[Mentone and Roccabruna.] No. 328.-TREATY between France and Monaco, for the Cession of Mentone and Roccabruna to France. Signed at Paris, 2nd February, 1861. 1. Cession by Prince of Monaco of Mentone and Roccabruna to France Boundary between France and Monaco. 2. Amount to be paid by France for the Cession of Mentone and Rocca bruna. 3. Private Property of the Prince of Monaco not included in the Cession. Appointment of Mixed Commission. 4. Pensions to Officers and Civil Servants to be paid by France. 5. Repair, &c., of Monaco Road by France. Construction of Railway from Nice to Genoa, through the Territory of Monaco. Construction of a Road by France from Nice to Monaco. 6. Union of Custom-houses of France and Monaco. Special Act to regulate the Customs Union, &c., between the two States. 7. Inhabitants of Mentone and Roccabruna allowed to remove into Prin cipality of Monaco. 8. Inhabitants of Mentone and Roccabruna allowed to retain service with Prince of Monaco. 9. Ratifications. (Translation.) THE negotiations which were commenced between His Majesty the King of Sardinia and His Most Serene Highness the Prince of Monaco, by the Good Offices of the Government of His Majesty the Emperor of the French, and with the assent of the other Powers, with the view to putting an end to the anomalous position in which the Communes of Mentone and Roquebrune (Roccabruna) had been placed since 1848 (No. 210), being found to be without an object, and null and void in consequence of the Union of the District of Nice to France (No. 313); His Majesty the Emperor of the French, and His Most Serene Highness the Prince of Monaco, animated with a desire to put an end to a state of affairs as irregular as it is opposed to the interests of its inhabitants, have decided to conclude a Treaty to to this effect, and have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries, namely: His Majesty the Emperor of the French, M. Prosper Faugèse, &c.; and His Most Serene Highness the Prince of Monaco, M. le Comte Serge Henry d'Avigdor, &c. ; [Mentone and Roccabruna.] Who after having exchanged their Full Powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed upon the following Stipulations: Cession by Prince of Monaco of Mentone and Roccabruna to France. ART. I. His Most Serene Highness the Prince of Monaco renounces for ever, as well for himself as for his successors. in favour of His Majesty the Emperor of the French, all his Rights, direct or indirect, over the Communes of Mentone and Roccabruna, whatever be the origin and the nature of those Rights, except the reservation mentioned in Article III below. Boundary between France and Monaco. The line of demarcation between the Territory of the French Empire and that of the Principality of Monaco will be traced, as soon as possible, by a Mixed Commission, in consequence of the preceding arrangement. Amount to be paid by France for the Cession of Mentone and Roccabruna. ART. II. The Cession agreed upon in the preceding Article is made to His Majesty the Emperor of the French in consideration of a sum of 4,000,000 francs which shall be paid to His Most Serene Highness the Prince of Monaco in specie, 15 days after the exchange of the Ratifications of the present Treaty. Private Property of the Prince of Monaco not included in the Cession. ART. III. Private Property belonging to His Most Serene Highness the Prince of Monaco in the Communes of Mentone and Roccabruna, of which the Prince had been deprived in 1848 (No. 210), and which will be described by His Most Serene Highness, are not included in the Renunciation mentioned in Article I. Appointment of Mixed Commission. A Mixed Commission will be appointed to enquire into and point out such measures as may be deemed necessary in order to secure to the Prince the Privileges of this Reservation, without prejudicing the Rights of third parties. It is understood that the jurisdiction of this Commission is in no way separate from that [Mentone and Roccabruna.] of the Courts, should it be found necessary to have recourse to them. Pensions to Officers and Civil Servants to be paid by France. ART. IV. His Majesty the Emperor of the French undertakes to grant half-pay or retiring Pensions to old Officers or Civil Servants in the service of the Prince of Monaco in the Communes of Mentone and Roccabruna, who will be selected by His Most Serene Highness, to the amount of an annual sum total of 4,000 francs. These Pensions will become extinct at the death of the holders. Repair, &c., of Monaco Roads by France. ART. V. His Majesty the Emperor of the French undertakes to keep in good condition and at his expense, enlarging it and putting it in order at those places which shall be agreed upon by the respective administrations, throughout its whole extent on the Roccabruna Territory, the Road already made which, starting from Nice to Genoa called de la Coniche, meets at the town of Monaco. Construction of Railway from Nice to Genoa through the Territory of Monaco. The Prince of Monaco binds himself to allow, on condition of a previous understanding between the respective administrations, in so far as regards the details of execution, without his being bound to any subsidy or guarantee of interest, the construction and working of that portion of the line of Railway in the Territory of Monaco which may be constructed from Nice to Genoa, and might cross the said Territory. Construction of a Road by France from Nice to Monaco. His Majesty the Emperor of the French undertakes on his part to construct as soon as possible a carriage Road from Nice to Monaco along the coast; it is understood that each of the two Governments will bear the expense of that portion of the Road belonging to his Territory. Union of Custom-houses of France and Monaco. ART. VI. A Customs Union shall be established between the French Empire and the Principality of Monaco. |