Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-10-30
OFFICIAL.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
Proclamation.

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
Proclamation.
Whereas u treaty of Amity, Commerce and Nayi-
CATION, aud for the surrender of fugitive criminals
between the United States of America and Venezue,
la was concluded and signed at Caracas on Tie
twenty-seyenth day of August, thousand eight
hundred and sixty which treaty being in the English
and Spanish languages, is word for word as fol-
lows
The United States of America and the Republic of
Venezuela, equally animated with the desire of
maintaining the cordial relations and ofhghtening,
itpossible the bonds OF friendship between the Two
countries, well to augment by all the means at
their disposal the commercial intercourse of their
respective citizens. have mutually resolved to con-
Guide general convention OF amity, commerce and
afigaton, and for the surrender fugitive crni.
nals For this purpose they nave appointed as Their
penpotentiaries to wit the President of the
United states, Edward a. TUrpin, Minister Resident
near the government OF Venezuela and the Presi-
dent of Venezuela Pedro de Las Casas Secretary of
State in the Department OF Foreign Relations, who,
after communication of their respective fun
powers, have agreed to the following articles
ARTICLE |. 1t is the intention the high
tracing parties that there shall continue 10 be firm,
inyiolaDe, and universal peace and true and sin-
cere friendship between the Republics of the United
States of America and Venezuela, and between their
respective countries. territories cities, towns, and
people, without exception OF persons or places II,
unfortunately, the two nations should become III
VOWED i'll the one with the other, the term of
six months after the declaration thereof shall be
allowed to the merchants and other citizens and in
habitants respectively, on each side, during which
selves, with their effects and moveables, which they
shall have tie right to carry away, send away,
sell, as they please, without the least obstruction
shall their effects much less their persons, be
seized during such term of six months; the H.
trary, passports shall be valid for term necessary
for their return, and shall be given them their
vessels and the effects which they may wshto carry
with them send away. and such passports shall
be safe conduct against the insults and captures,
which priyateels may attempt against their persons
and effects. and the money. debts, shares in public
funds, or i'll banks, or any other property personal
or real belonging TO the citizens of the party In
the territories OF the other shall not be coMiscateu
or sequestrated.
ARTICLE 1.-THE citizens of each of the high
contracting parties residing or established III the
territory of the other, shall be exempt from all
compulsory military service by sea or by land and
from all forced loans military exactions requi
sitions; nor shall they be compelled to pay any con-
tribuions whatever higher other than those that
are or may be paid by native citizens.
, aETIoLE III Inc citizens OF inc contracting par;
red in ali narts of said terrjtorieS and such as
NAV wish engage in business shall have the right
10 hire and occupy warehouses, provided they sub
init to the laws, as well general rs special relative
TO the rights of travelling, residing, OF trading.
While they conform to the laws and regulations in
force, they shall be at liberty to manage themselves
their business, subject to the jurisdiction OF Ell
ther party, as well in respect TO the consignment
and sale of their goods by wholesale or RETAIL rs
with respect to the loading unloading, and sending
off their ships. They may also employ such agents
or Dl okers as they may deem proper, and shall in
all these be treated the citizens of the conn,
try wherein they reside it being, nevertheless dis
tincty understood that they shall be subject to such
laws and regulations also in respect TO wholesale or
retail. They shall have free access TO the tribunals
of Justice, in to which they may be party, on
the same terms which are granted by the laws and
usage OF the country to native citizens for which
purpose they may employ i'll defence OF their inter
and rights such vocates attorneys, and other
agents as they may think proper.
ARTICLE ". The citizens Of each of the high
contracting parties residing in the other, shall eli
joy the most perfect liberty of conscience. They
shall be subjected 10 no inconvellences whatever on
account of their religious belief, nor shall they in
any manner be annoyed disturbed in the exercise
of their religious worship in private houses or i'll
the chapes and places which they may select for
that purpose; provided that in so doing, they OBJ
the decOrum due to the laws, usages, and
toms OF the country 1t is likewise agreed that the
citizens of the country dying in the territory of
the other NAV be inferred either in the ordinary
cemeteries, in such Others may be selected for
that purpose by their own government, or by their
personal friends represenatiV with the consent
of the local authorities. All such cemeteries and
funeral professions going to returning from them
shall be protected from violation or disturbance.
ARTICLE V. The citizens Of each OF tile high con-
tracing parties. within the jurisdiction OF the other,
shall have power to dispose OF their personal prop
erty by sale, donation, testament, otherwise; and
their personal resentatvcs, being citizens of the
other contracting party. shall succeed to their per
souai property, whether by testament, alb intes-
tato. They may take possession thereof, either by
themselves, or by Others acting 70. them, al their
pleasure, and dispose of the same paying such du-
y only the citizens of the country wherein the
said personal property situated shall be subject
pay in ike cases. In the absence of personal rep
resenfafive, the same care shall be taken of the
property as by law would be taken of the property
of native in a similar case whilst the lawful own
er may take measures for securing it, If a question
ownership of the property, the same shall be final
yl decided by the tribunals Of the country in which
it is situated.
When the decease of any person holding real
estate within the territory of party, such real
estate would by the law of the land descend on the
citizen OF the other we're he not disqualified by alien
age the longest term which the laws of the country
in which il is situated will permit shall be accorded
to him to dispose OF the same; nor shall he be sub
jected in so doing, to higher other dues than If
he were citizen of the country wherein such zeal
estate is situated.
ARTICLE VI The high contracting parties hereby
agree that whatever kind OF produce manufactures,
or merchandise of any foreign country can be- from
time to time, lawfully imported into the United
States in their vessels, may also be imported in
the vessels OF Venezuela, and no higher or other
duties upon the tonnage or cargo OF the vessels,
shall be levied or collected whether the importa-
tion be made in vessel under the flag of the United
States, or vessel under the flag OF Venezuela. And
reciprocally whatever kind OF produce, manufae-
lures, merchandise of any foreign country can
be from time TO time lawfully imported into Vene-
znela IN her own vessels, may also be imported in
vessels OF the United States, and higher or other
duties upon me tonnage or cargo OF the yesselssha
be levied or collected, whether the importation be
made IN vessel under the flag OF Venezuela or u-
der the flag of the United States.
Whatever be lawfully exported or re. exnorf-
ed by one party in its own vessels TO any foreign
country, may in like manner be exported or re-e%-
ported in the vessels OF the other and the same u
ties bounties ana drawbacks, shall be collected and
allowed. whether such expectation or re.exporta-
ton be made in vessels the one or the other Nor
shall higher other charges of any kind be i'm
posed III the ports of one party vessels Of the
other than or shall be payable in the ports
ARTICLE VII. The preceding article is not app
cable TO the coasting trade of the contracting par
ties which is respectively reserved by each eXelu
sively for its own citizens. But vessels of eIthei
country shall be allowed 20 discharge part Ofthe
eargOes at one port ana proceed TO any other por
ports in the territories of the other to discharg,
the remainder, without paying higher or other por
charges or tonnage dues than would be paid by ma
tlonal vessels in such cases, long this liberty
shall be conceded 10 any foreign vessels by the law
of both countries.
ARTICLE VIII. For the better understanding of the
preceding tipulations il has been agreed that every
vessel belonging exclusively TO citizen or citizens
OF venezuela, and whose captain is also a citizen OF
the same such vessel having also complied with all
the other requisites established BY law TO acaujre
such national character though the construction and
crew are foreign shall be considered for All the Oh
jects of this treaty, as Venezuelan vessel
ARTICLE IN No higher or other duty shall be i'm,
posed Oh the importation into the United states of
any article the growth, produce, manufacture nj
Venezuela. OF her fisheries and no higher or 9TH
er duty shall be imposed on the importation into
Venezuela ofany article the growth produce or
manufacture of The States their fisheries than afa
OF slia be payable the like articles the grGwtl,
produce, or manufacture of any other foreign coun
i'a or is fisheries.
No other or higher duiies charges shall be I'M
posed in the United States on the expectation o.