The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-08-21


ces such disputes shall be referred TO the consul and
proper Siamese officer who shall each have the power
to call in equal number of merchants as assessors not
exceeding two either sde to assist them in coming to
equitable decision.
Opium may be imported free Of duty, but only
be sold to the opium farmer his agents. In the
event of arrangement being effected with them for
the sale of the opium IT shall be reexported and no
impost duty levied thereon. Any Infringement of
this regulation shall subject the opium TO seizure and
confscaton, F &c
Articles of export om the time of production to the
date of shipment, shall pay one inpost only, whether
II levied under the of inland tax transit duty
duty expectation. The tax or duty to be paid ON
each article of Samese produce previous to- or upon ex
poration is specified in the if attached to this treaty
and it is distinctly that goods produce that
any description of tax in the interior shall be exempted
from any further pay nent Of duty exportaton Amer
lean merchants to be allowed to purchase directly
from the pr iucer the articles in which they trade and
In Ike to sell their goods directly TO the parties
wishing purchase the same .thou the Interference In
either case OF any other person.
The rates of duty laid down ia the tariff attached to
this treaty those that now paid upon goods or
produce shipped In Siamese Chinese vessels jurs
and 1t is agreed that American shipping shall enjoy all
the privileges exercised by which hereafter may
be granted TO, siamese Chinese vessels or jurSs.
American citizens will be allowed to build ships IN
SIAM on obtaining permission to do from the Samese
authorities
Whenever scarcity may be apprehended of ralt rice
and fish, the Samese government reserve to themselves
the right of prohibiting, by public proclamation, the ex
poration of these articles giving 80 tys (say thirty
days') notice, exceptin case of war.
Bullion personal effects may fs impor ed or exported
free of charge.
The code of re ilations appended to this treaty shall
be forced by the consul with the cooperation OF the
Samese authorities and they the said authorities and
consul shall be enabled to introduce any further regla-
tions which nay be found Necessary in order to give
effect to the objects of tfis treaty.
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provisions and regulations of this treaty shall be paid to
the Samese government.
ae American govern nent and its citizens will be al
lowed free and equal participation n any privileges that
may have been may hereaffs be- granted by the ST.
amese government to the government citizens, OF sub
jects OF any other nation.
Acer the lapse of ten years from the date Of the ratf
cation of this treaty upon the desire of either the Amer
ican or Siamese government and twelve months
tce given by either party the present. rrd such portions
of the treaty of 1888 remain unrevoked by this treaty.
together with the tariff and regulations therer1to an
nexed those that may hereafter be introduced shall
be subject to revision by commissioners appointed on
both sides for this purpose who will be empowered to
decide on and insert therein such amendments expe-
rience shall prove to be desirable.
ARTICLE
This treaty executed in English and samese both
versions having the meaning and Intention, shall
take effect Immediately and the racations of the same
shall be exchanged at Bangkok within eighteen months
from the date thereof.
In witness Whereof the above named pleripotentiares
have signed and sealed the present treaty in pcate ut
Bangkok on the twenty ninth day of May in the year
one thousand eight hundred and six of the Christian
era and of the Independence of the United States the
eghteth corresponding to the tenth of the waning moon
of the lunar month Wesah or sYth month of the year
of the Quad lped Serpent of the Siamese civil cra
thousand hundred and eighteen and tho sixth of the
reign of their Maestics the first and second Kings OF
Siam.
II. 81 TOWNSEND thiS.
II. H. 81 L.. s. L. 81 H. g. :