The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-09-12
By Authority.
A PROCL AMATION.
Bu the President of the Unitrd States OF
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Whereas, treaty of Commerce and Ma
vigation between the United States OF
America, and His Majesty the King of Sar-
dinia, together with seperate article, was
concluded ond signed at Genoa on the
twenty sixth day Of November, III the year
of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred
and thirty eight, which treaty and sererate
article are word for word as follows:
The United States of America and his
Majesty the King of Sardinia desirous of
consolidating the relations of good under
standing which have hitherto SO happily
subsisted between their respective States
and of facilitating and extending the COM
Inercial intercourse between the two cnun'
tries, have agreed to enterinto negotiations
for the conclusion Of a treaty of commerce
and navigation, for which purpose the
President Of the United States has confer
red full powers on Nathaniel Niles their
speciai agent near his Sardinian Majesty
and his Majesty the King of Sardinia has
conferred like powers on the Count Gle
ment Solar de Ia Marguerite, Grand Cross
of the military and religious order of s.
Maurice and s.. Lazarus, of Isabella the
Catholic Of Spain, and knight of the order
Of Christ, his first Secretary@of State for
the Foreign Affairs and the said plenipo-
tentiaries having exchanged their full pow
ers, found in good and due form, have con-
cludcd and signed the following articles.
ARTICLE 1.
There shall be between the territories of
the high contracting parties reciprocal
liberty of commerce and navigation. The
inhabitants Of their respective States shall
mutually have liberty to enter the ports
and commercial places Of the territory of
each party, wherever foreign commerceis
permitted. They shall be at liberty to so.
iourn and residein all parts whatsoever Of
said territories in order to attend TO their
affairs and they shall enjoy to that effect
the same security and protection as the
natives ofthe country wherein they reside
on condition Of their submitting to the
laws and ordinances there prevailing.
ART. III.
Sandman vessels arriving either laden
or in ballast in the ports Of the United
States of America, and reciprocalIy vessels
of the United States arriving either laden
or in ballast in the ports ofthe dominions
OF his Sandman Majesty, shall be treated
ontheir entrance, during their stay and at
their departure upon the same footing as
national vessels coming from the same
place, with respect to the duties of tonnage
light houses, pilotage and port charges as
well as to the fees and perquisites of pub
lie officers and other duties or charges of
whatever kind or denomination, levied in
the name or To the profit Of the Govern
nient. the local authorities or Of any Pri.
vate establishment whatsoever.
ART. Ill.
All kinds Of merchandise and articles of
Commerce. either the produce of the soil
or the industry Of the United States Of
America or Of any other country, which
may be lawfully imported into the ports Of
the iomiiions of Sardinia in Sandman
vessels, may also be so imported in vessels
OF the United States Of America without
paying other or higher duties or charges
oflwhatever kind or denomination levied
iathe name or:to the profit of the Govern
ment the local authorities or Of any pri.
vate establishment whatsoeye, than ifthe
same merchandise or produce had been inn
ported in. Sardinia9 vessels. And recip-
rocally all kind Of merchandise and arti-
elesS of commerce, either the. produce ofj
The soil or Of the industry Of the domin-
.ons of Sardinia or of any other country,
which may be lawfully imported into the
ports of the United States, in vessels Of
the said States, may also be 50 imported
ii Sardinian vessels, without paying other
OF higher dulles or charges of whatever
kind or denomination levied in" the name
or 10 the profit ofthe Government, the lo.1
or of any private establish.
ment whatsoever, than if the same mer-
produce had been imported I'M
vessels Of United States of America:
sss,$ ART. Nv.
To prevent the possibility Of any mis-
understanding, it is hereby declared that
the sstipnlations contained in the two pre-.
ceding articles are to their full extent ap-
plicable TO Sardinian vessels and their car
goes arriving ip the ports Of the United
States Of America. And reciprocally to
vessels 6f the said States, aid their car !
goes arriving in the,ports Of the domiae !
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