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Such deserters, when arrested, shall be pla.
ced at the disposal of the said consuls, vice.
consuls, or commercial agents, and may be
confined in the public prisons, at the request
and cost Of those who shall claim them, in or
der to be detained until the time when they
shall be restored to the vesselsto which they be.
longed, or sent back to their own country, by
vessel of the same nation, or any other YES
sci whatsoever. But, if not sent back within
four months from the day of their arrest, they
shall be set at liberty, and shall not be again
arrested for the same cause. However, if the
deserter shall be found to have committed any
crime or offence, the surrender may be delayed
until the tribunal, before which his case shall
pending, shall have pronounced its sentence,
and such sentence shall have been carried into
effect.
ARTICLE XlI.-The citizens and subjects
OF each of the high contracting parties Shall
have power to dispose of their personal goods.
within the jurisdiction of the other, by tesla.
ment, donation, or otherwise; and their rep
resentatives shall succeed to their said person.
al goods, whether by testament or ab inieSidto,
and may take possession thereof, either by
themselves, or by others acting for them, and
dispose ofthe same, at will, paying to the profit
OF the respective Governments such dues only
! as the inhabitants Of The country, wherein the
said goods are, shall be subject 10 pay in like
cases.
And where, on The death of any person hol.
ding real estate, within the territories of one
ofthe high contracting parties, such real estate
would, by the laws of The land, descend on
citizen or subject of the other party, who, by
reason OF alenage, may be incapable of hold
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laws ofthe country; and, in case the laws of
the country actually in force may not have fix.
ed any such time, he then shall be allowed a
reasonable time 10 sell, or otherwise dispose of,
! such real estate,and to withdraw and export the
| proceeds without molestation. and without pay.
( ing 10 the profit of the respective Governments
any other dues than those 10 which the inhabi-
tants of the country, wherein said real estate is
situated, shall be subject to pay in like cases.
ARTICLE XlII.-If either party shall, here.
after, grant to any other nation any particular
favor IN navigation or commerce, it shall i'm.
meda;ely become common to the other party,
freely, where it is freely granted TO such other
nation CT on yielding the same compensation,
Or an equivalent, guam, prorime, were the grant
is conditional.
ARTICLE XIV.-The United States of A.
merica and her Most Faithful Majesty, desiring
10 make as durable as circumstances will permit,
the relations which are TO be established between
the two parties, by virtue of this treaty or gen.
eral convention Of reciprocal liberty OF CON-
merce and navigation, have declared soemnly,
and do agree 10 the following points:
| ]st. The present treaty shall be in force for
years from the date hereof, and further until
the end Of one year after either of the contrac-
ting parties shall have given notice to the 9th.
er, of IFS intention to terminate the same; each
of the contracting parties reserving 10 itself
the right of giving such notice TO the other, q.
any time after the expiration of the said term
Of six years ; and it is hereby agreed between
them that on the expiration of one year after
such notice shall have been received by either
from the other party, this treaty shall altogcth
er cease and terminate.
| ID. Ifany one or more of the citizens or sub
| jects of either party shall infringe any of the
articles of this treaty, such citizen or subject
shall be held personally responsible for the
same and the harmony and good correspon-
dence between the two nations shall not be in.
terrupted thereby; each party engaging in no
way 10 protect the offender, or sanction such
violation.
Sd. IT, (Which. indeed, cannot be expected.)
unfortunately, any of the articles contained in
the present treaty shall be violated or infringed
in any way whatever, ii is expressly stipulated,
that neither the contracting parties will Or
der or authorize any acts ofreprisal, nor declare
war against the other, on complaints Of injuries
or damages. until the aaid party, considering
itself offended, shall first have presented 10 the
other statement of such injuries or damages,
verified by competent proof and demanded JUS
lice and satisfaction, and the same shall have
been either refused or unreasonaby delayed.
! 4th. The present treaty shall be approved
and ratified by the President of the United
States of America, by and with the advice ard
consent the Senate of the SAID States, and by
Her Most Faithful Majesty, with the previous
consent Of the General Cortes of the nation.
and the ra:ifications shall be exchanged, in the
city of Washington, within eight months from
the dale hereof. or sooner, if possible.
lnwitness Whereof the respective plenipoten
tiaries have signed the same, and have affixed
thereto the seals of their arms.
I Done in trplicate, in the city of Lisbon, the
twenty sixth day of August, in the year OF our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty.
| EDWARD KAVANAGH, r.. s.
And whereas the said treaty has been
duly ratified on both parts, and the res
pective notifications of the same were ex.
changed at the city of Washington on the
twenty-third day of April one thousand
eight hundred and forty-one, by Daniel
Webster, Secretary of State of the United
States, and the Commander Joaquin Cesar
De Fganieree Morao. of her Most Faith
full Majesty's Council, Knight Commander
of the Order of Christ, and Minister Res
ident of her said Majesty, near the gov
eminent of the United States, on the part
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