Delaware State reporter., 1858-09-24

of the other. his effects shall be delivered up in
teerally TO the family or partners in business Of
the deceased and il case he has no relations
or partners his effects in tithrr country shall
he delivered up to the consul or agent of the
nation Of which the deceased was subject or
citizen, so that he may dispose Of them in ac-
cordancc with the laws Of his country.
ARTICLE VII.
For the protection Of their citizens or sub
jects, and their commerce respectively, and in
order TO facilitate good and equitable relations
between the citizens and subjects Of the two
countries, the two high contracting parties re-
serve the right to maintain diplomatic agent
at either seat Of government, and to name each
three consus in either country; those of the
United States shall reside at Teheran, Bender,
BuShir and Taliris; those of Persia, at Wash
ngton, New York and New Orleans.
The consuls of the high contracting parties
shall reciprocally enjoy in the territories of the
other, where their residences shall be csta-
bliShcd the respect privileges and immunitieS
granted in either country TO the consuls of the
most favored nation. The diplomatic agent or
consuls of the United States shall not protect,
secretly or publicly, the subjects of the Persian
government, and they shall never snff,r a de-
parture from tie principles here laid down and
agreed to by mutual consent.
And it is further understood. that if any Of
those consuls shall engage in trade, they shall
be subjected to the same laws and uSagcS to
which private individuals of their nation en-.
gagged in commercial pursuits in the same place
are subjected.
| Aud it is also understood by the high con-
tractrg parties that the diplomatic and con-
sular agents of the United States shall not en-
F,ln ,Inr ,,f a. gttrs &c
allowed by treaty TO those Of Russia residing in
Persia.
ARTICLE VIII.
And the high contracting parties agree that
the present treaty Of friendship and commerce.
cemcnted by the sincere GOOD feeling and the
! confidence which exists between the govern
ments of The United States and Persia, shall be
in force for the term Of ten years from the ex-
change of its ratification and if, before the
expiration of the first ten years. neither of the
| high contracting parties shall have announced,
by official notification TO the other. lis intention
10 arrest the operation OF said treaty, 1t shall
remain binding for one year beyond that time.
and 50 on until the expiration OF twelve months.
which will follow similar notification, what
ever the time may be at which it may take
| place: and the pltnipoenliarits of the two high
contracting parties further agree to exchange
the notifications of their respective governments
at Constantinoplc in the space OF six months,
or earlier, if practicable.
| In faith Of which, the respective plcnipo-
tcntiarcs of The two high contracting PARTIES
have signed the present treaty, and have at
| tachcd their seals 10 it.
Done in duplicate in Persian and English.
the thirteenth day of December, one Thousand
eight hundred and iify-slx, and Of the Hi h
the fifteenth day Of the moon Of Rchiul Sany
one thousand Two hundred aud scventy-thee,
at Constan inople.
/ CARROLL SPENCE. L. s.
EAllN I'll MOLk FARRUTlK KHAN, l. S.
And whereas the said treaty has been duly
ratified on both parts. and the respective iatlii-
cations of the same were exchanged in the eli y
Of Constantinnplc on the 18th Of June last:
Now, therefore. lie it known. that |, JAMES
| BUCHANAN, President Of the United S!a.tS Of
America have caused the said ueaiy ii be Ii ade
public, TO the Ind that the same, and every
clause and article thereof may he observed and
fulfilled with good faith by the Uuiacd STAYS
and the citizens thereof.
III witness whereof Lave hcrcun'o set my
hand, and caused the seal OF the United States
to bc affixed.
Done at Il e city Of Washington
l.. s. this IN the yearo our Lord one thou
49, } sand eight hundred and fifty seven
and of the independence of the United STATES o.
America the eighty second.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
BY the President:
LEWIS CAss. Secretary Of Slate.