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taxes, nor will he place any obstacles in the way of their use by Prussian subjects.

Right of Passage by certain Military Routes ceded to Prussia.

ART. IX. His Highness the Grand Duke undertakes to grant to the Prussian Monarchy the use of the following Military Roads in time of war and peace :

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1. Along the great Frankfort causeway from Leipsig by Weimar and Erfurth to Eisenach, from whence the transport will be either by Berka to Hersfeld, or by Vach to Fulda, as is to be arranged by a further Convention;

2. From Prussian Thuringia by Buttstädt to Erfurth;

3. From Gera by Amua to Schleitz and Gefäll;

4. A Road to be hereafter definitely arranged from the Prussian territory into that part of the Neustadt Circle, which is not ceded to Weimar by the present Treaty.

The rights appertaining to Prussia on all these Military Roads, as well as the reciprocal engagements connected therewith, shall be determined in the same manner as has been done for the Military Roads passing through the kingdom of Hanover (No. 21), between the Prussian and Hanoverian Governments.

Obligations imposed on Prussia, in regard to the ceded parts of the Kingdom of Saxony, accepted by the Grand Duke.

ART. X. As His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of SaxeWeimar-Eisenach receives districts and portions of territory which have been transferred from the kingdom of Saxony to the Prussian Monarchy, His Royal Highness acquires all the rights ceded to Prussia with those districts, and undertakes all the engagements undertaken by Prussia in regard thereto, in so far as they, by the present Treaty, and that of the 1st of June last, relate or are applicable to the Saxon districts ceded to Weimar.

His Royal Highness therefore acknowledges, in respect to the said territory, all the stipulations as valid for himself which are contained in the Treaty concluded between Saxony and Prussia on the 18th of May, 1815 (No. 16), and especially those in Articles VI, VII, IX, X, XI, and XVIII, in regard to the Archives, debts, Exchequer bills, central tax, pensions, Exchequer balances, ecclesiastical foundations, and other similar matters, or those which are still to be determined by the Commission to be appointed in acoordance with Article XIV of the said Treaty, His Royal Highness

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undertakes all the engagements arising therefrom, and His Majesty the King of Prussia gives up to him all the rights connected there. with. In special regard to the Neustadt circle divided between Prussia and Weimar by the present Treaty, all the burdens and advantages thereby appertaining to the whole Circle will be divided between the two shares according to the principles adopted in the cessions made by Saxony to Prussia, and the same is applicable to the ceded portions of separate bailiwicks of other Circles.

Surrender of Archives, Distribution of Debts.

ART. XI. All Documents and Papers which exclusively relate to the districts and places formerly bel nging to Erfurth and now ceded to Weimar, will be delivered up to the Grand Ducal Weimar Government within three months from the date of the signature of this Treaty, and attested copies of such documents as relate not exclusively but partially to the said districts will be furnished on demand.

In regard to the Debts and burdens, His Royal Highness undertakes not only those specially incumbent on the ceded districts, but also a share of the general debts and burdens of the whole province, to be determined according to the analogy of the principles mentioned in the preceding Article. Those principles are also to serve as a guide in all other matters which it is necessary to arrange in consequence of the present cession.

Engagements in regard to the Grand Duchy of Frankfort, on the part of the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar.

ART. XII. His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of SaxeWeimar-Eisenach will, in consequence of the obligation undertaken in the Treaty of 1st June last (No. 24), undertake the obligations attached to the former Grand Duchy of Frankfort and appertaining to the new possessors of shares thereof, according to the proportion of the 27,000 inhabitants in Fulda, originally awarded to him. The same principle is to be applied to the special obligations of the Department of Fulda. On the other hand, the districts of Electoral Hesse allotted to him according to Article II, will pass over to him free from debt.

Commission reciprocally appointed to Arrange the Stipulations of Articles X, XI, and XII.

ART. XIII. The arrangement of the stipulations contained in

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Articles X, XI, XII, is to be made by a Commission to be appointed by both Parties, and which will assemble at Weimar immediately after the territorial transfer, in order to complete the work in the shortest possible time.

Liquidation of the Claims of Weimar of 1805 and 1806.

ART. XIV. His Majesty the King of Prussia will also have the liquidation of the Weimar claims for maintenance of troops in the years 1805 and 1806, brought forward again, and direct the settlement thereof, according to circumstances.

Exchange of Ratifications.

ART. XV. The present Treaty shall be ratified, and the Ratifications shall be exchanged within 6 weeks from the signature

thereof.

In witness whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed it, and affixed to it the Seal of their Arms.

Done at Paris, 22nd September, 1815.

(L.S.) CHARLES PRINCE V. HARDENBERG. (L.S.) WILLIAM BARON V. HUMBOLDT. (L.S.) ERNEST AUGUSTUS BARON V. GERSDORFF.

[County of Schaumburg, Lauenburg, &c.]

No. 35.-TERRITORIAL TREATY between Hanover and Prussia. Signed at Paris, 23rd September, 1815.

1. Cession of Lindau, Gieboldshausen, and Duderstadt by Prussia to Hanover. 2. Elbingerode, Neuhaus, &c., to be retained by Hanover.

3. Commission for the Valuation of the Exchanges.

4. Renunciation by Hanover in regard to Schaumburg.

5. Renunciation by Prussia of certain Hessian Inclosures in favour of Hanover. 6. Fulfilment of the Stipulations of the Treaty of 29th May with regard to Lauenburg.

7. Articles VII and VIII of the Treaty of 29th May applied to the places ceded in this Treaty.

8. Exchange of Ratifications.

(Translation.)

In the name of the Most Holy and Indivisible Trinity.

His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of Hanover, and His Majesty the King of Prussia, being mutually disposed, in pursuance of the State Treaty concluded between them at Vienna on the 29th May of the current year (No. 21), to determine the compensation which is due to the Kingdom of Hanover according to Article III of the said Treaty for the Electoral Hessian share of the County of Schaumburg, the cession of which it has not been possible to obtain from His Royal Highness the Elector of Hesse, have appointed Plenipotentiaries to arrange and to sign with each other everything relating to this matter; namely,

His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of Hanover, Count Ernest Christian George Augustus von Hardenberg, His State and Cabinet Minister, also Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the High Allied Courts, &c.; and

His Majesty the King of Prussia, His State Chancellor, Prince von Hardenberg, &c.,

Who, after having reciprocally found their Full Powers in good form and exchanged them with each other, have agreed to the following Articles :—

Cession of Lindau, Gieboldshausen, and Duderstadt by Prussia to

Hanover.

ART. I. His Majesty the King of Prussia cedes to His Majesty

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the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of Hanover, to be possessed by him and his successors in the Kingdom of Hanover, as his and their property, and with full supremacy and Sovereignty, the bailiwicks of Lindau and Gieboldshausen, hitherto belonging to Eichsfeld, and the territory of Duderstadt, also hitherto belonging to the same, all to the extent of the boundaries shown on the special Map of Eichsfeld, by J. G. Lingemann, published at Weimar in 1806.

His Royal Majesty of Prussia renounces for himself, his descendants, and successors the above-mentioned districts hitherto belonging to Eichsfeld, and all rights appertaining thereto, and will issue orders that they shall, as soon as possible, and at the latest within 4 weeks from the signing of the present State Treaty, be delivered over to His Royal Majesty of Great Britain and Hanover.

Elbingerode, Neuhauss, &c., to be retained by Hanover.

ART. II. His Majesty the King of Prussia, moreover, renounces for himself, his descendants, and successors the right accruing to him by the State-Treaty of the 29th of May, of the present year 1815 (No. 21), mentioned at the beginning, to the acquisition and the hereditary and proprietary possession

a. Of the bailiwick of Elbingerode;

b. And of the bailiwick of Neuhauss, belonging to the Duchy of Lauenburg, together with the Luneburg districts and lands enclosed between the said bailiwick and the Mecklenburg territory, and situated on the right bank of the Elbe.

The above-mentioned districts will still belong to the Kingdom of Hanover, as heretofore.

Commission for the Valuation of the Exchanges.

ART. III. The districts which, according to Article I, are to be delivered over to the Kingdom of Hanover, and those which, according to Article II are to remain therewith, are intended to serve as a compensation to His Royal British and Hanoverian Majesty for the Electoral Hessian share of the County of Schaumburg, the cession of which it has not been possible to obtain. As, however, there is no doubt that this compensation must have reference to the revenue from the said part of Schaumburg, and it has not been possible to show the sufficiency thereof at the time of conclusion of the present State-Treaty, both Powers have agreed to appoint Commissioners at the time of the transfer of