CHAPTER II.-Caravan routes and transportation of slaves by land. XV. Stoppage of convoys. routes. XVII. Prevention of sales, etc. XVIII. Care of liberated slaves. XIX. Punishments. CHAPTER III.-Repression of slave trade by sea. XX. Agreement of powers. XXIV. Effect of present con- XXV. Unlawful use of flag. XXVI. Exchange of informa. XXVII. International Bureau at XXVIII. Slaves escaping to ships 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. 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. LI. Disposal of arrested LII. Result of condemna- arrests. LIV. Arbitration of disputed LV. Choice of arbitrators. LVI. Trials. LVII. Summary proceedings. LVIII. Release of innocent vessels; damages. LIX. Penalties. 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. 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. XCI. Prohibition of importation and manufacture. XCII. Import duty in certain localities. XCIII. Excise duty. XCIV. Prevention of introduction of liquors. XCV. Information to be communicated. 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. III. International Bureau. IX. Quotas of contracting States. tries. XI. Assignment of quotas. XII. Official publications to be furnished Bureau. XIII. Regulations to be estab- XIV. Accession of other States. 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. VII. Protection of religious and hospital staff. 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. 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. TITLE III. On international commissions of inquiry. IX. Commissions to investigate questions of fact. X. Form of convention, func tions of commissions. |