778 CONVENTION—BELGIUM. Minton 9, 1880. vested in the country where the meubles ou sur les interets d’un said officers exercise their func- capital employe dans l’E!at on les- Exemptions, tions. This exemption shall not, dits agents exercentleursionctions. ¤°¤dlU°“** °*"· however, apply to consuls-general, Cette exemptmnv ne pourra cepen. consuls, vice-consuls or consular dant pas s’appl1quer aux consuls agents engaged in any profession, generaux, consuls, vice-consuls ou business or trade, but the said citi- agents consulaires qurexerceraient cers shall in such case he subject unc profession, unc industrie ou to the payment of the same taxes un commerce quelconque, lesdits that would he paid by any other agents devant en ce cas etre souloreigner under the like circum- mis au payement des taxes dues stances. par tout autre etranger dans les memes conditions. Anrrcnn IV. Aarrroitn IV. Testimony of When a court of one of the two Quand la justice de l’un des deux consular cmcem- countries shall desire to receive the pays aura quelque declaration juri- H°“' *“k°“· judicial declaration or deposition of dique ou deposition a recevoir d’un a consul-general, consul, vice-eon- consul general, d’un consul, d’un sul or consular agent, who is a citi- vice-consul, ou d’un agent consuzen of the State which appointed laire,citoyen de l’Etatqui Panommé him, and who is engaged in no com- et n’exercant aucun commerce, elle mercial business, it shall request Pinvitera par écrit a se presenter him, in writing, to appear before it, devant elle, et, en cas d’empecheand in ease of his inability to do so, ment, elle devra lui demander son it shall request him to give his testi- temoignage par écrit, ou se transmony in writing, or shall visit his porter a sa demeure ou chancellerie residence oroffice to obtain it orally. pour Pobtenir de vive voix. omcci to com- It shall be the duty of such officer Le dit agent devra satisfaire a Ply with ¤=*1¤°¤*· tocomply with this request with as cette demande dans le plus href little delay as possible. delai possible. Notice to testify In all criminal cases, contem- Dans tous les cas cle crime prevus in ¤1'i1¤}i¤¤] @*68 plated by the sixth article of the par l’Artic1e 6 des amendements a g;.‘d;1;;;X£‘)2;£*°;g amendments to the Constitution of la constitution des Etats -Unis par C°,,mmm,u of the the United States, whereby the lequelle droit d’appe1er des temoins United States. right is secured to persons charged en leur iaveur est assure aux perwith crimes to obtain witnesses in sonnes accusees de crimes, la comtheir iavor, the appearance in court parution des dits agents sera reof said consular oflieer shall be de- quise avec tous les egards possibles, manded, with all possible regard to dus ala dignite consulaire et aux the consular dignity and to the du- devoirs de leur charge. Un traite ties of his office. A similar treat- ment semblable sera accorde aux ment shall also be extended to the consuls des Etats-Unis en Belgique _ consuls of the United States in Bel- dans les cas similaires. ginm, in the like cases. Ancrrotn V. Anrrcrn V. Consuls-general, consuls, vice- Les consuls generaux, consuls, consuls and consular agents may vice-consuls et agents consulaires place over the outer door of their pourront placér, au-dessus de la Of”H°°- offices the arms of their nation,with porte exterieure de leurs chaHGGl· Sui'"- this inscription: Oonsulate-General, leries, un éeusson aux armes de leur or Oonsulatc, or Vicceonsulatc, or nation, avec une inscription portant Oonsularligencyof the United States ces mots: Oonculat généml, Conor of Belgium. culat, Vicc-consulat ou Agence consalaire des Emts·UMs ou de Belt uc. F]=¤g· ljhey may also raise the dag of 9 dis pourront aussi y arborer le their country on their offices, except drapeau de leur nation, excepiié 1n the capital of the country when dans la capitale du pays, s’il s’y
