Kansas weekly herald., 1855-02-23

they may be destined for esonsuEnption or safe
ia the country OF the port where they may have
been disenbarked. s5Isa es fzsea:o 80 <sesia'N
Article e12TAecitizenso of each of the contrdet-
ing parties shall have power to dispose of their
personal goods real estate within the urisdle-
ton Of the other, by sale, donations, testament or
otherwise; and their representatives, eing eitfl
Zens OF the other PARTY shah succeed t6thsir said
personal goods real sstate, tg1Iethee by eestas
ment or % infestata; and they may take possessa
ion thereof, eithes by themselves or others 2cs
ing for them, and nddisposeobfsthe6 6samstAs Afeif
will, paying such dues only the inhabitants Of
the country wherein said goods shall be sub
| Ject to pay in like cases. as 81
.3rttcle l3.s both contracting parties promise
and engage formally to give their special protec-
ton to the persons and property Of the citizens
OF each other, Of all occupations, who may be in
the territories subject to the jurisdiction Of one
or the other, transient dHslling therein leav-
ing open and free to them the tribunals of Justice
Tor their judicial recourse, on the same terms |
which are usual and customary witht the natives |
or citizens OF the cenutFy for which purpose |
they may either appear in properson, or employ |
In the prosecution defence of their rights such
advocates, solicitors, notaries agents and factors
as'they may judge proper, in all their trials at
law; and such citizens agents shall have free |
opportunity to be present at the decisions SEN
tences of the tribunals in all cases which may
| concern them, and shall enjoy in such cases all
the rights and privileges accorded to the native
citizen.
| .4rticIe Ia. The citizens of the United States
residing in the territories of the Republic Of San
Salvador shall enjoy the most perfect and entire
t'securlty of conscience, without being annoyed,
prevented OF disturbed on the proper exercise Of
their religion in private houses or on the chap
els or places of worship appointed for that pur-
pose, provided that in so doing they observe the
decorum due to divine worship, and the respect
due to the laws, usages and customs of the coun-
try. Liberty shall also be granted to bury the
citizens of the United States who may die in the
territories of the Republic of San Salvador, in
| convenient and adequate places to be appointed
and established for that purpose with knowledge
of the local authorities, or in such other places
of sepulture may be chosen by the friends of
the deceased nor shall the funerals sepulch-
res of thedead be disturbed in anywise, nor upon
any account.
in like manner, the citizens Of San Salvador
shall enjoy within the government and territories
of the United States perfect and unrestrained
liberty of conscience and of exercising their re-
| ligion, publicly or privately, within their own
dwelling houses, on the chapels and places of
worship appointed for that purpose, agreeably to
the laws. usages, and customs of the United
States.
article 15 1t shall be lawful for the citizens
of the United States of America and of the Re-
public of San Salvador to sail with their ships,
with all manner OF liberty and security, no dis
tinction being made who are the proprietors of
/ the merchandise laden thereon, from any port to
| the places of those who now or shall be at
enmity with either OF the contracting parties.-i
IT shall likewise be lawful for the citizens afore
said to sail with the ships and merchandise be-
fore mentioned, and to trade with the same liber
tT and security, from the places, ports, and hav-
ems of those who are the enemies of both or eth
er party, without any opposition or disturbance
| whatsoever. not only from the places of the ene
my before mentioned to neutral places, but also
form one place bionging to an enemy to another
place belonging to an enemy whether they be un-
der the Jurisdiction of one power or under several
And it is hereby stipulated that free ships shall
also give freedom to goods, and that every thing
which shall be found on board the ships belong
ing to the citizens of either of the contracting
parties shall be deemed to be free and exempt
although the whole lading, any part thereof,
should appertain to the enemies of either, (con-
traband goods being always excepted.)
| 1t is also agreed, in like manner. that the same
liberty shall be extended TO persons who on
board free ship, with this effect; that altho'
they be enemies to both either party, they are
not be taken out Of that free ship, unless they
are officers and soldiers and in the actual service
of the enemies; provided, however, and it is
hereby agreed that the stipulations in this artic
lie contained, declaring that the flag shall cover
the property, shall be understood as applying to
those powers only who recognize this principles;
but if either of the two contracting parties shall
be at with third, and the other remains
neutral, the flag of the neutral shall cover the
property Of enemies whose governments acknowi-
edge this principle, and not of others.
Article 16. It's likewise agreed, that in the
case where the neutral flag of one of the contrac-
ting parties shall protect the property OF one of
the enemies of the other by virtue of the above
stipulation, it shall always be understood that the
neutral property found on board such enemy's
vessel shall be held and conSi Tered as enemy's
property and as such shall be liable to detention
and confscation, except such property as was
put on board such vessel before the declaration
of war, or even afterwards, if it were done with
out the knowledge of it; but The contracting
!, parties agree that, two months having elapsed
after the declaration OF war, their citizens shall
not plead ignorance thereof. On the contrary,
if the flag of the neutral does not protect the
ehemy's property, in that case the goods and
merchandise of the neutral embarked on such
d enemy's ships shall be free. - ~
.article IL. This liberty of navigation and COM
merce shall extend to all kinds of merchandise,
i, excepting those only which are distinguished
of contraband or prohibited goods shall be COM
prehended-
1st. Cannons, mertars, howitzers, swivels
bunderbusses, muskets, rifles, carbines, pistols,
pixies, swords, sabres, lances, spears, halberts,
handgraaades, bombs, powder, matches, balls.
and all other things belonging to the use Of these
i, arms. d. sI5l -
: 3D. Bucklers, helmets, breastplates, coats of
mail, infantry belts, and clothes made up in the
form and for the military use. 50
: Sd. Cavalry belts and horses, with their fur
,, niture. iiz'1s sseitE a. =
4th. And generally all kinds of arms and in
struments of iron, steel, Brass and copper or of
; any other material manufactured, prepared, and
. formed expressly to make war by sea OF land.
9th. provisions that are imported into besieg-
Sd or blockaded place.
sarticle Is. All other merchandise and things
not eompFehended in the article Of contraband
: explicitly enumerated and classified as above,
: shall be Held and considered as free, and sub
4 jects of free and lawful commerce. so that they
may be carried and transported in the freest man
4 ner by the citizens OF both the contracting par
ties, even to places belonging to an enemy, ex
cePting those places only which at that time
besieged or blockaded; and, TO avoid all doubt
in tais particular, it isdeelafsd that those pla-