Polynesian. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu], Hawaii) 1844-1864, 1858-09-11

and has Majesty KanehGHehG ", King of the
S7nduick Islands.
IS THE NAME OF THE Mosr Holy TRINITY.
PR ATOMS of commerce having been established,
saveral wears ago, between France and the Sand
rieh Islands, il has been considered useful to
regulate these relations, to favor their develop
r,snt and to perpetuate their duration, by a
treaty of friendship, commerce and navigation
founded on the common interests of the two
States and such to secure the enjoyment, by
their respective subjects, of equal and reciprocal
advantages.
In canformity with this principle. and with this
object they have nominated for their Plenipo-
tentiaries, TO wit
His Majesty the Emperor of the French, Monsieur
Louis Emile Perrin, Knight of the Imperial
Order of the Legion of Honor, his Consul and
Commissioner near the Hawaiian Government
And his Majesty the King of the Sandwich Islands,
his Royal IIighness the Prince Lot Kamehameha,
General Commanding In Chief his Minister of
the Interior. Acting Minister of Finance, Mem
Der of his Privy Council and of the House of
MOBILES and Robert Crichton Wyllie, Esquire,
his Minister of Foreign Relations, his Secretary
of State for War and the Navy, Member of his
Prigy Council and of the House of Mobiles
Who. having communicated their respective DOW
ers, found in due form and order, have agreed to
the following articles:
ARTICLE l.
There shall be constant peace and perpetual
friendship between his Majesty the Emperor of the
French his heirs and successors, on the one part,
and his Majesty the King of the Sandwich Islands,
his heirs and successors the other part, and be-
tween the subjects of the two States, without ex-
cepting persons or places.
ARTICLE II.
There shall be reciprocal liberty of commerce
between all the territories of the French empire,
in Europe. and those of the Hawaiian Islands.
Their respective subjects shall have entire liberty
70 enter with their ships and cargnes, in all the
places, ports and rivers of the two States, which
are OF may he opened to foreign commerce.
They shall have liberty to trade from place to
place. under the provisions of the laws, to dis
charge there, in all in part, the cargoes by them
imported from abroad, and, thereafter, to lay in
their return cargoes but they shall not have lib
erv there to discharge the merchandise which they
shall have received from another port of the same
State or, in other words, to carry on the cuasting
trade, which remains exclusively reserved to the
natives.
They shall have liberty. in their respective ter
ritres, to travel, or reside trade by wholesale or
Retail as native Subjects to establish themselves
wherever they may think it suitable for their in
terests to hire and occupy the houses, stores and
Shops which may be necessary to them, to effect
tha transmission of goods and money and to re-
eeive consignments, to be admissible bOndsmen
st the custom houses, after they shall have been
Established more than one year in their places Ot
&esdence, within either of the two States, and af
Der that the real estate which they may there pos
sess shall afford a sufficient guaranty.
They shall be at entire liberty to conduct their
business themselves, and especially to present in
the cUstom houses their declarations, or to be
represented when they find it convenient by fac
tor agent, cOnsignee or interpreter, without hav-
ing. as foreigners, to pay any extra charge or
prcuniary allowance. They shall have the right
TO buy and to sell Of and to whom they please,
without any monopoly, contract or exclusive priv
ege of sale purchase, preudiclng or restricting
in any manner Whatever their liberty in this re-
spect Tney shall be equally Free in all their pur
caasts as we'll as in all their sales TO fix the price
Of their goods merchandise and objects of every
kind, b1th imported and destined for expectation,
So long as they comply with the laws and regula-
ti0ns ut the country,
Finally they shall not be subjected in any of the
saresaid cases TO other charges, taxes or imp0sts
ST the custom houses than thOse to which native
subjects are subjected.
ARTICLE Ill
1t is agreed that documeI IS presented by French
subjects in their own language shall be admitted
in every case in which documents in the English
language may be admitted, and the business to
nav relate shall be dispatched with the same good
fnth and care but whenever a translation Is pre-
sented about the accuracy of which a diff renee
may arise the same shall be referred to the French
Consul for his revision and certificate of approval
ARTICLE ".
Their respective subjects shall enjoy, IN both
States, constant and complete protection for their
persons and properties. They shall, consequently,
have free and easy access to the tribunals OF justice
IN Prosecution and defence of their rights, IN every
Instance, and in all the degrees of jurisdiction es
taollshed by the laws. They shall he at liberty to
employ, in all circumstances, the advocates, snlIc-
ltors or agents of every class that they may think
proper; in fine. they shall ENJOY, in all these re-
spectS. the rights and privileges which are OF
may be granted to native subjects.
They shall, besides. he exempt from all personal
serylce, whether in the army or the navy, IN na-
uonal guards or militia, also from every war
tax lOrced loan, requisitiUn or military service
whatever 1t may be- and, in every other case, they
snail not he subjected, whether as regards Their
Personal property real estate, TO other charges
or ImpnSts than those to which the natives them
selves the subjects OF citizens of the most favor
20 nation, withuut exception, shall be bjcctcd
Hawaiian subjects shall enjoy in AL the posses
sions and colonies of France the same rights, priv
ii'grs, and the same liberty of commerce and
navigation which are actually enjuyed or may he
enl1yed by tbs most favored nation; and, recipio-
ealiy, the French inhabitants of the possessions
and colonies of France shall enjoy in all their ex-
i1.enSIon the rights, privileges, and the same
liberty of commerce and navigation which, by this
Treaty. accorded in the Hawaiian Islands to the
french in regard to their commerce and navigation
ARTICLE Y.
French uhjects 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 may he here