[Peace. Treaty of Prague.] 11. The sick of the Royal Prussian army who cannot be removed are to remain in the military hospitals or local infirmaries, under the superintendence and treatment, so far as necessary, of the Royal Prussian military physicians. The Imperial Royal Austrian Government promises to make arrangements for the most careful treatment of those left behind, and for complying as far as possible with the necessary requisitions of the physicians for the treatment of the sick. 12. Before the evacuation the Royal Prussian Commanders will send in to the Imperial Royal Lieutenancies of Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia, through the Royal Prussian General Governments at Prague and Brünn, a list of the sick who are to be left behind, with a statement of the place where they lie. 13. For the delivery of the Hospitals at Brünn, Prague, Pardubitz, and Königinhoff, Commissioners of the respective Armies will meet at the places named, on the day of the evacuation of those towns, to complete the delivery and draw up a Protocol. 14. The expenses of attending on the sick will be paid by the Royal Prussian Government immediately after liquidation, according to the established regulations for the Imperial Royal Austrian troops. Prague, 23rd August, 1866. WERTHER. [Oldenburg formally withdrew from the Germanic Confederation on the 20th June, 1866, and renounced its Rights over the Duchies of Holstein and Schleswig in favour of Prussia on the 27th September, 1866.] [Peace.] No. 389.-TREATY OF PEACE between Prussia and Hesse-Darmstadt. Signed at Berlin, 3rd September, 1866. 2. War Indemnity to be paid to Prussia by Hesse-Darmstadt. 3. Guarantee for Payment of Indemnity. 4. Discount in case of Prepayment. 5. Withdrawal of Prussian Troops from Hesse-Darmstadt. Maintenance of Troops during Retreat. 6. Special Agreement to regulate Property-Relations. 7. Future Negotiations to regulate Zollverein Affairs. Renewal of Zollverein Treaty of 16th May, 1865. 8. Renewal of Treaties and Conventions. 9. Railway Traffic. 10. Suppression of Tour and Taxis Post. Postal arrangements to pass over to Prussia. 11. Telegraph Station at Mentz. Right of Prussia to use of all Telegraph Lines, &c. 12. Abolition of Navigation Dues on the Rhine. Abolition of Navigation Dues on the Maine. 13. Accession of Hesse-Darmstadt to Preliminary Treaty of 26th July, 1866. 14. Cessions by Hesse-Darmstadt to Prussia. Entrance of part of HesseDarmstadt into the North-German Confederation. 15. Cessions by Prussia to Hesse-Darmstadt. 16. Commissioners to regulate Cessions of Territory, &c. 17. Libraries and Museum to be placed at Disposal of Prussia. Commissioners to settle Ownership. 18. Continuation of Contracts of Bathing Houses at Kreuznach and Salt Works. 19. Ratifications. Appendix to Article XV. Description of the Boundaries of Territories and portions of Territory to be ceded by His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse, Sovereign Landgrave of Hesse, &c., to His Majesty the King of Prussia. (Translation.) His Majesty the King of Prussia and His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse, Sovereign Landgrave of Hesse, &c., animated by the wish to secure to their people the blessings of Peace, have determined to agree upon the stipulations of a Treaty of Peace to be concluded between them, and have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say: [Peace.] His Majesty the King of Prussia, his Minister-President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, &c., Count Otto von Bismarck-Schönhausen; and his actual Privy Councillor, Chamberlain, and Envoy, Charles Frederick von Savigny; His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse, &c., Baron Reinhard von Dalwigk zu Lichtenfels, President of the Grand Ducal Ministry, Minister of the Grand Ducal House, and of Foreign and Home Affairs; and Charles Hofmann, Chief Councillor in the Grand Ducal Ministry of the Grand Ducal House and of Foreign Affairs, and Privy Councillor of Legation; Who, after exchanging their Full Powers, which were found in good order, have agreed upon the following Stipulations : Peace and Friendship. ART. I. There shall henceforth be Peace and Friendship for ever between His Majesty the King of Prussia and His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse, &c., their Heirs and Successors, their States and subjects. War Indemnity to be paid to Prussia by Hesse-Darmstadt. ART. II. His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse, &c., undertakes to pay to His Majesty the King of Prussia, within two months, the sum of 3,000,000 florins to cover part of the expenses which Prussia has been put to by the War. By payment of that sum His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse, &c., relieves himself of the indemnification-obligations incurred by Article VIII of the Treaty of Armistice dated Eisingen, near Wurtzburg, 1st August, 1866. Guarantee for Payment of Indemnity. ART. III. His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse, &c., guarantees the payment of the said sum by the deposit of bonds of the Grand Ducal Hessian State Loan, the 4 per cent. bonds to be taken at the rate of 80, and the 3 per cent. at the rate of 70. Discount in case of Prepayment. ART. IV. His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse, &c., has the right of paying the above Indemnification wholly or in part before the appointed time, with the deduction of a discount of 5 per cent. per annum. [Peace.] Withdrawal of Prussian Troops from Hesse-Darmstadt. ART. V. Immediately after the Guarantee has been given in accordance with Article III, or after the payment of the War Indemnity, His Majesty the King of Prussia will withdraw his Troops from the Grand Ducal Hessian Territory. Maintenance of Troops during Retreat. The Maintenance of the Troops during their Retreat is to be provided for according to the existing Federal regulations for that purpose. Special Agreement to regulate Property-Relations. ART. VI. The arrangement of the Property-Relations founded by the late German Confederation is reserved for a special Agree ment. Future Negotiations to regulate Zollverein Affairs. Renewal of Zollverein Treaty of 16th May, 1865. ART. VII. Immediately after the conclusion of the Peace, the High Contracting Parties will enter into Negotiations for the Regulation of the Zollverein Affairs. Meanwhile the Zollverein Treaty of 16th May, 1865, and the Agreements connected with it, which have been rendered inoperative by the outbreak of the War, shall again come into force from the date of the exchange of the Ratifications, with the condition that it is reserved to each of the High Contracting Parties to make them inoperative after 6 months' notice to that effect. Renewal of Treaties and Conventions. ART. VIII. All the other Treaties and Conventions concluded between the High Contracting Parties before the War are hereby re-instated in their force. Railway Traffic. ART. IX. Immediately after the restoration of Peace in Germany, the High Contracting Parties will cause a meeting of Commissioners for the purpose of agreeing upon rules adapted for the furtherance of passenger and goods Traffic on the Railways as much as possible, and especially for the regulation of the conditions of competition in a suitable manner, as well as for the prevention [Peace.] of the injuries to the general interests occasioned by the efforts of separate Administrations. As the High Contracting Parties are agreed that new connecting lines of Railway adapted for the general interest ought to be allowed and as far as possible facilitated, they will cause the above-mentioned Commissioners to lay down the principles demanded by the general interests of traffic in this respect also. Suppression of Tour and Taxis Post. ART. X. The Grand Ducal Hessian Government declares that it agrees beforehand to the arrangements that Prussia may make with the Princely House of Taxis, for the Suppression of the Tour and Taxis Post. Postal Arrangements to pass over to Prussia. The whole of the Postal Arrangements in the Grand Duchy of Hesse will consequently pass over to Prussia. Telegraph Station at Mentz. ART. XI. The Grand Ducal Hessian Government undertakes not to allow any other than a Prussian Telegraph Station in Mentz. Right of Prussia to use of all Telegraph Lines, &c. The Grand Ducal Government likewise grants to the Prussian Government the right of the unrestricted establishment and employment of Telegraph Lines and Telegraph Stations in all other parts of the Grand Ducal Territories also. Abolition of Navigation Dues on the Rhine. ART. XII. The Grand Ducal Hessian Government will entirely stop the levy of the Navigation Dues on the Rhine, and of the Navigation Fee also-Tariff B, annexed to the Convention of 31st March, 1831 (No. 151)—as well as that of the Toll on the Cargo-Additional Articles XVI and XVII to the Convention of 31st March, 1831-from the date when a like measure is carried out by the other German States bordering on the Rhine. Abolition of Navigation Dues on the Maine. The High Contracting Parties undertake the like engagement with regard to the Navigation Dues still existing on the Maine. |