Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-12-11
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TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS.

Nasfgation, concluded December lst, 1915.
BY the President Of the United States of America.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, Treaty of Commerce and Navi-
CATION between The United States of Amer
lea and his Majesty the King of the King
dom of the Two Siciies. was concluded and
signed at Naples, on the FIST day of De.
eember, one Thousand eight hundred and
fertY-6ve, which Treaty, being in the En-
glish and italian languages, is, word for
word, as follows:
The United States of America and his Ma
jpsty the King of the Kingdom of The Two
Sicihes, equally animated with the desire OF
maintaining the relations of good understand.
ing which have hitherto so happily snbsisted
between their respective states, and consol-
dating the commercial intercourse between
them have agreed to enter into negotiations
for the conclusion of Treaty of Commerce
and Navigation, for which purpose they have
appointed plenipotentiaries, that is To say
The President of the United States of Ame-
RIGA, William H. Polk, Charge d'AHaires Of
inc said United States of America to the Court
Of his Majesty the King of the Kingdom of
the Two ScIlies; and his Majesty the King
Of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. d. Gins
tlno Fortunate, Knight Grand Cross of the
Royal Military Constantinian Order Of St.
George, and of Francis the lst, Minister Sec
Rotary Of State Of his said Majesty; d. Mi
chael Gravina and Requesenz, Prince of Com
itfni, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order
of Francis the LIST, Gentleman of the Cham
Der in waiting, and Minister Secretary Of State
Of his said Majesty and D. Antonio Spinel-
Ii, of.Scalea, Commander of the Royal Order
of Francis the LIST, Gentleman OF the Chamber
of his said Majesty, Member Of the General
COnsnlta, and Superintendent-G General OF the
Archives of the Kingdom; who, after having
exchanged their full powers, found in good
and due form, have concluded and signed the
following articles:
ARTICLE 1. There shall be reel procaI liberty
of commerce and navigation between the Uni
ted States of America and the Kingdom OF
The Two Sicilies.
No duty of customs, or other impost, shall
be charged upon any goods. the produce or
manufacture OF one country, upon Importation
by sea or by land from such country into the
other, other or higher than the duty or impost
charged upon goods of the same kind, the pro-
duce or manufacture of, or imported from, any
other country ard the United States of A
merica and his Majesty the King of the King
dom fthe Two Sicilies do hereby engage,
that the subjects or citizens Of any other State
shall not enjoy any favor, privilege, nr immu-
nifty, whatever, in matters of commerce and
navigation, which shall not also, and at the
same time, be extended to the subjects or cit.
liens of the other high contracting party. gra-
tuitousIy, if the concession in favor of that
other State shall have been gratuitous, and IN
return for compensation, as nearly as posi-
bic of proportionate value and effect, to be ad-
Justed by mutual agreement, if the concession
shall have been conditional.
ARTICLE II. All articles Of the produce OF
manufacture of either country, and of their re-
spective states, which can legally be imported
into either country from the other, in ships OF
that other country, and thence coming, shall
when SO imported, be subject to the same dn-
ties, and enjoy the same privileges, whether
imported in ships of the one country, or in
ships of the other: and in like manner, all
goods which can legally be exported or re-
exported from either country TO the other, in
ships of that other country, shall, when sc
exported or re-exported, be subject TO the
same duties, and be entitled to the same priv
ilPges, drawbacks, bountles, and allowances
whether exported in ships of the one country
or in ships of the other.
ARTICLE I'll. No duties of tonnage, harbor
lighthouses, pilotage, quarantine, or other 81
milaF duties, of whatever nature, or under
whatever denomination, shall be imposed ir
either country upon the vessels Of the other
in respect of voyages between the United
States of America and the Kingdom of thu
Two Sicilies, if laden, or in respect of any
voyage, if in ballast, which shall not be equal
~ imposed in the like cases on national yes
sells.
ARTICLE Nv. 1t is hereby declared, that thu
IF hp IN h
understood as applying to the navigation an(
carrying trade between one port and another
situated in the States Of either contractin!
party, such navigation and trade being reser
we'd exclusively to national vessels. Vessels
of either country shall, however, be permitted
to load or unload the whole or part of thei
cargoes. at one or more ports in the States 0
either of the high contracting parties, and theI
70 proceed TO complete the said loading or un
loading at any other port or ports in the sam
States.
ARTICLE v. Neither Of the two governments
nor any corporation or agent acting in behal
or under the authority of either Government
shall, in the purchase of any article which
being the growth, produce, or manufacture O
the one country, shall be imported into the Other
give, directly, or indirectly, any priority o
preference on account Of, or in reference to
the national character of the vessel in whc
such article shall have been imported it be
ing the true intent and meaning of the hig
contracting parties that no distinction or diffe
renee whatever shall be made in this respect
ARTICLE vi. The high contracting partie
engage, in regard to the personal privilege
that the citizens of the United States Of Anne
RIGA shall enjoy in the dominions of his Ma
jesty, the King of the Kingdom Of the Tw
Sicilies. and the subjects of his said Maiest
in the United States of America, that they shall
have free and undoubted right to travel and t
reside in the States of the two high contrac
ting parties, subject to the same precaution
of police which are practised towards the sub
jeets or citizens of the most favored nations.
They shall be entitled to occupy dwelling
and warehouses, and to dispose of their pei
sonal property of every kind and description
by sale, gift, exchange, will, or in any othe
way whatever, without the smallest hinderanc
or obstacle; and their heirs or representative
being subjects or citizens Of the other hig
contracting party, shall succeed to their pc
sonal goods, whether by testament or alb inte
tGtO and may take possession thereof, eitht
by themselves or by others acting for then
and dispose of the same at will, paving TO tn
profit the respective Governments such due
only as the inhabitants of the country wherei
the said goods are, shall be subject to paw
like cases. And in case of the absence ,
the heir and representative, such care shall
taken ofthe said goods ola native of the san
country in like case, until the lawful own
may take measures for receiving them. AT