Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1841-11-13
BIN AUTHORITY.
T R E A T Y.
By the President Of the United States.
A PROCLAMATION.

A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas treaty of commerce and nav
igation between the United States of A.
merica, and her Most Faithful Majesty, the
Queen of Portugal, and of the Algarves,
was concluded and signed by their Pleni-
at Lisbon, on the twenty-sixth
day of August, in the year of our Lord,
one thousand eight hundred and forty,
which treaty being in the English and
Portuguese Languages is, word for word, as
follows:
In the name Of the Most Holy and Undiui-
ded Trinity.
The United States of America, and Her
Most faithful Majesty the Queen of Por-
tugal and of the Algarves, equally ami
mated with the desire of maintaining the
relations of good understanding which
have hitherto happily subsisted between
their respective states; of extending, also,
and consolidating the commercial inter-
course between them; and convinced that
this object cannot better be accomplished
than by adopting the system of an entire
freedom of navigation, and perfect re-
ciprocity based upon principles of equity
equally beneficial to both countries; have,
in consequence, agreed to enter into ne
gotiations for the conclusion of treaty
of commerce and navigation: and they
have appointed as their plenipotentaries
for that purpose, to wit: the President of
the United States of America, Edward
Kavanaugh, their charge d'affaires at the
court of Her Most Faithful Majesty; and
Her Most Faithful Majesty, the most il
lustrious and most excellent John Baptist
de Almeida Garrett, first historiograp her
to her said Majesty, of her Council, men,
Der of the Cortes, knight of the ancient
and most noble order of the tower and
sword, knight commander of the order
of Christ, officer Of the order of Leopold
in Belgium, judge of the superior court Of
commerce, envoy extraordinary and min
lister plenipotentiary to Her Catholic Ma
jesty; who, after having exchanged their
respective full powers, found to be in due
and proper form, have agreed upon, and
concluded, the following articles:
ARTICLE l.
There shall be. between the territories of
high contracting parties, reciprocal liber-
ly of commerce and navigation. The citi-
zens and subjects of their respective States
shall, mutually, have liberty to enter the
ports, places and rivers of the territories of
each party, wherever foreign commerce is,
Or shall be, permitted. They shall be at lib
erty to sojourn and reside in all parts of said
territories, in order to attend to their affairs;
and they shall enjoy, to that effect, the same
security and protection as natives of the
country wherein they reside, on condition
Of their submitting to the laws and ordinan-
ces there prevailing, and particularly to the
regulations in force concerning commerce.
ARTICLE II.
Vessels of the United States of America
either laden or in ballast, in the
ports of the kingdom and possessions of Por-
.ugal; and, reciprocally, Portuguese vessels
either laden or in ballast, in the
ports of the United States of America, shall
DC treated, on their 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 ton
mage, lighthouse duties, pilotage, port
charges, as well as to the fees and perquis-
ties af public officers, and all other duties
and charges, of whatever kind or denomna-
ton, levied upon vessels of commerce, in
the name or to the profit of the Government
The local authorities, or of any public, or
private establishment, whatsoever
ARTICLE III.
No higher or other duties shall be impos-
ed on the importation, into the kingdom and
possessions of Portugal, of any article, the
growth, produce or manufacture of the Uni
led States of America; and no higher or other
duties shall be imposed on the importation.
into the United States of America, of any
article, the growth, produce or manufacture
Of the kingdom and possessions of Portugal,
than such as are, or shall be, payable on the
like article, being the growth, produce or
of any other foreign country.
Nor shall any prohibition be imposed on
The importation or expectation of any arti-
lie, the growth, produce or manufacture of
he United States of America, or of the
iingdom and possessions of Portugal, to or
rom, the ports Of the said kingdom and
of Portugal. or of the said