The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-04-24
BY the President of the United states
A PROCLAMATION.


.... A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas treaty Of peace. amity, and commerce,
between the United States OF America and the Ts
Using Empire, was concluded and signed at Wang
Hiys, on the third day of July, thousand eight
hundred and fcrty-fcur; which treaty is, word for
word, as followsi ... a. T
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE IA
.. .-.. TsING EMPIRE, ... ....
Desiring 70 establish firm, lasting, and sincsre
friendship between the two nations, have resolved
TO hx, m a manner clear and positive, by means OF
. treaty or general convention of peace amity, and
commerce, the rules which shall in future be rntitu-
ally observed IN The intercourse Of their respeciiys
countries for which most desirable object the
President of'the United States has conferred full
powers on their commissioner, Caleb Cushing, en-
yoy extraordinary and minister PleniPotsntiaY Of
The United States TO China; and the August Soye4
reign Of Ia Tsmg empire, on his minister and
commissioners extraordinary, Tsiyeag, Of the Inn
perial house, lce-guardIan of the heir apparent
governor general Of the Two Kwang, and superin-
tendent general Of the trade and foreign intercourse
Of the Five Pons.
changed their said full powers, and duly considered
the premises have agreed to the following articles
ARTICLE
There shall be a perfect permanent, universal
peace and 4 sincere and cordial amity, between the
United States OF America on the one part, and the
Ia Tang empire the other part and between
their people, respectively without exception of per-
sons or places.
ARTICLE II.
Citizens of the United States resorting to China
for the purposes Of commerce, will pay the duties
Of import and export prescribed in the tariff, which
is fixed by and made part Of this treaty. They
shall in no case be subject to other higher du-
ties than are or shall be required Of the people of
any other nation whatever Fees and charges
of every sort are wholly abolished; and officers
Of the revenue, who may be guilty Of exaction,
shall be punished according to the laws of China.
If the Chinese government desire to modify in any
respect the said tariff, such notifications shall
be made only in consultation with tonsuls or other
fnnctonaries thereto duly authorized in behalf
Of the United States, and with consent thereof
And if additional advantages privileges, of what
ever description, be conceded hereafter by China
to any other nation the United States and the citi-
zens thereof, shall be entitled thereupon to a COM
plete, equal, and impartial participation in the
same.
ARTICLE III.
The citizens Of the United States are permitted to
frequent the Ave ports Of Kwangchow, Annoy, Fu-
chow, Ningpo, and Shanghai, and to reside with
their families and trade there, and to proceed at
pleasure with their vessels and merchandise to and
from any foreign port and either of the said FIVE
ports, and from either of the said five ports to any
other Of them. But said vessels shall unlawful
ly enter the other ports of China, nor carry on
clandestine and fraudulent trade along me coasts
thereof. And any vessel belonging to citizen of
the United States which violates this provision,
shall. with her cargo, be subject to confseaton to,
the Chinese government. 80.
ARTICLE ".
For the superintendent and regulation Of the
concerns Of the citizens Of the Unied States doing
business at the said FIVE ports, the government Of
the United States may appoint consuls o other
officers at the same, who shall be duly recognised
such by the officers Of the Chinese government, and
shall hold official intercourse and correspondence
with the latter, either personal or in writing
casions may require, terms of equality and recp
rocal respect. If unexpectedly treated ag-
grieved in any way by the local authorities said
officers on the one hand shall have the right to
make representation of the same to the superior
| officers Of the Chinese government, who will see
that full inquiry and strict Justice be had in the
premises; and on the other hand. the said consuls
will carefully avoid all acts Of unnecessary offence
to, or collision with, the officers and people of
China.
| ARTICLE V.
At each of the said five ports, citizens of the
United States lawfully engaged in commerce shall
be permitted to import from their own or any other
ports into China, and sell there and purchase there
| in, and export to their any other ports, all
manner Of merchandise, Of which the Importation
or expectation is not prohibited by this treaty,
paying the duties which prescribed by the tariff
hereinbefore established and no other charges what
| soever.
ARTICLE
Whenever any merchant vessel belonging to the
United States shall enter either Of the said FIVE ports
for trade, her papers shall be lodged with the consul
or person charged with affairs, who will report the
same to the commissioner of customs; and tonnage
duty shall be paid on said vessel at the Of five
mace per ton, If she be over one hundred and fifty
tons burden; and one per ton, if she be of the
burden of one hundred aud fifty tons or under, ac-
cordiDg to the amount of her tonnage, as specified
in the register said payment to be in full Of the for
| n.er charges Of measurement and other fees, which
are wholly abolished. And if any vessel, which,
having anchored at one Of the said ports, and there
paid tonnage duty shall have occasion to go to any
others Of the said ports to complete the disposal of
her cargo the CONSUL person charged with affairs,
will report the same to the commissioner Of customs,
Who on the departure of the said vessel, will note
in the port clearance that the tonnage duties have
been paid and report the same to the other custom
houses; which case, entering another port the
! said vessel will only pay duty there on her cargo,
but shall not be subject to the payment of tonnage
duty a second time.
ARTICLE VII.
No tonnage duty shall be required on boats be-
longing to citizens of the United States, employed in
the conveyance of passengers, baggage letters and
articles Of provision, others not subject to du-
| ty, to or from any of the five ports. All cargo
| boats, however, conveying merchandise subject
to duty, shall pay the regular tonnage duty of one
mace per ton, provided they belong to citizens OF
the United States, but not If hired by them from
subjects of China.
ARTICLE VII.
| Citizens of the United States, for their vessels
| bound in, shall be allowed to engage pilots who
will report said vessels at the passes and take them
into port and when the lawful duties have all been
paid they may engage pilots to leave port. 1t shall
also be lawful for them to hire at pleasure servants,
compradors, lnguists, and writers, and passage or
cargo boats, and to employ laborers, seamen, and
persons for whatever necessary service, for rea-
sonabe compensation, to be agreed on by the par
ties or settled by application to the consular officer
Of their government, without interference on the
part of the local officers Of the Chinese government
| ARTICLE X.
| Whenever merchant vessels belonging 10 the Uni-
ted States shall have entered port the superintendent
Of customs will, If he see h appoint custom-house
officers to guard said vessels who may live on board
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