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1392 TREATY, FRIENDSHIP, ETC., -AUSTRIA. JUNE 19, 1928. was a national of the fact of his death, in order that necessary in- formation may be forwarded to the parties interested. Provisional holding In case of the death of a na- of IOlest8t!! property.. If·h fhH'hC tiona0elter0te Ig on- tracting Parties without will or testament, in the territory of the other High Contracting Party, the consular officer of the State of which the deceased was a national and within whose district the de- ceased made his home at the time of death, shall, so far as the laws of the country permit and pend- ing the appointment of an admin- istrator and until letters of ad- ministration have b~en granted, be deemed qualified to take charge of the property left by the dece- dent for the preservation and pro- tection of the same. Such con- sular officer shall have the right to be appointed as administrator within the discretion of a tribunal or other agency controlling the administration of estates provided the laws of the place where the estate is administered so permit. Status of consular Whenever a consular officer ac- offieer as administra- h ffi f dmini' tor. ceptsteoce0 a strator of the estate of a deceased coun- tryman, he subjects himself as such to the jurisdiction of the tribunal or other agency making the appointment for all necessary purposes to the same extent as a national of the country where he was appointed. Handling funds fc:r ARTICLE XX. A consular of- nonresident countn- men. flcer of either High Contracting Party may in behalf of his non- resident countrymen collect and receipt for their distributive shares derived from estates in process of probate or accruing under the provisions of so-called Workmen's Compensation Laws or other like statutes, for trans- mission through channels pre- scribed by his Government to the proper distributees. Free entry of office ARTICLE XXI. Each of the supplIes, etc., and per- H' h Co . P. ronal property of con- Ig ntractlng artles agrees 5ular officers. to permit the entry free of all duty and without examination of any kind, of all furniture, equip- ment and supplies intended for bon ber 7:atfadje feine6 ~bleben~ in Sfenntni6 fe~n, bamit bie erfotberlidje SBenadjrldjtigung ben beteiligten ~ar" teien ilbermittelt werbe. ijaU6 ein ~taat6angeborlger eine6 bet beiben boben bertragfdjlienenben 7:eile obne le~ten m3iUen ober 7:eftament im @ebiete be6 anberen boben bertrag" fdjlienenben 7:eile6 ftirbt, foIl bet ~on­ fularbeamte be6 ~taate6, beffen ~ng~ borlger ber 58etftotbene mar, unb be6 ~onfulatbelitfe6, in bem ber 58erftor.. bene Aur J:Seit feine6 ~bleben6 feinen m3obnfi~ batte, fomeit e6 ba6 am Drte geltenbe ~tedjt etlaubt, lIi6 AUt (futen- nung eine6 9ladjlanberroalter6 ober bi6 Aur (;!inleitung be6 9ladjlanberfabten6 a16 ~rufen gelten, ba6 bon bem 5Bet" ftorbenen binterlaffene 5Bermogen au beffen ~rgaltung unb ~dju~ in 5Bers magrung 3U nebmen. ~in foldjer ~on: fularbeamter fann nadj bem ~effen tine! @erldjte6 ober einer anberen fitr bie 5Berroaltung bon 9ladjliiffen Auftdnbigen SBebBrbe feine (futennung ium 9ladj,: lanberroaIter beanfprudjtn, borau~ge" fe~t, ban bit @efe~ be6 Drte6, roo ber 9ladjlan berroaltet mirb, e6 geftatten. m3enn ein ~onfularbeamter ba6 ~mt al~ metmaIter be~ 9ladjlaffe6 feine6 berftorbenen tQnb~manne~ 1tbemimmt, fo unterroirft er fidj al~ foldjer fitr aUe in SBetradjt fommenbeu Swede ber @erldjt6batfeit be6 @erldjte! ober ber ~eborbe, bie bie ~rnennung bornimmt, in bemfelben Umfange, mie ein ~nge" ~iSrlger be6 ~anbe6, in meld)em er !um 9lad)laUberroalter ernannt ift. ~rtile1 XX. ~in ~onfularbeamter iebe~ ber beiben bo~en bertragfdjlienen,: ben Xeile lann im 9lamen feiner nidjt im ~anbe feiner 7:iitigfeit mobnenben ~anb6leute bie ~nteile, bie ibnen au~ in ~bmidlung befinblid)en 9ladjldffen ober nadj ben SBeftimmungen ber fogenannten ~rbeiterentfdjdbigung{lgefe~ obet (ibn- lidjer @efe~ Aufallen, in ~pfang ne~men unb giefitr quittieten, urn fie aUf bern bon feiner ffiegierung borge" fdjrlebenen m3ege an bie (;ered)tigten ~pfdnger AU iUlerroeifen. ~rtilel L~I. 3eber ber ~ogen bet,: tragfdjlienenben ~eile geftattet, aUe IDliSbel fomie aUe ~u~ftattung~" unb SBebarf~gegenftdr.be, bit fitr ben amt~ lid)en @ebraudj in ben ~onfulat~ railmen be~ anberen 7:eile6 beftimmt