Secret Journals of the Acts and Proceedings of Congress, from the First Meeting Thereof to the Dissolution of the Confederation (Volume 4) (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1820 Excerpt: ... SCHEME. Thirteenth article. All offences committed in France by a citizen of the United States against a subject of his most christian majesty, shall be inquired into and punished according to the laws of France; those committed in any one of the United States, by a subject of his most christian majesty, against a citizen of the United States, shall be inquired into and punished according to the laws of such state. But offences committed in France by a citizen of the United States against a citizen of the United States, or committed in any one of the United States by a subject of his most christian majesty, against a subject of his most christian majesty, shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the consuls and vice consuls of CONVENTION. Eleventh article. In cases where the respective subjectsshall have committed any crime, they shall be amenable to the judges of the country. France, or the United Slates, as the case may be. These two articles differ only in this, that the one in the scheme gives cognizance of certain offences to consuls and vice consuls; but the one in the convention gives that cognizance to the judges of the country. The fourteenth article in the scheme, and the twelfth in the convention, differ only in this, that the former refers certain offences, disputes and differences to the jurisdiction of the consuls and vice consuls; whereas the latter is silent as to offences, and omits making any mention of them. The fifteenth article in the scheme and the thirteenth in the convention are alike. CONVENTION. Fourteenth Article. The subjects of his most christian majesty and those of the United States, who shall prove that they belong to the body of their respective nations, by the certificate of the consul or vice consul of the district, mention...