they were textually inserted in this Act. Poland. General Amnesty.t ART. XI. A full, general, and special Amnesty shall be granted in favour of all individuals, of whatever rank, sex, or condition they may be. Poland. Sequestrations to be removed. Prosecutions to be annulled.‡ ART. XII. In consequence of the preceding Article, no person in future shall be prosecuted or disturbed, in any manner, by reason of any participation, direct or indirect, at any time, in the political, civil, or military events in Poland. All proceedings, suits, or prosecutions are considered as null, the sequestrations and provisional confiscations shall be taken off, and every Act promulgated on this ground shall be of no effect. Poland. Exceptions to preceding Article respecting Confiscation.§ ART. XIII. From these general regulations on the subject of * See Additional Treaty between Austria, Prussia, and Russia, of 3rd May, 1815, Art. VI. + See Treaty between Prussia and Russia of 3rd May, 1815, Art. V, and Treaty between Austria and Russia, same date, Art. VII. See Treaty between Prussia and Russia of 3rd May, 1815, Art. VI; and Treaty between Austria and Russia, same date, Art. VIII. § See Treaty between Prussia and Russia of 3rd May, 1815, Art. VII; and Treaty between Austria and Russia, same date, Art. IX. [Vienna Congress Treaty.] confiscation are excepted all those cases in which edicts or sentences, finally pronounced, have already been fully executed, and have not been annulled by subsequent events. Free Navigation of the Rivers in Poland.* ART. XIV. The principles established for the free navigation of Rivers and Canals, in the whole extent of ancient Poland, as well as for the trade to the ports, for the circulation of articles the growth and produce of the different Polish provinces, and for the commerce, relative to goods in transitu, such as they are specified in Articles XXIV, XXV, XXVI, XXVIII, and XXIX of the Treaty between Austria and Russia (No. 12), and in Articles XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVIII, and XXIX of the Treaty between Russia and Prussia (No. 13), shall be invariably maintained. Cessions from Saxony to Prussia.† ART. XV. His Majesty the King of Saxony renounces in perpetuity for himself, and all his descendants and successors, in favour of His Majesty the King of Prussia, all his right and title to the provinces, districts, and territories, or parts of territories, of the Kingdom of Saxony, hereafter named; and His Majesty the King of Prussia shall possess those countries in complete sovereignty and property, and shall unite them to his Monarchy. The districts and territories thus ceded shall be separated from the rest of the Kingdom of Saxony by a line, which henceforth shall form the frontier between the Prussian and Saxon territories, so that all that is comprised in the limit formed by this line, shall be restored to His Majesty the King of Saxony; but His Majesty renounces all those districts and territories that are situated beyond that line, and which belonged to him before the war. The line shall begin from the frontiers of Bohemia, near Wiese, in the neighbourhood of Seidenberg, following the stream of the River Wittich, until its junction with the Neisse. From the Neisse it shall pass to the Circle of Eigen, between Tauchritz, which shall belong to Prussia, and Bertschoff, which shall remain to Saxony; then it shall follow the northern frontier of the Circle of Eigen, to the angle between Paulsdorf and OberSohland; thence it shall be continued to the limits that separate *See Treaty between Austria, Prussia, and Russia of 18th May, 1815. See Treaties between Austria, Prussia, and Russia, and Saxony of 18th May, 1815; Prussia and Schwartzburg-Sondershausen of 15th June, 1816; and Prussia and Schwartzburg-Rudolstadt of 19th June, 1816. |