all the signatory powers were deposited with the Government of His Majesty, the King of Spain, on December 31, 1906, thereby constituting a valid exchange of the ratifications thereof; Now, therefore, be it known that I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, have caused the said General Act and Additional Protocol to be made public to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof, subject to the reservation made in the aforesaid Declaration of the Plenipotentiaries of the United States and to the Resolution of the Senate. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be hereunto affixed. Done at the City of Washington this twenty-second day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and seven, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and thirty-first. THEODORE ROOSEVELT [SEAL] By the President: ELIHU ROOT Proclamation. Secretary of State. April 21, 1906. Convention between the United States and Great Britain providing for the surveying and marking out upon the ground of the 141st degree of west longitude where said meridian forms the boundary line between Alaska and the British Possessions in North America. Signed at Washington April 21, 1906; ratification advised by the Senate April 25, 1906; ratified by the President July 10, 1906; ratified by Great Britain June 9, 1906; ratifications exchanged at Washington August 16, 1906; proclaimed August 21, 1906. Preamble. Vol. 28, p. 1200. Vol. 15, p. 539. Contracting parties. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas a Convention between the United States of America and His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, providing for the surveying and marking out upon the ground of the 141st degree of West Longitude where said meridian forms the boundary line between Alaska and the possessions in America of His Britannic Majesty, was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at Washington, on the twentyfirst day of April, one thousand nine hundred and six, the original of which Convention is word for word as follows: Whereas by a treaty between the United States of America and His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, for the cession of the Russian possessions in North America to the United States, concluded March 30, 1867, the most northerly part of the boundary line between the said Russian possessions and those of His Britannic Majesty, as established by the prior convention between Russia and Great Britain, of February 28/16, 1825, is defined as following the 141st degree of longitude west from Greenwich, beginning at the point of intersection of the said 141st degree of west longitude with a certain line drawn parallel with the coast, and thence continuing from the said point of intersection, upon the said meridion of the 141st degree in its prolongation as far as the Frozen Ocean · And whereas, the location of said meridian of the 141st degree of west longitude between the terminal points thereof defined in said treaty, is dependent upon the scientific ascertainment of convenient points along the said meridian and the survey of the country intermediate between such points, involving no question of interpretation of the aforesaid treaties but merely the determination of such points and their connecting lines by the ordinary processes of observation and survey conducted by competent astronomers, engineers and surveyors; And whereas such determination has not hitherto been made by a joint survey as is requisite in order to give complete effect to said treaties; The United States of America and His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, being equally desir ous to provide for the surveying and marking out upon the ground of the said astronomical line established by existing treaties, and thus to remove any possible cause of difference between their respective governments in regard to the location of the said 141st meridian of West Longitude, have resolved to conclude a convention to that end, and for that purpose have appointed their respective plenipotentiaries: The President of the United States of America, The Honorable Plenipotentiaries. Elihu Root, Secretary of State of the United States, and His Britannic Majesty, The Right Honorable Sir H. Mortimer Durand, G. C. M. G., K. C. S. I., K. C. I. E., His Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States; Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, which were found in due and proper form, have agreed to and concluded the following articles: ARTICLE I. Each Government shall appoint one Commissioner with whom may be associated such surveyors, astronomers and other assistants as each Government may elect. The Commissioners shall at as early a period as practicable ascertain by the telegraphic method a convenient point on the 141st. meridian of West Longitude and shall then proceed under their joint direction and by their joint operations in the field, to trace and mark so much of a north and south line passing through said point as is necessary to be defined for determining the exact boundary line as established by the said Convention of 28/16 February, 1825, between the possessions in America of His Britannic Majesty, and the adjacent possessions in America formerly belonging to His Majesty The Emperor of all the Russias and ceded to the United States by the said Treaty of 30th March, 1867. ARTICLE II. The location of the 141st meridian as determined hereunder shall be marked by intervisible objects, natural or artificial, at such distances apart as the Commissioners shall agree upon and by such additional marks as they shall deem necessary, and the line when and where thus marked, in whole or in part, and agreed upon by the Commissioners, shall be deemed to define permanently for all international purposes the 141st meridian mentioned in the treaty of February 28/16, 1825, between Great Britain and Russia. The location of the marks shall be described by such views, maps and other means as the Commissioners shall decide upon, and duplicate records of these descriptions shall be attested by the Commissioners jointly and be by them deposited with their respective Governments, together with their final report hereinafter mentioned. ARTICLE III. Commissioners, etc. Vol. 15, p. 539. Boundary line mon uments. Maps, etc., of locations. Each Government shall bear the expenses incident to the employ- Expenses. ment of its own appointees and of the operations conducted by them, but the cost of material used in permanently marking the meridian, and of its transportation and erection in place, shall be borne equally and jointly by the two Governments. ARTICLE IV. The Commissioners shall diligently prosecute the work to its com- Reports. pletion and they shall submit to their respective Governments from Ratification. Signatures. Exchange of ratifications. Proclamation. time to time, and at least once in every calendar year, a joint report of progress, and a final comprehensive report upon the completion of the whole work. ARTICLE V. The present convention shall be duly ratified by the President of the United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by His Britannic Majesty, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington or at London as soon as possible. In faith whereof, we the respective plenipotentiaries have signed this convention and have hereunto affixed our seals. Done in duplicate at Washington this twenty-first day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and six. ELIHU ROOT [SEAL.] And whereas the said Convention has been duly ratified on both parts, and the ratifications of the two governments were exchanged at the City of Washington, on the sixteenth day of August, one thousand nine hundred and six; Now, therefore, be it known that I, Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States of America to be affixed. Done at Washington, this twenty-first day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and six, and of the [SEAL.] Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and thirty-first. By the President: ALVEY A. ADEE THEODORE ROOSEVELT Acting Secretary of State. Supplementary convention between the United States and Japan for the extradition of criminals. Signed at Tokyo, May 17, 1906; ratification advised by the Senate, June 22, 1906; ratified by the President, June 28, 1906; ratified by Japan, September 22, 1906; ratifications exchanged at Tokyo, September 25, 1906; proclaimed, September 26, 1906. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas a Supplementary Convention between the United States of America and His Majesty the Emperor of Japan providing for the addition of the crimes of embezzlement of private moneys or property and larceny to the list of crimes and offences on account of which extradition may be granted between the two countries, was concluded and signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at Tokyo, on the seventeenth day of May, one thousand nine hundred and six, the original of which Supplementary Convention, being in the English and Japanese languages is word for word as follows: The President of the United States of America and His Majesty the Emperor of Japan being desirous to add the crimes of embezzlement of private moneys or property and larceny to the list of crimes or offences on account of which extradition may be granted under the Treaty concluded between the two countries on the 29th day of April, 1886 (corresponding to the 29th day of the 4th month of the 19th year of Meiji), with a view to the better administration of justice and the prevention of crime in their respective territories and jurisdictions, have resolved to conclude a Supplementary Convention, and, for this purpose, have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries, to wit: May 17, 1906. Preamble. Contracting parties. The President of the United States of America, Huntington Wilson, Plenipotentiaries. Chargé d'Affaires ad interim of the United States of America at Tokio, and His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, Marquis Kinmoti Saïonzi, Shoni First Class of the Imperial Order of the Rising Sun, His Imperial Maj esty's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs; Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, which were found to be in due and proper form, have agreed to and concluded the following ARTICLE. The following crimes are added to the list of crimes or offences numbered 1 to 13 in the second Article of the said Treaty of the 29th day of April, 1886 (corresponding to the 29th day of the 4th month of the 19th year of Meiji), on account of which extradition may be granted, that is to say: Embezzlement by persons hired or salaried, to the detriment of their employers, where the amount of money or the value of the property embezzled is not less than $200 or 400 Ÿen. VOL XXXIV, PT 3- -8 Extraditable crimes. Vol. 24, p. 1015. Embezzlement. |