[Mentone and Roccabruna.]

of the Courts, should it be found necessary to have recourse to them.

Pensions to Officers and Civil Servants to be paid by France.

ART. IV. His Majesty the Emperor of the French undertakes tant half-pay or retiring Pensions to old Officers or Civil Servants in the service of the Prince of Monaco in the Commures of Mer tone and Roccabruna, who will be selected by His Most Serene Highness, to the amount of an annual sum total of 4,000 francs. These Pensions will become extinct at the death of the bers

Repair. c., of Monaco Roads by France.

ART. V. His Majesty the Emperor of the French undertakes t keep in good condition and at his expense, enlarging it and petting it in order at those places which shall be agreed upon by the respective administrations, throughout its whole extent on the Rcabruna Territory, the Road already made which, starting f Nice to Genoa called de la Coniche, meets at the town of Monaco.

( stuction of Railway from Nice to Genoa through the Territory of Monaco.

The Prince of Monaco binds himself to allow, on condition of a previous understanding between the respective administrations, in so far as regards the details of execution, without his being bound to any subsidy or guarantee of interest, the construction and working of that portion of the line of Railway in the Territory of Monaco which may be constructed from Nice to Genoa, and might cross the said Territory.

Construction of a Road by France from Nice to Monaco.

His Majesty the Emperor of the French undertakes on his part to construct as soon as possible a carriage Road from Nice to Monaco along the coast; it is understood that each of the two Governments will bear the expense of that portion of the Road belonging to his Territory.

Union of Custom-houses of France and Monte ART. VI. A Customs Union shall be establist

МАР.

MONACO

[Mentone and Roccabruna.]

Special Act to regulate the Customs Union, &c., between the two

States.

The conditions of this Union shall be regulated by a Special Act, as well as whatever relates to the sale of powder and tobacco, the Postal and Telegraph service, and in general the relations of good neighbourhood between the two Countries.

Inhabitants of Mentone and Roccabruna allowed to remove into Principality of Monaco.

ART. VII. The Subjects of His Serene Highness the Prince of Monaco, whether natives of Mentone and Roccabruna, or actually living in the said Communes, who shall intend to retain the Nationality of Monaco, shall enjoy for the space of one year, dating from the exchange of the Ratifications of the present Treaty, and by means of a Declaration made to the competent authority, the power of removing their residence into the Principality, and of establishing themselves there; in that case they will preserve their old Nationality.

They shall be at liberty to keep their Immoveable Property situated in the Territory of Mentone and Roccabruna.

Inhabitants of Mentone and Roccabruna allowed to retain Service with Prince of Monaco.

ART. VIII. The inhabitants of these two Communes, who are actually in the service of the Prince of Monaco, shall continue to remain in it without losing their position as French subjects, with the sole condition that they signify their intention in this respect to the Consular Agent of His Imperial Majesty at Monaco, within the space of 3 months, dating from the Ratification of the present Treaty.

Ratifications.*

ART. IX. The present Treaty shall be ratified, and the Ratifications thereof shall be exchanged at Paris, within 10 days from the present date.

In witness whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed it, and have affixed thereto the Seals of their Arms.

Done at Paris, the 2nd February, in the year of Our Lord, 1861.

(L.S.) P. FAUGERE.
(L.S.) S. HY. D'AVIGDOR.

Ratifications exchanged at Paris, 11th February, 1861.

[Savoy and Nice.]

No. 329.-BOUNDARY TREATY between France and Sardinia. Signed at Turin, 7th March, 1861.

Preamble. Reference to Treaty of 24th March, 1860.

1. Detailed description of Boundary between the Duchy of Savoy and

Piedmont.

2. Detailed description of Boundary on the side of the Arrondissement of Nice.

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Rights of Proprietors on either side of the Boundary.

7. Misdemeanors on Mont Cenis and from Colla Lunga to Mont Clapier to be in charge of the French Gardes Champêtres.

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French Agents to administer the Woods and Communes in the County of Nice.

toDelays fixed for the free Export and Import of Produce.

14.

15. Rights of Pasturage.

16. Annexes-Protocols and Maps.

17. Ratifications.

(Translation.*)

IIIs Majesty the Emperor of the French and His Majesty the King of Sardinia, wishing, in execution of the Treaty concluded between them on the 24th March, 1860 (No. 313), to take the necessary steps so that the Limits, mentioned in general terms as henceforth separating the French Empire from the Royal States, may be fixed in a precise, detailed, and definitive manner, as well as in a spirit most in conformity with the interests of the subjects of the two Sovereigns, have entrusted Staff Officers of their Armies to proceed, in the capacity of Commissioners appointed to that effect, in the work of tracing the line of delimitation on the spot, and on the geographical plans, as well as in the local study and the preliminary description of the corrections, exchanges, and special arrangements to be stipulated, either to establish a suitable demarcation, or to favour on both sides the Border Proprietors on grounds of common equity; those Commissioners having performed their mission in conformity with the Instructions which they had received, their said Majesties have resolved to conclude, on the basis above mentioned, a Boundary Convention *For French version, see "State Papers," vol. li, p. 685.