Polynesian., 1850-08-31
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T r e A TY
KAMEHAMEHA III Ting of the Ha-

Z r 3 A T u
KAMEHAMEHA III, 4ing of the Ha-
waian Islands, to all to whom these pre-
sents shall come, GREETING
Know YE, that whereas treaty of Friend
ship, Commerce, and Navigation, between
our Kingdom and the United States of North
America, was concluded and signed by our
and their Plenipotentiaries, in the city OF
| Washington, on the Doth day of December,
lS49, which treaty is word for word as fol-
lows
The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and HIS
MAJESTY the KING of the HAWAIIAN Is
LANDS, equally animated with the desire OF
maintaining the relations of good under
standing which have hitherto so happily SUBJ
sisted between their respective states, and
consolidating the commercial intercourse be-
tween them, have agreed TO enter into nego-
tiations for the conclusion of treaty OF
Friendship, Commerce and Navigation, for
which purpose they have appointed Plenipo-
tentiaries, that is to say sss
The President of the United States of
America. John -. Clayton, Secretary of
State of the United States and His Majes-
ty the King of the Hawaiian Islands, James
jackson Jarves, accredited as His special
commissioner to the Government of the Uni
ted States; who, after having exchanged
their full powers, found in good and due form,
have concluded and signed the following ar
lticles
ARTICLE L. There shall be perpetual
peace and amity between the United States
and the King of the Hawaiian Islands, His
heirs and His successors.
| ARTICLE 2. There shall be reciprocal lib
erty of commerce and navigation between
the United States Of America and the Hawa-
iian Islands. .s.. s.s.s..s..s -,
No duty Of customs, or other impost, shall
be charged upon any goods. the produce or
manufacture Of one country, upon importa-
ton from such country into the other, other
or highe: than the duty or impost charged
| upon goods Of the same kind, the produce OF
manufacture of, or imported from, any other
country and the United States of America
and His Majesty the King of the Hawaiian
Islands do hereby engage, that the subjects
or citizens of any other state shall not enjoy
any favor, privilege, or immunity whatever,
| in matters of commerce and navigation,
which shall not also, at the same time, be ex-
tended to the subjects or citizens of the other
contracting parties gratuitously, if the con-
cession in favor of that other state shall have
been gratui:ous, and in return for compen-
sation, as nearly as possible, of proportions
ate value and effect, to be adjusted by mu-
tual agreement, if the concession shall have
| been conditional. s.-s..s --s..s
| ARTICLE 3. All articles the produce and
manufacture of either country which can le-
gally be imported into either country from
the other, in ships ofthat other country, and
thence coming, shall, when so imported, be
subject to the same duties, and enjoy the
/ same privileges. whether imported in ships
/ of the one country, or in ships of the other;
and in like manner, all goods which can le-
gally be exported or re-exported from either
/ country to the other, in ships of that ohel
country, shall, when so exported or REX.
ported, be subject to the same. duties, and
be entitled to the same privileges, draw
backs, bounties, and allowances. whether ex-
ported in ships Of the one country or in ships
| of the other and all goods and articles, Of
whatever description, not being of the pro-
duce or manufacture Of the United States
which can be legally imported into ehe Sand
wich Islands, shall, when so imported in yes-
sells of the United States, pay no other o,
/ higher duties, imposts or charges, than shai
be payable upon the like goods, and articles
when imported in the vessels Of the most "a
vored foreign nation other than the nation o
which the said goods and articles are the
/ produce or manufacture.
! ARricLE4. No duties of tonnage, harbor
light houses, pilotage, quarantine, or other
similar duties, of whatever nature, or under
whatever denomination, 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, or in respect Of any voyage, if in
ballast, which shall not be equally imposed
in the like cases ON national vessels.
/ ARTICLE 5. 1t is hereby declared, that the
! stipulations Of the present treaty are not to
be understood as applying to the navigation
and carrying trade between one port and an
other situated in the states Of either con-
tracing party. such navigation and trade be-
ing reserved exclusively to national vessels.
! ARTICLE 6. Steam vessels Of the United
States which may be employed by the Gov
ernment of the said states, in the carrying
of their public mails across the Pacific
Ocean, or from one port in that ocean to an
other, shall have free access to the ports oi
! the Sandwich Islands, with the privilege Of
stopping therein to reft, to refresh, to land
passengers and their baggage, and for the
transaction Of any business pertaining to the
public mail service of the United States, and
shall be subject in such ports to no duties Of
tonnage, harbor, light houses, quarantine,
or other similar duties of whatever nature OF
under whatever denomination.
ARTICLE Z. The whaIeships Of the United
States shall have access to the ports Of Hilo,
Kealakekua and Hanalei, in the Sandwich
Islands, for the purposes of re6tment and
refreshment, as well as to the ports of Ho-
nolulu and Lahaina, which only are ports ol
entry for all merchant vessels, and in all the
above named ports. they shall be permitted
/ to trade or barter their supplies or goods,
excepting spirituous liquors, to the amount
of two hundred dollars ad ralorem for each
vessel, without paying any charge for ton