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and the competent judge, or judges,
shall have pronounced against such
goods sentence of ccnfiscation.

and the competent Judge, or Judges,
shall have pronounced against such
goods sentence of ccnfscation.
ARTICLE Xxx.
And in such time of war, that prop.
er care may be taken of the vessel
and cargo, and embczzlemcnt pre-
vented, it is agreed that it shall not
be lawful to remove the master, com
mander, or supercargo of any captur-
ed ship from on board thereof, during
the time the ship may be at sea after
her capture, or pending the proceed
ihgs against her, or her cargo. or any
thing relating thereto aud in all
cases where vessel of the citizens
of either party shall be captured oI
seized and held for adjudication, her
officers, passengers and crew shall be
Hospitality treated. They shall not be
or deprived of any part OF
their wearing apparel, nor of the pos
session and use of their money, not
exceeding for the captain, supercargo
and mate five hundred dollars each,
and for the sailors and passengers one
hundred dollars each.
...,..s-. ARTICLE XXI. t
1t is further agreed that in all cases
the established courts for prize causes,
in the country to which the prizes
may be conducted, shall alone take
cognizance Of them. And whenever
such tribunal of either of the parties
shall pronounce judgment against any
vessel, or goods or property claimed
by the citizens of the other party, the
sentence or decree shall mention the
reasons or motives on which the same
shall have been founded, and an au-
thenticated copy of the sentence or
decree, and of all the proceedings in
the case, shall if demanded, be dcliv-
cred to the commander or agent of
the said vessel, he paying the legal
fees for the same. ..0.
ARTICLE XXI.
And that more abundant care may
be taken for the security of the citi-
zens of the contracting parties, and to
prevent their suffering injuries, all
Of ships of war and pri-
vateers, and all others, the said citi-
zens shall forbear doing any damage
to those Of the other party, or COM
any outrage against them,
and if they act to the contrary they
shall be punished. and shall also be
bonnd in their persons and estates to
make satisfaction and reparation for
all damages, and the interest thereof,
Of whatever nature the said damages
may be. 1a e.
For this cause all commanders of
before they receive their
shall hereafter be oblig-
ed to give. before competent judge.
sufficient security by at least two re-
sponsible sureties, who have no inter
est in the said privatcer, each of whom
together with the said commander,
shall be jointly and severally bound in
the sum of seven thousand dollars, or
of nine thousand four hundred dollars
currency, or If said ship
be provided with above one hundred
aud fifty scamen or soldiers, in the
sum of fourteen thousand dollars, or
eighteen thousand eight hundred dol
lars Venezuelan currency, to satisfy
all damages and injuries which the
said privateer, or her officers or men,
Or any Of them, may do or commit
during her cruise, contrary to the ten
or of this convention, or to the laws
aud instructions for regulating their
and, further, that in all
cases of aggressions the said commits.
sion shall be revoked and annulled.
ARTICLE xxIH.
When the ships-of-war Of the two
parties or those belonging
to their citizens which are armed in
war shall be admitted To- enter with
their prizes the ports OF either OF the
two parties, the said public or private
ships, as well as their prizes, shall not
be obliged to pay any duty, either to
the officers of the place, the judges or
any others nor shall such prizes,
when they come to and enter the ports
Of either party, be arrested or seized,
nor shall the officers of the place
make examination concerning the law
of such prizes, but they may
hoist sail at any time and depart and
carry their prizes to the places express
sed in their commissions, which the
Of such ships-of-war
shall be obliged to show. 1t is under
stood, however, that the privileges
conferred by this article shall not ex-
tend beyond those allowed by law or
by treaty with the most favored ma
tions.
ARTICLE XIV.
1t shall not be lawful for any for
eign privateers who hare commissions
from any prince or state in enmity
with either nation, to fit their ships in
the ports of either, to sell their prizes,
or in any manner to exchange them ;
neither shall they be allowed to pur-
chase provisions, except such as shall
be necessary to their going to the
next port of that prince or state from
which they have received their COM
missions.
ARTICLE XIV.
No citizen Of Venezuela shall apply
for or take any commission or letters
of marque for arming any ship or
ships to act as privateers against the
said United States, or any OF them, or
against the citizens. people, or inhab-
itauts Of the said United States, Oh
any Of them, or against the property
of any of the Inhabitants Of any of them
from any prince on state with which
the said United States shall be AZ war
nor shall any citizen or inhabitant OF
the said United States, or any OF
them apply for or take any commits
sion OF, letters of marque for aiming
any ship or ships to act as prlvateers
against the citizens or inhabitants OF
Venezuela, or any Of them, or the
property Of any Of them, from any
prince or state. with which the said
Republic shall DO at war and if any
person of either nation shall take such