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HWAObANA. IL. S.
! Ard whereas the said treaty has been duly rati.
fed on both parts, and the respective ratification
| of the same have been exchanged:
Now, therefore be it known that ], JAMES BU
| CHANAN ,Presidest OF the United States of Amer
lea, have caused the said treaty to be made public
to the end that the same, and every clause and nr
Gle thereof, be observed and fulfilled with gooC
fai tn by the United States and the citizens thereo
! In witness whereof, have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal Of the United States to be al
Done ut the City ofWashington. this TWEEN
r. t-sixth day of January, in the year of gu
| IL. s. Lord one thousand eight hundred and six
", and Of the independence Of the United
'''''' WV ''S"y JAMES J BUCHANAN.
LEWIS C4ss. Secretary Of State
Tr,aty Jettoeen the United States Of America anC
The Empire Of Japan (Amity and Commerce.
| Concluded at the City Of Yedo, July go, 1855
Rarifed by Presiddat Of the United !Stotes, April
Il, 1860 Exchanged at City Of Washington
May -, 1860 Proclaimed by President ct tn
United StatcS, May 90, 1860.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION.
| WHEREAS treaty OF amity and commerce be
tween the United States and the Empire Of Japar
was concluded and signed by their respective plen
| ipoontiaries al the City OF Yedo, on the twenty
ninth day of July, one thousand eight hundred
|
| follows:
The President of the United States of America
and his Majesty the Tycoon of Japan, desiring
to establish on firm and lasting foundations the re
laiions OF peace and friendship now h ppily exist
ing between the two countries, and TO secure the
best interest of their respective citizcns and sub
jects by encouraging, facilitating. and regulating
their industry and trade, have resolved TO conclude
| IA treaty OF amiIy and commerce for this purpose
and have, therefore, named as their penipotenti
url. lint 10 tn anu. hp n 10
| States, his excellency Townsend Harris, Consu
! General of the United States of America for tn
Empire OF Japan, and his Majesty the Tycoon @
Japan, their excellencies lno-ooye, Prince OF Sia
ma, and lwusay, Prince Of Hego, who, after havn
i communicated to each other their respective tu
powers, and found them to be in good and du
form, have agreed upon and concluded the follow
ing articles
There shall henceforward be perpetual peac
| and friendship between the United States G
j America aud his Majesty the Ty. Coon of Japa
and his successors
! The President of the United Sintes may nppoin
n diplomatic agent 10 reside at the city of Yedo
and consus or consu ar agents TO reside at any OF
all of the ports in Japan which opened fol
| American commerce by this treaty. The diplo
matte agent and coDsul-general Of the United
States shall have the right to travel freely in any
| part af the empire of Japan from the time they
enter on the discharge OF their official duties.
The government OF japan may appoint dpo
marie agent to reside at Washinson, and consul:
or consular agents for any all OF the ports of the
| United States. The diplomatic agent and consul
general OF Japan may travel freely in any part o
the United States from the time they arrive in the
country.
ARTICLE II.
The President of the United States, at the re-
quest of the japanese government, will act as
friendly mediator in such matters of difference as
may arise between the government of Japan and
any European power
The ships ofwar of the United States shall rem
der friendly aid and assistance to such japanese
vessels as they may meet on the high seas. so TAI
as can be done without breach OF neutrality; and
all American consuls residing at ports visited by
japanese vessels shall also give them such friend
ly aid as may be permitted by the laws of the re-
spective countries in which they reside.
ARTICLE III.
! In addition 70 the ports of Smoda and Huk kodede
the following ports and towns shall be opened or
the dates respectively appended to them, that is tC
say: Kanagawa. on the t4lh of July, 1889 fourtl
| day OF July, one thousand eight hundred and fifty
nine; Nagasnki, on the (4th OF July, 1859 fourtl
day OF July one thousand eight hundred and fifty
nine; Nee ee gaia, on the Qs o January, 1900 frs
day OF January, one thousand eight hundred anC
sixty; I1iogo, on the (lst of January, 1863 frs
day of January, one thousand eight hundred ant
| sixty three.
In Nee.e gaia is found to be unsuitsbe as
harbor, moi her port on the west coast of Nipor
shall be elected by the two governments in lie,
| thereof. Six months after tho opening OF kanaga
wa the port o. Simoda shall be closed as a plac,
OF residence and trade for American citizens, IL
all the foregoing ports and towns American citi
zens may permanently reside; they shall haye The
| right to lease ground, and purchase the buildings
thereon, and may erect dwellings and ware ehouses
But no iortfcation place of military slrcngt
shall be erected under pretence of building dwell
ling or warehouses; and TO see that this article /:
observed, the Japanese authorities shall have the
t right to inspect, from time TO lime, any buildings
which are being erected, altered, or repaired. ht
place which the Americans shall occupy for thei
buildings, and hurbor regulations, shall be ar
ranged by the American consul and the nuthori
Ties of each place, and if they cannot agr-e the
matter shull be referred to and settled by the Ame
rican diplomatic agent and the japanese govern
nent
No wall, fence, or gate shall be erected by III,
japanese around the place of residence of the
Americans, or anything done which may preven
Tree egress and ingress TO the same.
From the list OF January, 1862 first day o
January, one thousand eight hundred and sixty
, two, Americans shall be allowed TO reside in th'
city of Yedo; and from the (lst Of January, 1868,
first day of January, one thousand eight hundred
and sixty three, in the city of Osaca for the pur
poses of trade only. In each of these two cities Q
suitable place within which they moy hire houses
and the distance they may go, shall be arrang e'
by the American diplomatic agen, and the govern
meni OF Japan Americans may freely buy iron
Japanes aud sell to Them any article that ellhe
may have for sale without the intervention OF a n
japanese officers in such purchase or sale, or y
making or receiving payment for the same; an
oil classes Of japanese may purchase, sell, keeI
or use any articles sold TO them by the American:
The japanese government will cause this claus
to be made public in every part of the empire a
soon as The raiications OF this treaty shall be eS
changed.
, Munitions of war shal only be sold to the ia
panese government and foreigners.
No rice or wheat shall be exported from Japa
5 as cargo, but all Americans resident in japan
and ships for their crews and passengers, shall
furnished with sufficient supplies of the same
The Japanese government will sell, from time
{ time at public auction, any surplus quantity c
4 copper that may be produced. Americans residin
, in Japan shall have the right to employ Japanes
, as servants or in any other capacity.
D ARTIcLEIv
{ Duties shall be paid TO the government OF Jopa
on all goods landed in the country, and on a
articles Of Japanese production that are exporIe
cargo. according to the tariff hereunto appended
If the japanese custom house officers are dis
satisfied with the value placed on any goods by lh
: owner, they may place value thereon, and ofie
to take the goods at that vouation. II the owne
refuses to accept the offer, he shall pay duty o
0 such valuation. If the offer be accepted by III
4 ownar tho nurrhase .monev shall ba maid TO hll