886 GENERAL AG’I‘—SLAVE TRADE. JULY 2, 1890. J¤1y2,1s¤o. General act between the United States of America cmd other powers for "”*"_”` the repression of the African slave trade and the restrictum of the importation into, and sale in, a certain de_fined zone of the African continent, of firearms, ammunition and spirituous liquors. Signed July 2, 1890; ratification advised by the Senate January 11, 1892; ratification of protocol advised by the Senate January 11, 1892; ratified by the President January 19, 1892; ratification deposited with the Government of the King of the Belgian: February 2, 1892; proclaimed April 2, 1892; act to take effect April 2, 1892. BY rim Punsmnuer on run Umrnn Swans on Amunion. A PROCLAMATION. ' pmmm., Whereas a General Act for the repression of the African slave trade and the restriction of the importation into, and sale in, a certain defined zone of the African continent, of iirearms, ammunition and spirituous liquors, was concluded and signed on the 2nd day of July, 1890, by the Plenipotentiaries of the United States of America, Germany, Austria- Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, Spain the Independent State of the Congo, the French Republic, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Persia, Portugal, Russia, Sweden and Norway, the Ottoman Empire and Zanzibar, the original of which Act, being in the French language, is word for word as follows: [Translation.] c...a..,a,,,.,e.,._ AU Nom nm Dmu TOUT-PU1S— IN rum NAME on Gon Amnenrv.
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Le President des Etats-Unis The President of the United d’Amérique; States of America; Sa Majeste l’Empereur d’Alle- His Majesty the German Emmagne, Roi de Prusse, an nom peror, King of Prussia in the de l’Empire Allemand; name of the German Empire; Sa Majeste l’Empereur d’Au- His Majesty the Emperor ofAustriche, roi de Boheme, etc., et tria, King of Bohemia, &c., Boi Apostolique de Hongrie; and Apostolic King of Hun- . SMX; Sa Maiesté le Roi des Belges; His Majesty the King of the Belgians; _ Sa Majesté le Roi de Danemark; His Majesty the King of Denmark- Sa Majesté le Roi d’Espagne et His Majesty the King of Spain, en Son Nom Sa Majeste la and in his name Her Majesty Reine Régente du Royaume; the Queen Regent of the Kingdom- Sa Majeste le Roi Souverain de His Majesty the Sovereign of the 1’Etat Independant du Congo; Independent State of the Congo- ‘ Le President de la Republique The President of the French Re- Francaise; public; SaMaiesté1aReine duR0yau.me- Her Majesty the Queen of the
