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650 CON VENTION—-SPAIN. JAN. 5, 1877. Jan- 5, 1877- Convention between the United States of America and His Majesty the King of Spain. Extradition. Ooneluded January 5, 1877 ; Ratification advised by Senate February 9, 1877 ; Ratyied by the President February 14, 1877 ; Itatijied by the King January 12, 1877 ; Ratifications exchanged at Washington February 21, 1877 ; Proelaimed February 21, 1877. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. Preamble. Whereas a Convention between the United States of America and His Ma_jesty the King of Spain for the extradition of criminals was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at the city of Madrid on the fifth day of January, eighteen hundred and seventy- seven; which Convention being in the English and Spanish languages, is word ior word as follows: Coiimnetiiigpnr- The United States of America Su Majestad el Rey de Espana ues. and Ilis Majesty the King of Spain por una parte y por otra los Estados having judged it expedient, with a Unidos de América: Habiendo juzview to the better administration of gado conveniente para la mejor justice and the prevention of crime adniinistracion de justicia y para within their respective territories prevenir el crimen en sus respectiand jurisdictions, that persons vos territories y jurisdicciones, que charged with or convicted of the las personas acusadas 6 convictas crimes hereinafter enumerated, and de los crimeues que mas adelente se being fugitives from justice, should, especiticaran y que hayan escapado under certain circumstances, be re- a la aeeion de la justicia sean recipeiprocally delivered up, have re- roeamente entregadas en determisolved to concludea Convention for nadas circunstaneias, han resuelto that purpose, and have appointed, ajustar un Convenio con diclio obas their Plenipotentiaries, the Pres- jeto, y han n ombrado como Plenipoident of the United States, Caleb tenciarios, Su Majestad el Rey de Cushing, the Envoy Extraordinary Espana al Excmo. Senor Don Ferand Minister Plenipotentiary of the nando Calderon y Collantes, su United States near the Government Ministro de Estado, Caballero Gran of Spain, and [lis Majesty the King Cruz de la Real y distinguida Orden of Spain, His Excellency Don Fer- de Carlos Tercero, de las de Leonando Calderon y Collantes, his poldo de Austria y de Bélgica, de Minister of State, Knight Grand la de Nuestro Senor Jesucristo de Cross of theltoyaland distinguished Portugal, del Salvador de Grecia, Order of Carlos Tercero, of those of del Santo Sepulcro, y del Nishan Leopold of Austria and of Belgium, Iftijar de Tunez, y e1 Presidente de of that of Our Lord Jesus Christ of los Estados Unidos al Senor Caleb , Portugal, of the Savior of Greece, Cushing, Enviado Extreordinario y of the Holy Sepulchre, and of the Ministro Pleuipotenciario de los Nishan lftijar of Tunis; who, after Estados Unidos cerca del Gobierno having communicated to each other de Espana; quienes, despues de hatheir respective full powers, found berse comunicado sus respectivos in good and due form, have agreed plenos poderes, y halladolos en buupon and concluded the following ena y debida forma, han convenido articles: en los articulos siguientes: