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By the President of the United States of America.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas a Supplementary Treaty of Extradition between the United States of America and Great Britain was concluded and signed by their respective plenipotentiaries at the City of Washington on the thirteenth day of December, 1900, the original of which Treaty is word for word as follows:
The President of the United States of America and Her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, being desirous of enlarging the [Page 223] List of Crimes on account of which Extradition may be granted under the Convention concluded between the United States and Her Britannic 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 Plenipotentiaries, to wit:
- The President of the United States, the Honorable John Hay, Secretary of State of the United States, and
- Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, His Excellency 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 Majesty’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States;
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:
Article I.
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:
- 11.
- Obtaining money, valuable securities or other property by false pretenses.
- 12.
- Wilful and unlawful destruction or obstruction of railroads which endangers human life.
- 13.
- Procuring abortion.
Article II.
The present Convention shall be considered as an integral part of the said Extradition Convention of July 12, 1889, and the first Article of the last mentioned Convention shall be read as if the list of crimes therein contained had originally comprised the additional crimes specified and numbered 11 to 13 in the first Article of the present Convention.
The present Convention shall be ratified and the ratifications shall be exchanged either at Washington or London as soon as possible.
It shall come into force ten days after its publication in conformity with the Laws of the High Contracting Parties and it shall continue and terminate in the same manner as the said Convention of July 12, 1889.
In testimony whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Convention in duplicate and have thereunto affixed their seals.
Done at Washington this 13th day of December, 1900.
John Hay [seal.]
Pauncefote [seal. ]
And whereas, the said Treaty has been duly ratified on both parts, and the ratifications of the two Governments were exchanged in the City of Washington, on the twenty-second day of April, one thousand nine hundred and one;
[Page 224]Now, therefore, be it known that I, William McKinley, President of the United States of America, have caused the said Treaty to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.
[seal]
By the President:
John Hay
Secretary of” State.