The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-09-16
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1s.
TREATY

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Sandwich Lslends.
In TIE NAME or rHE Mosr Holy TRINITY.
RELATIONS Of commercs having been establishes
several years ago, between France and the SAM
witch Islands, is has been considered useful
regulate these relations, to favor their develop
meut and to perpetuate their duration, by
treaty OF friendship, commerce and navigatio
founded on the common interests of the tw
States, and such as to secure the enjoyment. b
their respective subjects, of equal and reciproca
advantages.
In conformity with this principle. and with thi
object, they have nominated for their Plenipo
tentiaries, To wit
His Majesty tho Emperor of the French, Monsieu
Louis Emile Perrin, Knight of the Imperia
Order of the Legion of Honor, his Consul an,
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 o
the Interior. Acting Minister Of Finance, Mem
Der of his Privy Council and of the House o
Mobiles and Robert Crichton Wyllie. Esquire
his Minister of FJreign Relations, his Secretar,
of State for War and the Navy, Member of BIZ
Privy Council and of the House of Mobiles
Who, having communicated their respective pow
ers. found in due form and order, have agreed ts
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, on the other part, and De.
tween the subjects of the two States, without ex-
cspting 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, pnrts and rivers of the two States, which
.rs 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 or in part. the cargoes by them
imported from abroad. and, thereafter, to lay In
their return cargoes but they shall not have lib
.rty 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 coasting
trade, which remains exclusively reserved to the
natives.
Thew shall have liberty. in their respective ter
ritories, 10 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 he necessary to them, to effect
the transmission of goods and money and to re-
ceive consignments, to he admissible as 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 af-
ter that the real estate which they may there pos
sess shall afford u sufficient guaranty.
They shall be at entire liberty TO conduct their
business themselves, and especially to present in
the custom houses their own declarations, or to be
represented when they find it convenient by u fac
r. agent, consignee or interpreter, without hav-
iag. a: foreigners. to pay any s1tr. charge or
to buy and to sell of and to whnm they please,
without any monopoly. contract or exclusive priv
ilege of sale or purchase, prejudicing or restricting
in any manner whatever their liberty in this re-
spect. They shall be equally free, in all their pur-
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Of their goods, merchandise and objects of every
kind, both imported and destined for expectation,
so long as they comply with the laws and regula-
tons of the country.
Finally. they shall not be subjected in any of the
cases. to other charges, taxes or imposts
at the custom houses than those to which native
subjects are subjected.
ARTICLE III.
IL is agreed that documents presented by French
subjects In their own language shall be admitted
in every case in which documents in the English
may be admitted, and the business to
the documents drawn up in said language
NAV relate shall be dispatched with the same good
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. a constant and complete protection for their
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free and easy access To the tribunals of justice,
n prosecution and defence of their rights, in every
Instance. and in all the degrees of jurisdiction es-
ablished by the laws. They shall be at liberty to
in all circumstances, the advocates, solIc-
tors or agents of every class that they may think
,ruper in fine. they shall enjoy. in all these re-
pects. the slime rights and privileges which arc or
nav be granted to native subjects.
they shall, besides, he exempt from all personal
ervice, whether in the army or the navy, in ma
ional guards or militia. as also from every war
Ak, forced loan, requisitiun or military service.
whatever il may be. and. in every other case, they
hall not he subjected, whether as regards their
'ersonal property or real estate, To other charges
r imposts than those To- which the natives them
elves. OF the subjects OF citizens of the must favor
d nation. without exception shall be 3 bjected.
Hawaiian subjects shall enjoy in AL the posses
and colonies of France the same rights, priv
Ieges, and the same liberty of commercs and
avigation which are actually enjoyed or may be
by thr most favored nation {; and, recipro-
ally, the French inhabitants of the possessions
nd colonies of France shall enjoy. in all their ex-
the same rights, privileges, and the same
berty of commerce and navigation which. by this
reaty. are accorded in the Hawaiian Islands to the
rench in regard to their commercs and navigation.
ARTICLE v.
French subjects shall not be disturbed or troubled
q any way in the Hawaiian Islands on account of
sIigion they shall enjoy, on the contrary, in the
berty of conscience and all the guarantees, rights
nd protection now ensured W that may be here
ensured TO native subjects and the subjects or
of the most favored nation
Hawaiian subjects shall enjoy. in Franco, in re-
ard to religion, the same rights, guarantees, lib
rty and protection.
ARTICLE vi.
The subjects Of the two countries shall be free to
cquire and possess real estate, and to dispose, as
,sy suit them, by sale, donation, exchange, will, I
: in any other way whatever, of all the property !
'hich they may possess in the respective terrific :
les also the subjects Of either Of the two States !
tho may become heirs Of property situated in the !
sher. may succeed without hindrance to those Of {
lid properties which may devolvs upon them even {