1919. CONVENTION FACILITATING THE WORK OF TRAVELING SALESMEN. Signed at Washington February 8, 1919; ratification advised by the Senate June 4, 1919; ratified by the President July 9, 1919; ratified by Panama September 24, 1919; ratifications exchanged at Washington December 8, 1919; proclaimed December 10, 1919. (Treaty Series, No. 646; 41 Statutes at Large, 1696.) ARTICLES. I. Right of domiciled commercial travelers to operate under license from other contracting party; enemy nationals may be excepted. II. Certificate from country of domi- III. Sale of samples permitted. V. Bonding of samples of commer- X. Ratification; duration. VI. Customs formalities to be simplified. VII. Vendors directly to consumer IX. Most-favored-nation clause. The United States of America and the Republic of Panama being desirous to foster the development of commerce between them and to increase the exchange of commodities by facilitating the work of traveling salesmen have agreed to conclude a convention for that purpose and have to that end appointed as their plenipotentiaries: The President of the United States of America, Frank L. Polk, Acting Secretary of State of the United States of America, and The President of the Republic of Panama, Señor José Edgardo Lefèvre, Chargé d'Affaires of the Republic of Panama near the Government of the United States of America. Who, having communicated to each other their full powers, which were found to be in due form, have agreed upon the following articles: ARTICLE I. Manufacturers, merchants, and traders domiciled within the jurisdiction of one of the High Contracting Parties may operate, as commercial travelers either personally or by means of agents or employees within the jurisdiction of the other High Contracting Party on obtaining from the latter, upon payment of a single fee, a license which shall be valid throughout its entire territorial jurisdiction.1 In case either of the High Contracting Parties shall be engaged in war, it reserves to itself the right to prevent from operating within its jurisdiction under the provisions of this treaty, or otherwise, enemy nationals or other aliens whose presence it may consider prejudicial to public order and national safety. 1 Licenses are issuable by the Department of Commerce in accordance with "An act to give effect to certain provisions of conventions with foreign governments for facilitating the work of traveling salesmen," approved September 22, 1922. ARTICLE II. In order to secure the license above mentioned the applicant must obtain from the country of domicile of the manufacturers, merchants, and traders represented a certificate attesting his character as a commercial traveler. This certificate, which shall be issued by the authority to be designated in each country for the purpose, shall be viséed by the consul of the country in which the applicant proposes to operate, and the authorities of the latter shall, upon the presentation of such certificate, issue to the applicant the national license as provided in Article I. ARTICLE III. A commercial traveler may sell his samples without obtaining a special license as an importer. ARTICLE IV. Samples without commercial value shall be admitted to entry free of duty. Samples marked, stamped, or defaced, in such manner that they can not be put to other uses, shall be considered as objects without. commercial value. ARTICLE V. Samples having commercial value shall be provisionally admitted upon giving bond for the payment of lawful duties if they shall not have been withdrawn from the country within a period of six (6) months. Duties shall be paid on such portion of the samples as shall not have been so withdrawn. ARTICLE VI. All customs formalities shall be simplified as much as possible with a view to avoid delay in the despatch of samples. ARTICLE VII. Peddlers and other salesmen who vend directly to the consumer, even though they have not an established place of business in the country in which they operate, shall not be considered as commercial travelers, but shall be subject to the license fees levied on business of the kind which they carry on. ARTICLE VIII. No license shall be required of: (a) Persons traveling only to study trade and its needs, even though they initiate commercial relations, provided they do not make sales of merchandise. (b) Persons operating through local agencies which pay the license fee or other imposts to which their business is subject. (c) Travelers who are exclusively buyers. 29479-S. Doc. 348, 67-4-21 ARTICLE IX. Any concessions affecting any of the provisions of the present Treaty that may hereafter be granted by either High Contracting Party, either by law or by treaty or convention, shall immediately be extended to the other party. ARTICLE X. This Convention shall be ratified; and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington or Panama within two years, or sooner if possible. The present Convention shall remain in force until the end of six months after either of the High Contracting Parties shall have given notice to the other of its intention to terminate the same, each of them reserving to itself the right of giving such notice to the other at any time. And it is hereby agreed between the parties that, on the expiration of six months after such notice shall have been received by either of them from the other Party as above mentioned, this Convention shall altogether cease and terminate. In testimony whereof the respective plenipotentiaries have signed these articles and have thereunder affixed their seals. Done in duplicate, at Washington, this eighth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen. [SEAL.] FRANK L. POLK [SEAL.] J. E. LEFÈVRE PARAGUAY. 1913. EXTRADITION TREATY. Signed at Asuncion March 26, 1913; ratification advised by the Senate June 5, 1913; ratified by the President October 16, 1913; ratified by Paraguay July 16, 1913; ratification exchanged at Asuncion January 17, 1914; proclaimed January 24, 1914. (Treaty Series, No. 584; 38 Statutes at Large, 1754.) The United States of America and the Republic of Paraguay, desiring to strengthen their friendly relations and to promote the cause of justice, have resolved to conclude a treaty for the extradition of fugitives from justice, between the United States of America and the Republic of Paraguay, and have appointed for that purpose the following Plenipotentiaries: The President of the United States of America, Nicolay A. Grevstad, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Paraguay; and The President of Paraguay, Doctor Eusebio Ayala, Minister for Foreign Affairs of The Republic of Paraguay; Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon and concluded the following articles: ARTICLE I. It is agreed that the Government of the United States and the Government of Paraguay shall, upon mutual requisition duly made as herein provided, deliver up to justice any person who may be charged with, or may have been convicted of any of the crimes specified in Article II of this Convention committed within the jurisdiction of one of the Contracting Parties while said person was actually within such jurisdiction when the crime was committed, and who shall seek an asylum or shall be found within the territories of the other, provided that such surrender shall take place only upon such evidence of criminality, as according to the laws of the place where the fugitive or person so charged shall be found, would justify his apprehension and commitment for trial if the crime or offense had been there committed. ARTICLE II. Persons shall be delivered up according to the provisions of this Convention, who shall have been charged with or convicted of any of the following crimes: 1. Murder, comprehending the crimes designated by the terms parricide, assassination, manslaughter, when voluntary; poisoning or infanticide. 2. The attempt to commit murder. 3. Rape, abortion, carnal knowledge of children under the age of twelve years. 4. Bigamy. 5. Arson. 6. Wilful and unlawful destruction or obstruction of railroads, which endangers human life. 7. Crimes committed at sea: a) Piracy, as commonly known and defined by the law of nations or by statute; b) Wrongfully sinking or destroying a vessel at sea or attempting to do so; c) Mutiny or conspiracy by two or more members of the crew or other persons on board of a vessel on the high seas, for the purpose of rebelling against the authority of the Captain or Commander of such vessel, or by fraud or violence taking possession of such vessel; d) Assault on board ship upon the high seas with intent to do bodily harm. 8. Burglary, defined to be the act of breaking into and entering the house of another in the night time with intent to commit a felony therein. 9. The act of breaking into and entering the offices of the Government and public authorities, or the offices of banks, banking houses, savings banks, trust companies, insurance companies, or other buildings not dwellings with intent to commit a felony therein. 10. Robbery, defined to be the act of feloniously and forcibly taking from the person of another goods or money by violence or by putting him in fear. 11. Forgery or the utterance of forged papers. 12. The forgery or falsification of the official acts of the Government or public authority, including Courts of Justice, or the uttering or fraudulent use of any of the same. 13. The fabrication of counterfeit money, whether coin or paper. counterfeit titles or coupons of public debt, created by National. State, Provincial, Territorial, Local or Municipal Governments, bank notes or other instruments of public credit, counterfeit seals, stamps, dies and marks of State or public administrations, and the utterance, circulation or fraudulent use of the above mentioned objects. 14. Embezzlement or criminal malversation committed within the jurisdiction of one or the other party of public officers or deposi |