EXEMPTION OF HOSPITAL SHIPS FROM TAXATION IN TIME OF WAR
- Convention and final act signed at The Hague December 21, 1904
- Senate advice and consent to ratification February 21, 1905
- Ratified by the President of the United States October 16, 1906
- Procès-verbal of first deposit of ratifications (including that of the United States) at The Hague dated March 26, 1907
- Entered into force March 26, 1907
- Proclaimed by the President of the United States May 21, 1907
35 Stat. 1854; Treaty Series 459
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Convention Regarding Hospital Ships
His Majesty the Emperor of Germany, King of Prussia; His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, etc., etc., and Apostolical King of Hungary; His Majesty the King of the Belgians; His Majesty the Emperor of China; His Majesty the Emperor of Corea; His Majesty the King of Denmark; His Majesty the King of Spain; the President of the United States of America; the President of the United Mexican States; the President of the French Republic; His Majesty the King of the Hellenes; His Majesty the King of Italy; His Majesty the Emperor of Japan; His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Luxemburg, Duke of Nassau; His Highness the Prince of Montenegro; Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands; the President of the Peruvian Republic; His Imperial Majesty the Shah of Persia; His Majesty the King of Portugal and of the Algarves, etc.; His Majesty the King of Roumania; His Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias; His Majesty the King of Servia; His Majesty the King of Siam, and the Swiss Federal Council,
Taking into consideration that the Convention concluded at The Hague on July 29, 1899[1] for the adaptation to Maritime Warfare of the Principles of the Geneva Convention of August 22, 1864,[2] has sanctioned the principle of the intervention of the Red Cross in naval wars by provisions in favor of hospital ships;
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