Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-10-25


sonclude, by common agreement, a treaty estab.
fishing conditions equally advantageous TO the com.
nlerco and navigation OF both States, have TO that
effect appointed as their plenpotentiaries, namely
The President OF the United States, Lewis Cass
Secretary oieS&tsof the United states, and his
Majesty the NfAeA ihe Belgians, MIR. Henri Bosch
Spencer decoge,efwth the Cross Of Iron, Cheyalior
OF the Order OF Leopold, Chevalier OF the Polar
Star, his Charge dA flares in the United States,
who, after having communicated to each other
their full powers, asccriained to be in good and
proper form, have agreed to and concluded the fol-
lowing articles
ARTICLE l.
There shall be full and entire freedom of com
merce aud navigation between the inhabitants OF
The two untries, and the same security and pro.
lection which is enjoyed by the citizens or subjects
OF each country shall be guaranteed on both sides.
he inhabitants, whether he'd or temporari
" residing within any ports, cities, or places what
ever OF the two countries, shall not. on account
oi their commerce or industry, pay any other or
hlgher duties, taxes or mposts than those which
snail be levied on citiz or subj ecs OF the coun.
try IN which they may be, and the privileges, i'm.
nnunities, aud other iavors, with regard to com.
nerce or industry, enjoyed by the citizens or sub.
lects OF one OF the two States shall be common to
those of the other.
ARTICLE II
Belgian vessels, whether coming from Belgian
or leaving the ports OF the United States, whatever
may be their destination, any other or higher du-
ties OF tonnage, pilotage, anchorage, buoys, light
houses, clearance, brokerage, or generally other
charges whatsoever, than are required from ves-
sells OF the United States in similar cases. This
provision extends not only TO duties levied for the
benefit OF the Stnte, but also to those levied for the
bencht OF provinces, cities countries, districts,
townships, corporations, or any other division or
Jurisdiction, whatever may be Its designation.
ARTICLE III.
Recprocally, vessels Of the United States wheth
er coming from port of said States or from a
foreign port shall not pay either on entering or
leaving the ports OF Belgium, whatever may be
their destination, my other or higher duties OF
tonnage, pilotage, anchorage, buoys, lighthouses
clearance, brokerage or generally other charges
Whatever, than are required from Belgian vessels
in similar cases. This provision extends not only
to duties levied or the benefit OF the State but also
to hose levied for the benefit of provinces, cities,
countries, districts townships, corporations any
other division or jurisdiction, whatever may be
Its designation.
ARTICLE ~.
Steam. vessels Of the United States and of Bel
GUM, engaged IN regular navigation between the
United States and Belgium, shall be exempt in
both countries from the payment of duties OF ton.
age, anchorage, buoys, and lighthouses.
ARTICLE v.
As regards the coasting trade between the ports
of either country, the vessels OF the two nations
shall be treated on th sides on the same footing
with the vessels Of the most favored nations.
ARTICLE VI.
Objects of any kind soever introduced into the
ports OF either OF the two States under the flag of
the other, wha teyer may be their origin and from
what country soever the importation thereof may
nave been mnde, shall not phy other or higher
entrance-duties, nor shall be subjected to other
charges or restrictions than they would pay, or be
subjected to, were they imported under the nation
al flag.
ARTICLE VII.
Articles Of every description exported by Bel.
gian vessels or by those of the United States of
America from the ports of either country to any
country whatsoever, shall be subjected to no other
duties or fOrmalites than such required for
expectation under the flag Vi the country where
he shipment Is made.
ARTICLE VII.
All premiums, drawbacks or other favors of like
nature, which may be allowed in the States OF
either OF the contracting parties upon goods i'm.
ported or exported in national vessels, shall be
likewise IN the same manner, allowed upon goods
imported directly from one OF the Two countries by
the vessels OF tho other to any destination whatso
ever.
ARTICLE N
The preceding article is, however, not to apply
to the importation of salt, and OF the produce OF
the national iisories each OF the two parties re-
serving TO itself the faculty of granting special
privileges Tor the importation of those articles
der Its own flag.
ARTICLE X.
The high contracting paru ugree I, consider
and to treat MS Belgian vessels, and vessels OF
the United States all those which being provided
by the competen authority with a passport, sea.
letter, or any other sufficient document, shall be
recognized, coniormably with existing laws, as
national vessels in the country to which they re.
spectiycly belong
ARTICLE xI.
Belgian vessels and those of the United States
may, contormaby with the laws Of the two coun.
tries, retain on board, in the ports Of both, such
partsof tneir cargoeo may be destined for for.
egn cOuntrv and such parts shall not be subjected
either while they remain on board or upon rock
portalion, to any charges whatsoever, other than
those Tor the preventaion OF smuggling.
ARTICLE XII.
During the period allowed by the laws of the
two countries respectively for the warehousing of
goods, no duties, orther than those Of watch and
storage 'hall be levied upon articles brought from
either country into the other while awaiting tran.
sit, IRE expurntion, or entry for consumption -
Such goods shall in no case be subject to higher
warehouse changes, or TO other tormaliies, than if
they had been imported under the flag Of the
country.
ARTICLE XIII.
In all that relates to duties OF customs and nav.
igation, the two high contracting parties promise,
reciprocally, not to grant any favor privilege, or
immunity to any other State which shall not in.
stantly become common To the citizens and sub
lccs of both parties respectively; gratuously. if
the concession or favor to suci other State is
gratuious, and on allowing the same compensa.
ton, or its equivalent, If the concession is condi-
tionnl.
Neither of the contracting parties shall lay up,
on goods proceeding from the soil or the industry
OF the other party, which may be imported into its
ports any other or higher duties of importation or
re.0Xportation th IN laid upon the importation
other foreign country.
ARTICLE NV.
In cases of ofshipwreck, damages at sea, or forced
putting in, each party shall afford 10 the vessels of
the other, whether belonging to the State or to in
dlviduals, the same assistance and protection and
the same immunlties, which would have been
grained TO its own vessels in similar cases.
ARTICLE XIV.
1t Is moreover agreed between the two contract.
ing parties, that the cOnsuls and vice.consuls of
the United States IN the ports of Belgium, aud re.
the consus and vice consuls OF lgium
in the ports of the United States, shall continue to
enjoy all the privileges, protection and assistance
usually granted 10 them, and which may be neces.
sary Tor the proper discharge OF their functions
The said consulS and wee consulS may cause to
he arrested and sent back, either 10 their vessels
or to their country, such seamen as may have de.
serted from the vessels of their nation To this
end they shall apply In writing to the competent
local authorities and they shall prove, by exhibi
lon of the vessels crew list or other document, or
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