The North-Carolina standard., 1847-02-03

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not 10 aphIy TO portation of salt and Of the
produce ofthe national fisheries; each Of the two
nafies rescrvine itself rhe faculty of granting
special privileges for The importation Of those arli
cles under its own flag u'H92 esA3z 'G'"
-ifARr.s-l2 The high contracting parties agree
to consider and to treat as Belgian vessels and as
vessels of the United States all those which being
prosidcd by The competent authority with pass
port sea letter. or any other sufficient document,
shalt be recognised conformoby with existing
laws as national vessels in the country to which
they respectively belong. 5''ei '"' "1to -
In ART. l3. Belgian vessels and those OF the u
ni,ed States may, conformabIy with the laws OF
the two countries retain on board, in the ports OF
both such parts of their cargoes may be destin-
ed for foreign country; and such parts shall not
be subjected, either while they remain on board,
or upon re-exportation, to any charges whatsoev-
cr, other than those for the prevention OF snug
| Cling. .s-i at s-.afS CD. ~ - -,
ART. a. During the period allowed by the
laws of the two countries respectively LOT 'he
ware housing of goods, no duties, other Than unose
of watch and sora gf shall be levied upon articles
brought from eiiher country into the other, while
awaiting transit, re.expoltaton, or entry for con-
Sumption. Such goods shall in no case be sub
iect 10 higher warehouse charges or TO other tor-
maiitics, than if they had been imported under the
| flag ofthe country. 7s = L. .''. - ..
! ART Is. In all that relates 10 duties OF Gus
| toms ana naViqalIOO. the tWO HiSA
paTties promise rcciprocally, not TO grant any Ia
! vor, privilege or immunity 70 any other state,
which shall not Instantly become common TO the
Citizens and subjects of both parties respectively
pratuously if the concession or favor TO sucn oth-
er state is gratuiious, and on allowing the same
compensation or its equivalent, if The concession IS
conditional -.- -
Neither of The contracting parties shall lay up
on goods proceeding from the soil or the industry
! of, II ,Xyhirh he ImDOrted INTO
its ports any other or higher duties Of importation
orcreex portation than luid upon the ImPorta-
lion and rc-exportation of similar goods coming
from any other foreign country.
ART 16. la cases of shipwreck, damages at
sea, or forced pulting-in, each party shall afford
to the vessels OF tho other, whether belonging 10
the state or to indvidual. the same assistance and
protection, and the same immunIies which would
ha We been granted to its own vessels in similar
casCs. ..- ... .. ''. -.-. '. Fl -. ... ..
| ART. II. 1t is moreover agreed between The
two contracting parties hiatt consuls and vice
consuIs of the United States in the ports OF Bel
eium and, recIprocay the consuls and vice-con-
suls of lgium in the ports of the United Sates,
shall continue 10 enjoy all the privileges proiec-
ton, and assistance, usually granedto them, and
which may be necessary for the proper discharge
of their functions The sliG consuls and vice con-
suls may cause be arrested and sent back, eth
to their vessels or TO their country such sea-
men as may have deserted from the vessels of their
nation To this end, they shall apply in writing
10 the competent LEGAL authorities and they shall
prove, by exhibition of the vessels liat, or
olhcr document or, if she shall have departed, by
copy Of said documents, duly cerlif-d by them,
that the seamen whom they claim formed part Of
the said crew. Upon snch demand, thus support
cd the delivery Of the drscrters shall not be rcfus
ed They shall moreover receive all aid and as
sistance in searching TOR, sriZing and arresting
such drscrtcrs who SHALL upon the rcguisitien md
at lhe expense of the consul Of vice consul be con-
fined and kept in the prisons Of the country until
he shall hive found an opportunity for sending
them home. IT. however such opportunity
should not occur withia three months after the ar
res the drsertcrs shall be 81, at liberty and shall
not again be arrested for The same causc. Il is,
however, understood, that scamcn Of the country
in which the dtserton shall occur are excepted
from those provisions unless they be- nataralizrd
ciliz subjects Of the other country.
ART. l8. Articles Of all kinds, the transit of
which is allowed in Belgium coming from or go
ing to the United States shall be exempt from all
transit duty in Belgium, when the transportation
through the Belgian territory is effected on the
railroads Of the state .
ART. 49, The present treaty shall be in force
during Ten years from the date OF the exchange Of
the ratfcatons and until the expiration Of twelve
months after either ofthc high contracting parties
shall have announced TO the other It's intention 10
terminate the operation thereof each party reserv-
ing to itself the right of making such declaration
TO the Other, at the end of the ten years above
mentioned; and il is agreed, that after the expira-
tion of the twelve months cfprolongahon sccord-
ed on both sides. this treaty and all its spuutIons
shall cease to be in force. "'..i'' ''..
ART. 30. This treaty shall be ratified and the
notifications shall Be exchanged at Washington,
within the term of six months after its dale, or
sooner if possible and the treaty shall DC put IN
execution within the term Of twelve months
In faith whereof, the respective plcnipotentarlrs
have signed the present treaty, IN duplicate, ana
have affixed thereto their seals Brussels the tenth
of November, eighteen hundred and forty-hve.
-. f. 81 THos. G. CLEMSON
H. 81 A. DECHAMPs
And whereas the said Treaty has been duly ra-
tilted on both parts and the respective rat6cations
of the same were exchanged at Washington, on
the ,hirlicth day of March, one thousand eight
hundred and forty-six. by James Buchanan Srcre
,arv of State of the United States and N. A. Beau
lieu, Minister Resident of his Majesty the King
of the BnIgians 10 the Government Of the United
States on the part Of their respective Govern
ments:
Now, therefore, be it known, that I, JAMES K
Polk, President Of the United States Of America,
have caused the said treaty 10 be made public to
the end that the same and every clause and article
Thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good
| faith BY the United States and the citizens thereof
-e In witness whereof, have hareunto set my
hand. and caused the seal of the United States 10
| be affixed. 80 NJ '# -
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