The North-Carolina standard., 1847-02-10


reelly, any priority or preference on account Of
for IN reference to, the national character of th
vessel in which such article shall nave beensim
ported ! II being the true intent and meaning ofth
high contracting parties that no distinction or diff
ference whatever shall be made in this respect.
i - ART. 8. The high contracting parties Engage
IN regard to the personal privilegesthat the citl
zens of the United States of America shall enjoy
in the dominions of his Majesty the King of th'
Kingdom of the Two Sciles and the subjects o
his said Majesty in the United States Of America
that they shall have free and undoubted right Il
travel and TO reside in the States of the two high
contracting parties, subject the same precautions
of police which are practised towards the subject:
or citizens of the most favored nations. :rg I'd
They shall be entitled to occupy dwellings and
Warehouses, and TO dispose of their personal
property of every kind and description, by sale
gf exchange. whl, or any other way whatever,
without the smallest hindrance or obstacle; and
their heirs or representatives, being subjects or
citizens of the other highcontracting party, shall
succeed TO their personal goods, whether by tesla
ment alb intestato and may take possession Of
either by themselves orby others contracting for
them, and dispose of the same at WILL paying to
the profit of the respective Governments such dues
only as the inhabitants of the country wherein the
hsaid goods are, shall be subject TO pay in like cases
And in case of the absence of the heir and repre-
goods as would be taken of the goods OF a native
of the same country in like cases. until the lawful
owner may take measures for receiving them
And if a question should arise among several
claimants as to which of them said goods belong,
the same shall be decided finally by the laws and
Judges of the land wherein the said goods are
They shall not be Obliged to pay, under any
pretence whatever any taxes or imposltlons, other
or greater than those which paid, or may here
of.o 1o, Ht nf he
favored nations, in the respective States Of the high
contracting parties, .- 49,
They shall be exempt from all military service,
whether by land or by sea from forced loans,
and from every extraordinary contribution not
general and by law established. Their dwellings,
warehouses, and all premises appertaining thereto,
destined for the purposes of commerce or resi-
dence, shall be respected. No arbitrary search
of, or visitto their houses, and no arbitrary ex-
animation or inspection whatever Of the books,
papers, or accounts of their trade, shall be made,
but such measures shall be executed only In con-
formity with the legal sentence OF competent
tribunal; and each of the two high contracting
parties engages that the citizens or subjects OF the
other residing in their respective States, shall en-
ioy their property and personal security In as tuli
and ample manner their own citizens or subjects
or the subjects or citizens of the most favored ma
ton. . ..'..-- -..'-"r.'-s
ART. 7. The citizens and the subjects of each
of the two high contracting parties shall be free
in the States of the other TO manage their own
affairs themselves, -or to commit those affairs 10
the mana eement of any persons whom they mny
appoint as their broker, factor, or agent nor
shall the citizens and subjects OF the two high con.
tracing parties be restrained IN their choce oi
persons to act in such capacities, nor shall they be
called upon to pay any salary or remuneration 10
anv person whom they shall not choose to employ:
: Absolute freedom shall be given in all cases 10
the buyer and seller to bargain together, and TO
fix the price of any goods OF merchandise import
I'd into or to be exported from, the States ana DO
minons Of the two high contracting parties save
and except generally such cases wherein the laws
and usaocs of the country may require the inter
vention Of any special agents IN the olaleS ana 90
minions of the hi gh contracting parties. '.-F "'
ART 8. Each Of the two high contracting par
tics may have, in the ports of the other consuls,
vice consuIs and commercial agents, OF their own
appointment, who shall enjoy the same privileges
and powers of those of the most favored natons but
if anv such consuls shall exercise commerce, they
shall be subject TO the same laws and usages to
which the private individuals OF their hation are
subject in the same place.
The said consuls. vice consuls, and commercial
aoents are authorized to require the assistance of
the local authorities for the Search arrest deten-
tion, and IMPRISONMENT o. the desertcrs from the
shin. Of war and mere chant vessels of their coun-
,rv For this purpose, they shall apply to the
competent tribunals, Judges, and oficersFand shall
in writing demand the said deserters, proving, by
The exhibition of the registers of the vessels, The
rolls of the crews, or by other official documents,
that such individuals formed part of the crews
and this reclamation being thus substanlated, the
surrender shall not be refused ,.s-.. :. !. H.
Such deserters, when arrested, shall be placed
At the disposa of the said cousuls vice consuIs
commercial agents, and may be confined in the
nubc prisons at the request and cost of those who
Shall claim them, in order be detained until the
time when they shall be restored to the vessel to
which they belonged, or sent back to their own
country bv a vessel of the same nation, or any
other vessel whatsoever But if not sent back
within four months from the day of their arrest
or if all the expenses of such. Imprisonment are
not betrayed by the party causing such arrest ana
Imprisonment, they shall be set at liberty, ana
shall not be again arrested for the same cause.
However If the deserter should be found to
have committed any crime or offence, his surren-
der may be delayed until the tribunal, before
which his case shall be depending; shall have
pronounced its sentence. and such sentence shall
have been carried into effect a} @'..s
ART. g. IF any ships of war or merchant yes
sells be wrecked on the coast oil either OF the high
contracting parties, such ships or vessels, or any
naris thereof and all furniture and appurtenances
belonging thereunto, and all goods and merchan-
8ise which shall be saved therefrom, or the pro.
duce thereof. ie sold, shalt be faithfully restored
with the least possible delay to the proprIetors,
upon being claimed by them, or their duly nnthor-
Ized factors = and if there are no such propretors
or factors on the spot, then the said goods and
uoo,ob .ndf.e. xr the nroceeds thereof as we'll as