Annual Report of the American Historical Association

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1911 - Electronic journals

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Page 1516 - It is agreed that the United States and Her Britannic Majesty shall, upon mutual requisitions by them, or their Ministers, officers, or authorities, respectively made, deliver up to justice all persons who, being charged with the crime of murder, or assault with intent to commit murder, or piracy, or arson, or robbery, or forgery, or the utterance of forged paper, committed within the jurisdiction of either, shall seek an asylum or shall be found within the territories of the other...
Page 1519 - The present convention shall be in force for the term of ten years from the date hereof: and further, until the end of twelve months after either of the high contracting parties shall have given notice to the other of its intention to terminate the same ; each of the high contracting parties reserving to itself the right of giving such notice to the other, at the end of the said term of ten years...
Page 1517 - Provided, however, and it is hereby agreed, that the stipulations in this article contained, declaring that the flag shall cover the property, shall be understood as applying to those powers only, who...
Page 1516 - ... may be brought before such Judges or other Magistrates respectively to the end that the evidence of criminality may be heard and considered...
Page 1517 - ... contraband goods being always excepted. It is also agreed, in like manner, that the same liberty be extended to Persons who are on board a free Ship, with this effect, that although they be Enemies to both or either Party, they are not to be taken out of that free Ship, unless they are Officers or Soldiers, and in the actual service of the Enemies...
Page 1515 - Citizens of the other party, shall succeed to their said personal goods, whether by testament or ab intestato, and they may take possession thereof, either by themselves or others acting for them, and dispose of the same at their will, paying such dues only as the inhabitants of the Country wherein the said goods are, shall be subject to pay in like cases...
Page 1516 - ... the evidence be deemed sufficient to sustain the charge, it shall be the duty of the examining judge or magistrate to certify the same to the proper Executive authority, that a warrant may issue for the surrender of such fugitive. The expense of such apprehension and delivery shall be borne, and defrayed by the party who makes the requisition, and receives the fugitive.
Page 993 - The exchange of ratifications then took place in the usual form. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, they have signed the present Protocol of Exchange and have affixed their seals thereto. DONE at Washington this 5th day of May, one thousand nine hundred and ten.
Page 1330 - Agréez, mon général, l'expression de la haute considération avec laquelle j'ai l'honneur d'être votre très humble et très obéissant serviteur.
Page 1515 - Party, or of the other, in which such article was imported, it being the true intent and meaning of the Contracting Parties, that no distinction or difference whatever shall be made in this respect.

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