Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-10-25

Art. 5. The privileges secured by the present
treaty to the respective vessels OF the h!gh con-
tracing parties shall only extend to such as are
built within their respective territories, or law.
fully condemned as prizes Of war, or adJudged
to be forfeited for breach OF the municipal
laws OF either Of the high contracting parties,
and belonging wholly to their citizens or sub
jecis.
kingdom Of Hanover may select thelf crew
from any Of the states VI the Germanic conied-
GRAFTON, provided that the master of each be
subject Of the kingdom Of Hanover.
Art. g. No higher or other duties shall be
imposed on the importation into the United
states of any articles the growth, produce, OF
manufacture of the kingdom of Hanover, or Of
its fisheries, and no higher or other duties sha
Re imposed on the importation into the Kingdom
Of Hanover Of any articles the growth, produce
and manufacture OF the United states, and oil
their fisheries, than are or shall be payable on
the like articles being the growth, produce, or
manufacture Of any other foreign country, or CT
is fisheries.
No higher or other duties AMI charges shall
he imposed in the Uaited States on the exporta-
ton Of any articles TO the kingdom Of Hanover
or in Hanover on the expectation OF any arti-
cles 10 the United States, than such as are or
shalt be payable on the expectation OF the ike
articles to any other foreign country.
No prohibition shall be imposed on the i'm.
portation or expectation OF any articles the
growth, produce, or manufacture Of the king
dom Of Hanover, or OF is fisheries, or Of the
United States or their fisheries, from or to the
ports Of said kingdom, or of the said United
States, which shall not equally extend to all
other powers and states.
Art. 8. The higi contracting parties engage,
mutually, not to grant any particular favor 10
other nations in respect o! navigation and dn-
ties Of customs, which shall not Immediately
become common to the other party; who shall
enjoy the same freely, if the concession was
freely made, or on allowing compensation, as
near as possible, il the concession was coadl-
tional.
Art. s, In order to augment, By all the means
at its bestowal, the commercial relations between
the United states and Germany, the ksrgdom Of
HInover hereby agrees to abolish the import
duty on raw cotton, and also to abolish the ex-
listing transit duties upon leaves. stems, aud
strips Of tobacco, in hogshcais or casks, raw
cotton in bales or bag', vitae oil in casks or
barrels, and rice in tierces or hllf tierces.
And, further, the king lon Of Hlaoyer obli-
gates itself to levy 10 Wesser tolls the afore-
mentioned articles, which are destined for, or
landed in. ports or other places within its terri
tory on the Wesser; ana it m ,-eover agrees that
il the States bordering upon said river shall
consent at any time, however soon, to abolish
the duties which they levy and collect upon
said articles destinsi for ports or other places
within the Hanoverian territory. the kingdom
OF Hanover will really abolish the Wesser
tolls upon the same articles destined for ports
And places in snch States.
I. being understood. however, taat the atore-
said stipulations shall not be deemed 20 prohib-
ii the levying, upon the said articles, tax sih-
cient for deirayinS the expense Of maintaining
the regulation respecting transit goods. BIT
no case shall such tax exceed eight pfennings
Hanoverian currency. (two cents United States
currency for one hundred pounds Hanovefian
weigh, Gone hundred and four pcuads UAite'l
States weig't)
Art. 8. The hige eonlractin, parties grant to
each other the liberty Of having, each in the
ports Of the other, consl!s, vice-consuls, COIN
Inercal agents, and vice-comtnercial agents o.!
their own appointment, who shall enjoy the
same privileges and powers as those Of the
most favored nations; bat if any Of the said
consuls shall carry on trade, they shall be sub
jected 10 the same laws and usa,es TO which
private individuals Of their nation are sub ec.el
in the same place.
The co.sls, vice consIls. commercial and
vice-con.nerc ial agents. shall have the right, "a
sach. to sit as judges, and aroitrators, IN such
differences as may arise between the masters
ana crews os the vesse's belonging 10 the nation
whose Interests are committed 20 their charge,
without the interference OF the lJca authorities,
unless the conduct of the crews OF OF the cap
tain should disturb the order or tranquility or
the country; or the said consais, vice consals,
commercial agents, or vice commercial agents
should require their assistance TO cause their de-
eisieas to be carried into eject or supported.
II is, however, understood that this species Of
Judgement or arbitration shall not deprive the
contending parties Of the right they have to re-
sort, their return, to the judi, iai authority Of
their own country.
The said consuls, vica-coasu;s, commercial
agents, and vice commercial agents, are author
ICED 10 require the assistance Of TIE local au-
therities for the search, arrest, aad imprison-
ment Of the deserters froc1 the ships of war aud
merchant vessels Of their country.
For this pargose they shall apply TO the com
pe.ent tribunals, judges. and officers. and shall.
in writing, demand said ieserters. proving By
the exhibition OF the registers OF the vessels,
the mu'ter-rolls Of the crews, or by any other
ohc al documents. that such individuals formed
part of the crews; and on this claim being thus
sabstantiated, The surrender slldl! not be re-
fused.
Such deserters, when arrested shall be placed
at the disposal of the said ,rspis, vice consals.
commercial agents, or yica-co anescial agents.
and may be confined in the public prisons, at
the request and cost OF those who shall! claim
them. in order 10 be sent to the vessels 10 which
they belong, or to Others of the same country.
But if not sent back within three months from
the day Of their arrest, they shall be set at lib
erty, and shall. not be again arrested for the same
cause. Howeyer, if the deserter shall be found
to have committed any crime or offence, his
surrender may be delayed until the tribunal be-
fore which his case shall be pending shall have
pronounced its sentence, and such sentence shall
have been carried ints effect.
Art. 10. The citizens and subjects of the
high contracting parties shall be permitted 10
ssjourn and reside in al! parts whatsoever oil
the said territory in order to attend to their az
fairs, and also to hire and occupy houses and
ware houses for the purposes o! their commerce.
provided they submit to the laws, as well gene
Ial as special, relative to the right OF residing
and trading.
Whilst they conform 10 The laws and regula-
tions in force, they SHALL be at liberty to man
age, themselves, their own business in all the
territories subject to the jurisdiction Of each
party, as well in respect TO the consignment and
sale Of their goods, by wholesale or retail, as
with respect to the loading. IL lloading, and SEN
ding off their ships, or 20 aploy such agents
ana brokers as they may deem proper, they be-
ing in all these cases TO be treate! as the citizens
or subjects Of the country in which they reside: