Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-04-05
8 ARTICLE XVI.


Each Of the contracting parties reserves
to itself the entire right to fortify whateye,
point within its territory it may Judge
proper 50 to fortify, for its security.
al,-'r1sii9t Article xvII.
The treaty Of amity, commerce and nav
igation, concluded at the city Of Mckee
on the 9th day Of April, A. D. 1881, be-
tween the United States Of America and
the United Mexican States, except the adj
ditional article, and except so far as the
stipulations of said treaty may not!be in
compatible with any stipulation contained
in the present, treaty, is hereby revived
for the period Of eigh: years from the day
Of the exchange Of notifications Of this
treaty, with the same force and virtue as
if incorporated therein; it being under
stood that each of the contracting parties
reserves to itself the right, at any time at
ter the said period Of eight years shall
have expired, to terminate the same by
giving one years notice of such intention
to the other party.
. ARTICLE XVIII
All supplies whatever Cor troops Of the
United States in Mexico arriving at ports
in the occupation of such troops previous
to the final evacuation thereof, although
subsequently to the restoration of the GUS
tom houses at such ports, shall be entire
ly exempt from duties and charges of any
kind; the government Of the United States
hereby engaging and pledging its faith to
establish, and vigilantly to enforce, all
possible guards for securing the revenue
Of Mexico, by preventing the importation,
under cover Of this stipulation, Of any ar
ticles other than such, both in kind and
in quality, as shall really be wanted for
the use and consumption Of the forces of
the United States during the time they
may remain in Mexico. To this end, it
shall be the duty Of all officers and agents
of the United States to denounce to the
Mexican authorities at the respective
ports any attempts at fraudulent abuse
of this stipulation which they may know
Of or may have reason to suspect, and to
give such authorities all the aid in their
power with regard thereto; and every such
attempt, when duly proved and establish
ed by sentence of competent til .unal,
shall be punished by the confiscation OF
the property so attempted to be lracIu-
lently introduced. .5 -
ARTICLE XIX.
With respect to all merchandise, effects
and property whatsoever, imported into
the ports of Mexico whilst in the occupa-
ton of the forces of the United States,
whether by citizens Of either republic, or
by citizens or subjects Of any neutral ma
ton, the following rules shall be observ-
ed:
l.All such merchandise, effects and pro-
perty, if imported previously to the resto-
ration Of the custom houses to the Mexi-
can authorities, as stipulated for in the
third article Of this treaty, shall be exempt
from confiscation, although the importation
of the same be prohibited by the Mexican
tariff. s-. r..
2. The same perfect exemption shall
be enjoyed by all such merchandise, effects
and property imported subsequently TO the
restoration of the custom houses, and pre-
viously to the sixty days fixed in the fol-
lowing article for the coming into force of
the Mexican tariff, at such ports respec-
lively; the said merchandise, effects and
property, being, however, at the time of
their importation, subject to the payment
Of duties, as provided for in the said fol-
lowing article:
3. All merchandise, effects and proper
ty, described i'll the two rules foregoing,
shall, during their continuance at THE place
Of importation, or upon their leaving such
place for the interior, be exempt from all
duty, tax, or impost of every kind, under
whatsoever title or denomination. Nor
shall they there be subjected to any charge
whatsoever upon the sale thereof.
4. All merchandise, effects and proper
ty, described under the first and second
rules, which shall have been removed to
any place in the interior whilst such place
was in the occupation Of the forces Of the
United States, shall, during their continu-
ance therein, be exempt from alltax upon
the sale or consumption thereof, and from
every kind Of impost or contribution, un-
der whatsoever title or denomination.
5. But if any merchandise, effects or
property, described in the first and second
rules, shall be removed to any place not
occupied at the time by the troops of the
United States, they shall, upon their in
PRODUCTION into such place, or upon their
sale or consumption there, be subject to
the same duties which, under the Mexi-
can laws, they would be required to pay
in such cases if they had been imported in
time Of peace, through the maritime Gus
tom houses, and had there paid in the du-
ties, conformably to the Mexican Tariff.
6. The owners Of all merchandise, eff
Hects or property described in the first and
second rules, and existing in any port of
Mexico, shall have right to re-ship the
same, exempt from all tax, impost, or con-
tribntion whatever.
With respect to the metals, or, other
property exported from any Mexican port
whilst in the occupation Of the forces Of
the United States, and previously to the
restoration orthe custom house at said port,
no person shall be required by the Mexi-
can authorities, whether General or State,
to pay any tax, duty, or other contribution
upon any such expectation, or in any man
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