The North-Carolina standard., 1848-07-19
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specified which shall be in their possession pow
Cor authenticated copies extracts of the same)
to be transmitted to the said Secretary of State, who
shall immediately deliver them to the said board
of commissioners: Provided That such applfea-
| ton shall be made by, at the instance Of any
claimant, until the facts which it is expected to prove
by such books, records, or documents, shall have
been stated under oath or affirmation. .' IA,
ARTICLE XVI. .s. -.
Each of the contracting parties reserve to itself
the entire right to fortfy whatever point within is
territory it may judge proper so to fortity for ts He
curity. .... s.-... -
ARTICLE XVII. . .-..4
The treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation,
concluded at the city of Mexico on the fifth day Of
April, A. d. 1881, between the United States of
America and the United Mexican States, except the
additional article, and except, far the stipula-
tons of the said treaty may be incompatible with any
stipulation contained in the present treaty, is hereby
revived for the period of eight years from the day of
the exchange of ratifcaons of this treaty, with the
force and virtue incorporated therein il be-
ing understood that each of the contracting parties
to itself the right any time after the said Pc
rod of eight years shall have expired terminate the
by giving years notice of such Intention 10
the other party. ... ...
ARTICLE XVIII. ..
All supplies whatever for troops of the United
States in Mexico, arriving ports in the occupation
of such troops previous to the final evacuation there
Of although subsequently to the restoration of the
custom-houses at such ports, shall be entirely
empt from duties and charges of any kind the gov
ernment of the United States hereby engaging and
force all possible guards for securing the of
Mexico, by preventing the importation, under cover
of its stipulation, of any articles other than such,
both In kind and in quantity, shall really be
ed for the 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 Off
and agents of the United States to denounce to
the Mexican authorities at the respective posts any
attempts at fraudulent abuse of this stipulation
which they may know of, may have reason to suS-
pec and to give to such authorities all the aid in
wifi
tempt, when duly proved and established by sentence
of a competent tribunal, shall be punished by the
conhscat!on OF the property SO attempted to be frau
dulently introduced.
ARTICLE XIX
With respect to all merchandise, effects and pro-
perty whatsoever, imported into ports of Mexico
whilst In the occupation of the forces of tho United
States, whether by citizens of either republic, or by
citizens subjects of any neutral nation the follow
ing rules shall be observed:
l. All such merchandise effects and property, if
imported previously to the restoration of the custom
houses to the Mexican authorities, stipulated for
ia the third article of this treaty, shall be exempt
from confscation, although the importation of tie
same be prohibited by the Mexican Tariff.
2. The same perfect exemption shall be enjoyed
by all such merchandise effects and property, import
ed subsequently to the restoration of the customhou
es, and previously the sixty days fixed in the fol-
lowing article for the coming into force Of the Mexi
can tariff at such ports respectively; the said mer-
chandso, effects and property being, however, the
time OF their importation, subject to the payment of
dues provided for in the said following article.
8. All merchandise, effect and property described
In the two rules foregoing, shall, during their cOnnu-
ance at the place of importation, and upon their leav-
ing such place for the interior, be exempt from all
duty, tax or impos of every kind, under whatsoever
title denomination. Nor shall thew be there sub
ected to any charge whatsoever upon the sale thereof
4. All merchandise, effects and property described
in the first and second rules, which shall have been
removed to place in the interior whilst such place
was in the occupation of the forces of the United
States, shall, during their continuance therein, be
exempt from all tax upon the sale consumption
thereof and from every kind of impost contribu-
tlon, under whatsoever title or denomination.
S. But if any merchandise, effects or property de-
scribed in the first and second rules shall be remov-
ed to any place not occupied at the time by the for
ces of the United States, they SHALL upon their ILL
PRODUCTION into such place, upon their sale
sumption there, be subject to the same duties which,
under the Mexican laws, they would be required to
pay in such cases if they had been imported in time
of peace through the maritime custom-houses, and
had there paid the duties coformably with the Mexi-
can tariff.
6. The owners of all merchandise effects or pro-
Perty described in the first and second rules, and
listing III any port of Mexico shall have the right
re-ship the same, exempt from all taxes impost or
contribution whatever.
With respect to the metals other property, ex-
ported from any Mexican port whilst In the occupa-
ton of the forces of the United Staes and previous
to the restoration of the cusom-house at such ports
no person shall be required by the Mexican authors
ties, whether general State, to pay any tax, duty
manner to account for the to the said authorities
ARTICLE XXX.
Through consideration for the interests of commerce
generally it is agreed, that if less than sixty days
should capse between the date of the signature Of
this treaty and the restoration of the custom-h houses
conformably with the stipulation in the third article
In such case all merchandise, effects, and property
whatsoever, arriving at the Mexican ports after the
restoration of the said customhouses and previous
y to the expiration of sixty days after the dav of
the signature of this treaty, shall be admitted TO en-
try and other duties shall be levied thereon than
the duties established by the tariff found in force at
such custom-houses at the time of the restoration of
the And to all such merchandise, effects and
property the rules established by the preceding
tcle shall apply.
ARTICLE XXI.
If unhappiy any disagreement should hereafter
arse between the governments of the two republics
whether with respect theintepretation of any spu.
ation in this treaty, with respect any other par
tcular concerning the political commercial reIa-
ons OF the two nations the said governments, in the
names OF those nations, do promise to each other that
they will endeavor in the most sincere and earnest
manner, to settle the differences arising and to
preserve the state of peace and friendship in which
the two countries are placing themselves US
ing, for this end mutual representations and pacific
negotiations. And if, by these means, they should
not be enabled to come to agreement, resort shall
not, this account be had to reprsals, aggression
hostility of any kind, by the republic against tho
other, until the government of that which deems it.
self aggrieved shall have maturely considered in the
spirit, of peace and good neighborship, whether it
would not be better that such difference should be
sottled by the arbitration of commissioners appoint
ed on each side, or by that of friendly nation And
should SIlch ho hl, oith