[Belgium and Holland.] tion of these Works, and specifically charged thereupon, shall be comprised in the aforesaid charges, in so far as they may not yet have been repaid, and without giving rise to any claim on account of repayments already made. Removal of Sequestrations. ART. XVII. The Sequestrations which may have been imposed in Belgium, during the troubles, for political causes, on any property or hereditary estates whatsoever, shall be taken off without delay, and the enjoyment of the property and estates above mentioned shall be immediately restored to the lawful owners thereof. Right to transfer Residence, and to Dispose of Property, &c. ART. XVIII. In the two countries of which the separation takes place in consequence of the present Articles, the inhabitants and proprietors, if they wish to transfer their residence from one country to the other, shall, during two years, be at liberty to dispose of their Property, moveable or immoveable, of whatever nature the same may be, to sell it, and to carry away the produce of the sale, either in money or in any other shape, without hindrance, and without the payment of any duties other than those which are now in force in the two countries upon changes and transfers. Droit d'Aubaine et de Détraction abandoned. It is understood that the collection of the Droit d'Aubaine et de Détraction upon the persons and property of Dutch in Belgium, and of Belgians in Holland, is abandoned, both now and for the future. Character of a Subject, with regard to Property. ART. XIX. The character of a subject of the two Governments, with regard to Property, shall be acknowledged and maintained. Rights of Persons holding Property in both Countries. ART. XX. The Stipulations of Articles XI to XXI, inclusive, of the Treaty concluded between Austria and Russia, on the 3rd of May, 1815 (No. 12), which forms an integral part of the General Act of the Congress of Vienna (No. 27), stipulations relative to persons who possess Property in both countries, to the election of [Belgium and Holland.] residence which they are required to make, to the rights which they shall exercise as subjects of either State, and to the relations of neighbourhood in properties cut by the frontiers, shall be applied to such proprietors, as well as to such properties, in Holland, in the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, or in Belgium, as shall be found to come within the cases provided for by the aforesaid Stipulations of the Acts of the Congress of Vienna (No. 27). The Droits d'Aubaine et de Détraction, being henceforth abolished, as between Holland, the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg, and Belgium, it is understood that such of the above-mentioned stipulations as may relate to those duties, shall be considered null and void in the 3 countries. Persons changing their Residence not to be molested. ART. XXI. No person in the territories which change domination, shall be molested or disturbed in any manner whatever, on account of any part which he may have taken directly or indirectly, in political events. Payment of Pensions and Allowances. ART. XXII. The Pensions and Allowances of expectants, of persons unemployed or retired, shall in future be paid, on either side, to all those individuals entitled thereto, both civil and military, conformably to the laws in force previous to the 1st of November, 1830. It is agreed that the above-mentioned Pensions and Allowances to persons born in the territories which now constitute Belgium, shall remain at the charge of the Belgian Treasury; and the Pensions and Allowances of persons born in the territories which now constitute Holland, shall be at the charge of the Dutch Treasury. Claims of Belgians on Private Establishments. ART. XXIII. All Claims of Belgian subjects upon any Private Establishments, such as the Widows' Fund, and the Fund known under the denomination of the Fonds des Leges, and of the Chest of Civil and Military Retired Allowances, shall be examined by the Mixed Commission of Liquidation mentioned in Article XIII, and shall be determined according to the tenor of the regulations by which these Funds or Chests are governed. Restoration of Securities, &c. The Securities furnished, as well as the payments made, by [Belgium and Holland.] Belgian accountants, and the judicial deposits and consignments, shall equally be restored to the parties entitled thereto, on the presentation of their proofs. Claims called French Liquidations. If, under the head of what are called the French Liquidations, any Belgian subjects should still be able to bring forward claims to be inscribed, such claims shall also be examined and settled by the said Commission. Evacuation of Territories, Towns, &c. ART. XXIV. Immediately after the exchange of the Ratifications of the Treaty to be concluded between the two Parties, the necessary orders shall be transmitted to the Commanders of the respective troops for the Evacuation of the Territories, Towns, Fortresses, and places which change domination. The Civil Authorities thereof shall also at the same time receive the necessary orders for delivering over the said territories, towns, fortresses, and places, to the Commissioners who shall be appointed by both Parties for this purpose. This evacuation and delivery shall be effected so as to be completed in the space of 15 days, or sooner if possible. Guarantee of Execution of Treaty by 5 Powers. ART. XXV. The Courts of Great Britain, Austria, France, Prussia, and Russia guarantee to His Majesty the King of the Belgians the execution of all the preceding Articles.* Peace between 5 Powers and Belgium. ART. XXVI. In consequence of the stipulations of the present Treaty there shall be Peace and Friendship between their Majesties the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Emperor of Austria, the King of the French, the King of Prussia, and the Emperor of All the Russias, on the one part, and His Majesty the King of the Belgians, on the other part, their heirs and successors, their respective States and subjects, for ever. Ratifications. ART. XXVII. The present Treaty shall be ratified, and the Ratifications shall be exchanged at London in the space of two months, or sooner if possible. *See Treaties of 22nd October, 1832; and 19th April, 1839. [Belgium and Holland.] In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have affixed thereto the Seal of their Arms. Done at London the 15th day of November, in the year of Our Lord, 1831. (L.S.) PALMERSTON. (L.S.) ESTERHAZY. (L.S.) TALLEYRAND. (L.S.) MATUSZEWIC. [Russian-Dutch Loan.] No. 154. ART. CONVENTION between Great Britain and Russia, relative to the Russian-Dutch Loan. Signed at London, 16th November, 1831. TABLE. 1. Payments by Great Britain on account of Dutch Loan. 2. Russia not to contract any other engagement without the consent of Great Britain. 3. Ratifications. (English version.*) THEIR Majesties the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Emperor of All the Russias, considering that the events which have occurred in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands since the year 1830 have rendered it necessary that the Courts of Great Britain and Russia should examine the stipulations of their Convention of the 19th May, 1815 (No. 18), as well as of the Additional Article annexed thereto-considering that such examination has led the two High Contracting Parties to the conclusion that complete agreement does not exist between the letter and the spirit of that Convention, when regarded in connection with the circumstances which have attended the Separation that has taken place between the two principal divisions of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands; but that, on referring to the object of the above-mentioned Convention of the 19th May, 1815, it appears that that object was to afford to Great Britain a guarantee that Russia would, on all questions concerning Belgium, identify her policy with that which the Court of London had deemed the best adapted for the maintenance of a just Balance of Power in Europe, and on the other hand to secure to Russia the payment of a portion of her Old Dutch Debt, in consideration of the general Arrangements of the Congress of Vienna, to which she had given her adhesion, Arrangements which remain in full force: Their said Majesties being desirous at the present moment that the same principles should continue to govern their relations with each other, and that the special tie which the Convention of the 19th May, 1815 (No. 18), had formed between the two Courts * For French version, see "State Papers," vol. xviii, p. 928. |