Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-10-25
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNI
TED STATES OF AMERICA.
PROCEl NATION
PROCEl NATION.

| Whereas treaty Of commerce and navigation
bowen the United States of An erica ard his
Majesty the King Of Hanover was concluded
and igned al the city of Hanover, on Tie tenth
| day OF June. one thousand eight hundred and
| forty-s'x, which Treaty. being in the English
and German languages. is, word for word, as
| follows:
The United States Of America and hfs Maies-
| ty the King Of Hanover, equally animated with
| a desire Of placing the privileges of their nav
| ieailon on basis Of The most extended liberai-
| iy and OF afiordipg otherwise every encourage.
| ment and facility for increasing the commercial
| intercourse between their respective States.
| have resolved 10 settle in definite manner the
rules which shall be observed be'v cen the
and the other, by means of treaty Of navira-
| ton and commerce.; for which purpose the
President Of the United states has conferred iull
powers on y. Dudley Mann, their special agent
to bis Majesty he King OF Hanover. and his
Majesty the King of Hanover has furnished
with the like full powers the Paron George
Frederick de Falcke, of his prisy council,
knight Grand Cross of tie ROYAL GueIphick
Order; who, after exchanging their full powers,
found in good ana due form. have concluded
| and signed, subject to ratigcaioa, the following
at Giles:
Art. /. The high contracting parties agree
that whatever kind of produce, manufacture. or
merchandise of any foreign country, can be-,
II ON time 20 time, lawfully imported into the
United states, In the own vessels. NAV also be
| imported in vessels of the kingdom Of Hanover;
and no higher other duties upon the tonnage
Or cargo OF the vessel shall be levied or collect
| Ell. whether the importation be made ia vessel
OF the United states or in llanorerian vessel
And in like manner, whatever kind OF produce,
| manufacture, or merchandise of any foreign
country, can be, from time to time, lawfully
| imported into the kingdom Of Hanover in its
own vessels, may also be imported in vessels Of
! the United states; and no higher or other duties
upon The tonnage or cargo OF The vessel shall he
levied or collected. whether The importation Re
made IN vessels Of the one plrIy or The other
WLaever may be lawfully exported or re-ex-
ported by one party in its own vessels to any
foreign country may, in like manner be EXPORT
ed or fc-eXported IN the vessels Of the olhet
And the same duties, bountes. and draw backs
shall be col ected and allowed, whether such ex-
portation or Te-exportation be mad in vessels
of the party or the other. Nor shall higher
or other charges of any kini be imposed in the
ports of tine one party on vessels of the other,
than are or shall be payable in tie same ports
by national vessels.
Aud further, it is agreed that no higher or
other toll shall be levied or collected at 5run
shausen or stade, on the river Elbe upon the
tonnage or cargoes Of vessels Of the United
states, than is levied and collected uron The
tonnage and cargoes Of the kingdom OF Eapo-
yer; and the vessels of the United states shall be
subjected to no charges, detention, or other in
convenience by the Hanoverian authorities in
passing the above mentioned place. from which
vessels of the kingdom Of Hano, er are or shall
be exempt.
AIT. 9. The preceding article is not app,ica-
bic 10 the coastlng trate and navigation Of the
high contracting parties, which DE respective
Iy reserved by each exclusively to its own sub
jeCts or citizens.
Art 8. No priority or preference shall be
given by either Of the contracting parties. nor
by any company. corporation, agent, acting
on their behalf. OF under then authority in the
purchase Of any article Of commerce. lawfully
imported, on account of or in reference TO the
national character Of the vessel whether it be
Of the one party or Of the other, in hch such
article was imported.
Art. 4. The ancient ard ba, barous right TO
wrecks Of the sea shall remain entirely abolish.
ed with respect 10 the property belonging to
the citizens or subjects OF the his contracting
parties.
When any vessel of either party shall be
wrecked stranded, or otherwise damaged on
the coasts, OF within the dominions of the otI,e.
their respective citizens or subjects shall receive.
as well for themselves as for their vessels and
effects, the same assistance which would be due
TO the inhabitants OF the country where the ac-
cdent happens.
They shall be liable to pay the same charges
and dues Of salvage as the said inhabitants would
be liable 10 pay in a like case.
If the operations Of repair shall require that
the whole or any part of the cargo be unloaded,
they shall pay no duties of custom, charges, or
fees, on the part which they shall reload and
carry away, except such as are payable in the
like case by national vessels
1t is nevertheless understood that il, whilst
the vessel is under repair the cargo shall be un-
lac in and kept in place of deposit destined to
receive goods, the duties on which have not
been paid, the cargo shall be liable to the char
ges and fees lawfully due to the keepers Of such
warehouses.