FIFTIETH CONGRESS, 1887-1889. 
ARTICLE X. 
La présente Convention sera 
ratifiée et les ratifications seront 
échangées a4 Bruxelles aussit6t 
que faire se pourra. Elle est con- 
clue pour dix ans, 4 partir du 
jour de l’échange des ratifications, 
et elle continuera 4 subsister au 
dela de ce délai tant que Pun des 
Gouvernements n’aura pas dé- 
elaré six mois 4 l’avance quwil y 
renonce. 
En foi de quoi, les Plénipoten- 
tiaires respectifs Pont signée et y 
ont apposé leurs cachets. 
Fait 4 Bruxelles, en huit exem- 
plaires, le 15 Mars 1886. 
[SEAL] LAMBERT TREE 
[SEAL] Pr. DE CARAMAN 
[SEAL] CH’WLIER D. MorREAU 
[SEAL] CTE. DE VILLENEUVE 
[sEAL] José Ma. pE Tavira 
[SEAL] MAFFEI 
[SEAL] B’on DE Sant’ ANNA 
[sEAL] I. MarrInovircH 
[SEAL] ALPHONSE RIVIER 
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ARTICLE X. 
The present Convention will be 
ratified and the ratifications will 
be exchanged at Brussels, as soon 
as practicable. It is concluded 
for ten years, from the day of the 
exchange of ratifications, and it 
will remain in force beyond that 
time, so long as one of the Gov- 
ernments shall not have declared 
six months in advance that it re- 
nounces it. 
In witness whereof, the re- 
spective Plenipotentiaries have 
signed it, and have thereunto af- 
fixed their seals. 
Done at Brussels in eight copies 
the 15th of March, 1886. 
[L. s.] LamBrert TREE 
[L. s.] Pr. DE CARAMAN 
[L. s.] Ca’vw LIER D. Moreau 
[L. s.] Cre. DE VILLENEUVE 
[u. s.] José Ma. pe Tavira 
[u. s.] MAFFEI 
[L. s.]| Bon DE Sant’ ANNA 
[L. s.] J. MartnovitcH 
[L. s.| ALPHONSE RIVIER 
And whereas the Plenipotentiary of the United States of America 
did, on the 17th day of November, 1888, deposit the President’s rati- 
fication of the said Convention with His Excellency the Minister of 
Foreign Affairs of Belgium, for delivery to the Plenipotentiaries of 
the other signatory States, on the occasion of their reassembling to 
exchange the ratifications of the said Convention; 
And whereas the Plenipotentiaries of the several Contracting Par- 
ties did, on the 14th day of January, 1889, exchange the ratifications 
of the said Convention; 
Now, therefore, be it known that I, Grover Cleveland, President of 
the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be 
made public, to the end that the same and every article and cause 
thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United 
States and the citizens thereof. 
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the 
seal of the United States of America to be affixed. 
Done at the City of Washington this 15th day of January in the 
