LOI de la République Française, concernant les Individus nés en France d'Étrangers qui eux-mêmes y sont nés, et les Enfants des Étrangers Naturalisés.-Paris, le 7 Février, 1851.

L'ASSEMBLÉE Nationale a adopté la Loi dont la teneur suit:— ART. 1. Est Français tout individu né en France d'un étranger qui lui-même y est né, à moins que, dans l'année qui suivra l'époque de sa majorité, telle qu'elle est fixée par la Loi Française, il ne réclame la qualité d'étranger par une déclaration faite, soit devant l'autorité municipale du lieu de sa résidence, soit devant les Agents Diplomatiques ou Consulaires accrédités en France par le Gouvernement étranger.

2. L'Article 9 du Code Civil est applicable aux enfants de l'étranger naturalisé, quoique nés en pays étranger, s'ils étaient mineurs lors de la naturalisation.

À l'égard des enfants nés en France ou à l'étranger, qui étaient majeurs à cette même époque, l'Article 9 du Code Civil leur est applicable dans l'année qui suivra celle de la dite naturalisation.

Délibéré en séance publique, à Paris, les 22, 29 Janvier, et 7 Février, 1851.

DUPIN, Président.

ARNAUD (de l'Ariége), LACAZE, CHAPOT, BÉrard,

DE HEECKEREN, PEUPIN, Secrétaires. La présente Loi sera promulguée et scellée du sceau de l'État, LOUIS NAPOLEON BONAPARTE, Président de la République.

E. DE ROYER, Garde des Sceaux, Ministre de la Justice.

LOI de la République Française, qui modifie la Loi du 7 Février, 1851, concernant les Individus nés en France d'Étrangers qui eux-mêmes y sont nés.-Versailles, le 16 Décembre, 1874.

L'ASSEMBLÉE Nationale a adopté la Loi dont la teneur suit:ART. 1. L'Article 1 de la Loi du 7 Février, 1851, est ainsi modifié :

Est Français tout individu né en France d'un étranger qui luimême y est né, à moins que, dans l'année qui suivra l'époque de sa majorité, telle qu'elle est fixée par la Loi Française, il ne réclame la qualité d'étranger par une déclaration faite, soit devant l'autorité municipale du lieu de sa résidence, soit devant les Agents Diplomatiques et Consulaires de France à l'étranger, et qu'il ne justifie avoir conservé sa nationalité d'origine par une attestation en due

forme de son Gouvernement, laquelle demeurera annexée à la déclaration.

Cette déclaration pourra être faite par procuration spéciale et authentique.

2. Les jeunes gens auxquels s'applique l'Article précédent peuvent, soit s'engager volontairement dans les armées de terre et de mer, soit contracter l'engagement conditionnel d'un an, conformément à la Loi du 27 Juillet, 1872, titre IV, section 3, soit entrer dans les écoles du Gouvernement à l'âge fixé par les lois et règlements, en déclarant qu'ils renoncent à réclamer la qualité d'étranger dans l'année qui suivra leur majorité.

Cette déclaration ne peut être faite qu'avec le consentement exprès et spécial du père, ou, à défaut du père, de la mère, ou, à défaut de père et de mère, qu'avec l'autorisation du conseil de famille. Elle ne doit être reçue qu'après les examens d'admission et s'ils sont favorables.

Délibéré en séances publiques, à Versailles, les 13 Juillet, 10 et 16 Décembre, 1874.

L. BUFFET, Président.

FÉLIX VOISIN, VANDIER, T. DUCHÂTEL, LOUIS DE SÉGUR,

Secrétaires.

Le Président de la République promulgue la présente Loi.* MARSHAL DE-MACMAHON, Duc de Magenta.

A. TAILHAND, Garde des Sceaux, Ministre de la Justice.

AGREEMENT between the British and Egyptian Governments, for the mutual Repayment of Expenses incurred in the Repairs or Re-victualling of the Ships of War of the respective Governments.- Cairo, February 12, 1866.

ART. I. The British and Egyptian Governments shall make application each to the other through Her Britannic Majesty's Agent and Consul-General in Egypt for the repayment of expenses incurred in repairing or in supplying stores to the ships of their respective navies in Egyptian and British dockyards.

II. Such application shall in every case be accompanied by an account, made out in pounds sterling, of the charges for the repairs executed or the stores supplied, as well as by a voucher or receipt from the commander of the ship, describing in the one case the work executed and in the other the nature and quantity of the stores received. Duplicate vouchers or receipts shall be signed by

* Promulguée au "Journal Officiel" du 29 Décembre, 1874.

the commander in each case, and a copy shall be delivered to him, if he desires it, for transmission to his Government.

III. Payment of the accounts shall be made within as short a period as may be convenient from the date of their presentation through the hands of Her Britannic Majesty's Agent and ConsulGeneral in Egypt, who will transmit to the respective Government the amounts received by him on account of such service. Done in duplicate the 12th day of February, 1866.

NUBAR, the Minister of Foreign Office.

(L.S.) EDWARD STANTON, Her Britannic Majesty's Agent and Consul-General.

BRITISH CHARTER, revoking so much of the Royal Commission, dated the 19th of February, 1866,* as provides for the government of Her Majesty's Settlements on the Gold Coast and of Lagos; and constituting those Settlements into a separate Colony to be called the Gold Coast Colony; and providing for the government thereof.—Westminster, July 24, 1874.

VICTORIA, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, to all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting:

1. WHEREAS, by certain Letters Patent, under the Great Seal of Our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date at Westminster the 19th day of February, 1866, in the 29th year of our reign, provision was made for the government of our Settlements on the West Coast of Africa, as therein is more particularly described:

And whereas by a Supplementary Commission under the Great Seal aforesaid, bearing date at Westminster, the 8th day of November, 1872, in the 36th year of our reign, we did empower our Governor and Commander-in-chief of our West Africa Settlements to grant pardons to offenders in the manner and upon the terms therein mentioned:

And whereas, by our Commission under the Great Seal aforesaid, bearing date the 25th day of July, 1873, in the 37th year of our reign, we did constitute and appoint our trusty and well-beloved George Berkeley, Esquire (now Companion of our Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George), to be, during our will and pleasure, our Governor and Commander-in-chief in and over our said West Africa Settlements:

And whereas it is expedient that provision should be made for

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the government of our Settlements on the Gold Coast and of Lagos, apart and separate from the government of our other Settlements on the West Coast of Africa:

And whereas, by an Act made and passed in the 6th year of our reign, intituled "An Act to enable Her Majesty to provide for the government of Her Settlements upon the Coast of Africa and in the Falkland Islands,"* it was enacted that it should be lawful for us, by any Commission under the Great Seal of our United Kingdom, or by any instructions under our sign-manual and signet accompanying and referred to in any such Commission, to delegate to any 3 or more persons within any of the Settlements aforesaid, either in whole or in part, and subject to all such conditions, provisions, and limitations as might be prescribed by any such commission or instructions, the power and authority to make and establish all such laws, institutions, and ordinances, and to constitute such Courts and officers, and to make such provisions and regulations for the proceedings in such Courts and for the administration of justice as might be necessary for the peace, order, and good government of our subjects and others within our then present or future Settlements on the said coast:

Now know ye that we do by these our Letters Patent, under the Great Seal aforesaid, declare our pleasure to be that our said Letters Patent of the 19th day of February, 1866, our said Supplementary Commission of the 8th day of November, 1872, and our said Commission of the 25th day of July, 1873, shall be, and they are hereby revoked so far as regards our said Settlements on the Gold Coast and of Lagos, or any part or parts thereof; and we do further declare our pleasure to be that those Settlements shall constitute, and they are hereby erected into a separate Colony under the title of the Gold Coast Colony.

2. And we do further declare our pleasure to be that our Settlement on the Gold Coast shall, as heretofore, and until otherwise provided by us, comprise all places, settlements, and territories which may at any time belong to us in Western Africa between the 5th degree of west longitude and the 2nd degree of east longitude. And our Settlement of Lagos shall, as heretofore, and until otherwise provided by us, comprise all places, settlements, and territories which may at any time belong to us in Western Africa between the 2nd and 5th degrees of east longitude.

3. And we do further declare and appoint that the Government of our said Colony shall be administered by a Governor duly commissioned by us on that behalf.

4. And we do further declare our pleasure to be that there shall be within our said Colony a Legislative Council, which shall consist

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of our said Governor for the time being, and of such other persons or officers, not being less than two in number, from each of our said Settlements, as shall be named or designated by or by virtue of any instruction or instructions, or by any warrant or warrants to be by us for that purpose issued under our sign-manual and signet, and with the advice of our Privy Council; all of which persons or officers shall hold their places in the said Council during our pleasure.

5. And we do further by this our Commission under the Great Seal of our United Kingdom aforesaid delegate to the persons who within our said Colony shall compose the Legislative Council thereof, full power and authority, subject always to such conditions, provisions, and limitations as may be prescribed by any Commission or Instructions, to establish such Ordinances not being repugnant to the law of England or to any order made or to be made by us with the advice of our Privy Council, and to constitute such Courts and officers, and to make such provisions and regulations for the proceedings in such Courts and for the administration of justice, as may be necessary for the peace, order, and good government of such Colony.

6. And we do further declare our pleasure to be that our said Governor shall have a negative voice in the passing of all such Ordinances aforesaid: and we do also hereby reserve to ourselves, our heirs and successors, our and their right and authority to disallow any such Ordinances as aforesaid, in the whole or in part, such disallowance being from time to time signified to him through one of our Principal Secretaries of State, and also to make and establish from time to time, with the advice and consent of Parliament, or with the advice of our or their Privy Council, all such Laws or Ordinances as may to us or them appear necessary for the order, peace, and good government of our said Colony as fully as if these presents had not been made. And we do further declare our pleasure to be that in the making and establishing of all such Ordinances the said Legislative Council shall conform to and observe all such rules as may from time to time be directed or appointed by any instruction or instructions issued by us with the advice of our Privy Council.

7. And we do further declare and establish that the laws now in force in our said Colony shall continue in force as long and as far only as they are not repugnant to, or repealed by any Ordinance passed by the Legislature of our said Colony.

8. And we do further declare our pleasure to be that, for the purpose of advising our said Governor, there shall be for our said Colony an Executive Council, which shall be composed of such persons and constituted in such manner as may be directed by any