Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1872 edition. Excerpt: ... appendix. The following papers are not official, but are printed here because of their intimate connexion of matter with that of some of the official opinions. foreign extradition. Statement of the subsisting treaties between the United States and foreign governments for the extradition of fugitives from justice. Washington, July 26, 1855. I. The United States have entered into stipulations of mutual extradition of fugitives from justice, with the governments, and for the crimes, hereinafter mentioned, namely: 1. Great Britain.--Treaty of August 9, 1842 (Stat, at Large, vol. viii, p. 576). Crimes covered by the treaty, --Murder, piracy, arson, robbery, forgery, utterance of forged paper. 2. France.--Treaty of November 9, 1843 (Stat, at Large, vol. viii, p. 582). Crimes, --Murder, attempt to commit murder, rape, forgery, arson, and embezzlement by public officers when punishable with infamous punishment. Also, France.--Treaty of February 24,1845 (Stat, at Large, vol. viii, p. 617). Crimes, --Robbery, burglary. 3. Hawaiian Islands.--Treaty of December 20,1849 (Stat, at Large, vol. ix, p. 981). Crimes, --Murder, piracy, arson, robbery, forgery, or the utterance of forged paper. 4. Prussia and certain other states of the German Bund, viz.: Saxony, Electoral Hesse, Grand Ducal Hesse, Saxe-WeimarEisenach, Saxe-Meiningen, Saxe-Altenburg, Saxe-CoburgForeign Extradition. Gotha, Brunswick, Anhalt-Dessen, Anhalt-Bernburg, Nassau, Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, Waldeck, Reuss elder and junior, Lippe, Hesse-Homburg.--Treaty of November 16, 1852 (Stat, at Large, vol. x, Treaties, p. 98). Crimes, --Murder, assault with intent to commit murder, piracy, arson, robbery, forgery, utterance of forged papers, fabrication or circulation
