Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-02-10
VOLUME Ill


dants of ports and eafles flal take care that
the captains and failors fhali not load prohibited
articles but if this fhoud happen, thols who
hall not have Contributed the fmuggling fhall
not be rnoleaed nor iearched, no more than the
| yehel and cargo; but only the offender, who
| hall be demanded 10 be punithed. No captain
/ hall be obliged to receive merchandise on
board bis vene, nor to uniade the fame, againit
bis will, until his freight ihall be paid.
Art. I6. The merchant vsdels of tie Unit
| ed States which fhall cat anchor in the road Of
| the Goulette, or any other port of the kingdom
| OF 1nnIs, hall be obliged to pay the fame an.
chorage for entry and departure, which French
veiiels pay; to wit, teventeen piaRers and an
half, money of Tuuis, fer entry, if they impor.
merchandise, and the fame for departure, If
! they take away cargo; but they fhall not be
ohh8ed to ply anchorage, If they arrive in bal
| lat and depart IN the fame manner.
Art. II. Each Of the contraanr psrties
ihais be at liberty to efablifh conful IN the
dependencies Of the other and If flch conlul
does not act in conformity with the nCIees of
| the country, like others, the government Of The
place ihall inform bis governsient OF it, to the
| end hat be may be changed and replaced
but he thall enjoy, as well for himfelf as his
| family and ftite, the protection Of the govern
mect And he may import for his own uie all
| his proviiions and furniture, without paying any
duty and if he fhall Import merchandise,
| (Which ifial he lawful fol him to do) h fhali
pay duty for II.
| Art. 10. II the lubjeas or citizens of either
of the contracting parties, being within the
poiietiions OF The other, contract debts or enter
into obligations, neither the corful nor the ma
ton. nor any fubees or citizens thereof, ihall
be in any manner relponGble, except they or the
| conful fhall have pIevioully become bound 10
writing: And without this obligation in writ.
ing, they cannot be called upon for indemnify
or fatisIaeion.
Art. 10. In cafe of a citizen or fibieq of
either OF The contracting parties DYING within
| The poiieiions ct the other, the conful or the
vekil, ihall take poilefion of his effects IF he.
| does not leave will Of which he ihall m Ike
an inventory and the government of the place
ihail have nothing to do Herewith : And if
there ihall be no conul the effects hail b. de-
Poiited IN The hands OF confidential perlon Of
the place, taking an inventory of the whole.
that ihey may eventually be delivered to thoie
to whom they of right belong. >
Art. 40. Tn. conful ihaIl be the Judge IN,
all ddputes between his fellow citizens or fnb
lJeets, as alto between all other pcrfons VINO NAV
| be immediately under his protection; and in all
Gales wherein he ihall require the alliance of
the government where he ref les to anetion
| his decIiions, II hall be grated to him.
Art, 81. II citizen or fdhj.tt of one of
the parties fhall XII, wound or lrikc citizen or
tubjeet OF the other. uIiice ihlli b. done accor-
ding to the laws of the country where the Of
fence ihail be committed: The conlul l,ali Der
| preient at the trial bu, if any offender fhalI
eieaPe, the conlul fhall be ia no manner refpon-
iible for it.
Art. II. If a d'fpu'e or law fut, or com.
mercial or other civil matters, ihall happen, the
trial hall be had in the prslence Of the conful.
or OF conf Dental psrfon of his choice, who
ihall reprelent him, and endeavour to accom-.
modate the difference which may have happen.
ed between the Citizens or iubjc6ts ofsthe two
nations.
Art. q. II any difference or difpu.e fhall
take place concerning the nfratfion of any arti.
Gle OF the pTeient Treaty, on either Gie, peace
and good harmony ihall not be interrupted.
until a frieadiy application ihal have been
nude tor the iatisfaSiion and refort ihall nor
be had to arms therefor, except where frch
| application ihsll have been rel ,tted; and If war
be then declared, the term OF one year ihall be
allowed to the citizens or fubi.t q, of the con-
trading parties, to arrange their affairs and to
withdraw themlelves with their property.
This was Ggned on the part of tie govern.
r,ent Of Tunis, by the Boy, the Atga sofriaa, and
l6ramin D.y. And on the part of the United
States, by WiRiam Eaton and .71msj l., Gzsbeayf,
FIGURES
NOW BE IT KNOWN, That John Ad.
ans, Preiient Of the United States aforefaid,
having ieen and confdcred the faid treaty, do
by and with the advice and ooaient of the Sem
ate thereof accept, ratify and confirm The fame.
and every article and clauf thereof, as ct forth
in this inarumeat of ratification.
IL 81 in teamony whereof, the Eaid
Toln Adams ident of the Irn;ted Sea-.