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Article VII. — Legislation: Reglements. Les Hauts Commissaires auront le pouvoir d'edicter conjointement, pour le maintien do l'ordre et la bonne administration, ainsi que pour les mesures d'execution necessities par la presente Convention, dcs r&glementa locaux applicables a tousles habitants de l'Archipel, et de sanctionner ces reglements par dcs penalites n'excedant pas un mois de privation de liberte et 500 francs d'amende. Article Vlll. — Administration dcs Indigenes. (1.) Par le mot " indigene," on en tend dans la presente Convention toute personne de race Oceanienne ne ressortissant pas, d'apres son statut personnel, soit comme citoyen, soit coinme sujet ou protege, de l'une dcs deux Puissances Signataires. (2.) Aucun indigene, dans le sens ainsi defini, ne pourra acquerir dans l'Archipel la qualite de ressortissant de l'une dcs deux Puissances Signataires. (3.) Les Hauts Commissaires et leurs Delegues auront autorite sur les Chefs dcs tribus indigenes. Us auront, en cc gui concerne ces tribus, le pouvoir d'edicter dcs reglements d'administration et de police et d'en assurer l'execution. (4.) Us devront respecter les moeurs et les coutumes dcs indigenes, pour tout cc gui ne sera pas contraire au maintien de l'ordre et a l'humanite. Article IX. — Etat civil dcs Indigenes. (1.) Les persoimes designees par les Hauts Commissaires ou par leurs Delegues pour recevoir les declarations de naissance, de mariago ou de deces, chacun en cc gui concerne leurs propres ressortissants, recevront et inscrirout s.ur leurs registres toutes declarations de meme nature que voudront leur faire les indigenes en vue de se constituter un etat civil. (2.) Les actes ainsi dresses seront centralises sur dcs registres tenus au Greffe dv Tribunal Mixte. Tbibunal Mixte. Article X. — Composition. (1.) II sera etabli un Tribunal Mixte, compose de trois Juges, dont un President. Un quatrieme Magistrat representera le Ministere Public, et procedera a tousles actes d'instruction. Le Tribunal sera assiste dun Greffier et dv personnel auxiliaire necessaire. (2.) Chacun dcs deux Gouvernements nommera un Juge. II sera demande a Sa Majeste le Roi d'Espagnc de designer le troisieme, gui sera le President dv Tribunal. II en sera de meme pour le Magistrat charge de representer le Ministere Public. Ces deux Magistrate ne devront etre ni citoyens Franeais ni sujets Britanniques. Le Greffier et le personnel auxiliaire seront nommes par le President. (3.) Si l'un dcs Gouvernements croit avoir un sujet de plainte a l'egard dv President dv Tribunal Mixte, ou dv Magistrat charge de representer le Ministere Public, il en avisera l'autre Gouvernement. Si les deux Gouvernements sont d'accord, ils prieront Sa Majeste le Roi d'Espagne de designer un autre titulaire de la fonction.

Article VII. — Legislation: Regulations, The High Commissioners shall have power to issue jointly, for the peace, order, and good government of the Group, as well as for the execution of the measures resulting from the present Convention, local regulations binding on all the inhabitants of the Group, and to enforce such regulations by penalties not exceeding one month's imprisonment or a fine of £20. Article Vlll. — Native Administration. (1.) In the present Convention " Native " means any person of the aboriginal races of the Pacific who is not a citizen or subject or under the protection of either of the two Signatory Powers. (2.) No Native, as defined above, shall acquire in the Group the status of subject or citizen or be under the protection of either of the two Signatory Powers. (3.) The High Commissioners and their delegates shall have authority over the Native Chiefs. .They shall have power to make administrative and police regulations binding on the tribes, and to provide for their enforcement. (4.) They shall respect the manners and customs of the Natives, where not contrary to the maintenance of order and the dictates of humanity. Article IX. — Civil Status of the Natives. (1.) The persons appointed by the High Commissioners or their delegates to receive declarations of births, deaths, and marriages for the subjects or citizens of their respective countries shall receive and enter on their registers all declarations of the same character which Natives may wish to make for the purpose of acquiring civil status. (2.) Entries so made shall be kept in a general register at the Registry of the Joint Court. Joint Coubt. Article X. — Composition. (1.) A. Joint Court shall be established, consisting of three Judges, of whom one shall be President. A fourth officer shall act as Public Prosecutor, and shall have charge of the preliminary inquiries. The Court shall be provided with a Registrar and the requisite staff. (2.) Each of the two Governments shall appoint one Judge. His Majesty the King of Spain shall be invited to appoint the third, who shall be President of the Court. The officer who acts as Public Prosecutor shall be appointed in the same manner. Neither of these two officers shall be a British subject or a French citizen. The Registrar and the staff shall be appointed by the President. (3.) If either of the two Governments considers that it has a cause of complaint against the President of the Joint Court, or the officer acting as Public Prosecutor, it shall inform the other Government. If both Governments agree, they shall request His Majesty the King of Spain to appoint another person to fill the post.

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