960 TREATY-MADAGASCAR. MAY 13, 1881. person, he shall, upon the request of the Government of Her Majesty the Queen, be banished the country. Anricnn VII. Sanitary regule- 1. No United States vessel shall have communication with the shore fi<>¤¤· before receiving pratique from the local authorities of Madagascar and producing a “ bill of health " from the port sailed from, signed by the Malagasy consul it' there be one at that port; if none, then by the person duly authorized to give such bills of health. Pwr0m- 2. Malagasy subjects shall not be permitted to embark on United States vessels without a passport from Her Majesty’s Government. Mutiny; descr- 3. In cases of mutiny on United States merchant vessels, or in cases
- i°¤· of desertion from United States national or private vessels, the local
authorities shall, on application, render all necessary assistance as far » as is possible to the United States consular officer to bring back the . deserter, or to restore discipline on board merchant vessels. Arrest efdesert- 4. When a United States consular officer shall ask the local authori- · °’°· ties to arrest a deserter from a vessel, the police shall be directed to do their utmost to arrest promptly such deserter in the district. And if the consular oiheer suggest other places where the deserter may have secreted himself, the authorities shall give a written notice to the governor of such district pointed out, who shall in his turn do his utmost to find and arrest the deserter. And the result of such eiforts, whether successful or otherwise, shall be promptly reported to the governor, who shall 1‘Gp0l'lJ to the consular officer. _ Fm Md *¤Y¤l— 5. For the services required by this article for arresting deserters, if mg °‘P°“°°°· such deserters be arrested, a fee of three dollars ($3) may be exacted for each deserter arrested, and five cents per English mile for the distance actually travelled by the police, and also such necessary expenses · _ _ as may be incurred for food, ferrying, and imprisonment of the deserter. 1"¤l¤¥¤¢>fP°l¤<=<j 6. And if discovered that such police did not do their utmost they mg°m d“°Y · shall be punished by the governor; and if such police have done their ` utmost but without success, they will be none the less entitled to the expenses above stated, but not to the fee of three dollars ($3). Anrrcm VIII. Bbipwreclr, ctc. 1. In case of a shipwreck of a UnitedStates vessel on the coast of Madagascar, or if any such vessel should be attacked or plundcred in the waters of Madagascar, adjacent to any military station, the governor will do his utmost to urge the people to save life and to secure property and to restore it to the owners or to the United States consul, and if there be no consul nor owner in such district, an inventory of the · goods rescued shall be made and the goods shall be delivered to the nearest United States consular officer, who shall give the governor a _ receipt for the same. " Rescue of lives, 2. The governor of the district shall take the names of the people enete. gaged in saving such vessel, and designate those who rescue lives and those who save goods. ‘ Salvage. 3. And if such vessel be an abandoned ono, then one-fourth of vessel and goods may be claimed for salvage. Vessels in dis- 4. And if avessel be in distress, and the captain or crew demand
- '°°'· help, such help shall be rewarded at the rate of twenty-tive cents a day
for soldiers and laborers, and one dollar a day for officers who superintend such help. ‘ Ifailure to ask 5. And if any vessel be wrecked or in distress, and the captain or
- °"“““°°» °*°· crew do not demand assistance, being in a situation to do so, and couseqnently the Malagasy do not save anything, the governor and people
will not be responsible. V Punishment for However, in case the captain or crew demand assistance, or are in ¤°8l¤6I,9¤¢9» ¤*<>·»¤¤ a situation where making such a demand is impossible, and it is known “'° 'h‘Y""°°*· that the governor did not do his utmost to move the people to save
