‘A collection of treaties, engagements and sanads relating to India and neighbouring countries’ [‎33] (356/578)

PE11SIA—APPENDIX NU. VII—1828.,
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fefugees to settle in the Khanats
oi Karabagh and Nacktchivan, as
well as in the portion of the Khanat
of Erivan situated on the right bank
of the Araxes. It is understood,
however, that this clause is not, and
shall not be, obligatory except in
regard to individuals invested with a
public character, or of a certain
dignity, such as Khans, Begs, and
Spiritual Chiefs or Mollahs, whose
personal example, instigations, and
clandestine communications might
have a prejudicial influence on their
old compatriots. As far as concerns
the mass of the population in the
two countries, it is agreed between
the high contracting parties that
their respective subjects who might
have already passed, or who may
hereafter pass, from one State into
the other, shall be free to settle or
sojourn wherever the Government
under whose authority they may
place themselves shall deem proper.
Article 15.
With the benevolent object of
restoring tranquillity to their States,
and removing from their subjects
all that can aggravate the evils
inflicted on them by the war to which
the present Treaty has so happily
put an end, His Majesty the Shah
grants a full and entire amnesty to
all the inhabitants and functionaries
of the Province called Azerbijan.
None of them without any exception
shall be persecuted or molested for
his opinions, acts, or conduct, either
during the war, or during the tem
porary occupation of the said Pro
vince by the Russian troops. There
shall be granted to them farther the
term of one year from this date to
Persans s’etablissent, on restent a
demeure, dans les Khanats de Karabaugh
et de Nacktchivan, ainsi que dans la
partie du Khanat d’Erivan situee sur
la rive droite de TAraxe. II est entendu
toutefois que cette clause n’est et ne
sera obligatoire qu’a i’egard d’individus
revetus d’un caractere public, ou de
certaine dignite, tels que les Khans, lea
Begs, et les Chefs spirituels ou Mollahs,
dont Texemple personnel, les instiga
tions, et les intelligences clan destines
pourraient exercer une influence
abusive sur leurs anciens compatriotes
administres, ou vassaux. Pour ce qui
concerne la masse de la population
dans les deux pays, il est convenu entre
les hautes parties contractantes que
les sujets respectifs qui auraient passe,
ou qui passeraient a Tavenir d’un etat
dans Fautre, seront libres de s’etablir,
ou de sejourner partout ou le trouvera
bon le Gouvernement, sous la domina
tion duquel ils se seront places.
Article 15.
Dans le but bienfaisant et salutaire
de ramener le calme dans ses etats et
d’ecarter de ses sujets tout cc qui
pourrait aggraver les maux qu’a deja
attires sur eux la guerre a la quelle le
present traite a mis si heureusement
fin, Sa Majeste le Schah accorde unc
amnestic pleine et entiere, a tous les
habitans et fonctionnaires de la Pro*
vince dite Azerbijan. Aucun d’eu*
sans exception de categoric, ne pourra
etre ni poursuivi, ni moleste pour ses
opinions, pour ses actes, ou pour la
conduite qu’il aurait tenue, soit pendant-
la guerre, soit pendant 1 occupation
temporaire de la dite Province par les
troupes Russes. II leur sera accorde,
en outre, le terme d’un an, a dater de ce