Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1841-11-29
BY AUTHORITY.
TR En- II Y.
By The President of The United Stdies.
A PROCLAMATION.

By The President of The United Staies
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas treaty OF commerce and navigation be-
tween the United States of America and her
Most Faithful Majesty the Queen Of Portugal,
end Of Algarves, was concluded and signed by
their Penipotentiaries, Mt Lisbon, on the TWEEN
ty-sixlh day of August, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred aud forty, which
treaty being in the English and Portuguese Ian
guages, is, word for word, as follows:
In The name Of The Most Holy and Undivided 1ri
nifty.
The United States OF America, and Her Most
Faithful Majesty, the Queen Of Portugal and of
the Algnrves, equally animated with the desire of
maintaining the relations OF good understanding
which have hitherto so happily subssted between
their respective States; of extending, also, and
consolidating the commercial intercourse between
them and convinced That this object cannot bet e
ter be accomplished than by adopting the system
OF an entire freedom OF navigation, aud perfect
reciprocity, based upon principles of equity equal
ly beneficial to both countries; hive, in conse-
quenco, agreed 10 enter into negotiations Tor The
conclusion of a treaty OF commerce and naviga-
ton and they have appointed as their plenipo-
Ienlares for that purpose, 10 wit: the President OF
the United States of America, Edward Kavenagh,
their charge d'affares at the court of Her Most
Faithful Majesty and Her Most Faithful Males-
ty, the most illusrlous and most excellent John
Baptist de Almeda Garrett, first historographer
TO her said Majesty Of her council, member OF the
Cortes, knight Of the ancient and most noble or
der OF the tower and sword, knight commander of
the order of Christ, officer Of the order of Leo
pold of Belgium, Judge of the superior court of
commerce, envoy extraordinary and minister plen-
ipot9ntiary to Her Catholic Majesty; who, after
having exchanged their respective full powers,
found TO be in due and proper form, have agreed
upon, and concluded, the following articies
ARTICLE l.
There shall be- between The territories OF the
high contracting parties, reciprocal liberty OF
commerce and navigation. The citizens and sub
jects 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 liberty 10 sojourn aud reside in all paris of
said territories, in order TO attend to their affairs
and they shall enjoy to that effect, the
rity and protection natives of the county
wherein they reside, on condition Of their submit
ting TO the laws and ordinances there prevailing,
and particularly to the regulations in force concer-
ming commerce.
ARTICLE III.
Vessels of the United States of America, arri-
wing, either laden in ballast, in the ports of the
kingdom and possessions of Portugal; anl recp-
rocally, Portuguese vessels arriving either laden
in ballast, in the ports of the United States of
America, shall be treated, their entrance, du-
ring 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
lighthouse duties pilotaSe, port charges, ms well
the fees and perqisifes of public officers, and
all other duties and charges of Whatever kind or
denomination, levied upon vessels of commerce,
in The name or to the profit of the Government,
the local authorities, or of eny public or private
establishment whatsoever.
ARTICLE III.
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the Importation into the kingdom and possessions
of Portugal, of any article, the growth, produce
or manufacture of the United States Of America;
and no higher other duties shall be imposed on
the importation, iuto the United States OF Amcrl-
Gu, Of any article, The growth, produce or manu-
facture of the kingdom and possessions of Porlu-
tugal, than such as are, or shall be, payable the
like article, being the growth, produce or manu-
faclure Of any other foreign country.
Nor shall any prohibition be imposed on the
importation or expectation of any article, the
growth produce, or manufacture OF the United
States of America, or TO the Kingdom and pos
sessions of Portugal, TO or from the Iorts of the
said kingdom and possessions of Portugal, or of
the said States which shall not equally extend to
all other foreign nations.
Nor shall any higher or other duties or charges
be imposed, in either of the two countries, on the
exploration of any articles 10 the United States OF
America, or to the kingdom of Portugal, respec
uNely, ttIdu SUCH us are pdyuoe VII chpOTidtIou
of the like articles to any other foreign country.
Provided, however, that nothing contained in
this article, shall be understood, or intended, TO
Interfere with the stipulation entered into by the
United States of America, for special equIva
lent, in regard to French wines, in the convention
made by the said States and France, on the fourth
day oil July, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and lhrty-one; which stipulation
will expire aud cease to have effect, in the month
of February, in the year Of our Lord one thou.
sand eight hundred and forty-two.
ARTICLE Nv.
The same duties shall be paid, and the same
lDounes deductions, or privileges allowed, on the
importation, into the kingdom and possessions
of Portugal, OF any article, the growth, produce
or manufacture OF the United States of America,
whether such importation shall be in vessels of
the said States, or in Portuguese vessels; and,
ciprocally, the same duties shall be paid and the
same bounties, deductions, or privileges allowed,
on the importation into the United States of Anne
RIGA, of any article, The growth, produce or man
ulacture of the kingdom and possessions of Por-
tugal, whether such importation shall be in Porlu-
guese vessels, or in vessels Of the said States.
ARTICLE V.
1t is agreed by the high contracting paries thai
whenever there may he lawfully imported into all
or any of the ports Of the kingdom and possess
iOns of Portugal in vessels of any foreign country
articles of the growth, produce or manufacture Of
n country other Than that to which the importing
vessels shall belong, the same privilge shall
Immediately become common to the vessels Of
the United States of America, with nil the same
rights and favors, as may, in that respect be
granted TO tho most favored nation. And, recip-
rocally, in consideration thereof Portuguese
vessels SHALL thereafter, enjoy, in the respect
privileges rights and favors, TO correspondent
extent, in The ports of the United States of America
ARTICLE vi.
All kinds of merchandise, and articles Of com
merce, which may he lawfully exported or re-
exported rom the ports OF either of the higl
contracting parties, TO any foreign country, in
national vessels, may also be exported or re-
exported therefrom in vessels of The other party
respectively, without paying other or higher duties
or charges, of whatever kind or denomination
than il the same merchandise or articles of com
merce were exported or re-exported in national
vessels.