CO129-171 - Acting Governor Austin - 1875 [7-11] -- Sir Kennedy - 1875 [12] — Page 73

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AR + part of the State to which she belongs, and is exempt from the local jurisdiction of the State in whose waters she may happen to be: and applying the principle to the "Anadyr," I am of opinion that she is while engaged in the mail service - exempt from the jurisdiction of and cannot be reached by their process, in any case in which the French Authorities claim the privilege of the vessel.

But as the privilege itself is rather a concession of comity between nations than a matter of international right, it is scarcely to be apprehended that the French Authorities would claim to use the privilege either to screen an offender who had committed a breach of the criminal law, or to enable the Ship Company to evade payment of their debts. I would advise therefore that whenever there is occasion to serve any civil or criminal process on a Mail Steamer, or enquiry into any matter on board, the officer charged with the process or engaged in the enquiry should in the first instance communicate with the Consul.

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AR + part of the State to which she belongs, and is exempt from the local jurisdiction of the State in whose waters she may happen to be: and applying the principle to the "Anadyr," I am of opinion that she is while engaged in the mail service - exempt from the jurisdiction of and cannot be reached by their process, in any case in which the French Authorities claim the privilege of the vessel. But as the privilege itself is rather a concession of comity between nations than a matter of international right, it is scarcely to be apprehended that the French Authorities would claim to use the privilege either to screen an offender who had committed a breach of the criminal law, or to enable the Ship Company to evade payment of their debts. I would advise therefore that whenever there is occasion to serve any civil or criminal process on a Mail Steamer, or enquiry into any matter on board, the officer charged with the process or engaged in the enquiry should in the first instance communicate with the Consul.
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part of the State to which she belongs, and is neempt from the local jurisdiction of

arm

State in whose waters she

other

may

happen to be: and applyzing the principle to the "Anadyr, I of opinion that she is while

Dame

am

Am

engaged

mail

service - exempt

au lemists

from the jurisdiction of and cannot be reached by thir

process, in any

ease in which the

Censual or other French Authorities

clann the privilege of the refect

But as the privilege itself

concession of emnity

is rather

A

between nations than a matter

of intanational right, it is

scarcely

to be apprehended that the Arench

Authorities would dann to use

a)

the privilege either to serem an offender who had committed -breach of the criminal law, or to enable the Shife Campany to wade payment of this debts. I would adorise thereford

that whenever in

occasion to serve

or criminal on Mail Steamer,

enquire into

VY

amy

fisture there is

Civil

any proces ind beard a French

for the Police to

mätter

on board, the officer charged mich the pieces or engaged

enquiry

d in the

should in the

first instance

communicate mich the leanul,

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