which they enjoy in the college called the ART. III. On the other hand, his Majesty Lyceum, at the expense of Government; re- being averse to giving his consent that a part serving to himself the adoption of such regu- of his territory should be ceded to a stato lations upon this subject as he shall judge whose prevailing religion is different, without proper.

securing to the inhabitants of the country ART. XV. The King shall preserve to so ceded, the enjoyment of the free exercise Genoa, a tribunal and a Chamber of Com- of their religion, the means of keeping up merce, with the powers actually belonging to their religious establishments, and the free those two establishments.

enjoyinent of all rights of citizenship; it ART. XVI. His Majesty shall take into his is agreed, that, 1. The Roman Catholic reparticular consideration, the situation of per-ligion shall be maintained and protected, sons in the states of Genoa who are now in in the same manner as at present, in all the office.

communes ceded by his Majesty the king of ART. XVII. His Majesty will gladly re- Sardinia, which are to be united to the canton ceive the plans and propositions which may of Geneva. 2. Those parishes which are be presented to him upon the means of re- neither dismembered nor divided by the new establishing the Bank of St. George. A true frontier line, shall retain their present bouncopy, of the original deposited in the Court daries, and shall be served by the same numand State Chancery at Vienna.

ber of clergymen; and with regard to the Signed (L. S.) The Prince de Metternich. detached portions, which are not sufficiently

extensive to constilute a parish, application B. B.-Cession, made by his Majesty the King shall be made to the bishop of the diocese, to

of Surdinia, to the canton of Geneva.. obtain their annexation to some other parish Annered to Article VII. of the Treaty of of the canton of Geneva. 3. If the number the 20th May 1815.

of Protestants in the said communes, ceded ART. I. His Majesty the King of Sardinia by his Majesty, is less than that of the Roman places at the disposal of the Iligh Allied Catholics, the school-masters shall at all Powers, that part of Savoy which is situated times be Roman Catholics. No Protestant between the river Arve, the Rhone, the limits place of worship shall be established, exceptof that part of Savoy ceded to France, and ing one in the town of Carrouge. Two-thirds Mount Salève, as far as Veiry inclusive, to at least of the municipal officers shall be gether with that part which lies between the Roman Catholics; and of the three indivi. high road, called that of the Simplon, the duals who fill the office of Mayor and his two lake of Geneva, and the present territory of assistants, two shall always be Roman Cathe canton of Geneva, from Vezenas to the tholics. In case the number of Protestants point where the river of Hermance crosses in any of the communes shall equal that of the said road, and from thence, following the the Roman Catholics, they shall stand upon course of that river to where it enters the an equal footing, and shall be alternately lake of Geneva, to the east of the village of elected lo the Municipal Body and to the Tiermance (the whole of the road of the Sim- office of Mayor; in this case, however, there plon continuing to be possessed by bis Ma- shall always be a Rornan Catholic schooljesty the King of Sardinia) in order that these master, even if there be a Protestant one countries shall be uniteit to the canton of established. The present Article is not inGeneva; with the reservation, however, of tended to prevent Protestants, residing in a determining more precisely, by Commission commune inhabited by Roman Catholics, ers respectively, their limits, particularly of froin erecting at their own expense a private that part which relates to the demarcation chapel, for the exercise of their religion, if above Veiry, and on Mount Salève. His , they think proper; or from having likewise Majesty renounces, for himself and his suc- at their own expense, a Protestant schoolcessors, in perpetuity, all rights of sove-master, for the private education of their reignty, and other rights

, which may belong children. 4. The funds, revenues, and the to him in all the places and territories com- administration of existing charitable donaprised in this line of frontier, without exceptions and institutions shall remain untouched; tion or reservation.

and private individuals shall not be prevented ART. II. His Majesty consents that the from making pew ones,

5. The new governcommunication between the canton of Ge- ment shall continue the provision made by neva and the Vallais, by the road of the the present government, for the support of Simplon, shall be established, in the same the clergy and of religious worship. 6. The manner as it has been agreed to by France, Roman Catholic Church, now established at between Geneva and the canton of Vaud, by Geneva, shall be maintained, as at present, the route of Versoy. A free communication at the expense of the state, as the eventual shall also be at all times granted for the laws of the constitution of Geneva have alGenevese troops, between the territory of ready decreed: a suitable establishment and Geneva and the jurisdiction of Jussy, and provision shall be made for the clergyman. such facilities shall be allowed as may be 7. The Roman Catholic communes and the necessary for proceeding by the lake to the parish of Geneva shall continue to form part road of the Simplon,

of the diocese which is to govern the pre

:

yinces of Chablais and Faucigny, unless it between the Vallais and the canton of Ge. should be otherwise regulated by the autho- neva; and the different governments shall rity of the Holy See, 8. In no case whatever for this purpose take such measures as, by shall the bishop be disturbed in his pastoral common agreement, they shall judge necesvisits. 9. The inhabitants of the ceded ter- sary, either for taxation, or for preventing ritory are placed entirely on the same footing, contraband trade in their territories respecin point of civil and political rights, with tively. A true copy, of the original deposited those of the city of Geneva : they shall enjoy in the Court and State Chancery of iienna. these rights equally with them; excepting, however, the rights of property, of citizenship,

Signed (L. S.) The Prince de Metternich. or of the commune. 10. Roman Catholic children shall be received into the public ACT, No. XV.:--- Declaration of the Powers, schools : they shall not be instructed in

on the Abolition of the Slave Trade, of the

8th February 1815. matters of religion in common with the Protestants, but separately; and ecclesiastics of The Plenipotentiaries of the Powers who the Roman Catholic communion shall be ap- signed the Treaty of Paris of the 30th May pointed for this purpose, 11 The communal 1814, assembled in conference, property, or property belonging to new com- Having taken into consideration that the munes, shall be preserved to them, and it commerce, known by the name of “the Slave shall continue to be administered as hereto- Trade," has been considered, by just and fure, and the revenues applied to their usc.enlightened men of all ages, as repugnant to 12. These communes shall not be taxed more the principles of humanity and universal than the old ones. 13. His Majesty the King morality; that the particular circumstances of Sard nia reserves to himself the right of from which this commerce has originated, and representing to the Helvetic Diet, and of the difficulty of abruptly arresting its progress, supporting by means of his diplomatic agents may have concealed, to a certain extent, what accredited to it, every claim to which the was odious in its continuance, but that at non-fulfilment of the above Articles might length the public voice, in all civilized coungive rise.

tries, calls aloud for its prompt suppression; ART. IV. All deeds of landed property, that since the character and the details of this and documents concerning ceded matters, traffic have been better known, and the evils shall be given up by his Majesty the King of of every kind which attend it, completely Sardinia to the canton of Geneva, as soon as developed, several European governments possible.

have virtually come to the resolution of putART. V. The Treaty concluded at Turin ting a stop to it, and that successively all the the 3d of June 1754, between his Majesty Powers possessing colonies in different parts the King of Sardinia and the republic of of the world have acknowledged, either by Geneva, is hereby confirmed, with regard to Legislative Acts, or by Treaties, or other all those Articles which are not at variance formal engagements, the duty and necessity with the present transaction ; but his Ma- of abolishing it; jesty, wishing to give the canton of Geneva a That by a separate Article of the late Treaty particular mark of his good will, consents, of Paris, Great Britain and France engaged nerertheless, to anuul that part of Article to unite their efforts at the Congress of XIII. of the above Treaty, which denied to Vienna, to induce all the Powers of Christenthe citizens of Geneva, who at that time had dom to proclaim the universal and definitive establishments and property in Savoy, the Abolition of the Slave Trade; privilege of making it their principal residence. That the Plenipotentiaries assembled at

ART. VI. His Majesty, from the same this Congress cannot do greater credit to their motives, agrees to make arrangements with mission, better fulfil their duty, and manifest the canton of Geneva, in order to facilitate the principles which actuate their august the conveyance, from his states, of articles, Sovereigns, than by endeavouring to carry intended for the consumption of the town and this engagement into effect, and by proclaimpanton.

ing, in the name of their Sovereigns, their ART. VII. An exemption from all duties wish of putting an end to a scourge, which of transit shall be granted for all merchandise has so long desolated Africa, degraded Euand goods which, coming from the states of rope, and afficted humanity; his Majesty the King of Sardinia and the free The said Plenipotentiaries have agreed to port of Genoa, shall traverse the road called open their deliberations, on the means of the Simplon in its whole extent, through the accomplishing so salutary an object, by a Vallais and the state of Geneva. It is under solemi Declaration of the principles which stood that this exemption is confined to the have governed them in this undertaking; transit, and shall not extend, either to the accordingly, being duly authorized for this tolls established for the maintenance of the purpose, by the unanimous accession of their road, or to duties levied on merchandise or respective Courts to the principle laid down goods intended to be sold or consumed in the in the said Separate Article of the Treaty of interior. The saine reservation shall apply | Paris ; they declare, in the face of Europe, to the communication granted to the Swiss that considering the universal Abolition of the Slave Trade as a measure particularly | ACT, No. XVI.—Regulations for the Free worthy of their attention, conformable to the

Navigation of Rivers. spirit of the times, and to the generous principles of their august Sovereigns, they are Articles concerning the Navigation of the Rivers animated with the sincere desire of concur

which, in their Naviguble Caurse, separate ring in the most prompt and effectual execution of this measure, by all the means at

or cross different States. their disposal; and of acting, in the employ, ment of these means, with all the zeal and

(General Arrangements.) perseverance which is due to so great and

ART. I. The Powers whose states are senoble a cause. Too well acquainted, however, with the parated or traversed by the same navigable

river, engage to regulate, by common consentiments of their Sovereigns, not to perceive, that however honourable may be their sent, all that regards its navigation. For this views, they cannot be attained without due purpose they will name Commissioners, who regard to the interests, the habits, and even after the termination of Congress, and who

shall assemble, at latest within six months the prejudices of their subjects; the said shall adopt as the bases of their proceedings, Plenipotentiaries at the same time acknowledge that this general Declaration cannot

the following principles : prejudge the period that each particular Power

(Principles.— Liberty of Navigation.) may consider as most advisable for the definitive Abolition of the Slave Trade. Con

ART. II. The navigation of the rivers, sequently, the determining the period when along their whole course, referred to in the this trade is to cease universally, must be a preceding Article, from the point where cacla subject of negociation between the Powers; of them becomes navigable, to its mouth, it being understood, however, that no proper shall be entirely free, and shall not, in respect means of securing its atlainment, and of to commerce, be prohibited to any one; it accelerating its progress, are to be neglected; being, however, understood, that the regulaand that the engagement reciprocally con- tions established with regard to the police of tracted in the present Declaration, between this navigation, shall be respected; as they the Sovereigns who are parties to it, cannot will be framed alike for all, and as favourable be considered as completely fulfilled, until as possible to the commerce of all nations. the period when complete success shall have crowned their united efforts.

(Uniformity of System.) In communicating this Declaration to the ART. III. The system that shall be estabknowledge of Europe, and of all civilized lished, both for the collection of the duties countries, the said Plenipotentiaries hope to and for the maintenance of the police, shall prevail on every other government, and par- be, as nearly as possible, the same along the ticularly on those which, in abolishing the whole course of the river; and shall also Slave Trade, have already manifested the same extend, unless particular circumstances presentiments, to give them their support in a vent it, to those of its branches and junctions, cause, the final triumph of which will be one which, in their navigable course, separate of of the noblest monuments of the age which traverse different states. embraced it, and which shall have brought it to a glorious termination.

(Tarif.) Vienna the 8th of February 1815.

ART. IV. The duties on navigation sliall Signed Castlereagh.

be regulated in an uniform and settled manStewart, Lieut. Gen. ner, and with as little reference as possible to

the different quality of the merchandise, in Wellington. order that a mínute examination of the cargo Nesselrode.

may be rendered unnecessary, except with a C. Lowenhielm.

view to prevent fraud and evasion. The

amount of the chuties, which shall in no case Gomes Labrador.

exceed those now paid, shall be determined Palmella,

by local circumstances, which scarcely allow Saldanha.

of a general rule in this respect. The Tarif Lobo.

shall, however, be prepared in such manner Humboldt.

as to encourage commerce by facilitating (Offices for the collection of Duties.) Articles concerning the Navigation of the ART. V. The offices for the collection of

Rhine. duties, the number of which shall be reduced ART. I. The navigation of the Rhine, as much as possible, shall be settled in the along its whole course, from the point where above regulation; and no change shall after it becomes navigable to the sea, either in as wards be made but by common consent, cending or descending, shall be entirely free, unless any of the States bordering on rivers and shall not, in respect to commerce, bé should wish to diminish the number of those prohibited to any one : due regard, however, which exclusively belong thereto.

being had to the regulations established with (Towing Paths.)

respect to its police, which shall be framed

alike for all, and as favourable as possible to ART. VI. Each State bordering on the the commerce of all nations. rivers, shall be at the expense of keeping in ART. II. The system to be adopted for the good repair the towing-paths which pass collection of the duties, as well as for the through its territory, and of maintaining the maintenance of the police, shall be the necessary works through the same extent in same along the whole course of the river, and the bed of the river, in order that no obstacle shall extend, as far as circumstances may may be experienced in the navigation. The permit, to those of its branches and junctions intended regulation shall determine the man- which, in their navigable course, separate or ner in which the States bordering on rivers traverse different States. are to participate in these latter works, where ART. III. The tarif of duties to be levied the opposite banks belong to different Go- on merchandize conveyed along the Rhine vernments.

shall be so regulated that the whole amount (Harbour Duties.)

of duty to be paid between Strasbourg and

the frontier of the kingdom of the NetherART. VII. There shall no where be esta- lands, shall be, in passing up the river two blished store house, port, or forced harbour francs, and in passing down the river one duties: those already existing shall be pre- franc and 33 centimes, per hundred-weight; served for such time only as the States bor- and that the levying of this tarif shall be dering on the rivers (without regard to the extended (increasing the amount of duty in local interest of the place or the country the same proportion) to the distances bewhere they are established) shall find them tween Strasbourg and Basle, and between the necessary or useful to navigation and con- frontier of the kingdom of the Netherlands merce in general.

and the mouths of that river. The duty of (Custom-houses.)

reconnoisance shall remain as fixed by Article

94 of the Convention, relative to duties on ART. VIII. The custom-houses belonging the navigation of the Rhine concluded at to the States bordering on rivers shall not Paris the 15th of August 1804; with the reinterfere in the duties of navigation. Kegri- servation, however, of making such other lations shall be established to prevent offi- alteration in the scale of duties, as that boats cers of the customs, in the exercise of their from 2500 to 5000 quintals, shall be included functions, throwing obstacles in the way of therein. But this duty shall also extend, in the navigation: but care shall be taken, by the same proportion, to the above-mentioned means of a strict police, on the bank, to pre- distances. The abatements of the general clude every attempt of the inhabitants to Tarif, which established the marimum of dissmuggle goods, through the medium of ties fixed by Articles 102 and 105 of the Conboatmen.

vention of the 15th August 1804 shall remain (Regulation)

in force; but the Commission to be chargeil

with settling the new regulations shall conART. IX. Every thing expressed in the sider whether their distribution into different preceding Articles shall be settled by a gene- classes will not require alterations still more ral arrangement, in which there shall also be favourable, as well to navigation and comcomprised whatever may need any ulterior merce, as to agriculture and the wants of the determination. The arrangement once set- inhabitants of the States of the Rhine. tled, shall not be changed, but by and with ART. IV. The tarif thus settled shall not the consent of all the States bordering on be augmented but by mutual consent, and rivers, and they shall take care to provide for the Governments on the Rhine, adopting for its execution, with due regard to circum- a principle, that their true interest consists in stances and locality.

encouraging the commerce of their States, Signed. D'Alberg.

and that the duties on navigation should Clancarty.

chiefly be appropriated to defraying the ex

penses of its preservation; formally engage Humboldt.

under any denomination or pretext whatso- | judgment shall be given in his name ; but the ever.

expenses shall be defrayed by those States ART, V. There shall be only twelve offices who divide the receipts of such office, and in for the collection of duties, throughout the proportion to the share which accrues to whole extent of the Rhine between Stras-them. bourg and the frontier of the kingdom of the ART. IX. Parties wishing to appeal against Netherlands : and those which it may be ex- the decisions of the courts of justice specified pedient to establish between Strasbourg and in the preceding Article, shall have the option Basle shall be fixed, according to the same of applying for this purpose to the Central principles, and at proportionate distances. Comnussion hereafter mentioned, or to the The offices shall be placed in the most con- Superior Tribunal of the country in which venient manner for navigation, and their the court of first instance, before which they number shall be settled by common consent. shall have pleaded, is situated. Each State Each State bordering on the river shall, how- of the river engages to establish a similar ever, be allowed to diminish the number ex- tribunal of second instance, or to refer the declusively assigned to it by the existing ar- cision of causes of this nature to one of those rangement.

already existing. These tribunals shall likeART. VI. The duty shall be collected, in wise make oath to observe the law concerneach state bordering on the river, on its own ing, navigation. Their organization and account and by its own collectors; the whole mode of proceeding shall form part of the reof the duties being distributed in proportion gulation, and they shall not hold their meetto the extent of the respective possessions ings in a town situated too far from the bank of the different States on the bank. The col- of the Rhine. The regulation shall contain lectors shall make oath to observe strictly, the the particular arrangements for that purpose. regulation definitively agreed upon. If the Their sentences shall be final, and no further same office is employed by two or more States, appeal shall be allowed. the proceeds shall be divided between them ART. X. In order to establish a perfect according to the extent of their respective controul over the observance of the general repossessions on the bank; this rule shall also gulation, and to constitute an authority which apply in case the opposite banks should be- may serve as a means of communication belong to two different States. Every thing re- tween the States of the Rhine upon all sublating to the establishment of the offices, to jects relating to navigation, a Central Comthe mode of collecting, and of verifying the mission shall be appointed. payment of the duties, shall be settled in an ART. XI. Each State bordering on the uniform manner by the definitive regulation, Rhine shall name a Commissioner for its and shall not be changed but by common formation; and it shall assemble regularly at consent.

Mentz on the 1st November in each year. ART. VII. Each State of the Rhine shall They shall judge according to circumstances, be at the expense of keeping the towing-paths and the business upon which they may have which pass through its territory in good re- to decide, whether after this session, it will pair, and of maintaining the necessary works be necessary to hold another in the spring. through the same extent in the channel of The President, who without any other prerothe river, in order that no obstacle may be gative, shall be employed in the general maexperienced to the navigation.

nagement of the labours of the Commission, ART. VIII. A judicial authority shall be shall be chosen by ballot, and replaced every attached to each office for the collection of month, in case the session should be produties, for the purpose of investigating and longed. Another member of the Commisdetermining, agrecably to the regulation, in sion, who shall be chosen by the members, the first instance, all disputes relating to the shall keep the minutes of their proceedings. objects therein mentioned. These judicial ART. XII. In order that a permanent auauthorities shall be maintained at the expense thority may exist, which, in the absence of of that State of the Rhine in which they are the Central Commission may superintend the situated, and shall pronounce sentence in the observance of the regulation, and to which name of their Sovereigns; but the individuals the merchants and boatmen may at all times who compose them, shall make oath strictly refer, there shall be named a Chief Inspector to observe the regulation, and the Judges and three Deputy Inspectors.

The Chief shall not be deprived of their situations unless Inspector shall also reside at Mentz; the by a regular and formal process, and by a judg- Deputy Inspectors shall be appointed for the

a ment given against then. Their proceedings Upper, Middle, and Lower Rhine. shall be determined in the regulation, and ART. XIII. The Chief Inspector shall be shall be uniform along the whole course of chosen by the Central Commission, by a mathe Rhine, and as summary as possible. jority of votes, but in the following manner; Where an office for the collection of duties a certain number of votes shall be given; of shall belong to more than one State, indivi- which the Prussian Commissioner shall have duals invested with the judicial functions one-third; the French Commissioner oneshall be nominated by the Sovereign in whose sixth; the Commissioner of the Netherlands, territory the office in question is situated, and one-sixth; and that of the other German

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