Siemssen

Mr. Justice Terry concurred.

This was an action of ejectment in the Court helow. The plaintiffs are non-resident aliens; and the only question involved, is whether, in such capacity, they can maintain an action of ejectment in the Courts of this State.

By treaty stipulations between the United States and the Hanseatic towns of Lubeek, Bremen and Hamburg, it is provided : “ That the citizens of each of the contracting parties shall have power to dispose of their personal goods within the jurisdiction of the other, by sale, donation or otherwise, and their representatives, being citizens of the other party, shall succeed to their said personal goods, whether by testament or ab intestate, and they may take possession thereof, either by themselves, or otljers acting for them, and dispose of the same at their will; paying such dues only as the inhabitants of the country wherein said goods are, shall be subject to pay in like cases. And if, in case of real estate, the said lieirs would be prevented from entering into the possession of said inheritance on account of their character of aliens, there shall be granted to them the term of three years to dispose of the same as they may…