Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-02-03
BY AUTHORITY.
TREATIES,

By AUIHOhI5i 1
TREATIES,
gREArY WITH THE CHINESE .fMp1nE or
pEAcE,. AM1rY, AND coM,s.sERca.
CONCLUDED JULY 80, Id44.
BY lie Presiden of The United &ates Of
y9merico:
. A PROCLAMATI0sJ
Whereas treaty Of peace, .amity= and
commerce, between the UriAd States
Of America and the Ia Tssax Enpire,
was concluded and signed fat Wang
Hiya, gu the third day Il July, one
thousand eight hundred and Dirty four !,
which greatly is, word for word, IS fol-
lows u
THE UNITED STATES OF A5rERIcS AND
THE ia Using EMPIRE,
Desiring to establish firm listing and
sincere friendship between slss two ma
lions, have resolved to fix, III, "a manner
clear and positive. by mean4of treaty
or general convention Of psyee, amity,
and commerce, the rules whash shall in
future be mutually observed &c the inter-
course Of their respective Countries: for
which most desirable object The Presi-
dent of the United States las conferred
full powers on their commissioner, Caleb
Gushing, envoy extraordinaes and minis
Ter plenipotentiary Of the United States to
China; and the August Sovereign of the
Ia Using empire, on his a,inister and
commissioners extraordinary, Tsiyeng Of
Inc Imperial house, vice-g sdian OF the
heir apparent. governor g Esral Of the
Two Kwangs, and superinte lent general
Aof The trade and foreign int purse of the
Five Ports
And the said mmissonas, after hav-
ing exchanged their sai3 fuls powers, and
duly considered the premises; gave agreed
20 The following articles: !:
Arr L. There shall be sperfect, per-
,nanent. and universal peac4 and sin
,ere and cordial amity, between tie Uni
ted States of America on ons part,
and The TIE Using empire the other
part, and between their p 4e, respec-
lively. without exception persons or
places
AFT z. Citizens of the aited States
resortins 10 China for til purposes Of
commerce, will pay the dtSies Of import
and export prescribed in III tariff, which
is fixed by and made pars }; this treaty
They shall in no case be styiect to other
Or higher duties char are q shall: be re.
CURED of the people of All other nation
whatever Fees end chafxes o. every
SORT are wholly abolished; snd officers q
The revenue, who may be guilty of exac
iion, shall be punished according 10 tn.
laws Of China If the CIsiakse govern
men: desire to modify in any respect tn,
said tariff, such notifications shall b,
made only in consultation with consuls Of
other functlonaries thereto duly Authorized
in behalf of the United States, end will
consent thereof. And il additional ad
vaniages or privileges, Of whatever de,
scription, be conceded hereafter BY China
TO any other nation, the Unitad States and
The citizens thereof, shall be entitled there
upon 10 complete, equa! Ard impartial
participation in the same. u
Aar 8. The citizens of, t,he United
States are permitted to frequent ,he five
ports Of Kwangchow, Amsy, Fuchow,
N;ngpo. and Shanghai, and -: RESIDE with
their families and trade there, and to pro-
coed al 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 80 any other
Of Them, But said vessels shall. not un
lawfully epter the other ports o. China,
nor carry OF clandestine AID fraudulent
trade along The coasts therecs. and any
vssse, belonging 10 citizen: =of the Uni
led States which violates lEss provision,
snail with bes cargo, be SUBJECT 70 conGs-
catson to the Chinese govertaent.
Art. 4 For the superirEendence and
regulation Of the concerns IF ci.zens OF
he United States doing business at the
SAID tive ports, the government Of The
United States may appoint colsule or 9th
er officers at The same, who shall be duly
recognized as such by The (sffice=s of the
Chinese government, and shall hold off
sclai intercourse and correspondence with
The !attes: eithe, personal or in writing,
az occasion may require, on:,ermsof equa-
lily and reciprocal respect. Eff disre-
spectfully treated or agglieved: in any
way BY The local authorities sale: officers
OF shs one hand shall have the right to
make representation Of the.same to the
superior officers Of the Chinese govern
Snens, who will see that full ssinqLiry and
strics justice be had in fhe premises; and
on the other hand, the saia ::consaals will
carefully avoid ali acts of unnecessary Of
fence 20, OF collision with tae officers ard
people Of China. .s.f ,8 30
AIT. 8, At each of tae SAID fl sc ports.
citizens Of Che United States lawfully en-,
gagged 70 commerce shall Be permitted to
import from their own Or any otter ports
INTO China, and sell ,here.. and purchase
therein, and export e their, ows: or anv
other ports, all manner Of MERCHANDISE
OF which the importation Or ex,orta,ion
is not prohibited by this treaty, paving the
duties which are prescribed, BY She tariff
nereinbefore established, and no other
charges whatsoeve,