The Arkansas banner., 1846-10-28
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otates ~ hmertfas rom Ite poEN ei etsnef couhtry to any country whalsoeyer, shall be Elsnbieeied io no other duties or fonnalilles than such as are required for exporialion an- der the flag of the country where lhe chip ment Is made.
 ARTICLE x. All premiums, drawbacks, or other lasors of like nature, which may be allowed in the Staies of either of the contracting parties, upon goods imported or exported in national vessels, shall be likewise, and in the same ma lner, allowed upon goods ilnpprsel di- recily from one of the two countries, by its vessels, into the other. or exported from one of the two countries, by the vessels of the other, 10 any destination whatsoever.
 ARTICLE xf.
 The preceding artcie is, however, not to apply to the importation of salt, and ef the produce of tie national fisheries; eachOf the two parties reseFying to itself ihe faculty of granting special privileges for the importa- tion of those articles under it's own flag.
 ARTICLE XII. ~
 The high contracting parties agree 10 con- sider and to treat as Belgian vessels, and as vessels of ahe United States, all those which, being provided by the conpelenr authority with passport, sea letter, or any other suf- fieient document, shall be recognised confor- mably with existing laws as national vessels in the country to which they respectively belong.
 ARTICLE XIII.
 Belgian vessels and those of the United States may, conformably with the laws of the two countries, retain on board, in the ports of both, such parts of their cargoes as may be destined for foreign country; and such parts shall aot be subjected, either while they remain on board, or upon re-exporsa. ton, to any charges whatsoever. other than those for the pre"cntion of smuggling.
 ATrICLE XIV.
 ] During the period allowed by the laws of the two countries respectively for the ware housing of goods, no duties. other than those of watch and storage, shall bes levied upon articles brought from either country into the other, while awaiting transit, transportation, or entry for consumption. Such goods shall in no case be subject 10 higher warehouse charges, or to other formalities, than if they had been imported under the flag of the country.
 ARTICLE Xv.
 In all that relates to duties of customs and navigation, the two high contracting parties promise, reeiprocaliy, not to grant any favor, privilege or immunity, to any other State, which shall mol instantly become common 10 the citizens and subjects of both parties respectively; gratutousIy, if the concession or favor to such other State is gratuitous, and on allowing the same compensation or it's equivalent if the concession is condi- tional
 Neither of the contracting parties shall lay upon goods proceeding from the soil or the industry of the other party, which may be imported into its ports, any other or high CT duties of importation or re-exportaiion than are laid upon the importation aud re-ex- porlation of similar goods coming from any other foreign country.
 ARTICLE XVI.
 1 In cases of shipwreck, damages at sea, or forced putting-in, each party shall afford to the vessels ol the other, whether belonging to the State or to individuals, the same assis- lance and protection, and the same immuni- ties, which would have been granted to its own vessels in similar cases.
 ARTICLE XVII.
 It is moreover agreed between the two contracting parties, that the consuls and vice. consuIs of the Uniied States in the ports of Belgium, and, reciprocally, the consuls and vice-consuls of Belgium m the ports ol the United States, shall continue to enjoy all the privileges, protection, and assistance, usually granted to them, and which may be necessa- ry for the proper discharge of their functions 1 The said consHls and vice-consuls may cause | 10 be arrested and sent back, either to their vessels or to their country, such seanien as niay have deserted from the vessels oi their nation. To this end, they shall apply in writing to the competent focal authorities, aud they shall prove, by exhibition of the vessels crew list, or other documeat, or, fl she shall have departed, by copy of said documents, duly certified by them, that tue seame:i whom they claim formed part of the said crew. UponN such demand, thus sup ported, the delivery of the deserlers shall not be refused. They shall moreover receive all aid and assistance in searching fol, seizing, and arresting such deseriers, who shall, up- on the requisiiion and al the expense of the consul or vice-consul, be confined and kept in the prisons of the couaTy autil he shall have found an opportunity for sending them home. If, however, such all opportunity should not occur within three months alter i the arrest, the deserters shall be set at liber- ty, and shall not again be arrested ior the same cause. It is, however, understood, that seanen of the country in which the de- sertion shall occur are excepted from these provisions, unless they be naiuralized cisi- zens or subjects of the other county. ARTICLE XVIII.
 Articles of all kinds, the transit of which is allowed in Belgium, coming from or going ,o the United States, shall be exempt from all lransi, duly in Belgium, when the tans- poriation through the BelgIan territory IS ef- lecled on the railroads of the State.