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shall be under convoy the verbal declaration of the ; commander of the convoy, on his word of honor, that te vessels under his protection belong to the na i tion whose flag he carries and, when they may be bound to an enemys port, that they have contra band goods on board, shall be sufficient.
 ARTICLE 24 It is further agreed that in all cases the established courts for prize the country to which the prizes may be conducted shall alone take cognizance of them And whenever such tribu- nals of either party shall pronounce judgment against any vessel or goods or property, claimed by the c tzens of the other party the sentence decree shall mention the reasons or motives upon which the same shall have been founded; and authenticated copy of the sentence or decree and of all the proceedings in the case shall if demanded, be delivered to the commander or agent of said vessel, without any de- lay, he paying the legal fees for the same.
 ATICLE 25. For the purpose of lessenng the evils of war; the two high contracting parties further that in case war should unfortunately take place between them, hosttes shall only be carried on by persons duly commissioned by the Government, and by those under their orders, except in repeng an attack or invasion, and in the defence of property. ARTICLE 26 Whenever of the contracting parties shall be engaged in with another state no citizen of the other contracting party shall accept commission or letter of marque for the purpose of assisting operating hosely with the said enemy against the said parties so at war; under the pain of being treated as pirate.
 ARTICLE 27. If by any fatality, which cannot be expected, and God forbid, the two contracting par ties should be engaged in with each other they have agreed, and do agree for then, that there shall be allowed the term of six months to the mer- chants residing the coasts and in the ports of each other and the term of year to those who dwell the interior to arrange their business and transport their effects wherever they please giving to them the safe conduct necessary for it, which may serve sufficient protection until they arrive at the desgnat ed port. The citizens of all other occupations who may be established in the territories or dominions of the United States of San Salvador shall be respect ed and maintained in the full enjoyment of their per sonal liberty and property, unless their particular conduct shall cause them to forfeit this protection which, in consideration of humanity, the contracting parties engage to give them.
 ARTICLE 2S. Neither heldebts due from indivi- duals o the one nation to the individuals of the other nor shares nor money which they may have in public funds, nor in public private banks, shall ever in any event of war of national difference be seoues tered or confscated.
 ARTICLE 2s. Both the contracting parties being desrous of avoiding all inequality in relation to their public communications and official intercourse have agreed and do agree, to grant to the convOys minis ters and other public agents, the favors immu- mites, and exemptions which those of the most fla vored nations do or shall enioy it being understood that whatever favors, mmunities, privileges the United States of America the Republic of San Sal vador may find it proper to give to the ministers and public agents of any other Power, shall by the same act be extended to those of each of the contracting | parties.
 ARTICLE 30. To make more effectual the protcc- ton which the United States and the Republic of San Salvador shall afford in future the navigation and commerce of the citizens of each other they agree to receive and to admit consus and vice-consus in all the ports open to foreign commerce. who shall en- joy in them all the rights prerogatives, and immu- mites of the consuls and vceconsuls of the fla vored nation, each contracting party, however, re- mainng athbery to except those ports and places in which the admission and residence of such consuls may not seem convenient.
 ARTICLE 31. In order that the consuls and vice. consus of the two contracting parties may enjoy the
  them by their public character they shall before tcring the exercise of their functions exhibit their commission or patent in due form to the Government to which they are accredited; and, having obtained their eXcquatur they shall be held and considered as such by all the authorities magistrates, and nhabi- tnts in the Consular District in which they reside.
 ARTICLE 32. It is likewise agreed that the consuls their secretaries officers and persons attached to the service of consus they not being citizens of the try in which the consul resides shall be exempt from all public service and also from all kind of taxes. imposts and contributions, except those which they shall be obliged to pay on account of commerce or their property to which the citizens and inhabitants native and foreign of thecountry in which they re- side are subject being in every thing besides subject to the laws of the respective States. The archives and papers of the consulates shall be respeccd.iin- | violably, and under no pretext whatever shall any magistrate seize orin any way interfere with them. | ARTICLE 33 The said dconsuls shall have power to require the assistance of the authorities of the coun try for the arrest deenton and custody of deserters vessels or tnclr country: and for that purpose they shall address themselves to the courts judges, and officers competent, and shall demand ln writing the said deserters proving by exhibition of the registers of the vessels ships roll or other public documents, that those part of the said crews; and on this demand, proved, Saving, however, where the contrary is proved by other testimonies the delivery shall not be refused. Such deserers, when arrested, shall be put at the dis posa of the said consuls and may be put in the pub lie prisons at the request and expense of those who reclaim them, to be sent to the ships to which they belonged to others of the same nation; but they be not sent back within two months, to be counted from the day of arrest, they shall be set at liberty and shall be no more arrested for the sa me cause
 ARTICLE 94. For the purpose of more etfectuallv protecting their commerce and navigation, the two contracting parties do hereby agree to form, hereafter circumstances will permit, consular vention, which shall declare specially the powers and immunites of the consuls and vice consus of the spective parties.
 ARTICLE 35. The United States of North America and the Republic of San Salvador, desiring to make durable possible the relations which are to be es tabshed by virtue of this treaty, have declared lemnly, end do agree to the following points,
 lst. The present treaty shall remain in full force and vgor for the term of twenty years from the day of the exchange of the notifications; and if neither party notifies the other of its intention of reforming any all the articles of this treaty twelve months before the expiration of the twenty years stipulated above the said treaty shall continue binding both parties beyond the said twenty years until twelve
 
 fes the other of its intention of proceeding to a re- l form.
 2d. If any one or more of the citizens of either party shall infringe any of the articles of this treaty such citizens shall be held personally responsible for the same, and the harmony and good correspondence between the nations shall not be interrupted thereby; each party engaging in way to protectthe offender, or sanction such violation.
 3d. If unfortunately, any of the articles contained in this treaty should be violated infrnged in any way whatever it is expressly stipulated that neither of the two contracting parties shall ordain autho any acts of reprisa nor shall declare war against the other, complaints of injuries damages, un- til the said party considering itself offended shall have laid before the other statement of such inju ries or damages, verified by competent proofs, de- 1nandng justice and satisfaction and the shall have been denied in violation of the laws and of in ternaIional right
 ARTICLE 3S. The present treaty of peace, amity, commerce, and navigation shall be approved and ra tfed by the President of the United States by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof and by the President of the Republic of San Salvador, with the consent and appreciation of the Congress of the same; and the notifications shall be exchanged in the City of Washington or San Salvador within eight months from the date of the signature thereof, or sooner if possible.
 In faith whereof we, the Plenipotertiaries of the | If nf tha If Car