[Peace. Alsace and Lorraine.] on German Vessels and their Cargoes, under the reservation that those Duties shall not be higher than those imposed on Vessels and Cargoes of the above-mentioned Nations. Rights of Germans expelled from France. ART. XII. All expelled Germans shall preserve the full and entire enjoyment of all Property which they may have acquired in France. Such Germans who had obtained the authority required by French Laws to establish their Domicile in France shall be reinstated in all their Rights, and may consequently again establish their Domicile in French Territory. Naturalisation. The delay stipulated by French Laws to obtain Naturalisation shall be considered as not having been interrupted by the state of War for persons who shall take advantage of the above-mentioned facility of returning to France within 6 months after the exchange of the Ratifications of this Treaty, and the time which has elapsed between their expulsion and their return to the French Territory shall be taken into account, as if they had never ceased to reside in France. The above conditions shall be applicable in perfect reciprocity to the French Subjects residing, or wishing to reside, in Germany. Restoration of Maritime Prizes. ART. XIII. German Vessels condemned by Prize Courts before the 2nd March, 1871, shall be considered as definitively condemned. Those not condemned at the above-mentioned date shall be restored with the Cargoes in so far as it still exists. If the restoration of the Vessels and Cargo is no more possible, their value, fixed according to the price of the sale, shall be restored to their Owners. Canalisation of the Moselle. ART. XIV. Each of the two Parties shall continue on his Territory the Works undertaken for the Canalisation of the Moselle. The Common Interests of the separate parts of two Departments of the Meurthe and the Moselle shall be liquidated. [Peace. Alsace and Lorraine.] National Treatment to respective Subjects on account of events arising out of the War. ART. XV. The High Contracting Parties mutually engage to extend to their respective Subjects the measures which they may consider necessary to adopt in favour of those of their Subjects who, in consequence of the events of the War, may have been prevented arriving in time for the safety or the preservation of their Rights. Cemeteries. ART. XVI. The two Governments, French and German, reciprocally engage to respect and preserve the Tombs of Soldiers buried in their respective Territories. Additional Stipulations reserved for further Negotiations. ART. XVII. The Regulation of additional Stipulations upon which an understanding is to be come to in consequence of this Treaty and the Preliminary Treaty, will be the object of further Negotiations which shall take place at Frankfort.* Ratifications.† ART. XVIII. The Ratification of the present Treaty by the National Assembly and by the Chief of the Executive of the French Republic, on the one part, and on the other by the Emperor of Germany, shall be exchanged at Frankfort, in the delay of 10 days, or sooner if possible. In faith whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed it and affixed thereto the Seal of their Arms. Done at Frankfort, 10th May, 1871. (L.S.) JULES FAVRE. (L.S.) POUYER-QUERTIER. (L.S.) BISMARCK. (L.S.) ARNIM. (L.S.) DE GOULARD. ADDITIONAL ARTICLES. FRANKFORT, 10TH MAY, 1871. ART. I. Purchase of Railways of the East and GuillaumeLuxemburg. ART. II. Purchase by Prussia of Rights and Property on Swiss Territory of Railways of the East. *See Additional Convention of 12th October, 1871. + Ratifications exchanged at Frankfort, 20th May, 1871. |