Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu], Hawaii) 1844-1864, 1852-05-15

chandize, goods, and effects, the succession
n to personal estates by will or otherwise, anc
the disposal of personal property of ever,
sort and denomination BY sale, donation, ex
change or testament, or in any other manner
whatsoever, as also with regard to the ad
mini>tration of Justice, the Subjects of eacf
i Contracting Party shall enjoy, in the Terri
| tories Of the other, the same privileges, lIber
ties, and rights, as native Subjects; anc
they shall not be charged, in any of these re.
spects, with any other or higher imposts oil
duties, than those which are or may be pait
by native Subjects: subject always TO the
local laws and regulations of such Terrific.
| ries.
In the event of any Subject of either o
the two Contracting parties dying without
| VIII or Testament, in The Teri tores of the
other Contracting party. the Consul Gene
raj, Consul, or Acting Consul of the nation
to which the deceased may belong. shall, so
far as the Laws of each Country will per-
init, take charge of the property which the
deceased may have left, for the benefit Of his
lawful Heirs and Creditors until an Execu-
tor. or Administrator be named according to
the laws of the Country in which the death
shall have taken place.
ARTICLE TO- The Subjects Of Her Brit
annie Majesty residing in the Hawaiian Is
lands, and Hawaiian Subjects residing in the
Doninions of Her Britannia Majesty, shall be
exempted from all compulsory Military Ser
| vice whatsoever, whether by Sea or Land,
and from all forced Loans, or Mil tary Exac-
iions or Requisitons; and they shall not be
| compelled, under any pretext whatsoever, tn
pay any ordinary Charges, Requi>itons, or
Taxes, other or higher than those that are,
or may be, paid by Native Subjects.
ARTICLE IL. II is agreed and covenanted
that neither of the two Contracting Parties
shall knowingly receive into, or retain in, its
service, any Subjects Of the other party, who
have deserted from the Naval or Military
Service of that other party; but that, on the
contrary, each of the Contracting Parties
shall respectively discharge from its Service
any such deserlers, upon being required by
the other Party so to do.
And it is further agreed, that if any Of the
Crew shall desert from vessel Of War or
Merchant vessel of either Contracting Par
ty, while such Vessel is within any Port in
the Territory of the other Party, the Autho-
rites of such Port and Territory shall be
bound to give every assistance in their power
Tor the apprehension of such Deseriers, on
application to that effect being made by the
Consul Of the Party concerned, or by the
Deputy or Representative of the Consul !;
ard no public body shall protect or harbor
such Deseriers:
1t is further agreed and dc clared that any
other favor or facility with respect to the
| - tuh tch hpr OF hs,
Contracting Parties has granted or may
hereafter grant, to any other State. shall be
considered as granted also TO the other Con-
tracing party, in the same manner asst such
favor or facility had been expressly stipulated
by the present Treaty.
ARTICLE IL 1t shall be free for each of
The two Contracting parties TO appoint Con-
+ms for the protection of trade, to reside In
the Territories of the other Party; but be-
fore any Consul shall act as such. he shall
in the usual form, be approved and admit
ted by the Government to which he Is sent;
and either of the Contracting parties may ex-
cept from the residence of Consuls such
particular places as either of them may Judge
iii To be excepted. The Diplomatic Agents
and Cnnsuls 0fthe Hawai- ian Islands, IN the
Domnions of Her Britannia Majesty shall
enjoy whatever privileges, exemptions and
immunitirs. are or shall be granted there TO
Agents of the same rank belonging to the
most favored nation; and in like manner,
the Diplomatic Agents and Consuls of Her
Britannia Majesty in the Hawaiian Islands
shall enjoy whatever privileges, exemptions.
and innunities are or may be granted there
10 the Diplomatic Agents and Consuls OF the
4. L..Io ha faN
Nation.
ARTICLE l3 For the better security of
commerce between the Subjects of Her BrI-
tannic Majesty and OF the King of the Hawai-
ian Islands, it is agreed that If, at any time,
any rupture, or any interruption OF friendly
intercourse should unfortunately take place
between the two Contracting Parties, the
Subjects of either of the Two Contracting Par
ties, shall be allowed a year, To wind upI
their accounts, and dispose of their property
and safe conduct shall be given them tol
embark at the Port which they shall them
selves select All Subjects OF either OF the
two Contracting Parties who may be esta-
blished in the Territories oi the other, IN the
exercise of any trade or special employment,
shall in such case have the privilege OF re-
naming and continuing such trade and en-
pluy,nent therein, without any manner oi IN
icrru,t,on in full enjoyment of their liberty
and property as long as they behave peacea-
hly and commit no offence against the laws
and their goods and effects, of whatever de-
scriprion they may be, whether in their own
custody or entrusted TO individuals or to the
State. shall not he liable To seizure ar Sc
or to any other charges or de-
mands than those which may be made upon
The like effects or property belonging to Ma
tive Subjects. In the same case, debts be-
tween individuals, public funds, and the
shares Of companies, shall never be contls-
Gated, sequeSlered, or detained.
ARTICLE H. The Subjects of Her Britannia
Majesty, residing in the Hawaiian ISLANDS