Delaware State reporter., 1858-09-24
BY THE PRESIDENT OF TIE U. STATES OF AMERICA:
A PROCLAMATION

whereas, treaty between the united States
Of America and his Majesty the Shah Of Persia,
was concluded and signed by their respective
plenipotentiares al Constantinople, on the thir
teenth day Of December last, which treaty,
being in the English and Persian languages, is,
word for word, as follows:
In the name of God, the Clement and the
Mcrcifnl =
The President of the United States Of North
America. and his Majesty, as exalted as the
planet Saturn the sovereign to whom the sun
serves as a standard: whose spltndor and
magnificence are equal to that Of the skies the
sublime sovereign the monarch whose armies
are as numerous as the stars: whose greatness
calls to mind that Of Jcinstid whose magnili-
ccnce equals that of Darius; the heir of the
crown and throne of the Kayani0ns the sub
lime Emperor Of all Persia, being both equally
and sincerely DESTROYS Of establishing relations
Of friendship between the two governments.
which they wish TO strengthen by treaty Of
friendship and commerce, reciprocally advan-
tageous and useful TO the citizens and subjects
of the two high contracting parties, have for
this purpose named for their plenipotcntialies =
The President Of the United States Of North
America. Carroll Spence, minister resident Of
the United States near the Sublime Porte and
his Majesty the Emperor of all Persia, his ex-
cclcncy Emin III Alolk Farrukh Khan, am
hasSador of his imperial Majesty the Shah,
decorated with the portrait OF the Shah, with
the great Gordon blue, and bearer Of the girdle
of diamonds. Sc. &c. &C. &c.
And the said plenipotentiaries, having eX-
changed their full powers, which were found to
be in proper and due form, have agreed upon
the following articles;
ARTICLE l.
| There shall be hereafter sincere and con-
slant good understanding between the govern
ment and citizens of the United States OF North
America and the Persian empire and all Persian
subjects
ARTICLE II.
The ambassadors or diplomatic agents whom
it may please either Of the two high contracting
parties to send and maintain near the other,
shall he received and treated, they and all those
composing their missions, as the ambassadors
and diplomatic agents Of the most favored ma
tons are received and treated i'll the two re-
spective countries; aud they shall enjoy there
in all respects the same prerogatives and im-
muntirs.
ARTICLE Ill.
The citizens and subjects of the two high
contracting parties, travellers, merchants, manu-
facturerS, and others who may reside in the
territory of either country, shall be respected
and efficiently protected by the authorities Of
the country and their agents, and treated in
all respects as the subjects and citizens Of the
most favored nation are treated.
They may rciprocally bring by land or by
sea into either country, and export from it al
kinds Of merchandise and products, and sell
exchange, or buy, and transport them TO all
places in the territories Of either oil the high
contracting parties. 1t being, however, under.
stood that the merchants Of either nation who
hall h., pf h.,
country. shall be governed, in respect to sucf
commerce, by the laws Of the country in which
such commerce is carried ON; and in cast
either of the high contracting powers shall
hereafter grant other privileges conc rning sucl
/ internal commerce 10 the citizens or subjects o
) other governments, the same shall be equal,
granted TO the merchants of either nation EN-
! gagged in such internal commerce within tn
territories Of the other.
4 ARTICLE ".
c The merchandise imported or exported b.
. the respective citizens or subjects of the tw
!. high contracting parties shall not pay in tithe
country, on their arrival or departure, ohe
q duties than those which are charged in elht
A of the countries on the merchandise or product
Il imported or exported by the merchants an
!. subjects Of the most favored nation, and no e,
ceplional lax, under any name or preteXt wha
h two countries.
!. ARTICLE V.
y All snits and disputes arising in Persia b
e tween Persian subjects and citizens of Il
It United States, shall be carried before the Pc
d sian tribunal to which such matters are usual
II referred at The place where consul or agent
n the United States may reside, and shall be di
1t cusSed and decided according to equity in Il
\ presence Of all employee Of the consul or age
pr of the United States.
Ii All suits and disputes which may arise
V the empire Of Persia between citizens of I
ID United Ststes, shall be referred entirely
trial and for adjudication to the consul or age
Of the United States, residing in the provin
to wherein such suits and disputes may ha
d. arisen, or in the province nearest to it, W
Id shall decide them according to the laws of
il United States.
id All suits and disputes occurring in Persia
e, tween the citizens Of the United States and t
a. subjects of other foreign powers. shall be tri
e, and adiudicated by the INTERPRETATION Of th
&c respective cunsulS or agents.
In the United States, Persian subjects. in
disputes arising between them and citizens
lg the United States or foreigners, shall be julg
to according to the ruls adopted in the Unit
lis States respected the subjects of the most favor
1g nation.
It. Persian subjects residing in the Unit
n States. and citizens Of the United States
,g siding in Persia, shall, when charged vi
to criminal offences, he tried and judged in Per
Nv and the United States in the same manner
are the subjects and citizens of the most favor
nation residing in either of the above mention
ed countries.
I'd ARTICLE VI.
ID | In case of citizen or subject Of either of I
ae contracting parties dying within the territor