[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. [Geneva, Savoy, Chablais, and Faucigny.] regulate every thing that may concern the fixing the new limits to the territory ceded by the Protocol of the 29th of March (No. 10), (on which subject Conferences had already been held at Chêne), as well the Arrangements relative to the new Cessions, and removal of the Custom-Houses, as also what concerns the Neutrality of certain parts of Savoy, the regulations of Transit and Commerce, and finally, of all that can reciprocally interest the two States, and provide for their mutual convenience: For these purposes they have named, viz. : His Majesty the King of Sardinia, the Chevalier Louis de Montiglio, His Majesty's Advocate Fiscal General to the Senate of Savoy and the Chevalier Louis Provana de Collegno, one of His Majesty's Councillors, and Commissary General of the Frontiers of His States; And on the part of the Swiss Confederation and the Canton of Geneva, M. Charles Pictet de Rochemont, Councillor of State; Who, having exchanged their Full Powers annexed to the present Treaty, and having found them in good and due form, and taking for the basis of their labours the principle of reciprocal convenience and mutual advantages to the Administration of both Governments; and being desirous also that His Majesty should have a principal Town commodiously situated for the Communes remaining to the Province of Carouge, and that he should preserve within His own territory easy communications between Lower Savoy and Chablais, have agreed to the following Terms: Boundaries of Territory ceded by Sardinia to the Canton of Geneva. ART. I. The territory ceded by His Majesty the King of Sardinia, to be united to the Canton of Geneva, as well in virtue of the Acts of the Congress of Vienna of the 29th of March, 1815 (No. 10), as pursuant to the provisions of the Protocol of the Allied Powers of the 3rd of November (No. 38), following, and to the Treaty of this day; is bounded by the Rhone, from the ancient frontier near St. George to the confines of the old territory of Geneva, to the west of Aire-la-Ville; thence by a line following the confines of the said ancient territory as far as the river Laire, reascending that river as far as the road leading from Perrière to Soral, along the same road up to Soral, which place together with the road shall remain entirely on the side of Geneva; thence by a right line drawn to the salient angle of the Commune of Bernex to the west of Norcier. From this angle the boundary shall : [Geneva, Savoy, Chablais, and Faucigny.] take the shortest direction to the south angle of the Commune of Bernex on the Aire, leaving Norcier and Thurens on the side of Savoy from this point it shall take the shortest line to the Commune of Compessières, along the boundary of this Commune to the east of St. Julien as far as the rivulet Arande, which runs between Ternier and Bardonex; reascending the same as far as the high road from Annecy to Carouge, it shall follow this route until it branches off to the road which leads direct to Collonge, at 155 yards (toises) of Savoy before it reaches the Cross of Roson; it shall meet by this road the rivulet which runs down from the village of Archamp, and shall follow the same until it joins the brook which descends from the hamlet of La Combe beyond Evordes, leaving however, all the houses in Evordes on the side of Geneva; thence from the rivulet of La Combe it shall take the road that runs below Bossey, below Crevin and above Veirier. From the intersection of this road to the east, and near Veirier, by the one leading from Carouge to Etrembières the limit shall be described by the shortest line to the Arve at two toises above the water course which supplies the canal of the mill of Sierne; following from thence the Thalweg of that river to the mouth of the Foron, and remounting the same to that point beyond Cormière, to be ascertained by the shortest line drawn from the junction of the route of Carra with the road, which from the north of Publinge leads to the north of Ville-laGrand, it shall follow the said line, and this last road towards the east, giving it to Geneva; thence it shall follow the road which remounts parallel with the Foron, until it comes in contact with the territory of Jussy. From this point the line shall resume the ancient limits till it meets the road leading from Gy to Foncenex, and shall follow the said road northward to the extremity of the village of Gy, leaving the said road on the side of Geneva. The boundary shall thence be directed in a straight line upon the village of Veigi, in such manner as to leave all the houses of the village on the side of Savoy; afterwards in a straight line to where the Hermance intersects the great road of the Simplon. Finally it shall follow the course of the Hermance as far as the lake, which shall be the limit of the new territory to the north-west, it being understood that the property of one half the breadth of the lake from the Hermance to Vezenag is acquired by the Canton of Geneva, and that in like manner the portions of the course of the Rhone which have hitherto formed the [Geneva, Savoy, Chablais, and Faucigny.] boundary between the two States shall appertain to His Majesty, and that the roads constituting the before-mentioned frontier line of the above Delimitation shall belong to His Majesty, with the exceptions already described, and that all the inclosures formed by walls or hedges contiguous to the houses of villages or hamlets, bordering on the new frontiers shall appertain to that State in which the said village or hamlet may be situated; the line marking the confines of the States shall not approach within two yards (toises) of such houses or inclosures contiguous thereto, and surrounded by walls or hedges. As to the rivers and rivulets which, according to the alterations of boundaries resulting from the present Treaty, are to determine the new frontier, the centre of their courses shall form the boundaries; except that of the Foron, which shall entirely appertain to His Majesty, and the passage of that river shall not be subject to any duty whatever. Mutual Renunciation of Sovereign Rights in Countries ceded. ART. II. The Contracting Powers renounce all Sovereign and other Rights which may appertain to them in the countries reciprocally ceded, namely; Ilis Majesty, in the territory situated between the route of Evian, the lake and the river Hermance; the Swiss Confederation and the Canton of Geneva, in that portion of the Commune of St. Julien, where the principal Town is situated; the whole conformably to the Delimitation fixed by the preceding Article. All the Titles, Registers and Documents concerning the Ceded Countries shall be given over on both sides as soon as possible. Line of Custom-Houses* in the neighbourhood of Geneva and the Lake. ART. III. According to the purport of the Protocol of the 3rd of November (No. 38), respecting Custom-Houses (reconciling at the same time its dispositions, as much as possible, with the interests of His Majesty) the Line of Custom-Houses in the neighbourhood of Geneva and the Lake, shall procced from the Rhone by Cologny, Valeiry, Cheney, Luiset, Chable, Sapey, Vieson, Etrembières, Annemasse, Ville-la-Grand, along the course of the Foron to Machilly, thence by Deuvaine and Colongette as far as the Lake, and along the Lake to Meillerie, afterwards resuming and continuing the present frontier at the post nearest to Saint Gingoulph; it being understood that His Majesty shall * See also Article XXI. [Geneva, Savoy, Chablais, and Faucigny.] be at liberty to make such alterations and dispositions relative to the numbers and situations of his Custom-Houses within the said line as he may deem most convenient. No Custom-House duty can be performed either on the Lake or within the space (Zone) which separates the territory of the Canton of Geneva from the line above described; it shall, nevertheless, be at all times lawful for His Majesty's administrative authorities, to take such measures as they may deem necessary to prevent any illegal traffic, resulting from depôts or the stationing of merchandize, within the said space (Zone). The Government of Geneva desiring, on its part, to second the views of His Majesty in this respect, will take the necessary precautions to prevent smuggling from being encouraged by the inhabitants of the Canton. Free export of Provisions from Savoy for the City and Canton of Geneva. ART. IV. Provisions, intended for the supply of the City and Canton of Geneva, may at all times be freely exported from the Duchy of Savoy, without being subject to any duty whatever; unless His Majesty should judge it expedient in case of famine, to forbid, by general measures of administration, the exportation of them from his States of Savoy and Piedmont. Separate Convention to regulate Duties for maintenance of the Road of the Simplon. ART. V. Merchandise and provisions which, coming from the States of His Majesty, and from the Free Port of Genoa, shall traverse the Road called that of the Simplon, through the whole of its extent by the Valais and State of Geneva, being exempt from transit duties, in virtue of the second Article of the Protocol of the Congress of Vienna of the 29th March, 1815 (No. 10), the whole of the Duties relative to the maintenance of the Road, as well in the Valais, the Chablais, and the Canton of Geneva, as by the Road of St. Julien and of Meyrin, under whatever denomination they may be described, shall be fixed by a Separate Convention in a just proportion with the expenses resulting from the local difficulties, and shall not be augmented but by the common consent of the respective Governments. * The said Governments engage not to grant any exemption from, or diminution of, those duties, to other Powers, without * Protocol of 15th June, 1816. |