The North-Carolina standard., 1849-04-04

manufacture OF the kingdom of Hanover, or of Its
fisheries, or of the United States or their fisheries
from to the ports of said kingdom, of the said
United States, which shall equally extend to all
other powers and States.
ART. VII. The high contracting parties engage,
mutually, not to grant any particular favor to other
nations in respect of navignation and duties of
TOMS which shall not Immediately become common
to the other party who shall enjoy the same freely,
if the concession was freely made, allowing a
compensation, near possible, if the concession
was conditional. -r.. (--sg.. .~... ...
ART. WILL, In order to augment by all the means
at its bestowa the commercial relations between the
United States and Germany, the kingdom of Ham
over hereby agrees to abolish the import duty on
cotton, and also to abolish their existing transit
duties upon leaves, stems, and strips of tobacco,
hogsheads or casks, raw cotton in bales or bags,
whale oil in casks barrels, and rice in terces
half tierces. rr- 's..n & -t..---.- ef i=-
itself to levy no Wesser tolls the aforementioned
articles which are destined for or landed in ports or
other places within its territory the Wesser; and
it moreover agrees that if the States bordering upon
said river shall consent at any time however soon,
to abolish the duties which they levy and collect up
said articles destined for ports other places
within the Hanoveran territory, the kingdom of Han
over will readily abolish the Weser tolls upon the same
articles destined for ports and places in such States.
1t being understood, however, that the aforesaid
spulations shall not be deemed to prohibit levyng
upon the said articles sufficient for defraying
the expenses of maintaining the regulation respecting
eight pfennings Hanoverian currency, 1.-TWO cents
United States currency for one hundred pounds Han
overian weight, Zone hundred and four pounds Uni
ted States weight.) E. ...--.- f. .-. ....-
ART. TX. The high contracting parties grant to
each other the liberty of havng each in the ports the
other, consus, vice consus, commercial agents and
vicecommercia agents of their appointment, who
shall enjoy the same privileges and powers as those
of the favored nations but any ofthe said
suls shall carry trade, they shall be subjected to
the, same laws and usages to which private individ
uals of their nation subjected in the same place.
The consuls, vice-counsnls, commercial and vice
commercial agents, shall have the right as such to
it judges, and arbitrators, in such differences
may arise between the masters and crews of the
sells belonging to the nation whose interests
mited their charge, without the ntererenceo the
local authorities, unless the conduct of the
of captain should disturb the order tranquility of
the country; the said consus, vce-consuls, CONNER
cia agents, orvce-commercial agents should require
their assistance to their decisions to be carried
into effect supported.
lis, however understood that this species of judg
ment arbitration shall not deprive the contending
parties of the right they have to resort, their
turn to the judicial authority of their country.
The said consuls vice-consuls, commercial agents,
and vice commercial agents. authorized to require
the assistance of the local authorities for the search
arrest and Imprisonment of the deserters from the
shps-of and merchant vessels of their country.
For this purpose they shall apply to the competent
Judges, and officers, and SHALL In writing,
demand said deserers, proving by the exhibition of
the registers of the vessels, the musef-ros of the
crews, by any other official documents, that such
formed part of the crews; and on this
claim being thus subsantiated, the surrender shall
not be refused. ..-
Such deserters when arrested, shall be placed at
the disposal of the said consuls, vice-consuls, COM
mercial agents vice-commercial agents, and may
be confined in the public prisons, the request and
of those who shall claim, them, in order to be
to the vessels which they belong, to others
of the same country. But if not sent back within
he d1U of
be liberty, and shall not be again arrested for
the same cause. However, 1t the deserter shall be
found to have committed any crime offence, his
surrender may be delayed until the tribunal before
and such shall have been carried into effect
ART. x. The citizens and subjects of the high
parties shall be permitted to soourn and
reside in all parts whatsoever of the said territories
in order to attend to their affairs and also hire and
occupy houses and warehouses for the purposes OF
their commerce, provided they submit to the laws,
we'll general special, relative to the right of
siding and trading.
Whilst they conform to the laws and regulations
in force, they shall be at liberty to manage, hemsel
ves their business in all the territories subject
to the Jurisdiction of each party, we'll in respect to
the consignment and sale of their goods, by whole
sale retail, with respect to the loading, unload
ing and sending off their ships, or to employ such
agents and brokers as they may deem proper, they
being in all these to be treated the citizens
DR. subjects of the country in which they reside it
main subject to the said laws and regulations; also,
in respect to- sales by wholesale or retail.
They shall have free to the tribunals of JUS
ice in their litgious affairs the terms which
are granted by the law and usage of country to
i've citizens subjects, for which purpose they may
employ in defence of their rights such advocates, at
orneys, and other agents, they may judge proper
The citizens subjects of each party shall have
power to dispose of their personal property within
he jurisdiction of the other by sale, donation testa
nent or other. Il
Their personal representatives. being citizens orsub-
ecs of the citizens subjects of the other contract
NO party shall succeed their said personal pro-
,erty, whether by testament or alb intestato. -
They may take possession thereof either by them
selves or by others acting for them. at their will,
md dispose of the same, paying such duty only as
he inhabitants of the country wherein the said per-
,onal property is situate shall be subject to pay in
ike cases. .
In case of the absence of the personal representa-
ives the same care shall be taken of the said pro-
oerty as would be taken of the property of native
m like case until the lawful owner may take meas
1res for receiving it. . .... .,....... -. |
IF anv question should arise among several claim
lnts to which of them the said property belongs, the
same shall be finally decided by the laws and judges
If the country wherein it is situate. --.-. .
Where on the decease of any person holding real
,state would by the laws of the land, decend on a
citizen or subject of the other, were he not dsqua
led by alienage, such citizen subject shall be al
owed reasonable time to sell the same, and to with
Iraw the proceeds without molestatlon, and exempt
rom all duties Of detraction the part OF the gov
,rnment of the respective States. boise
The capitals and effects which the citizens or sub
ects of the respective parties, changing their resi-
Ience shall be desirous of removing from the place
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