(The treaty submitted to the Senate and attached to the proclamation is in the French language. The text printed in the treaty volumes is from a translation made in the Department of State. Following the treaty are twenty-two regulations and six transient provisions.)

I. International

The fourteen articles are:

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Concluded March 20, 1883; accession announced to Swiss Confederation May 30,1887; proclaimed June 11, 1887. 25 Stat. at L., p. 1372; in French and English. U. S. Tr. and Con. 1889, p. 1168. U. S. Treaties in Force, 1899, p. 684.

(The text in both treaty volumes is reprinted from the proclamation of the President, the original Convention being in the French language.)

Concluded April 15, 1891; proclaimed June 22, 1892. 27 Stat. at L., p. 958; in French and English. U. S. Treaties in Force, 1899, p. 691.

The two articles are:

I. Expenses
Bureau.

of

International | II. Ratification; duration.

V. CONVENTION FOR PROTECTION OF SUBMARINE CABLES. Concluded March 14, 1884; proclaimed May 22, 1885. 24 Stat. at L., p. 989; in French with English translation. U. S. Tr. and Con. 1889, p. 1176. U. S. Treaties in Force, 1899, p. 693.

(The text in both treaty volumes is from the proclamation of the President attached to the original in the French language, submitted to the Senate.)

The seventeen articles are:

I. Application of convention. II. Punishment for injuries to

cables.

X. Evidence of violations.
XI. Trials.

XII. Laws to be enacted.

III. Requirements for cable lay- XIII. Communication of legisla

VI. DECLARATION RESPECTING THE INTERPRETATION OF ARTICLES II AND IV OF THE CONVENTION OF MARCH 14, 1884, FOR THE PROTECTION OF SUBMARINE CABLES.

Signed December 1, 1886; proclaimed May 1, 1888. 25 Stat. at L., p. 1424; in French and English. U. S. Tr. and Con. 1889, p. 1184. U. S. Treaties in Force, 1899, p. 700.

This declaration was submitted and finally adopted by a protocol found at p. 1183 of U. S. Tr. and Con. 1889.

VII. FINAL PROTOCOL OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER POWERS FIXING MAY 1, 1888, AS THE DATE EFFECT OF THE CONVENTION OF 1884, FOR THE PROTECTION OF SUBMARINE CABLES.

Signed July 7, 1887; proclaimed May 1, 1888. 25 Stat. at L., p. 1425; in French and English. U. S. Tr. and Con. 1889, p. 1184. U. S. Treaties in Force, 1899, p. 701.

VIII. CONVENTION FOR INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OF OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, SCIENTIFIC AND LITERARY PUBLICATIONS.

Concluded March 15, 1886; proclaimed January 15, 1889. 25 Stat. at L.,

(The text in both treaty volumes is reprinted from the translation made in the Department of State and proclaimed by the President with the original treaty, which is in the French language.)

IX. CONVENTION FOR THE IMMEDIATE EXCHANGE OF Official JourNALS, PARLIAMENTARY ANNALS, AND DOCUMENTS.

Concluded March 15, 1886; proclaimed January 15, 1899. 25 Stat. at L. p. 1469; in French and English. U. S. Treaties, in Force, 1899, p. 704.

The three articles are:

I. Immediate exchange of official II. Adhesion of other states. journals, parliamentary an. III. Ratification; duration. nals, documents.

X. GENERAL ACT FOR THE REPRESSION OF AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE. Signed July 2, 1890; ratification deposited with Belgian Government February 2, 1892; proclaimed April 2, 1892. 27 Stat. at L., p. 886; in French and English. U. S. Treaties in Force, 1899, p. 706. (The original of this treaty is in the French language and the text given in the treaty volumes is from the translation submitted to the Senate and attached to the proclamation.)

The one hundred articles are:

CHAPTER. I.-Slave-trade countries.-Measures to be taken in the places of origin.

CHAPTER II.-Caravan routes and transportation of slaves by land.

XV. Stoppage of convoys.

XVII. Prevention of sales, etc.

XVI. Posts on caravan

XVIII. Care of liberated slaves.
XIX. Punishments.

routes.

CHAPTER III.-Repression of slave trade by sea.

Section I.-General provisions.

XX. Agreement of powers.
XXI. Maritime zone.

XXII. Right of search, etc.
XXIII. Vessels liable to search,

etc.

XXIV. Effect of present conventions.

XXV. Unlawful use of flag.

XXVI. Exchange of informa
tion.

XXVII. International Bureau at
Zanzibar.

XXVIII. Slaves escaping to ships
of war.

XXIX. Release of slaves on native vessels.

Section II.-Regulations concerning the use of the flags and supervision

by cruisers.

1. Rules for granting the flag to native vessels, and as to crew lists and manifests of black passengers on board.

3. Of the examination and trial of vessels seized.
L. Trials.

LI. Disposal of arrested
vessels.

LII. Result of condemna-
tion.

LIII. Indemnity for illegal

arrests.

LIV. Arbitration of disputed

LV. Choice of arbitrators. LVI. Trials.

LVII. Summary proceedings. LVIII. Release of innocent vessels; damages.

LIX. Penalties.
LX. Special tribunals.
LXI. Communication of in-

CHAPTER IV. Countries to which slaves are sent, whose institutions recognize the existence of domestic slavery.

CHAPTER V. Institutions intended to insure the execution of the general

act.

Section I.-Of the international maritime office.

LXXIV. International office at LXXVII. Objects.

Zanzibar.

LXXV. Organization.

LXXVI. Expenses.

LXXVIII. Archives; translations.

LXIX. Branch offices.
LXXX. Annual reports.

Section II. Of the exchange between the Governments of documents and

information relative to the slave trade.

LXXXI. Exchange of informa- LXXXIII. Reports from Zanzibar tion. office.

LXXXII. Central exchange office. LXXXIV. Publications.

LXXXV. Expenses.

Section III. Of the protection of liberated slaves.

LXXXVI. Offices for liberating | LXXXVIII. Refuge for women

slaves.

LXXXVII. Registry of releases.

and children.

LXXXIX. Protection of freed

slaves.

CHAPTER VI. Measures to restrict the traffic in spirituous liquors.

XC. Prohibited zone.

XCIII. Excise duty.

XCI. Prohibition of importation XCIV. Prevention of introduction

and manufacture.

of liquors.

XCII. Import duty in certain lo- XCV. Information to be commu