File 3939/1926 Pt 5 'Revision of Aitchison's Treaties: Persia, Seistan, Kerman and Persian Baluchistan' [‎143r] (279/558)

PERSIA—APPENDIX NO. VII—1828.
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lawa, in that case the Persian Minister
or the Hakim and, in his absence the
competent local authority, shall im
mediately apply to the Minister
Charge d’Affaires, or Russian Consul
in whose service the accused may be,
in order that he may be delivered up
to justice; and if this application be
founded on proofs establishing the
guilt of the accused, the Minister,
ChargS d’Afiaires, or Consul shall make
no difficulty whatever in complying
with it.
Article 7.
All lawsuits and litigations between
Russian subjects shall be submitted
exclusively to the investigation and
decision of the Mission or of the Con
suls of Russia in conformity with the
laws and customs of the Russian
Empire. So also shall disputes and
lawsuits arising between Russian sub
jects and those of another Power, in
ease the two parties shall consent to
such a course.
Whenever any disputes or lawsuits
shall arise between Russian and Per
sian subjects, the said lawsuits or
disputes shall be brought before the
Hakim or Governor, and shall not be
investigated and decided except in
the presence of the Dragoman of the
Mission or of the Consulate. Once
judicially disposed of, such suits shall
not be allowed to be instituted a
second time. If, however, circums
tances should be of such a nature as
to render a second trial necessary, it
shall not take place without previous
intimation being given to the Minister,
or the Charge d’Affaires, or the Consul
of Russia ; and in that case the action
shall be brought and decided only in
I’autoritd locale competente, s’adressera
immediatement au Ministre, Charge d’Af
faires, ou Consul Russe, au service du-
quel se trouvera le prevenu afin qu’il
soit Hvre a la justice ; et si cette de-
mande est fondee sur des preuves eta-
blissant la culpabilite de I’accuse, le
Ministre, Charge d’Affaires, ou Consul ne
fera aucune difiiculte d’y satisfaire.
Article 7.
Tous les proems, et toutes les affaires
litigieuses entre sujets Russes, seront
soumis exclusivement a I’examen et la
decision de la Mission ou des Consuls de
Russie conformement aux lois et coutumes
de I’Empire de Russie ; de merae que
les diff^rends et proces survenus entre
les sujets Russes et ceux d’une autre
Puissance, dans le cas ou les deux parr
ties y consentiront.
Lorsqu’il s’elevera des differends ou
proces entre les sujets Russes et les
sujets Persans, les dits proems ou diffe
rends seront portes par devant le Hakim,
ou Gouverneur, et ne seront examines
et juges qu’en presence du Drogman de
la Mission ou du Consulat. Une fois
juridiquement termines, de tels proces
ne pourront etre informes une seconde
fois. Si toute fois les circonstances
etaient de nature a exiger un second
examen, il ne pourra avoir lieu, sans que
le Ministre, ou le Charge d’Affaires, ou
le Consul de Russie, en soient prevenus,
et dans ce cas 1’affaire ne sera instruite
et jugee qu’au Defter, e’est-a-dire a la
chancellerie supreme du Schah a Tabriz
ou a Teheran—egalement en presence