The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-14

imported or exported tho duties prescribed by the tariff
but in no case shall they pay other higher duties than
| tho subjects Of other foreign nations pay
Art. 20. Import duties to be considered payable the
landing of the goods and duties Of export on the ship
| yncnt of the same.
Art. 26 The tariff fixed by article 10 OF tho treaty Of
Nankn g be revised by commission Of British and Chi
officers, to meet at Shanghai that the revised
tariff may into operation Immediately after the
| ratification Of the treaty.
Art 27 Either contracting party may demand fer
her revision of the tariff and Of the commercial articles
Of the treaty at the end OF ten years but six months
notice must be given, the tariff is to remain in force
ten years more and at the end of each successive
| ten years.
Ait 49, It Is agreed that within four months of the
signature Of tho treaty the Chinese collector Of duties at
already opened and hereafter to be opened to BRIT
ish trade shall be obliged application Of the consul
10 declare tho amount Of duties leviable produce be-
tween the place of production and port Of shipment and
Upon imp Tts between the consular port in question and
the inland markets named by the consul and noti-
cation thereof shall be published in English and Chinese
British subjects may, however, clear their goods OF all
t,nsit duties by payment Of single charge the amount
of the charge to bo calculated possible at the
rate of twoand ahalf per cent ad porem duty and IL
is to be fixed for each article at the conference to be held
! ut Shanghai.
The payment Of transit dues by Communication is in
way affect the tariff duties ON imports exports which
will continue to be levied separately and in full.
Art 20 Regulates the amount Of tonnage dues. Brit
sl merchant vessels Of than $50 tons burden to
pay at the rate Of four per ton If of $50 tons and
under, at the rate Of ono mace per ton
Vessels engaged in the coating trade clearing for
Hong Kong from any of the open ports shall DO entitled
TO special certificate cxempting them from all further
payment of tonnage dues in any open port Of China for
period of four months from the date Of port clearance
/ Art 80. Tho master Of any British merchant vessel
may within rtyeigh hours after his arrival, but not
later depart without breaking bulk in which he
will not be subject to pay tonnage dues No other fees
or charges upon entry or departure shall be levied.
Art 81. No tonnage dues to be paid on passenger
Iatto nrfic AZ
provision, other articles not subject to duty. All
cargo boats however, conveying merchandise subject to
duty shall pay tonnage dues in six monts at the
! rate Of four mice per register ton.
Art 49, Tho co,lsuls and superintendcnts of customs
to consult together respecting the erection Of buoys and
! ligllt-ships as occasion may demand. 2
Art 33 Duties to be paid TO the authorized Chinese
bankers either in syce in foreign money, according to
! the assay made at Canton, July Ii, 1843
Art 81 Sets Of standard weights and measures to be
delivered by the superintendent Of customs to the consul
| ut each port, to secure uniformity.
Art 49, British merchant vessels to be at liberty to
engage pilots 70 take them into any Of the open ports
and to convey them out after they nycdischaged all
legal dnes and duties. gM #a
Art &c. The superintendent Of customs shall depute
ono customs officers to guard British merchant
slip arriving off Of the open ports They shall
stay either in boat of their or board ship their
food and expenses shall be supplied from the custom
house. and they shall be entitled to no fees from the mas
ter or consignco. @&
4 Art. 81. Ships papers, bills Of lading. &C., to be
lodged in the hands Of tho consul twenty hours after
arrival and full particulars Of tho vessel TO be reported
to the superintendent of customs within further period
Of twenty -four hours omission to comply with this
rule within forty-cght hours punishable by fine Of
fifty tacs for each day. delay the total amount of pen
atty not to exceed two hundred taes The master
sponsble for the correctness of the manifest false
manifest subjects the master to fine Of five hundred
taes but he will be allowed to correct any mistake
within twenty -four hours without ncurrng penalty.
Art. 49, IL tho master shall begin TO discharge any
| will he o
customs he shall be fined 500 taels and the goods dis
charged shall be coniscatcd wholly.
Art 80. British merchants must apply to the supcrn
tendent of customs for special permit TO land or SHIP
cargo. Cargo landed shipped without such permit
will be liable to coniiscation.
Art. 40. No transhpmcnt from one vessel to another
be made without special permission, under pain o
coniscation Of the goods transhippcd.
Art Al The superintendent Of customs shall give q
port clearance when all dues and duties have been paid
and the consul shall then return the ships papers
Art A. If the British merchant cannot agree with te
Chinese officer in fixing value goods subject to al
ad raloretn duty each person shall call in two three
merchants and the highest price at which any of thu
merchants would purchase them shall be assumed to b,
, Art 49, Provides that duties shall be charged upor
tho net weight Of each article making deduction for thu
tare weight of congee &c. and regulates tho manner II
which the tarc amy article such tea shall be fixed
The British merchant may appeal to the consul within
twenty -four hours.
Art A. Upon all damaged goods fair reduction o
duty shall be allowed proportionate to their dctcror
ton Ii any disputes arise, they shall be settled in thu
pointed out in the clause Of this treaty having
reference to articles which pay duty ad palorem
n Art A. British merchants, who have imported mcr
clandse into open port and paid duty, may rempor
their goods under certain regulations, without payinen
Of any additional duty.
British merchants desiring to rc-export dutypad i'm
ports to a foreign country, to be entitled, under smila
regulations TO drawback certificate, which is to be
valid tender ia payment OF customs duties.
Foreign grain brought into Chinese port IN British
ship IL part has been landed may be exported with
out hintlrance.
Art 46 The Chinese authorities at the ports to aop
the means they may Judge most proper to prevent the
!. revenue suffering from fraud or smuggling.
Art A. British merchant vessels not to resort to othe
than tho ports declared OPEN not unlawiuly to ente
ports TO carry calcstine trade along the coasts
Vessels violating this provision TO be, with their cargocs
subject to confscation by tho Chinese government
Art. 4s. If British merchant vessel be concerned ii
smuggling tho goods to be subject to conscaton by the
Chinese authorities and the ship may be prohibited from
trading further and sent away soon as her accounts
shall have been adjusted
Art. 49, All penalties confiscations under the treaty
belong aud be appropriated to the public service Of thu
Chinese government
Art. 90 All official communications addressed b,
British diplomatic or consular agents TO the Chinese
toritics arc hcnccforth to bc written in English Fol
the present they will be accompanied by Chinese yer
son but it is understood that in Of there being any
difference of meaning between tho English and Chimes,
text, the English government will hold the
pressed IN the English text to be the correct scns Il
provision to apply 10 the present treaty, the Cines
text Of which has been carefully corrected by the Engsl
original