(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

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

XX. Agreement of powers. XXVI. Exchange of informa.

XXI. Maritime zone.

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

etc.

XXIV. Effect of present conventions.

XXV. Unlawful use of flag.

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.

XXX. Control over native ves

sels.

XXXI. Definition of native vessels.

XXXII. Native vessels which
may carry flag.

XXXIII. Renewal of authority.
XXXIV. Act of authority.
XXXV. Crew lists.

XXXVI. Carriage of negro passengers.

XXXVII. Entry of vessels. XXXVIII. Negro passengers not allowed on native vessels.

XXXIX. Vessels excepted.

XL. Forfeiture of license. XLI. Forms to be issued.

2.-The stopping of suspected vessels.

XLII. Examination of papers.
XLIII. Boarding.

XLIV. Papers to be examined.
XLV. Examination of cargo.
XLVI. Minute of boarding offi-

cer.

XLVII. Report of detentions. XLVIII. Communication to International Bureau.

XLIX. Disposal of seized vessels.

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
decisions.

LV. Choice of arbitrators. LVI. Trials.

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

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

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

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

XI. CONVENTION CONCERNING THE FORMATION OF AN INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR THE PUBLICATION OF CUSTOMS TARIFFS.

Signed July 5, 1890; proclaimed December 17, 1890. 26 Stat. at L., p. 1518; in French and English. U. S. Treaties in Force, 1899, p. 733.

The fifteen articles are:

I. International Union formed.
II. Object.

III. International Bureau.
IV. Bulletin to be published.
V. Personnel of Bureau.
VI. Language to be used.
VII. Annual reports.
VIII. Expenditures.

IX. Quotas of contracting States.
X. Reduction to certain coun-

tries.

XI. Assignment of quotas. XII. Official publications to be furnished Bureau.

XIII. Regulations to be estab-
lished.

XIV. Accession of other States.
XV. Duration, additions.
Regulations.
Final declarations.

XII. CONVENTION REGULATING THE IMPORTATION OF LIQUOR INTO AFRICA.

Signed June 8, 1899; adhesion of the United States declared February 1, 1901; proclaimed February 6, 1901. 31 Stat. at L., p. 1915; in French with a translation in English.

This convention was concluded by Germany, Belgium, Spain, Congo State, France, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Sweden and Norway, and Turkey; all but Turkey ratified it; and Denmark, Persia, Austria and Liberia had acceded to it.

Signed at The Hague July 29, 1899; proclaimed November 1, 1901. Published in leaflet by the State Department in the original French with an English translation.

This declaration was signed by the United States, Germany, Austria, Belgium, China, Denmark, Spain, Mexico, France, Greece, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Montenegro, The Netherlands, Persia, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Servia, Siam, Sweden and Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, and Bulgaria, to forbid launching projectiles from balloons for a period of five years.

XIV. CONVENTION REGULATING MARITIME WARFARE.

Signed at The Hague July 29, 1899; proclaimed November 1, 1901. Published in leaflet by the State Department in the original French with an English translation.

This convention was signed by the United States, Germany, Austria, Belgium, China, Denmark, Spain, Mexico, France, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Montenegro, The Netherlands, Persia, Portngal, Roumania, Russia, Servia, Siam, Sweden and Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, and Bulgaria.

The fourteen articles are:

I. Military hospital ships exempt from capture. II. Also private hospital ships. III. Also hospital ships of neutrals.

IV. Control of hospital ships by

belligerents.

VII. Protection of religious and
hospital staff.

VIII. Protection of captured sick.
IX. Disposal of captured

wounded.

X. Excluded.

XI. Rules when binding.

V. Marks and flag of hospital XII. Ratifications.

ships.

VI. Other neutral vessels.

XIII. Accession of other powers.

XIV. Convention how denounced.

XV. CONVENTION FOR SETTLING INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES. Signed at The Hague July 29, 1899; proclaimed November 1, 1901. Published in leaflet by the State Department in the original French with an English translation.

This convention was signed by the United States, Germany, Austria, Belgium, China, Denmark, Spain, Mexico, France, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Montenegro, The Netherlands, Persia, Portugal, Roumania, Russia, Servia, Siam, Sweden and Norway, Switzerland, Turkey, and Bulgaria.

The sixty-one articles are:

TITLE I. On the maintenance of the general peace.
I. Object of the convention.

TITLE III. On international commissions of inquiry.

IX. Commissions to investigate | questions of fact.

X. Form of convention, func

tions of commissions.