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

i I'll E / u w A
observance Of all the provisions of the said treaty
wishes the stipulations, conditions, and obligations
imposed upon it, a. also those which rest upon tn
United States, explicitly stated word for wordl
the English and German languages, as contained II
the fOllrWing articles:
ART. 1. The high contracting parties agree tina
whatever kind of produce, manufacture, or merchan
disc Of any foreign country, be from time to time
lawfully imported into the United States in their owl
vessels, may also be imported in the vessels OF tn
Grand-Duchy of MISUNDERSTANDING nd no high
er or other duties upon the tonnage cargo of th
vessel shall be levied collected, whether the i'm
portation be made in vessel Of the United States
IN vessel of Mecklenburg- Schwerin.
And IN like manner, whatever kind of produce
manufacture, or merchandise of any foreign country
can be- from time ttnle lawfully imported into tn
Grand-Duchy OF Mecklenburg- Schwerin: in its owl
vessels, may also be imported in vessels of the Uni
ted States, and no higher other duties upon tn
tonnage or cargo Of the vessel shall be levied or col
lectei, whether the importation be made in vessel
OF the one party or the other.
Whatever may be lawfully exported or re-export
Cd by one party in its own vessels to any foreigl
country, may in like manner be exported or re-ex
ported in the vessels Of the other. And the SAM
duties, bounties, and drawbacks shall be collected
and allowed, whether such expectation or re-expor
fation be made in vessels Of the one party or tn
other.
Nor shall higher or other charges of any kind b
imposed in the ports of party vessels OF thu
other, than shall be payable in the same port
by national vessels.
ART. 2. The preceding article is not applicable t.
the coasting trade ana navigation Of the high con
tracing parties, which respectively reserved b.
each exclusively to its own subjects or citizens.
ART 6. No priority preference shall be giveI
ny either OF the contracting partes nor by any com
pany, corporation, or agent acting on their BEHALF
under their authority, in the purchase OF any article
reference to, the national character of the vessei
whether 1t be of the one party or OF the other, II
which such article was imported.
Arr. 4. The ancient and bar barous right to wrecks
OF the sea shall remain entirely abolished with re
spect to the property belonging to the subjects o.
cltiZenS OF the high contracting parties.
When any vessel of either party shall be wrecked
stranded, or otherwise damaged on the coasts, 81
within the dofiinions of the other, their respective
citizens or subjects shall receive, well for them
selves as for their vessels and effects, the same
sStance which woud be due to the inhabitants of tho
country where the accident happens.
They shall be liable to pay the same charges ant
dues of salvage the said inhabitants would be liza
Die TO pay in like case.
If the operation of repair Shall require that The
whole Or any part the cargo be unoaded they shall
pay no duties of custom charges, fees, the par
which they shall reload and carry away except sucf
as are payable in the like by national vessels.
Is nevertheless understood that If, whilst tht
vessel IS under repair, the cargo shall be unladen
ana kept IN place of dcposite destined to receive
: OILS, the duties which have not been paid, the
cargo shall be liable to the charges and fees lawfully
due to the keepers Of such warehouse.
ARr.5 The privileges secured by the present
treaty to the respective vessels of the high contrac
ting parties shall only extend to such as are bull
within their respective territories, or lawfully con
demned as prizes of war; adudgcd to be forfeited
for breach of the municipal laws of either of tbs
nigh contracting parties ,and belonging wholly to thei
subjects or citizens. 1t is further stipulated tina
vessels OF the Grand-D achy of Mecklenburg- Schwe
rin may select their crews from any OF the states
the Germanic Confederation. provided that the mas
ter OF each be subject of the Grand-Duchy of Neck
Ienburg- Schwerin.
ART. 6. No higher other duties shall be impo
sed on the importation into the United states of any
articles the growth; produce or manufacture of the
tirani-Duchy Of Meckcnburg- schwerin, or of it,
fisheries, and no higher other duties shall be i'm
posed on the importation into the Grand Duchy Of
Mecklenburg Schwerin OF any articles the growth
produce, and manufacture OF the United States ane
of their fish cries, than shall be payable the
like articles, being the growth, produce, manu-
facture Of any other foreign country of its she
ri,s.
No higher other duties and charges shall be i'm.
posed in the United Stles the expectation of an,
articles to the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Schwe
rim, or in Meckienburg Schwerin on the expectation
of any articles to the United Staes than such as arc
shall be payable the expectation of the like ar.
tcles to any other foreaga country.
No prohibition shall be imposed on the mporta-
ton or expectation Of any articles the growth, pro-
duce, or manufacture OF the Grand Duchy of Neck.
lenburg- SchHern OF its fisheries. of the United
States their fisheries from TO the ports of sand
Gfani-Dnchy or Of the said United States. which
shall not equally extend to all other powers and
States.
ART The high contracting parties engage mu.
tually not TO grant any particular favor to other ma
tons in respect to navigation and duties of customs
which shall not Immediately become common to the
other party, who shall enjoy the same freely, if the
oncession was freely made, Or allowing com
rensa:ion near as possible, if the concession was
conditional.
ART s. n order to augment by all the means at its
b2sfowal The commercial relations between the Uni.
ted States and Germany, the Grand Duchy OF Neck
lenburg Schweria agrees subject to the reservation
in article eleventh, to abolish the import duty on
raw bottom ana paddy. rice in the husk, the pro
dIce oe The United States: to levy no higher import
duty upon leaves, stems, or strips of tobacco i'm
ported III hosshediS or casks, than one thaler and
two schiliings for one hundred pounds HAMBURG
weight, equal to seventy cents United States cur
rency aud weight TO Icy no higher import duty up.
on rice imported in erceS half tierces than TWEEN.
ty five schilliDSs for one hundred pounds Hamburs
weight, fequll to tirty-seyen and a half cents Uni
ted States currency and wcight;) to lay no higher
duty upon whale Oil. imported in casks or barrels
than twelve and half schIlngs per hundred pounds
Hamburg weight. equal to eighteen and Lnree-oar
ters cents United States currency and weight.)
The Grand Duchy Of Mecklenburg- Schwerin fur.
Their agrees to levy no higher transit duty on the
aforementioned articles in their movement on the
Berlin Hlmburg railroad than two Sclings Der hun
ared pounds Hamburg weight, equal to three cents
Ulited States currency and weight,l and to levy nc
transit duty on the above mentioned articles wher
conr ayed through the ports of the COUNTRY.
II is under TODD however, that nothing herein con
tanned shall prohibit the levyng of duty sufficient
for coarol, which in instance shall exceed on the
two articles imported duty free those on transit
one sching per hundred pounds Hamburg weight,
equal to cent and half United States currcnc,
and weght)
ART. g. The high contracting parties grant to each
other the liberty of having, each in the ports Of the
other, consu.s. vice consuis commercial agents and
vice commercial agents, of their own appointment
who shall enjoy the same privileges and powers as
those OF the most favored nations but if any of the
said consulS shall carry trade, they shall be sub
ected to the same laws and usages to which private
individuals of their nation are subjected in the same
place.
The conSals, vice consuls, commercial, and yicc
commercial agents, shall have tie right, as SUCH to
sit judges and arbitrators in such differences as
may arise between the masters and of the yes
sci belonging to the nation whose interests are com
mitted to their charge without the interference OF
the local authorities sunless the conduct of the crews
of the captain should disturb the order or tran
guilty Of the counry the said consuls vice con-
suls commercial agents, or vice commercial agents
should require their assistance to cause their decis
ions to be carried into effect supported.
1t is. however, understood that this species of
or arbitration shall not deDrive fbo 70,