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B7 order of Her Britannie Mejestys Prin-1! cipal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Tbe Earl Granville K. G. e. 2. c I hereby publish, for the information of all js whom it concerns, the following documents: SInelosure 1. Convention between IHer Mojesty and the Uni-1: Sted States of America, Supplementary to Sihe Conveniion cf May 13, 1870. respec-: Sting Naturalization—BSigned at Washing-) Son, February 23, 1871. (Ratifications! Sexchanged at Washing:on, May 4, 1871.) ,WHEREAS by the Sacond Article of ihe Convention between Her Möjesty tbej Queen of the United Kingdom of Greatj Britsin and Ireland, and the United Siatesj of America, for regulating the citizenship Sof subjecis and citizens of tha Contracting I: 4Parties who have emigzrated or may emi-i 4grate from tf dominions of the one tol: ihose of the oiher Party, signed at London, on the 13.h of May, 1870, it was Sstipulated that the manner in which the j: Srenunciation by such subjee!s and citizens j of their naturslizstiop, and the resumption i of their native allegiance, may be madet and publicly declared, sh-uld be agreed upon by tre Governmenis of tha respective countries; Her Majzsty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and IreSland, and the President of fhe United Statsa Cof America, for tha purpose of effecting such Sagreement, have resolved to conclude a SSupplemental Convention, end have named ag their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say: tHer Msejesty the Queen of the United tKingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Bir tEdward Thoraton, Knoight Commander of .he Most Honoursble O:der of the Baih, and Her Eovoy Extroordinary and Minister 4Plenipotentiary to tha Uaited States of 4America; and the President of the Unitad UStates of America, Hamilton Fish, SecreaLiary of State, who have agreed as foltlowas:— ARTICLE I. ;Aoy person being originally a citizen of he United States who bad, previously io May 13, 1870, been na:ursized as a Bri4tisch subject, may at any time before SAnagust 10, 1872, and any h subject who, at the dats first afvresaid, had been Faaterelized as a citizen within the United C3tates, may, at eny time before May 12 41872, publiely declare his renunciation of 4sach paturalsatioa by eubseribing an instrument ia writing, substantially in the form hreunto appended, and designated j 4as Annex A Such renunciation by an origioal citizen of the United States of British nationslity Shall, within the teritories and jariediotion of ihe United States, be mads ina duplicate, in the presence cf sny ur; authorized by law for tha ti beiag ta admit alien: io nataraizatiop, cr be ihe Clerk or Prothonotary cf any such Court: if tha 4deelarant ba beyord the tersitories of the United States, it shalibe madein duplicate, before any Diplomatie ar Consular officer of the United Sistes. Oae of sach dup!i Coates shall remain of record in the custody tof ihe Court or oföcer in whose presence it was made; the other shall be, without delay, trapsmitted to the Department of State. Such renunc n, if declared byen oriSrisa! British subject, of his acquired nation lity as a citizea of the United Stater, S hail, it th2 deelarant be in tha United Kingdom of Great Brireina and Ireland, bå made in duplicate, in the presence of a 4Justic2 of the Peace; if elsewhere in Her SBritannie Majestys dominionz, in triplicate, Gin the presen any Jugde of civil or Seriminal juris n, of any Jastice of the CPeace, or of other officar for tha time peing authorized by law, ia tbe place in ywhich the declarant is, to administer an oath for any judicial or other legal purpose: if out of Her Majestys dominion3, in triplioate, in the presence of any officer in ihe tDiplomatic or Cmsular Service of Her Mejesty. rer nan JD rn ARA SARTICLE I. tThe Contraciing Parties hereby ergege io communicate each to the other, from Sjime to time, lists of the persons who, wiS.hio their respective doeminions and territo 4ries, or before their Diplomatie and ConSzaular officers, have deciared their renunSciation of naturalization, with the dstes Sand places of making such decisratiors, 4and such information as to tha abode of 4the declarants, and the times and places Csf their natuzalization, as they may have furaished. SARTICLE III. 4The present Convention shall be ratified Sby Her Britannie Msjesty, end bythe Pre: 4sident of ihe United States by and with ihe advice and consent of the Senate there. of, end the ratifieations shall be exchan-l Sged at Wachirglon as soon as may be conKyenient. i alIa ess whereof the respective PleniGyotentiaries bave signed the same, and Chave affixed thereto their respective seals Done at Weshiogton, the twenty-third tday of February, in the year of Our Lord Stope ihousend eight hundred and seventytone, 4(L.S.) EDWD. THORNTON. 41.8.) HAMILTON FISH. SANNEX (4). I, A.B, of (insert abode), being originally a citiza of the Uaited States of Ameriea (or a British subject), and having tbecome naturalized withia the dominions of Her Britennic Mojesty av a British sub. tject (or as a citizen within the United States. Sof America), do hereby renounce my natu-l. UKralmatinn oavn a PRettigkh Aanhinnt Famn Ken At

25 september 1871, sida 2

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