[Territorial Arrangements of Frankfort.] take the road that runs below Bossey, below Crevin, and above Veirier. "From the intersection of this road to the east and near Veirier, by the one leading from Carouge to Etrembières, the limit shall be described by the shortest line to the Arve, at 2 yards (toises) above the water course which supplies the canal of the mill of Sierne. Following from thence the Thalweg of that river to the mouth of the Foron, and remounting the same to that point beyond Cormières, to be ascertained by the shortest line drawn from the junction of the route of Carra with the road which, from the north of Publinge, leads to the north of Ville-la-Grande, it shall follow the said line, and this last road towards the east, giving it to Geneva :-thence it shall follow the road which remounts parallel with the Foron, until it comes in contact with the territory of Jussy. "From this point the line shall resume the ancient limits, till it meets the road leading from Gy to Foncenex, and shall follow the said road northward to the extremity of the village of Gy, leaving the said road on the side of Geneva. The boundary shall thence be directed in a straight line upon the village of Veigi, in such manner as to leave all the houses of the village on the side of Savoy; afterwards in a straight line to where the Hermance intersects the great road of the Simplon. Finally it shall follow the course of the Hermance as far as the Lake, which shall be the limit of the new territory to the north-west, it being understood that the property of one-half of the breadth of the Lake from the Hermance to Vesenag is acquired by the Canton of Geneva; and that in like manner the portions of the course of the Rhone which have hitherto formed the boundary between the two States, shall appertain to His Majesty, and that the roads. constituting the forementioned frontier line of the above Delimitation shall belong to His Majesty, with the exceptions already described; and that all the inclosures formed by walls or hedges contiguous to the houses of villages or hamlets, bordering on the new frontiers, shall appertain to that State in which the said village or hamlet may be situated; the line marking the confines of the States shall not approach within 2 yards (toises) of such houses or inclosures contiguous thereto and surrounded by walls or hedges. "As to the Rivers and rivulets which, according to the alterations of boundaries resulting from the present Treaty, are to determine the new frontier, the centre of their courses shall form [Territorial Arrangements of Frankfort.] the boundaries, except that of the Foron, which shall entirely appertain to His Majesty, and the passage of which river shall not be subject to any duty whatever." Sovereignty, &c., of Territories detached from France. ART. XLII. The Sovereigns who, in virtue of the present Treaty, shall obtain the territories which were detached from France, by the Treaties of Peace of Paris, of the 30th of May, 1814 (No. 1), and of the 20th of November, 1815 (No. 40), shall enter into all the rights, and take upon themselves all the charges and engagements stipulated in this respect in the two above-mentioned Treaties. Duchies of Parma, Placentia, Guastalla. Principality of Lucca. ART. XLIII. The actual state of possession of the Duchies of Parma, Placentia, and Guastalla, together with that of the Principality of Lucca, being determined by the Stipulations of the Act of the Congress of Vienna (No. 27). the dispositions of Articles XCIX., CI., CII., are and shall continue to be maintained in all their force and validity. Reversion of Duchies of Parma, Placentia, and Guastalla. ART. XLIV. The Reversion of the Duchies of Parma, Placentia, and Guastalla, anticipated by Article XCIX. of the Final Act of the Congress of Vienna (No. 27), is determined in the following manner: The Duchies of Parma, Placentia, and Guastalla, after the decease of Her Majesty the Arch-Duchess Maria Louisa, shall pass in full Sovereignty to Her Majesty the Infanta of Spain Maria Louisa, the Infant Don Charles Louis her Son, and his Male Descendants, in the direct Male Line, with the exception of the Districts enclosed (enclaves) within the States of His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty, on the left bank of the Po, which shall remain in full property to His said Majesty conformably to the restriction established by Article XCIX. of the Act of the Congress of Vienna. Reversion of Principality of Lucca. ART. XLV. At the same period the Reversion of the Principality of Lucca, anticipated by Article CII. of the Act of the Congress of Vienna (No. 27), shall take place according to the terms and clauses of the said Article in favour of His Imperial and Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Tuscany. [Territorial Arrangements of Frankfort.] Garrison of Fortress of Placentia. ART. XLVI. Although the frontier of the Austrian States in Italy shall be fixed by the line of the Po, it is, nevertheless, agreed by common consent, that as the Fortress of Placentia is more particularly important to the system of defence of Italy, His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty shall preserve the right of garrisoning, purely and simply, the said Fortress, until the period when the Reversions, after the extinction of the Spanish branch of the Bourbons shall take place; all the royalties and civil rights over that Town being reserved to the future Sovereign of Parma. The expense and maintenance of the garrison in the Town of Placentia shall be at the charge of Austria; and its force in time of peace shall be amicably determined between the High Parties interested, always having regard to the greatest possible convenience of the inhabitants. Reversion of Duchies of Parma, Placentia, and Guastalla, in the event of the extinction of the branch of the Infant Don Charles Louis. ART. XLVII. The Reversion of the Duchies of Parma, Placentia, and Guastalla, in the event of the extinction of the branch of the Infant Don Charles Louis, is explicitly maintained in the terms of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle of 1748*, and of the Separate Article of the Treaty between Austria and Sardinia, of the 20th of May, 1815 (No. 19). Treaties and Accessions of the Powers. ART. XLVIII. The Treaties, Conventions, and other Acts which are annexed to the present Treaty, and particularly, 1st. The Treaty between His Majesty the King of Sardinia, the Swiss Confederation, and the Canton of Geneva, concluded at Turin, the 16th of March, 1816 (No. 52); 2nd. The Treaty between Austria, Prussia, and the Grand Duchy of Hesse, concluded at Frankfort on the Mayne, the 30th of June, 1816 (No. 58); 3rd. The Treaty between Great Britain and the Grand Duchy of Hesse, concluded at Frankfort on the Mayne, the 30th of June, 1816 (No. 59); 4th. The Treaty between Prussia and the Netherlands, concluded at Frankfort on the Mayne, the 8th of November, 1816 (No. 64); * See Appendix, [Territorial Arrangements of Frankfort.] 5th. The Treaty between Great Britain and the Netherlands, concluded at Frankfort on the Mayne, the 16th of November, 1816 (No. 65); 6th. The Treaty between Austria and the Netherlands, concluded at Frankfort on the Mayne, the 12th of March, 1817 (No. 67); 5th 7th. The Treaty between Russia and the Netherlands, concluded at Frankfort on the Mayne, the of April, 1817 (No. 69); 17th 8th. The Treaty between Austria, Spain, France, Great Britain, Prussia, and Russia, concluded at Paris, the 10th of June, 1817 (No. 73); 9th. The Treaty between Austria and the Grand Duchy of Baden, concluded at Frankfort on the Mayne, the 10th of July, 1819 (No. 93); 10th. The Treaty between Austria, Great Britain, Prussia, Russia, and the Grand Duke of Baden, concluded at Frankfort on the Mayne, the 10th of July, 1819 (No. 94). are considered as integral parts of the arrangements stipulated by the present Act, and shall have, according to their respective tenour, the same force and validity as if they were inserted word for word in the Treaty itself. 11th. The Treaty between Austria and Bavaria, concluded at Munich, the 14th of April, 1816 (No. 53), likewise annexed to this Instrument, has been adjoined to it in the sense and spirit of Article VII. of the present Recès. The French Language employed in the General Treaty. ART. XLIX. The French Language employed in this Recès has been used subject to the reservations expressed in Article CXX. of the Act of the Congress of Vienna. Ratifications. ART. L. The present Recès shall be ratified, and the Ratifications exchanged at Frankfort on the Mayne within the space of three months, or sooner if possible. A copy of this Act shall be deposited at Vienna, in the Archives of the Court and State of His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty, to be there added to the collection of the Acts which gave rise to it, and upon which it is founded. The High Contracting Parties, moreover, reserve to themselves the right of adopting a general mode of communicating it and of [Territorial Arrangements of Frankfort.] proposing it for the Accession of the other Powers and States interested. In testimony whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Treaty, and have affixed thereto the Seals of their Arms. Done at Frankfort on the Mayne, the 20th of July, in the year of Our Lord, 1819. (L.S.) CLANCARTY. (L.S.) LE BARON DE WESSENBERG. (L.S.) LE BARON DE HUMBOLDT. (L.S.) J. D'ANSTETT. |