Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 32 Part 2.djvu/627

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1864 TREATY—GREAT BRITAIN. Diazcnmnmz 13, 1900. D°°°¤“¤’"·· Im- tarj1; treat of extradition between the United States and eat Britain. Signed at Washington December 13., 1900; ratification advised by the Senate March 8, 1901; ralnflcd by the President March Z8, 1901; ratiéred by Great Britain arch 25, 1901; ratifcatiom exchanged at ashington April 22, 1901; proclaimed April 22, 1901. Br rim Pansronirr or mn Uurrnn Sums or Aumuca. A PROCLAMATION. Hamm- Whereasa Supplementary Treaty of Extradition between the United States of America. and Great Britain was concluded and si€ied by their respective plenipotentiaries at the City of Washington on e thirteenth day; of December, 1900, the original of which Treaty is word for word as ollows: ¤¤¤¤•¤¤¤¢1’¤·¤¤- The President of the United States of America and Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland desirous of enlarging the List of Crimes on account of which Ilxt tion may be glranted under the Convention concluded between the United States and er Britannic V¤*· °°· P- lm _ Majesty on the 12th of July 1889, 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 for this purpose and have appointed as their lenipotentiaries, to wit: ’*°'“’°*“‘“*"‘°'· The President of the United States, the Honorable John Hay, Secretary of State of the United States, and Her MFQBSE the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, is xeellency the Right Honorable Lord Pauncefote, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, and Her Msgesty’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United tutes; . 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 Articles: .·\R'1`ICLE I. uwm °“"‘“’ The following crimes are added to the list of crimes numbered 1 to 10 in the first Article of the said Convention of July 12, 1889, on account of which extradition may be granted, that is to say: u¤‘§,‘;,“*,}*,;';¤p,*g*,g,{*£ Préiéuggtaining money, valuable securities or other property by false ,,,2§"°"“¥ "”’ 12. Wilfxil and unlawful destruction or obstruction of railroads which endangers human lif. "’°'“°“· 13. Procuring abortion.