When, under the provisions of this Article, the arrest and detention of a fugitive are desired in the Republic of El Salvador, the proper course shall be to apply to the Foreign Office, which will immediately cause the necessary steps to be taken in order to secure the provisional arrest or detention of the fugitive. The provisional detention of a fugitive shall cease and the prisoner be released if a formal requisition for his surrender accompanied by the necessary evidence of his guilt has not been produced under the stipulations of this Treaty, within two months from the date of his provisional arrest or detention. ARTICLE XIII In every case of a request made by either of the two Contracting Parties for the arrest, detention or extradition of fugitive criminals, the legal officers or fiscal ministry of the country where the proceedings of extradition are had, shall assist the officers of the Government demanding the extradition before the respective judges and migistrates, by every legal means within their or its power; and no claim whatever for compensation for any of the services so rendered shall be made against the Government demanding the extradition, provided however, that any officer or officers of the surrendering Govern ment so giving assistance, who shall, in the usual course of their duty, receive no salary or compensation other than specific fees for services performed, shall be entitled to receive from the Government demanding the extradition the customary fees for the acts or services performed by them, in the same manner and to the same amount as though such acts or services had been performed in ordinary criminal proceedings under the laws of the country of which they are officers. ARTICLE XIV The conveyance through the territories of either of the High Contracting Parties of any person, not being a citizen of the country to be passed through, extradited by a third Power to either of them for any of the crimes specified in this Treaty, will be permitted if, in the case of the United States, the authority of the Secretary of State and, in that of El Salvador, that of the Minister for Foreign Relations, is first obtained. ARTICLE XV This Treaty shall take effect from the day of the exchange of the ratifications thereof; but either Contracting Party may at any time terminate the same on giving to the other six months' notice of its intention to do so. The ratifications of the present Treaty shall be exchanged at San Salvador or at Washington as soon as possible. In witness whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the above Articles, and have hereunto affixed their seals. Done in duplicate, at the City of San Salvador, this eighteenth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and eleven. FACILITATING THE WORK OF TRAVELING SALESMEN Convention signed at Washington January 28, 1919 Ratifications exchanged at San Salvador January 18, 1921 Proclaimed by the President of the United States January 22, 1921 41 Stat. 1725; Treaty Series 651 The United States of America and the Republic of Salvador being desirous to foster the development of commerce between them and to increase the exchange of commodities by facilitating the work of traveling salesmen have agreed to conclude a convention for that purpose and have to that end appointed as their plenipotentiaries: The President of the United States of America, Frank L. Polk, Acting Secretary of State of the United States of America, and The President of the Republic of Salvador, Rafael Zaldivar, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary for the Republic of Salvador in the United States of America, Who, having communicated to each other their full powers, which were found to be in due form, have agreed upon the following articles: ARTICLE I Manufacturers, merchants, and traders domiciled within the jurisdiction of one of the high Contracting Parties may operate as commercial travelers either personally or by means of agents or employes within the jurisdiction of the other High Contracting Party on obtaining from the latter, upon payment of a single fee, a license which shall be valid throughout its entire territorial jurisdiction. In case either of the High Contracting Parties shall be engaged in war, it reserves to itself the right to prevent from operating within its jurisdiction under the provisions of this treaty, or otherwise, enemy nationals or other aliens whose presence it may consider prejudicial to public order and national safety. ARTICLE II In order to secure the license above mentioned the applicant must obtain from the country of domicile of the manufacturers, merchants, and traders represented a certificate attesting his character as a commercial traveler. This certificate, which shall be issued by the authority to be designated in each country for the purpose, shall be viséed by the consul of the country in which the applicant proposes to operate, and the authorities of the latter shall, upon the presentation of such certificate, issue to the applicant the national license. as provided in Article I. ARTICLE III A commercial traveler may sell his samples without obtaining a special license as an importer. ARTICLE IV Samples without commercial value shall be admitted to entry free of duty. Samples marked, stamped, or defaced, in such manner that they can not be put to other uses, shall be considered as objects without commercial value. ARTICLE V Samples having commercial value shall be provisionally admitted upon giving bond for the payment of lawful duties if they shall not have been withdrawn from the country within a period of six (6) months. Duties shall be paid on such portion of the samples as shall not have been so withdrawn. ARTICLE VI All customs formalities shall be simplified as much as possible with a view to avoid delay in the despatch of samples. ARTICLE VII Peddlers and other salesmen who vend directly to the consumer, even though they have not an established place of business in the country in which they operate, shall not be considered as commercial travelers, but shall be subject to the license fees levied on business of the kind which they carry on. ARTICLE VIII No license shall be required of: (a) Persons traveling only to study trade and its needs, even though they initiate commercial relations, provided they do not make sales of merchandise. (b) Persons operating through local agencies which pay the license fee or other imposts to which their business is subject. (c) Travelers who are exclusively buyers. ARTICLE IX Any concessions affecting any of the provisions of the present Treaty that may hereafter be granted by either High Contracting Party, either by law or by treaty or convention, shall immediately be extended to the other party. ARTICLE X This Convention shall be ratified; and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington or San Salvador within two years, or sooner if possible. The present Convention shall remain in force until the end of six months after either of the High Contracting Parties shall have given notice to the other of its intention to terminate the same, each of them reserving to itself the right of giving such notice to the other at any time. And it is hereby agreed between the parties that, on the expiration of six months after such notice shall have been received by either of them from the other party as above mentioned, this Convention shall altogether cease and terminate. In testimony whereof the respective plenipotentiaries have signed these articles and have thereunder affixed their seals. Done in duplicate, at Washington, this twenty-eighth day of January, one thousand nine hundred and nineteen. |