Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-01-13

they should Dc permitted, iii manner afore-
| SAID, to SO to any other place Shereip, shall
| always lie subject TO the laws. goyernm cnt
| and jurisd ctioi, of whatsoever nature, esta-
hi'shed m such harbor, port o. plscc, aCcor
ding as the same may be. The vessels OF
| the y. 5 may also touch for refrcshment
| at the Island of Saint Helena, or at such o.
| ther ports or places as may be in the pos
session of Greet Britain in the African
| or Indian seas. bat subject, in all respects,
to SUCH regulations as the British gov
ERIN mt may, from time to time, establish
there.
ARTICLE ".
The navigation OF all the lakes, rvcys
and water communications the III dd,e Of
which is the Boundary between thc u. ).
and his y. Majesty's domipions ell the con-
tincnt Of II. America snail, al all times. be
free to the citizens Of the u S. aud to Ii S
maiesty's subjects. The said citizens and
subjects may freely carry on trade and
commerce with each other, and for that
purpose pass and "a pass by lAnd or inland
navigation, into the respective territories
ofthc two parties, on the SAID continent:
aud 40 higher or other tolls, or rates Of
terrlage. than what are or shall be pay abe
by nat yea, shall be demanded on either
side. All goods and merchandise, whose
importation into the u. S. snail not be
wholly prohibited, may freely. for the pur-
poses oil the conmerCe above mentioned,
be carried INTO the same, ia the manner a
forcsa,d, by his msjesty's subjects, and
such goads and merchandise shall be sub
ject to no higher or other duties than
would be payab by citizens of The u. S.
| ON the importation of the same in Ameri-
can vessels into the Atlantic ports of the
said u. Sand in like manner, all goods
.r,ft, n,-rlNo ,~f,-
| MS Majssry's sad territories in America,
shall not b. entirely prohibited, may freely,
for the purposes of the commerce ab3ve
| mentioned, be carried into the same, in
tn manner aforesaid, by the citizens OF The
United States ; and such goods aud mer-
chand &c shall be subject TO no higher or
otEer duties than would be payabe Dy his
| majeSty's subjects, on the importation of
the same from Europe, into the said terri
torres. All goods, not prohibited, to De
exported from the SAID territories rcsDec-
uvyiy, may, in / Ike manner. be carried out
OF the same by the two parties. No duty
| OF importation, or expectation, shall be lie
wed by either party, On p.lrries or furs,
which may be brought, in the manner
aforesaid, by Ind or ial..nd nav.g4t.-
on, from the said territories Of one parry,
into the SAID territories of the other par
ty.
ARTICLE V.
It shall be free fer each Of the two con-
tracing parties respectively, TO app int
| consuis for the prot cti0n Of trade, AID -
gents for the protection OF seamea, to re-
side in the dominions & territories Of the
other party; and the said ccnsuis and a.
gents snail enjoy their liberties AMI rights
which belong TO them by reason OF their
functions. But before any consul or agent
aforesaid, shall act as such, he shall b-, in
the usual form, approved and admitted by
the party to whom he is sent; and it is
| hereby declared to be lawful and proper,
that in case of illegal or improper conduct
towards the laws or government, consul
OF agent aforesaid, may either be punished
according to law, the laws wall reach the
case, or be dismissed, Or even sent back,
the offended government assigning to the
| other the rcasors for the same.
| ARTICLE VI.
| 1t being the intention OF The high con-
! tracing parties that the people of their
respective dominions shall be placed on the
footing Of the most favored nation, 1t is a
| greed that in case either party shall here
after grant any additional advantage in
/ navigation or trade to any other nation, the
citizens or subjects of the other party shall
| fully participate therein, freely where it is
| freely granted to such other nation, or
| yielding the same compensation where the
! grant Is made for some equivalent.
THE british CON'IRE-PROJRT.
The British Plen'potentiaries to the AGe-
rican Plenipotentlries.
Board Of 7rade, June 16, 1915.