Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-02-25

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nese officers of the things which they furnish payment
Article 8 Whenever ships of the United States are
thrown wrecked the of Japan the Japanese
Hniodade and hand them over to their countrymen ap-
may preserved shall likewise be restored and the
expenses incurred in the rescue and support Of
and Japanese who thus be thrown the shores Of
either nation are not to be refunded
Article Those shpwrecked persons and her citizens
of the United States shall be free other countries and
not subjected to conemsn but shall be smenabe to just
laws
Article s Shipwrecked men and other citizens of the
United States temporarily living at Smoda and Hakodade,
sao Sn s be-
Smoda TO 20 where they please within the limits OF seven
Japanese miles Tor r from small island in the harbour of
pended and shall in Ike be free to where they
please at IIakodades limits to be defined after the
Article If there any of goods wanted
any business which shall require to be arranged there shall
be elaboration between the parties in order to settle
Article7 is agreed that ships Of the United States
resorng to the open to them shall be permitted to
exchange gold and silver coin and articles Of goods for
other articles of goods under such regulations shall be
temporarily established by the japanese government for
that purpose 1t is stipulated however that the ships of
the United States shall be permitted carry away what
ever articles they are unS illing to exchange
CURED shall only be- procured through the agency Japa-
nese officers appointed for that pu aud in no other
vernment of Japan shall grant tn other nation
ons privileges and advantages which not herein grant
ed to the United States and the citizens thereof that these
privileges and advantages shall be granted likewise to
the United States and to the oizens thene without any
consultation delay
Article Ships the United States shall be permitted
her ports in Japan but Sm"da and Hako-
dade unless in distress forced by stress of weather
Article IL There shall be appointed, by the government
of the United States, cunsus agents to reside in Sin
d. at time after the expiration of eighteen months
from The date of the signing of the treaty provided that
of twO
cesSary
Article ls The present convention having been conclud
cd and duly signed, shall be obi gaorv and faithfully OBJ
served by the United States Of America and Japau and by
the citizens aud o! each respect power and it is
be ratified and approved by the President of the United
States by and with the advice and of the Senate
thereof and by the August Sovereign of Japan and the
ratification shall be exchanged within eighteen months
to the date Of the gna,ure thereof or sooner prcc
BILE
In faith whereof the respective plenpo.en,aries of
the United States of America and the empire Of Japan
af ,rcsaid, have signed aud sealed these presents
Done kanasa this thrtyirst day of March, in tbs
wear If our Lord Jesus Christ thousand eight hundred
and yfur. and Of kayel the seventh year. hnd month";
and third day
And whereas the said treaty has been duly ratified
b,1h parts ard the re>pect.v rc,t;"ns the
exchanged Sm"da, the .lst Of February last 10y Com
manler II 4 Adams, of the United States navy. lido
Tsucs ma Nokimi I>awa MiasakI Nokam., Is, c,cki
crucga Nokan, lido Towse k"kahen Itso with Tasn'> ke
for interpreter on the part Of their respective govern
nlents:
Now. therefore. be it known that |, FRANKLIN PIERCE
the United States Of America have caused the
said treaty be made public TO the end that the
and clause and article thereof be observed and
fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the c
In witness whereof have hcreunto nv hand and
caused The seal Of the United STATES 10 BE- affixed
Done a, the city OF Washington. this ,wenty-second
dav If June. in the year OF cur Lord. thou and
TLs and tiff yive. and of the Independence of the Uni
~ " FRANKLIN PIERCE
By the President:
WI MARCY, Secretary of State
BY Thu PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
PROCLAMATION
Whereas between the United States of Anne.
RIGA and his ighncSs the Duke of Brunswick aud Iune-
burg concluded and signed BY their respective Plen-
pocnnries The CRY of Washington the ,wen,v-6rst
day August, eighteen hund red and tiff four; which
vention, beng in the English and German languages, is
word for word as follows:
The President Of the United States Of America and his
yhness the Duke of Brun>w lex and Iunebrg animated
by the desire I" aud extend by amieab.
on the relations happily existing between III. two
re~ to wit The President The United States Il" Ameri-
ca. William Marcy, Secretary of State al: the United
burg DIR. julius Samson. his said II ghncs> consul ut
Noble. Alabama; who after the exchange If their full!
powers fund good and due form, have agreed upon and
signed the foil, W ng articles:
The citizens Of eacl the high cont acting parties
shall have power L, dispose of Their personal property
within the urisd of the other subject the laws
the State country where the domiciie the property
in other and their hers, being Citizens of the
other party. shall inherit FL snch personal estates whether
by testament alb ncsato and they take possession
of the either personally by attorney and dispose
Of them they think proper paving to the respective
governments other charges than those which the
hahiiants Of the country in which the said property shall
be found would be liable in similar aud in the ub
Of such heir hers the shall be taken
the property that would be taken, in the like case for the
preservation of the property a Of same cu
try until the lawful prop shall! have had time to take
for possessing himself Of the and in
h,Iu!d 10 he l:,p
succession the property thereof the question shall be
decided according laws and by the judges Of the
country in which the property is situated
ARTICLE II
If by the death Of person holding real property in the
territory of of the high contracting powers such pro
perry should descend either by the laws of the country
who account Of his being alien could be permit
ted retain the actual of such properly scf
term the laws of the State or country will permit shall
be allowed Kim dispose of such property and coilec
and Withdraw the proceeds thereof without paying the
government any other charges than those which, in SIM
lar case would be paid by nhabant of the country
which snch real property may be situated
The present convention shall be in force for the
twelve years from the date hereof; and further until TIT
end of twelve months after the Of the United
Brunswick and Luneburg the other. shall have gvel
notice of its intention of terminating the same
This convention shall be ratified, and the notifications
shall be exchanged at Washington, within twelve month
after its date, or sooner. if possible
In faith whereof, the respective penpOtentIares hav
signed the present convention and have thereun:o uxe
their seals
Done at Washington, this twenty-frst day # August, il
the year of Lord thousand eight hundred and fifty
four and of the Independence Of the United States the
venty-ninta
WLMARCY TLs
JULIUS SAMSON L 81
And whereas the said convention has been duly ratified
on both parts and the respective notifications of the
exchanged in the city of Washington the 2sth in
stant
Now, therefore, be it known that FRANKLIN PIERCE
President Of the United States of America have caused IN
said convention to be made public to the end that tn
same and every clause and article thereof be observed
and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and tn