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London, England, 1826-01-24 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL TREATY.

In the name of the Holy and Indivisible Trinity.
The best unde• standing having subsisted between
Brazil and Great Britain, as well as an eitrnsive com-
merce between the subjects of both States, the Empei or
of Brazil and his Majesty the King of the United King-
dom of Great Britain and Ireland have thought tit to
conclude, for the benefit of their respective subjects, the
present Treaty of fai •ndship, commerce, and naviga-
tion. By this Act, his Britannic M ijesty in his name,
and in the name of his heirs and successors, recoAniz.l
the independence of the empire of Brazil, and the hi-
perial dignity in the person of the Emperor Don Pedro
I. and his legitimate heirs and successors;—and for the
establishment and c,nsolidation, under the said prin-
ciples, of the rolitical relations of the two Crowns, and
for the promotion and security A commerce and navi-
gation, both Sovereigns nominate for their Plenipoten•
nal ies, v z. dec. &c.
Art. 1. Constant race and perpetual friendship between the two
&marlins, their subjects, and &am.

2. Perfect reciprocity in the concession of favours,
honours, immunities, privileges, exemptions from duties
and imposts to the Ambassadors, Ministers, and agents
of either Sovereign, accrednekto the Court of the other.
3. The giving' of salutes fo. the ports and flags of
either nation shall be contemnible to the regulation
now .served between maritime States.
4 and 5. The nOtnination of Consuls-General, Con-
suls, and Vice-Coninls, their powers, and the ezerciseof
their functions, shall be placed on the footing of the
most perfect reciprocity.
6. Tim subjects of either of the h:gh contracting par-
ties shall enjoy in all the territories of the other, tiW most
p 'rfect liberty of conscience in matters of religion, con-
formable to the system of toleration established and
practised in their respective States.
7. The subjects of each of tile high contracting par-
ties (remaining subject to the lion of the country) shall
enjoy in all the territories of the °Orr, With regard to
their persons, the same rights, privileges, favour;, and
exemptions, which are or may be conceded to the most
,favopred nation. They may freely dispose of their pro-
petty .by sato, exchange, gift, or bequest, or in soy other
manner, without any obstikde or impediment whmever.
Their houses, property, and effects, shall be protected
and respected, and aball not be taken contrary to their
will by any authority what. ver. They shall be exempt
from obligatory Moony service, of whatever ki:i4 it
may be by laud or by se,, and from every kind of
forced loan. impost, and military requisitions : nor :ball
they be compelled to pay any ordinary tax, whatever
may he i s denomination, greater than that which is
paid or may be paid by the. subjects of the Sovereign
in whose territories they reside. They shall also be sub-
ject to no arbitrary riots and inquests, nor shall any
examination and inveaigation of the r.books and papers
take place under any pretence whatever. It being un-
derstood that in cases of treason, smuggling, or other
crimes specified by the laws of the country, inquests,
visits,, examinations, or investigations shall not take
place except before the coinpetent Magistrate, and In
the presence of the Consul of the nation to which tile
accused party belongs, or in the presence of the respec-
tive Vice• Consul or his delegate.
8. The office of Judge-Conservator of the Ileitis's na-
tion, is suppressed, in pursuance of the imperial consti-
tution having abolished all privileged persons and par-
ticular jurisdictions.
9. In case of breach of ft iendship, or a rupture, which
shall net be held to esist except after the recall or re-
moval of the diplons Ade agents, the subjects of either
nation resident in the territories of the other may remain
to arrange their affairs, or to catty on trade is the in-
terior, without beiiig interrupted, so long as they shall
conduct themselves peaceably, and commit no offence
against the laws. if, however, their conduct should
came them to be suspected, they may be ordered to
leave the country, but with the power of carrying with
them their property, for which a suffici-nt period, not
exceeding six months, shall be allowed.
10. Persons accused in the States of one of the high
contracting parties of the crimes of high treason, for-
gery, and counterfeiting money, or paper representi ig
it, shall not be admitted, nor receive protection in the
dominions of the other. They shall even be expelied
from the respective States upon the same being required.
11. Each of the high contracting parties becomes
bound not to receive, knowingly and voluntarily, into
his States, or to engage in his service, subjects of the other
who may have deserted from the militaty or naval ser-
vice. And in case it should happen during the stay of
mercantile vessels belonging to the subjects of either
nation in the respective ports, that any person or per-
, sons belonging to the crews of the said vessels shall
desert, such deserters shall be apprehended, and, upon
the demand of the Consul or Vice. Consul of their nation,
delivered up by the local authorities.
12. There shall be reciprocal freedom of commerce
and navigation between and with the respective subjects
of the high contracting parties, as well in Brazilian as
in British ships, in all and every of the ports, cities, and
territoties appertaining to the same hgh contracting
patties, except iu such as are positively shut against all
foreign nations. It being, however, understood, that
when any of the said ports, cities, and territories, shall
become open to the trade of any other nation, they shall
immediately be also free to the subjects of the high
contracting parties, as fully and in the same manner as if •
the same wet e expre-sly stipulated in the present treaty.
13. In consequence of this reciprocal liberty of trade
and navigation, the subjects of the high contracting
parties may enter with their respective vessels into all
ports, bays, creeks, and roadsteads, of the territories
belonging to either of the high contracting pat ties, may
unload therein the whole or part of their cargoes, may
load and may re-export. They may reside, rent houses
and warehouses, travel, trade, open shots, remove
goods, metals, and money, and manage their own in-
terests by themselves, their agents, or clerks, as they
may think proper. It is, however, agreed to make an
exception, with respect to the coasting trade from port
to port, consisting of native production: or foreign
already shipped for c•nsiimption, the trade of which
can only be carried on in national vessels, the subjects
of both the high contractinl parties being nevertheless
at liberty to ship their effects and merchandise on
board the said vessels on paying the same duties.
14. The ships and vessels of the subjects of either of
the high contracting parties shall not pay in the ports
and anchoring grounds of the other, for light-houses,
tonnage, or under any other designation, any greater
ditties than those which are paid or sh ill be paid by
the ships of the subjects of the most favoured nations.
15. His Britannic Majesty agrees to cause to be re-
stored to Brazilian subjects, and their ships, as of the
most favoured nation, whatever may be paid under the
name of Sc orage and Package to the Corpora:ion of
the City of London, and the duties which vessels pay
to the Corporation of the Trinity-house in London,
when the said duties esceed the sums paid by British
subjects and 13t iti.h ships.
16. To obviate whatever doubts may arise relative to
the nationalization of Brazilian and British ship., the
ttigh contractirg parses agree that ships shall be cor-
sideied Biitish .ffich may be owned, registered, and
navigated according to the laws of Go at Britain, and
that vessels built or owned by Brazilian subjects, or -toy
one td than, and foam Captain and three-fourths of