American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-07-02

1915 kilog.
Rice-l6o0 ID. avoirdupois, or 725 kilog.
And for all VEGETABLE articles not specified, 2240 To-.
avoirdupois, or l016 kilogrammes.
ARTICLE S.
The duties Of tonnage, light-money, pilotage, port
charges, brokerage, and all other duties upon for
eign shipping, over and above those paid by the
national shipping in the two countries respectively
other than those specified IN articles and OF the
present convention, shall not exceed, in France for
vessels Of the United States, five francs per ton oil
the vessels American register nor for vessels of
France in the United States, ninety-our cents per
ton of the vessels French passport.
ARTICLE 6.
The contracting parties, wishing to favor their
mutual commerce by affording in their ports every
necessary assistance their respective vessels, have
agreed that the Consuls and Vice Consuls may
cause to be arrested the Sailors being part of the
crews Of the vessels of their respective nations who
shall have deserted from the said vessels in order
TO send them back, and transport them o1t OF the
country. For which purpose the said Consuls and
Vice Consuls shall address themselves to the Courts,
Judges and Officers competent, and shall demand
the said deserters in writing-proyng, by an ex-
hbition Of the registers OF the vessel ships roll,
or other official documents, that those men were
Dart OF the said crews; & this demand so proved,
Saving, however, where the contrary is proved0 the
delivery shall not be refused: and there shall be
given all aid and assistance to the said Consuls and
Vice Consus, for the search, seizure, and arrest OF
the said deserters, who shall be detained, and
kept in the prisons of the country, at their request
and EXPENSE until they shall have found an oppor-
tunty of sending them back. But, il they be not
sent back within three months, TO be counted from
the day of their arrest they shall be set at liberty
and shall be no more arrested for the same cause.
ARTICLE 7.
The present temporary Convention shall be in
force for two years from the first day of October
next, and even after the expiration of that term.
until the conclusion of de6nitve Treaty, or until
one Of the parties shall have declared its intention 10
renounce it; which declaration shall be made at
least six months before hand.
And, in case the present arrangement should re.
main without such declaration Of its discontinuance
by either party, the extra duties specified in the LIST
and Cd articles, shall, from the expiration Of the
said two years, be on both sides diminished BY one
fourth of their whole amount, and afterwards by
fourth of the said amount from year to year,
so long neither party shall have declared the in
tenton OF renouncing 1t, as above stated.
ARTICLE s.
The present Convention shall be ratified on both
sides, and the notifications shall be exchanged, within
one year from the date hereof, sooner, if posi-
bic. But the execution of the said Convention shall
commence in both countries on the first of Octo-
Der next, and shall be effective, in of nom
ratification for all such vessels may have sailed
bona fde, for the ports Of either nation, in the conf
dence Of its being in force.
In faith whereof, the respective Plenipo.
tentiaries have signed the present Con
vention, and have thereto affixed their
seals, at the city Of Washington, this
Oath day of June, A. d. 1892.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. (Ls)
g. HYDE DE MELVILLE. Il. s.)
SEPARATE .9rficie.
The extra duties levied on either side before the
present day, by virtue OF the act Of Congress of the
18th Nav, 1890, and of the ordinance of the Goth,
July of the same year, and others conGrmatiye
thereof and which have not already been paid back
shall be refunded.
Signed and sealed as above, this 24th day OF June
1899. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, e.. So
G. HYDE DE MELVILLE, (L.s)
SEPARATE article.
It is agreed that the extra duties, specified IN the
FIRST and second articles of this Convention, shall BIZ
levied only upon the Of value of the merchan
disc imported, over the value OF the merchandise
exported in the same vessel upon the same voyage
So that il the value Of the articles exported shall
equal or exceed that the articles imported in tn
same vessel mot including, however, articles i'm
ported for transit or re-exportaton) no such extr
duties shall be levied and 1t the articles exporte'
are less in value than those imported, the extr
duties shall be levied only upon the amount OF tn
difference of their value. This article, however
shall take effect only in case of ratification on boil
sides; and not until two months after the exchang
of the Publications. But the refusal to ratity thu
article, on either side, shall in no wise affect or I'M
pair the ratification the validity OF the preceding
\ articles of this convention.
Signed and sealed as above, this Gath day of June
1922. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, (L.s)
G.. HYDE DE MELVILLE, Il. S
Now, therefore, be it known, that !, JAMES Mon
ROE, President Of the United States, in pursuanc