CONVENTION-BELGIUM. DECEMBER 9, 1925. 2457 ARTICLE II. (1) His Majesty the Kin~ of th~ BeIpa.ns agrees that BelgIum will r8JSe 110 objection to the board~ of private vessels under the Belgian 1l~ outside the limits of tenitorial waters by the authorities of the United States, its teITitories or possessions in order that enquiries may be addressed to those on board and an examination be' made of the ship's pa'pers for the, ,purpose of ascertaining whether' the vessel or those onooard are endeavoring to import or have imported al- coholic caverages into the United States, its terHtories or posses- siOIUl in violatbu. ~f the laws there in force. When &'lcb enquiries and examination shl)w a reason- able ground for suspicion, a search of the vessel may be effected. (2) If there is reasonable cause for belief that the vessel has com- mitted or is committing or at- tempting to commit an offense ~ainst the laws of the United States, its tenitories or posses- sions prohibiting the importatiOI! of alcoholic beverages, the vessel may be seized and taken into a port of the United States, its tenitories or possessions for adju- dication in accordance with such laws. (3) The Ij.ghts conferred by this article shan not be exercised at a greater distance from the coast of the United States, its territories or possessions than can be traversed in one hour by the vessel suspected of endeavoring to commit the offense. In cases, however, in which the liquor is in- tended to be conveyed to the United States, its tenitories or possessions by a vessel other than the one boarded and searched it shall be the speed of such other v8S$8l and not the speed of the vessel boarded, which shall de- termine the distance ,from the coast at which the right under this article can be exercised. ARTICLE II. (1) Sa MajesttS Ie Roi des vTarmstroBot (talk)Be= B,e~es accepts qubo. 111 .. Be4cique TarmstroBot (talk) 00:34, 7 January 2012 (UTC), etc. , D Ot n 6l~ve aucune 0 JectioJ1 1. ce que les navires priv~, 80US pa- villon belgez• SC?ient abord~, en dehors des Iimites des eaux tar- ritoriales, par les autorit6s des Etats-Unis, leurs tenitoires ou possessions, &fin que des questions puissant ~tre posess aux personnes se trouvant A bord et qu'un examen soit fait des )?apiers de bord, en vue de v6rifier si Ie navire ou les personnes A bord, s'efforcent d'importer ou ont im- porttS des boissons alcooliQ.ues aux Etats-Unis, leurs territoll'eS ou possessions contrairement aux 1.. t . Search of vessel on 018 qw y son en VIgUeur. reasonable ground for Lorsque de telles questions et suspicion. examen donneront des causes raisonnables de suspicion, una visite du nam pourra ~tre efiectuoo. (2) S'il .te . Sel%ure of vessel be- 8XlS une cause rat- lIeved to be violating sonnable de croire que Ie navire a t merlcan prohibition commis ou est en train de com- aws. mettre ou d'essayer de commet- tre une infraction aux lois des Etats~Unis, leura tenitoires ou possessions prohibant l'importa- tion des bolBSOD.s aloooliques, Ie navire pourra ~tre saisi et con- duit dans un port. des Etats-Unis, lE1urs territoires ou possessions, pour qu'll en soit d6cidtS confor- m6ment aux dites lois. (3) Lea droits conf~ par cet lI~~anror fro~ article ne seront pas exe~ AUne etc. , v _Is. ' distance de III. cbts des Etata- Unis, leurs territoires ou p0sses- sions, sup6rieure A celle qui peut ~tre traversOO en une heurs par Ie navire suspect6 de tAcher de commettre cette infraction. Dans co:~::~ny ~fh!~<;'~ Ie cas, toutefois, 0'0 !'intention sel. serBit. que Ie liqtride ffit. trans- porte aux Etat&-Unis, leurs terri- toires ou possessions 1?ar . un navire autre que celui qUl amBit ~ttS abord6 ou visite, ce 88rait 1& vitesse de cat autre nam et non celle du navire abord6 q,ui servi- rait. A d6terminer la diStance A partir de III. c6te jusqu'ou le droit d6riv8.nt de cat article pour- rait ~tre exerc6.
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