[Boundaries.] Lepel, His Privy Government Councillor, Chamberlain, and Commander of His Family Order; Who, after having exchanged their Full Powers, found in due form, have agreed upon the following points. Cessions on the part of Hesse-Cassel. ART. I. His Royal Highness the Elector renounces in favour of His Royal Highness the Grand Duke all rights and claims to the Bailiwicks of Babenhausen, Ortenberg, and Rodheim, as well as his share in the Communes of Vilbel, Assenheim, Heuchelheim, Münzenberg, Trais-Münzenberg, Stadt Ortenberg, Hergeshausen, Sickenhofen, and Burggräfenrode. His Royal Highness the Grand Duke will, for himself and his successors, possess the aforesaid Bailiwicks and communal shares, with all the Sovereign, Supreme, Feudal, Domanial, and other Rights, which His Royal Highness the Elector has possessed therein or as appertaining thereto. The plot of woodland situated in the landmark of the Bailiwick of Rodheim belonging to the Nanheim Salt Works, and called the Altenberg, is not included in the foregoing Cession in regard to the Property, but will, as hitherto, remain connected with the Salt Works, and enjoy the same freedom from taxation and other exemptions as are stipulated in Article IV. of this Treaty in regard to the colliery. Cessions on the part of Hesse-Darmstadt. ART. II. On the other hand His Royal Highness the Grand Duke will, 1. Restore the Bailiwick of Dorheim to His Royal Highness the Elector according to the further stipulations contained in Articles III. and IV.; 2. Cede to him the Districts of Gross-Auheim, Gross-Krotzenburg, and Oberrodenbach, as well as his share in the Commune of Praunheim, with all Sovereign, Supreme, Feudal, Domanial, and other Rights which he has exercised therein or as appertaining thereto, and renounce his claim to Dottenfeld Court near Vilbel; 3. Give up to him the Sovereignty over the princely and county jurisdictions of Diebach, Langenselbold, Meerholz, Lieblos, Wächtersbach, Spielberg, and Reichenbach, also the locality of Wolfenborn. ART. III. Bailiwick of Dorheim. Leases, Rents, &c. [Boundaries.] ART. V. Partition of Debts. ART. VI. Communal Debts and Charges. ART. VII. Arrears of Taxes, &c. ART. VIII. Property of Pious Establishments. ART. IX. Discharge of Soldiers. ART. X. Civil Functionaries. ART. XI. Archives. ART. XII. Causeways. ART. XIII. Bridge over the Main.' ART. XIV. Execution. ART. XV. Ratifications. In witness whereof the Plenipotentiaries on both sides have signed the present Treaty and sealed it with their arms. Done at Frankfort on the Main, 29th June, 1816. (L.S.) HEINRICH WILHELM CARL VON HARNIER. (L.S.) HEINRICH BARON VON MUNCH-BELLING HAUSEN. (L.S.) GEORG FERDINAND VON LEPEL. [Westphalia, Mayence, &c.] No. 58.-TREATY between Austria, Prussia, and HesseDarmstadt. Signed at Frankfort, 30th June, 1816.* [This Treaty formed Annex II. to the General Treaty signed at Frankfort, 20th July, 1819.] Preamble. Reference to Treaties of June and November, 1815, &c. 1. Cession of Duchy of Westphalia to Prussia. 2. Prussian Rights of Sovereignty over counties of Wittgenstein-Wittgenstein and Wittgenstein-Berleburg. 3. Bavarian Rights of Sovereignty over Bailiwicks of Miltenberg, Amorbach, Heubach, and Alzenau. Family 4. Exchange of Territory between Hesse-Cassel and Hesse-Darmstadt. 5. Re-instatement of Hesse-Homburg into his Possessions, &c. Arrangement to be made between Hesse-Darmstadt and HesseHomburg. 6. Vote to Hesse-Homburg at Diet of Germanic Confederation. 7. Possessions of Hesse-Darmstadt in full Sovereignty and Property. 8. Possessions of Hesse-Darmstadt in full Sovereignty and Property. 9. Fortress of Mayence to remain at disposal of the Government of the Fortress. 10. Commission to define Dependencies of the Fortress of Mayence and all points between the Military Government and the Civil Authority. 11. Hesse-Darmstadt to participate in garrisoning Fortress of Mayence. 12. Barracks for garrison of Mayence. 13. Sovereignty of Hesse-Darmstadt over City of Mayence. Powers of the Military Governor. Burgher Guard to be under orders of Military Government. Conscription. Powers of Military Government during War. 14. Mayence. Freedom of Religion. Exemption from Duties and free postage of Letters to that part of the Garrison not composed of Troops of Grand Duchy. 15. Sale or alienation of Domains. 16. Sovereignty of Hesse-Darmstadt over Provinces and Districts detached from France by Treaty of 30th May, 1814. 17. Reciprocal transfer of Title Deeds, Documents, Maps, and Papers. Westphalia. Wittgenstein-Berleburg. 18. Revenues of the Domains of Duchy of Westphalia. Arrears of Taxes. 19. Debts and Pensions assigned on the Duchy of Westphalia. Debts and Pensions of Bailiwicks of Alzenau, Amorbach, Miltenberg, and Heubach. Debts of Principality of Isenburg. Commission to ascertain Debts. Rights of Family Succession. 20. Military to return home. Officers may remain in service of either State. 21. Civil Officers and Pensioners to pass to new Possessors. *See also Treaty of same date between Great Britain and HesseDarmstadt. [Westphalia, Mayence, &c.] 22. Salt from Works of Kreuznach to be free from Duty. Salt prepared in Salt Works of Hesse to be considered as Foreign Salt in Prussia. Price of Salt to be fixed. Engagement of Prussia not to erect new Salt Works. Stores of Wood and Charcoal to be paid by HesseDarmstadt. 23. Passage and Floatage of Wood and Charcoal for Salt Works of Kreuznach. 24. Military Road through States of Hesse-Darmstadt. Special Conventions to regulate Military Roads. 25. Transfer of ceded Districts and Territories. Transfer of Salt Works of Kreuznach. 26. Guarantee of Sovereignty of States to Hesse-Darmstadt. 27. Ratifications. (Translation as laid before Parliament.*) In the Name of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity. HIS MAJESTY the Emperor of Austria, His Majesty the King of Prussia, and His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse, desiring to settle everything relating to the Territorial Arrangements which were previously agreed upon by their Majesties and His Royal Highness by the Treaty of Frankfort of the 23rd November, 1813,† and that of Vienna of the 10th June, 1815 (No. 28), and wishing to complete and execute the said Arrangements conformably to the Stipulations agreed to at Paris in the month of November, 1815 (No. 40), their Majesties and His Royal Highness have resolved to conclude a Definitive Treaty for that purpose, and have named the following Plenipotentiaries to concert, settle, and sign everything relative to those objects, viz.: His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty, the Sieur John Philip Baron de Wessenberg, Chamberlain and actual Privy Councillor to His said Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty, &c.; His Majesty the King of Prussia, the Sieur Charles William Baron de Humboldt, His Minister of State and Chamberlain, &c.; And His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse, the Sieur Henry William Charles de Harnier, His Envoy Extraordinary to the Royal Court of Bavaria, and Minister Plenipotentiary to the Diet of the Germanic Confederation; And the Sieur Henry Baron de Münch of Bellinghausen, His Privy Councillor, and Director of the Chamber of Finance for the Province of Hesse; Who, after having exchanged their Full Powers, and found *For French version, see "State Papers," vol. vii., p 30. + See Appendix. [Westphalia, Mayence, &c.] them in good and due form, have agreed to the following Articles: Cession of Duchy of Westphalia to Prussia. ART. I. His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse cedes to His Majesty the King of Prussia, the Duchy of Westphalia,* as possessed by His Royal Highness at the time of the signature of the Final Act of the Congress of Vienna of the 9th of June, 1815 (No. 27), to be possessed by His Majesty, His Descendants and Successors, in full Sovereignty and Property. Prussian Rights of Sovereignty over Counties of WittgensteinWittgenstein and Wittgenstein-Berleburg. ART. II. His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse renounces, for Himself, His Descendants and Successors, all feudal and Sovereign Rights over the Counties of WittgensteinWittgenstein, and of Wittgenstein-Berleburg,* in favour of His Majesty the King of Prussia. The relations between these possessions and the Prussian Monarchy shall be the same as those regulated by the Federative Germanic Constitution for the mediatised territories. Bavarian Rights of Sovereignty over Bailiwicks of Miltenberg, Amorbach, Heubach, and Alzenau. ART. III. His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse cedes to His Majesty the King of Bavaria, His Rights of Sovereignty over the Bailiwicks of Miltenberg, Amorbach and Heubach, and His rights of Property and Sovereignty over the Bailiwick of Alzenau, as those Bailiwicks were on the 3rd of November, 1815 (No. 38), to be possessed by His said Majesty, His Descendants and Successors.† Exchange of Territory between Hesse-Cassel and Hesse-Darmstadt. ART. IV. His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse engages to transfer the possession of the Bailiwick of Dorheim to His Royal Highness the Elector of Hesse, and to cede to Him, in exchange for the Bailiwicks of Rodheim, Ortenberg, and Babenhausen, of the moiety of Vilbel belonging to His Royal Highness the Elector and for the Corporations of Münzenberg, See Treaty between Prussia and Hesse-Darmstadt of 12th March, 1817; and General Treaty of 20th July, 1819, Arts. XVII., XVIII. † See also Article XIX., and Treaty of 14th April, 1816. |