Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu], Hawaii) 1844-1864, 1858-09-18
ARTICLE V.

ARTICLE V.
French subjects shall not be disturbed or troubled
In any way in the Hawaiian Islands on account of
religion; they shall enjoy, the contrary, in the
public or private exercise Of their worship, entire
liberty of conscience and all the guarantees rights
and protection now ensured or that NAV be here
alter ensured to native subject and the subjects or
citizens OF the most favored nation.
Hawaiian subjects shall enjoy, in France, in re-
gard to religion, the same rights guarantees lib
erty and protection.
ARTICLE VI.
The subjects of the two countries shall be free TO
acquire and possess real estate, and to dispose as
may suit them, by sale, donation, exchange, will.
or In any other way whatever, of all the property
which they may possess in the respective terrific
ries; also the subjects of either of the two States
who may become heirs of property situated in the
other, may succeed without hindrance to those of
said properties which may deyolve upon them even
Gb eHteSao, and dispose of them according to their
pleasure; and the said heirs or legatees shall not
be subjected to any charges OF transfer or deduc-
ton, and shall not be bound to pay any expenses
Of succession or Others higher than those which
shall be borne, in like cases. by the natives them
selves.
ARTICLE VII.
If (Which God forbid y the peace between the
two contracting parties come to be broken, there
shall be granted, on both Sides to the su ects of
year to settle their affairs and dispose of their
property, and, moreover, a safe conduct shall be
delivered to them to embark in such ports as they
may voluntarily indicate.
All other Frenchmen OF Hawaiians having fixed
or permanent establishment in the respective States
Tor the exercise OF any profession occupation,
whatever 1t may be, shall be allowed to preserve
their establishments and to continue tserr profess
sion without being disturbed in any manner what
ever, and they shall continue in the full and entire
possession Of their liberty and their Property so
long as they shall coMmit no offence against the
laws of the country. Finally, their property or
goods, Of whatever nature they may be, shall not
be subjected to any seizure sequestratiOn nor TO
other charges and imposts than those exacted from
natives.
Likewise the monies which may be due to them
by private individuals, OF which they may possess,
in the public funds, in banks, in manufacturing
and commercial companies, shall never be seized,
sequeStered or confiscated.
ARTICLE VIII.
French commerce in the Hawaiian Islands, and
Hawaiian commerce in France. shall be treated
in regard to custom house duties, both for import
alton and expectation, that of the most favored
foreign nation.
In any case the import duties impOsedin France
upon the products Of the soil or of the industry of
the Hawaiian Islands, and in those Islands upon
the products ofthe soil ofthe industry of France
shall not be other or higher than those to which
the same products of the most favored nation are
may be subjected. The same shall be observed
in regard to duties on expectation.
No prohibition or restriction Of Importation or
expectation shall take place. in the reciprocal trade
of the two countries, which shall not be equally
extended to all other nations and the formaIities
which may be required to authenticate the origin
or the process of the goods respectively imported
into either of the two States shall be equally COM
mon to all other nations.