Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-13

ward JOY MOTIFS, InihiStcI iesiucHt ~
the Sublime Porte and his Imperial
Majesty the Sultan of the Ottoman
Empire, his highness Mehemed Emin
Aali Pacha, minister of foreign affairs,
decorated with the Imperial orders of
the Ottomanich in Brilliants, Mali
dich, and order of Merit OF the First
Glass, and the grand crosses of sew
eral foreign orders who, after hav-
ing communicated to each other their
respective full powers, found in good
and due form, have agreed upon the
following articles:
ARTICLE I.
All rights. privileges, and immuni-
ties, which have been conferred OH
the citizens or vessels of the United
States of America by the treaty al
ready existing between the United
States of America and the Ottoman
empire, are confirmed, now and for
ever, with the exception of those
clauses Of the said treaty which it is
the object of the present treaty to
modify and it is, moreover, express
ly stipulated that all rights, privileg-
es, or immunitics, which the Sublime
Porte now grants, or may hereafter
grant to, or suffered to be enjoyed by
the subjects, ships, commerce, or nav
igation of any foreign power, shall be
equally granted to and exercised and
enjoyed by the citizens, vessels, COM
merce, and navigation of the United
States of America.
ARTICLE II. ..
The citizens of the United States Of
America, or their agents, shall be per-
mitted to purchase, at all places in
the Ottoman empire and its posses
sions, whether for the purposes Of
internal trade or Of exportation,) all
articles, without any exception what,
soever, the produce or manufacture
Of the said empire and possessions
and the Sublime Porte having, in vir-
tue of the second article of the con-
vention of commerce, of the 10th OF
August, 1888, with Great Britain,
formally engaged to abolish all mo-
nopolies Of Agricultural produce. or
of every other articles whatsoever,
as we'll as all permits (tezkerehs)
from the local governors, either for
the purchase of any article, or for its
removal from one place to another
when purchased, any attempt to CON-
pei the citizens of the United States
of America to receive such permits"
from the local governors shall be con-
sidered as an infraction of this treaty,
and the Sublime Porte shall immedi-
ately punish with severity any viziers,
or other officers, who shall have been
guilty of such misconduct, and shall
render full justice to citizens of the
United States of America for all los
ses or injuries which they may duly
prove themselves to have suffered
thereby.
ARTICLE III.
IF any articles of Ottoman produce
or manufacture be purchased by citi-
zcns of the United States Of America,
or their agents, for the purpose of sell
ling the same for internal consump-
ton in Turkey, the said citizens, or
their agents, shall pay at the pur-
chase and sale of such articles, and
in any manner Of trade therein, the
same duties that are paid in similar
circumstances 10y the most favored
class of Ottoman subjects, or of for
eigners in the internal trade Of the
Ottoman Empire.
ARTICLE ".
No other or higher duties or charg-
es shall be imposed in the dominions
and possessions of either of the con.
tracing parties, on the expectation
of any article to the dominions and
possessions of the other, than such as
are or may be payable on the expor-
tation Of the like article to any other
foreign country nor shall any pro-
hibition be imposed on the exporta-
tion of any article from the domin-
ions and possessions of either of the
two contracting powers to the domin-
ions and possessions of the other,
which shall not equally extend to the
expectation Of the like article to any
other country.
No charge or duty whatsoever will
be demanded OH any article of Otto
man produce or manufacture purchas-
ed by citizens of the United States of
America, or their agents, either at the
place where such article is purchased
or in it's transit from that place to the
place whence it is exported, at which
it will be subject to an export duty
not exceeding eight per cent, calcu-
lated on the value at the place of ship
ment, and payable on expectation
and all articles which shall once have
paid this duty shall not again be liza
ble to the same duty, however they
may have changed hands within any
part Of the Ottoman Empire.
1t is furthermore agreed, that the
duty Of eight per cent. above men.
toned will be annually reduced by
one per cent. until it shall be, in this
manner, finally reduced to fixed du-
ty of one per cent. ad valorem, des-
tined to cover the general expenses of
administration and control.
ARrIcLEv
No other or higher duties shall be
imposed on the importation into the
United States Of America of any ar
ticle the produce or manufacture of
the dominions and possessions of His
Imperial Majesty the Sultan, from
whatever place arriving, whether by
sea or by land and no other or high
er duties shall be imposed on the i'm
portation into the dominions and pos
sessions Of His Imperial Majesty, of
any article the produce or manufac-
ture of the United States of America,
from whatever place arriving, than
are or may be payable on the like ar
ticle the produce or manufacture of
amy other foreign country nor shall
any prohibition be maintained or i'm
posed on the Importation of any arti-
Gle, the produce or manufacture of
the domlnions and possessions of Ell |
Their OF the contracting parties, into
the domlnions and possessions of the
other which Shal IL not oon. H., o~to,J