Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-02-10
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Greatly WITH THE TWO sIcILtEs OF
COMMERCE AND SAA1eATros.
CONCLUDED DEcEmBERyls., 1916.
BIZ the President of the Tinted .Satss of
.4merico:
A PROCLAMAIIOE. ~
whereas, reary OF Commer asel 7TSs, ';,ssrror
between the United Stateseof. America and
mis- Majesty The King of the skilgdom of the
Two Sicilies, was CONCLUDED and signed at
Naples, on the first day % December, one
thousand eight hundred and torEy five, which
T, eaty being in the English sanl Italian lam
euaees is word for word, as follows:
The United States Of America aad his Majes-
n The King Of the Kingdonlsof he Two Sici-
lies equally animated with ths desire of main
aiming the relations of good understanding
which nave hitherto so happily subsisted be-
tween their respective states, and consolidating
Inc commercial intercourse beswesn them, have
greed &c enter into negotiatioSs for the conclu-
sion of a Treaty of Commerce ard Navigation,
,entiaries, that is TO say:
The President of the United: STATES of Ameri-
ca William n Polk, Charged hffa!res OF the
said United States of America t, the Court of
MS Majesty, the King of th: Kingdom of the
Two Siciies; and his Msiests tie King of the
Kingdom OF the Two Settles, ed. Iiustno For
tunato, Knight Grand Cross o. the Royal Mill
,arv Constantinian Order ofSSt. George, and
Of Francis the Isl, Minister Secretary Of State
OF his said Majesty; D. Michael Gravina and
Requesenz, Prince Of Comitisi, Knight Grand
Cross of the Royal Order of:Fr$ncis the 1st,
Gentleman OF the Chamber insvai: ing, and Min
lister Secretary Of State of his2saic Majesty; and
9 Antoni Spinelli of scalea Commander of
The Royal Order of Francis tle Ist, Gentleman
.. The Chamber of his said Majesty, Member of
the General Consulta, and Superintendent Gene
raj of the Archives of the Kingdom; who, after
having exchanged their full spowers, found in
good and due form, have concluded and signed
he following ar ticles:
kRr. There shall be reciprocal liberty of
commerce and navigation between the United
States of america and the Kif:gdem of The Two
Settles
No duty of customs, or oth:aT i.npost, shall be
charged upon any goods, the 9roIuce or mana
facture OF one country, upon importation by sea
or By land from such country iatoahe other. other
Or higher than The duty or im9os! charged upon
goods OF The same kind, the produce or manu-
:acture Of or imported from, any other country
ano he United States of AmerEca ami his Ma
jcsty The King Of the Kingdom Of the Two Sic-
lies do hereby engage, that the subjects citi
lens OF any other State sha: net enjoy any "a
vor, privilege, Or immunity: wEateve.: in mat
.nrs o. commerce and navigation, which shall
moi also, and at the same t:ine ue ex tended 10
the subjects o. citizens of :he other nigh con-
racing party, gratultously i the concession in
favor OF that other State shall hEva been gratu
itcus and in return ior conservation as near
,iy as possible of proportionaze :atue ana effect
20 be adjusted by mutual agreement, il the con
-assion shall have been conditional
ART Ali articles of the produce or manu-
18th mt IcFf hi
1--WE states which car legally be imported inc
eitne, country from the other, in shios oe tina
other country, and thence Ginning, shall wher
SC imported be subject tc fie same duties; and
enjoy the same privileges wNether imported in
he ships cf The one country.::or in ships of the
other: and III ike manner, alS goods which can
legally be exported or re-esported from either
country 10 the other, IN ships;of shat other coun
nv shall when SC exported cor re-exported be
subject 20 the same duties, AND be entitled to the
same privileges, drawbacks; bounties, and al
owances; whether exported i ships o. the one
country, or IL sh ips Of the oGer
ART No duties Of tonnfge harbor light
houses, piio,age, quarantine: Other similar
duties, Of Whatever nature, O: Under whatever
denomination, shall be impostN ii either country
upon the gesseis-of The other; in respect OF voy
ages between the United Stays Of America and
The Ringcon Of the Two Sici.ies il laGen or in
respect OF any voyage il in t.allast, which shall
net be equally imposed in ttn like cases or ma
iona, vessels
Art i Il IS hereby declared, that the st;pu-
,aticns Of The present treaty a.e not TO DC under
STOOD as applying to the navigation and carrying
,iade between one port and another, situated IN
he States Of either contracting party, such nav
igation and trade being reserved exclusively 10
nadona, vessels Vessels of either country
shall however, be permitted 10 load or unload
tho or mar IF fhair NJ
more ports In the States OF either o. The nigh
contracting parties, and then to proceed 10 com
piete The said loading or unloading at any other
Doft OF ports in the same States
ART. S Neither OF the Two Governments nor
any corporation or agent acting in behalf or un-
DER The authority Of either Government, shall, in
The purchase OF any article which, being the
growth, produce, or manufacture of The one
country, shall be imported INTO the other give
directly OF indirectly, any priority preference
Or account OF d in reference 10, The national
character OF The vessel in which such article
shall have been imported; it beir.g the irne IN.
tent ana meaning Of the high contracting parties
mai nc distinction OF difference whatever shall
be made in this respect
Art The high contracting parties engage,
m regard 10 the personal privileges thai The citi
Eens Of The United States of America shall en-
Io' in The dominions of his Majesty the King of
lects of his said Majesty in the: United States
81 America, thai they shall haze free and un
doubted right to travel and te reside in the
States of the two high contracting parties sub
Ject &c the same precautions Of police which are
pracuced towards the subjects o: citizens Of the
most favored nations.
they shall be entitled TO occupy dwellings
and warehouses. and to dispose of Their perscn
a. property of every kind and lescr ption, by
sale, g'fs, exchange, will, or in any ether way
whatever, without The smallest hinderance or
obstacle; and their heirs or apr asentatiyes. be-
ing subjects or citizens of the ether high con.
tracing party, shall succeed to heir personal
goods, whether by testament or alb intestato: and
may lake possession thereof, either bv them
serves or by others acting for the n, and disnose
d the same al will, paying to the profit Of the
fespective Governments such dsles ONLY az the
inhabitants Of the country wherein the said
goods are, snail be subject to pay in ike cases.
And in case Of the absence of the hei and re ..
resentative, such care shall be taken o. the said
goods as would be taken of the goods Of native
ofthe same country in like case, until The lawful
owner may take measures for receiving them
And IT question should arise among several
claimants as 10 which Of them said goods be
long, the same shall he decided finally bv the