Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1861-10-29

twenty-seYenth day OF August, one 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 htenng.
if possible, the bonds OF friendship between the Two
countries well US to augment by all the means at
their disposal, the commercial intercourse OF their
respective citizens, have mutually resolved to con-
clude general convention of amty, commerce and
navigation, and for the surrender OF fugitive crimi-
mails. For this purpose they have appointed as lhcr
plenipotentaries to wit the President of the
United States, Edward A. Turpin. Minister Resident
near the government OF Venezuela, and the Prcsi-
dent of Venezuela Pedro de Las Casas Secretary of
State in the Department of Foreign Relations, who,
after communication of their respective full
powers, have agreed 10 the following articles
ARTICLE L. 1t is the intention OF the high con-
tracing parties that there shall continue be firm,
inviolable, and universal peace and true and sin
friendship between the Republics of tie United
States of America and Venezuela, and between their
respective countries territories, cities, towns, and
people without exception OF persons or places. IT,
unfortunately the two nations should become III
YOlved in the with the other, the term of
six months after the declaration thereof snail be
allowed to the merchants and other citizens and III
habtants respectively, on each side, during which
time they shall be at liberty to withdraw them.
selves with their effects and moyeables which they
shall have the right TO carry away, SEND away,
sell, they please, without the least obstruction
nor shall their effects, much less their persons be
seized during such term OF six months; ON the
trary, passports shall be valid for term necessary
for their return aud shall be given to them Tor their
vessels and the effects which they wish to carry
with them send away. and such passports shall
be a safe conduct against the insults and captures,
which priyateers may attempt against their persons
and effects and the money, debts shares in public
funds or in banks, or any other property, personal
real, belonging to the citizens OF tie party in
the territories OF the other shall not be con1scated
or sequestrated
ARTICLE 1.-THE citizens of each of the high
contracting parties, residing or established in the
territory Of the other, shall be exempt from all
compulsory military service by sea or by land, and
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sions; nor shall they be compelled TO pay any con-
tribuiOns whatever higher or other than those that
may be paid by native citizens.
ARTICLE III. The citizens OF the contracting par
ties shall be permitted to enter, Sojourn, settle. and
reside in all parts of said territories, and such
may wish to engage i'll business shall have the right
to hire and occupy warehouses, provided they sub
nit TO the laws, as well general as special, relative
to the rights OF travelling residing, or trading.
W lille they conform to the laws and regulations III
force they shall be at liberty to manage themselves
their own 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, as
WthTespeet to the loading, unloading, and sending
off their ships. They may also employ such agents
brokers as they may deem proper, and shall in
all these be treated the citizens OF the cOuI
try wherein they reside 1t being. nevertheless dis
tincy 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; Tor which
purpose they may employ in defence OF their inter
ests and rights such advocates attorneys, and other
agents as they may think proper.
ARTICLE ". The citizens OF each OF the high
contracting parties, residing in the other shall en-"
joy the most perfect liberty of conscience They
shall be subjected to no Inconvenience whatever On
account of their religious belief nor shall they IN
any manner be annoy disturbed III the exercise
Of their religious worship in private houses, or III
the chapeis and places which they may select for
that purpose; provided that, i'll doing, they OBJ
serve the decOrum due to the laws usages, and Gus
toms OF the country 1t is likewise agreed that the
citizens of the country dying in the territory of
the other may be inferred either in the ordinary
cemeteries or in such others may be selected for
that purpose by their own government, or by helr
personal friends or representatives with The consent
of the local authorities. All such cemeteries and
funeral professions going to or returning from them
shall be protected from violation for disturbance.
ARTICLE V. The citizens OF each OF the high con-
tracs9 parties, within the jurisdiction of the other
r h. power to dispose OF the5 81 Gen5qs4e AID
their personal re resenatves being citizens OF the
other contracting party, shall succeed to thel! per
sonal property, whether by testament, or aD mites
tato. They may take possession thereof, either by
themselves by Others acting 10. them, at their
pleasure, and dispose OF the same, paying such du-
ty only as the citizens OF the country whelen the
said personal property is situated Shall be subject TO
pay in like cases In the absence of personal rep
resentatiVe the same care shall be taken OF the
property as by law would be taken of the property
of a native in similar case, whilst the lawful own
may take measures for securing it. If Il question
should arise among claimants as to the rishltui
ownership of the property, the same shall be lnha
ly decided by the tribunals OF the country III winch
it is situated.
When on the decease of any person holding real
estate within the territory OF one party, such real
estate would by the law Of tile land descend Oh the
citizen of the other were he not disqualified by alien
age, the longest which The laws Of the country
in which it is situated will permit snail be accorded
10 him to dispose OF the same; nor shall he be sub
ected, in so doing, 10 higher or other dues than #
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,
N aItHI
time to time, lawfully imported into the United
States in their vessels, may also be imported i'll
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-
ton be made in vessel under the flag OF the United
States, or vessel under the flag OF Venezuela. And
reciprocally whatever kind OF produce, manutac-
lures, merchandise OF any foreign country can
be from time to time lawfully imported into Neue-
zuela in her vessels, may also be imported in
vessels of the United States and no higher other
duties upon the tonnage or cargo of the vessels shall
be levied or collected whether the importation be
made in a vessel under the flag Of Ntnezuea or I'M
der the flag of the United States,
Whatever can be lawfully exported or re'eXport-
ed by one party in its own vessels to any iolelgn
country, may in like manner be exported or fe-eA-
ported in the vessels of the other; and the same du
Ties bountes and drawbacks shall be collected and
allowed. whether such exploration or re.eNporta-
ton be made in vessels OF the or the other or
shall higher other charges of any Kind be I'M
posed in the ports of one party on vessels OF the
other than shall be payable i'll the same ports
by national vessels >,
ARTICLE VII. The preceding article is not appi-
cable to the coasting trade of the contracting par
ties which is respectively reserved by each eXclu-
siyey for its own citizens But vessels OF either
country shall be allowed 20 discharge part OF ther
cargoes at port, and proceed TO any Other port
or ports in the territories of the other TO discharge
the remainder, without paying higher or otner port
charges or tonnage dues than would be paid by ma
tonal vessels in such cases, so long us TINS hDerty
shall be conceded to any foreign vessels by the laws
OF both countries.
ARTICLE VIII. For the misunderstanding of the
preceding spulatiOns, it has beenagreed that every
vessel belonging exclusively to citizen citizens
of Venezuela and whose captain is also citizen of
the same such vessel having also complied with all
the other requisites established by law to acquire
such national character though the construction and
crew are foreign, shall be considered for all the OBJ
iects of this treaty, a Venezuelan vessel.
ARTICLE TX. No higher or other duty shall be I'M
posed on the importation into the United States of
any article the growth, produce, or manufacture of
Venezuela, Of her fisheries; and no higher or 9TH
er duty shall be imposed on the importation into
Venezuela OF any article the growth, produce, or
manufacture of the States their fisheries than are
or shall be PAYABLE the like articles the growth
produce, or manufacture ofany other foreign coun-
try or its fisheries.
posed in the United States on the expectation Of
any article to Venezuela, nor IN venezuela on the
exportation of any article to the United States than
such or shall be payable on the eNportauoh
OF the like article to any other foreign country
No prohibition shall be imposed on the nhporta-
ton of any article the growth, produce or mahuiac
ture of the United States or their fisheries or OF
Venezuela and her fisheries, IRON or to the ports OF
the United States Venezuela, which slall not
equally extend to every other foreign country IL,
however, either party shall hereafter grant TO any
other nation any particular favor III navigation or
commerce. it shall Immediately become common to
the other party, freely, where it shall be freely
granted to such other nation for the equiv
alent, when the grant shall be conditional.
ARTICLE X. Should one of the high contracting
parties hereafter impose discriminating duties upon
the products 81 any other nation, the other party