[Fulda.] Hesse; and the inhabitants of the ceded districts are released from their engagements to His Royal Majesty of Prussia, in such wise that the full Rights of Possession may be immediately demanded for His Royal Highness the Elector and his descendants. §§. 2 to 10. (See Table.) Done at Fulda, 5th February, 1816, and Signed and Sealed by both Commissioners. VON MOTZ. VON SCHWEINSBERG. [Hesse-Rothenburg.] No. 51. TERRITORIAL CONVENTION between Prussia, Hesse-Cassel, and Hesse-Rothenburg. Signed at Preamble. Reference to Treaty of 16th October, 1816. 1. Cession by the Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg of his Right of Indemnification to the Elector. 2. The Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg to receive an Estate under Prussian Sovereignty, with a clear Revenue to a certain amount. 3. The Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg to possess the Estate in fee. 4. With all Rights appertaining to an Estate of that extent. 5. The Estate to be selected with his own concurrence. 6. The Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg to decide within a certain time whether he will accept the Lordship of Ratibor and Rauden as an Indemnification. 7. The Elector to take the necessary measures to obtain possession of it if the Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg accepts the said Lordship. 8. If the Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg refuses, he will still be entitled to the Indemnification. 9. Prussia guarantees both Elector and Landgrave against any interference on the part of the Landgrave's uncle, Charles Constantine. (Translation.) Preamble. Reference to Treaty of 16th October, 1816. IN the Treaty between Prussia and Hesse-Cassel of 16th October, 1815 (No. 37), a complete Indemnification was ensured to the Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg for the Cession of the Lower County of Katzenellnbogen, the Lordship of Plesse, including the Monastery of Höckelheim, and the Bailiwick of Neuengleichen. As several difficulties have arisen as to the manner in which the Indemnification is to be made, His Majesty the King of Prussia has undertaken to facilitate the business by his cooperation. For this purpose Plenipotentiaries have been appointed: On the part of Prussia, President Conrad Sigismund Charles von Hoenlein, &c., &c.; On the part of Hesse-Cassel, Privy Councillor John Hassenpflug, &c., &c.; [Hesse-Rothenburg.] On the part of Hesse-Rothenburg, Privy Councillor Charles William Goessel, &c., &c.; who have agreed as follows: ARTS. I. to IX. (See Table.) Cassel, 4th March, 1816. VON HOENLEIN. HASSEN PFLUG. GOESSEL. [Geneva, Savoy, Chablais, and Faucigny.] No. 52.-TREATY between Sardinia, the Swiss Confederation, and the Canton of Geneva, respecting the Neutrality of Savoy, Chablais, Faucigny, &c.* 16th March, 1816. Signed at Turin, [This Treaty formed Annex I. to the General Treaty of Frankfort, of 20th July, 1819.] Preamble. Reference to Treaty of 30th May, 1814; and to Protocols of 29th March and 3rd November, 1815. 1. Boundaries of Territory ceded by Sardinia to the Canton of Geneva. 2. Mutual Renunciation of Sovereign Rights in countries ceded. 3. Line of Custom-Houses in the neighbourhood of Geneva and the Lake." 4. Free export of Provisions from Savoy for the City and Canton of Geneva. 5. Separate Convention to regulate Duties for Maintenance of the Simplon Road. 6. Transit Duties. 7. Perpetual Neutrality of Chablais, Faucigny, and Territory north of Ugine (Upper Savoy). 8. Freedom of Commercial communication. 9. Disposal of Property by Sardinians in ceded countries. 10. Rights of Sardinians to be respected. 11. Dispositions in favour of Territory ceded. 12. Maintenance of Catholic Religion in ceded States. 13. Maintenance of Charitable Establishments and Public Instruction in ceded States. 14. Landed Proprietors on Frontiers. 15. Land Tax on Estates. Water Rights of Genevese Proprietors. 16. Abolition of Succession Duties. 17. Swiss Proprietors on Frontiers of Piedmont. 18. Payment of Contributions. 19. Public Debts of ceded Territory. 20. Liquidation of Debts of Department of the Leman. Good Offices of French Government. Restoration of Title Deeds, &c. Free access to all Documents. 21. Payment to be made by Canton of Geneva towards new Custom-Houses. 22. Appointment of Boundary Commissioners. 23. Former Treaties renewed. 24. Ratifications. (Translation as laid before Parliament.†) In the Name of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity. Preamble. Reference to Treaty of 30th May, 1814; and to Protocols of 29th March and 3rd November, 1815. HIS MAJESTY the King of Sardinia, in consideration of the See Treaty between France and Sardinia of 24th March, 1860, for the cession of Savoy and Nice to France; and notes of 14th March, 1859; 18th July, 1870; and 29th July, 1870. For French version, see "State Papers," vol. vii., [Geneva, Savoy, Chablais, and Faucigny.] lively solicitude manifested by the Powers who signed the Treaty of Paris of the 30th of May, 1814 (No. 1), that the Canton of Geneva should obtain some facilites, as well in the view of disengaging some part of its possessions enclosed in other countries (enclavés), as also with reference to its communications with Switzerland, having consented, by the Protocol of the Congress of Vienna of the 29th of March, 1815 (No. 10), to place at the disposal of the said Powers a part of Savoy therein specified, intended to be united to Geneva; and in order to give to that Canton a peculiar mark of his good will, having also agreed to the Stipulations contained in the 5th and 6th Articles of the said Protocol: The Four Great Allied Powers,* having subsequently determined, in the Protocol signed by their Ministers Plenipotentiary at Paris, the 3rd of November (No. 38), that the part of Savoy occupied by France should be restored to His said Majesty, with the exception of the Commune of St. Julien, which should be ceded to Geneva; and having furthermore engaged to use their good offices, to induce His Majesty to cede to the Canton of Geneva, Chêne, Thonex, and some other Communes necessary to disengage the Swiss territory of Jussy, in exchange for the retrocession of the Communes of the Litorale, situated between the road of Evian and the Lake, as well as for the removal of the Line of Custom-Houses to a distance of at least a league from the Swiss frontier, and beyond the mountains mentioned in the said Protocol: Finally, the said Protocols having settled the general measures for extending to a part of Savoy the advantages of the perpetual Neutrality of Switzerland: His Majesty the King of Sardinia on the one part, wishing to give to His August Allies fresh proofs of His sentiments towards them, and testimonies of His amicable dispositions towards the whole of the Swiss Confederation, and particularly towards the Canton of Geneva; And on the other part, His Excellency the Burgomaster, President, and the State Council of the Canton of Zurich, the Federal Directory, in the name of the Swiss Confederation, being anxious to renew with His said Majesty those bonds and connections which affect the interests of both countries, and to consolidate the relations of good neighbourhood which unite them; have resolved to appoint Plenipotentiaries who shall * Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia. |