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

Of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation, bst,ceen
has Majesty Napoleon ILL.,, Emperor of The French,
and his Majesty Kamehameha ", King of The
Sandwich Islands,
IN THE NAME OF THE MosT Holy TRINITY.
RELATIONS of commerce having been established,
several years ago, between France and the Sand
wlch Islands, iU has been considered useful to
regulate these relations, to favor their develop
ment and to perpetuate their duration, by Il
treaty OF friendship, commerce and navigation
founded on the common interests of the two
States, and such as to secure the enjoyment, by
their respective Subjects OF equal and reciprocal
advantages.
In conformity 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 Highness the Prince Lot Kamehameha.
General Commanding in Chief, his Minister Of
the Interior, Acting Minister of Finance, Mem
Der Of his Priyy Council and Of the House Of
Mobiles; and Robert Crchton Wylie, Esquire,
his Minister of Foreign Relations, his Secretary
of State for War and the Navy. Member of his
Privy Council and Of the House of Mobiles
Who, having communicated their respective pow
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
ceptiug 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
to enter with their ships and cargoes, in all the
places, ports and rivers of the two States, which
are or may be 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
erty there to discharge the merchandise which they
shall have received from another port of the same
State, or, in other words to carry the eOasting
trade, which remains exclusively reserved to the
natives.
They shall have liberty. in their respective ter
rtories, to travel. reside, trade by wholesale
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
the transmission of goods and money and to re-
ceive consignments, to be admissible bondsmen
at the custom houses, after they shall have been
established more than one year IN their places OF
residence, within either of the two States and at
ter that the real estate which they may there pos
sess shall afford 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 Interpreter, without hav-
ing, as foreigners, to pay amy extra charge or
pccuniary allowance. They shall have the right
to buy and to sell Of and to whom they please,
without any monopoly, contract or exclusive priv
ilege Of sale purchase, preudcing restricting
in any manner whatever their liberty in this re-
spect They shall be equally free, in all their pur
chascs as we'll as in all their sales TO fix the price
of their goods. merchandise and objects Of every
kind, both imported and destined for expectation,
50 long as they comply with the laws and regula-
tiOns of the country.
Finally. they shall not be subjected in any Of the
aforesaid cases to other charges, taxes imp0sts
at the custom houses than those TO which native
subjects are subjected.