Weekly national intelligencer., 1850-11-16
OFFICIAL.
By the President ofthe United States Of .Ameriea.
A PROCLAMATION.


rica and His Majesty, the King Of the Hawaiian
Islands, was concluded and signed at Washington
on the twentieth day of December, in the year Of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty
nine, the original of which Treaty is, word for
word, as follows:
The United States of America and His Majesty the King
Of the Hawaiian Islands, equally animated with ths desire Of
maintaining the relations Of good understanding which have
hitherto happily subssed between their respective States
and consolidating the commercial intercourse between them,
have agreed 10 negotiations r the conclusion OF
Treaty Of Friendship Commerce. and Navgs oD for which
srpose they have appointed plenpo nae that is to
THE President of the United Ststes of America, JoHS NJ
Of State of tho United States and His Ma
es.y the King of the Hawaiian Islands, JAMES Jackson
JARyEs accredited his special Commissioner to the Govern
nent OF the United States who after having exchanged their
u powers found in good and due for have concuded and
signed the following articles
There shall be perpetual peace and smy between the Uni
sd States aod the King Of the Hawaiian Islands, his heirs
and his SUCCESSORS.
gRTIcLE II.
There shall be reciprocal liberty of commerce and navga
lion between the United States America and the Hawaiian
upon any goods the produce manufacture OF one csuniy
upon importation from such cony into the other, other or
the duty mpcst charged upon goods OF the same
kind the produce anuaciure Of imported om other
country; and the United States of America and His Majesty
King Of the Hcwaan Islands do hereby engage thst the
subjects citizens of any other State shall not enjoy amy
favor privilege, mmuni whatever, in matters OF COM
mece and navigation which shall not also al the same time
be extended the subjects citizens OF The other contracting
party grautouy if the concession in favor OF that other
State shall been grauious, and in return for compen
salon. nearly possible of propsronae value and effect
be adjusted by mutual sgreement the concession shall
have been coBditienal.
ARTICLE III.
All articles the produce manufacture of either country,
which can legally be imported either country from the
other ships of that other country, and thence coming
SHALL when imported, be subject the dues and
enjoy the privileges, whether imported in ships OF the
one country ships ef the other and in like all
goods which legally bs exported ee1poed from either
country the oher ships of that other country, SHALL
when exported ree1poed, be subject to the same du
ties, and be entitled to the privileges drawbacks boun-
ties and allowances, whether exported in ships OF the
country ships of the other and all goods and articles, of
whatever description, being of the produce manufacture
of the United States which be legally imported into the
Sandwich Islands, SHALL when imported in vessels OF the
United States pay other higher duties mposs, or
charges shall be payable upon the like goods and articles
when imported in the vessels of the most favored nation,
other of which the said goods and articles
the produce manufacture.
ARTICLE ".
No duties Of tonnage harbor lighthouses potage quar-
Wnatever
whatever ienomins.ion, shall be imposed in either country
upon the vessels of the other in respect of voyages between
the United States of America and the Hawaiian Islands, if
laden, respect of any voyage in ballast, which
shall not be equally imposed in the like national
vessels.
Il hereby declared that the spuatons Of the present
treaty be understood applying the navigation
and carrying trade etween port and another situated
The States Of either contracting party such navigation and
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ARTICLE VI.
Steam vessels she United States which may be employ
ed by the Of the said States in the carrying
their public mails the Pacific ocean, from port
that another, shall have free the ports
the Sandwich Islands, with the privilege Of stopping therein
re REFRESH land passengers and their baggage,
for the Of any business pertaining the publ
mail of the United Staes and shall be subject in suci
por duties otonnage, harbor lighthouses quarantine
other similar dus of whatever nature under whateve
denomination
The uhaeshps Of the United States shall have access c
ports Of Ho Keeakekua and Hanae, in the Sandwich
Isands for the purposes Of retment and refeshmen
well the ports OF Honolulu and Lahaina, which only
ports Of entry for all merchant vessels; and in all the
above named ports they shall be permitted trade barter
their supplies of goods, excepting spruous liquors. the
OF hundred dollars ad raorem for each vessel
without paying any charge for tonnage harbor dues of
description duties mposs whatever upon the goods
articles so traded bsr.eed They shall also be permitted with
the like exemption from all charges for tonnage and habo
Dues further trade barter with the exception
sptuous liquors. the additional amount Of thousand
dollars 0d rdrem for each vessel paying upon the addi
tona goods and articles traded and bartered other
higher duties than like goods and articles wher
imported the vessels and by the citizens subjects of thu
most favoved foreign nation They shall also be permitted
pass from port port of the Sandwich Islands for the pur
pose of procuring refreshments but they shall not dscharg
their land their passengers the said Islands,
cep Lahsna and Honelulu and in all the ports named il
this article the whaeshps of the United States shall enjoy
in all respects whatsoever all the ghs privileges and i'm
munies which enjoyed by shall be granted to th
whaleships Of the favored foreign nation The ik
privilege of<resuenng the three ports OF the Sandwich Island
above named in this article, being ports of entry for
chant vesse - also guaranteed all the public armed
ses Of the United States Bot nothing in this article sha
be construed authorizing any vessel of the United State
having board any disease usually regarded requiring
quarantine enter during the continuance such disease
board, any port Of the Sandwich Islands other than Lahain
Honolulu.
ARTICLE VIII.
The contracting parties engage, in segard TO the persona
privileges that the citizens of the United States Of Amerc
shall enjoy in the domnioDs OF His Majesty the King of h
Hawaiian islands, and the subjects of bis said Majesty in th
United States Of America that they shall have free and
doubted right to travel and reside in the States of the
high contracting parties, subject 10 the precautions
police which prscoed towards the subjects citizens
the moet favored nseDs They shall be entitled to occupy
dwellings and warehouses; and to dispose d their persona
property Of kline and description BY s exchange
will or in any other way whatever, without the smses, hin
drance obstacle and their heirs representatives bein
subjects citizens Of the other contracting party shall sue
eed to their personal good whether by testament or alb
ksfao; and may take possession thereof either by themseve