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flOnB OF the same were exchanged IN fne lily OF
C Caracas on the ninth day of August last
Now, therefore, be it known that /, ABRAHAM
LINCOLN, President Of the United Strtes Of
America, have caused the said treaty to be made
public, to the end that the ame and every clause
and article thereof, may lie observed and fulfilled
by the United States and the citizens thereof.
In testimony whereof, have herennto set my
hand caused the seal OF the United States to be
affixed
Done ut the City of Washington, this twenty
fifth day of September, in the year OF our
Il. 81 Lord one thousand eight hundred and six
ty-one, and Of the Independence OF the
United States the Gig -ty-sxth
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
WILLIAM III. SEwARD, Secretary of State.
Treaty with the Ottoman Empire.
Treaty of Commerce and Narigatioa tettrsen the
United Statcs and The Ottoman Empire. Con-
cluded at ConstdntiHope, February Is, 1862.
Notifications exchanged at Cohstantinople, June Z,
1962. Proclaimed by The Prerident Of the United
STATES, July 2, 1862.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES or
AMERICA:
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, a treaty of commerce and navigation
between the United States Of America and the Ot
toman Empire was concluded and signed by their
respective penipotentiaries at Constantineple on
the twenty-ffth day of February last which
treaty, in the English language, is word for word
as follows:
Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the
United States of America and the Ottoman Empire.
The United States of America on the one part,
and His Imperial Majesty the Sultan of the Otto
Empire on the other part, being equally ami
mated by ths desire of extending the commercial
relations between their respective countries have
agreed, for this purpose, to conclude a treaty Of
commerce and navigation, and have named as their
respective plenipotentiaries, that is to say: The
President Of the United States of America, Edward
Joy Morris, minister resident at the Sublime Porte;
and His Imperial Majesty the Sultan of the Otto
man Empire, his highness Hehemed Emin Aali Pa
cha, minister of foreign affairs decorated with the
imperial orders of the Ottomanich in Brilliants,
Majidich, and order of Merit of the First Class,
and the grand crosses of several foreign orders; ;
who after having communicated TO each other
their respective full powers found in good and due
form, have agreed upon the following articles:
ARTICLE l. All rights, privileges, and immuni-
ties which have been conferred Oh the citizens or
vessels of the United States of America by the
treaty already existing between the United States
Of America and the Ottoman Empire, are confirmed,
now and forever with the exception of those clauses
of the said treaty which it is the object of thapres
ent treaty modify; and it is, moreover expressly
stipulated that all rights, privileges, immuni-
ties, which the Sublime Porte now grants or may
hereafter grant to, suffer to be enjoyed by the
subjects, ships, commerce, or navigation of any
other foreign power, shall be equally granted to
and exercised and enjoyed by the citizens, vessels
commerce, and navigation Of the United States Of
America.
ART ii. The citizens of the United States of
America, or their agents, snail he permitted TO
purchase, at all places in tho Ottoman Empire and
its possessions, (wheher fer the purposes of inter-
nal trade or of exportaton,) all articles without
any exception whatsoever, the produce or manu-
facture of the said empire and possessions and
the Sublime Porte having, in virtue of the second
article of the convention Of commerce, the 10th
of August, 1888, with Great Britain, formally
gagged to abolish all monOpolies of agricultural
produce of every other articles whatsoever as
well all 'permits - (tezherehs) 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 compel the citizens Of
the United States of America to receive such per-
mits " from the local governors shall be consid-
cred as a infraction of this treaty. and the Sub
lime Porte shall Immediately punish with severity
any viziers OF other officers, who shall have been
guilty Of sui misconduct and shall render full
justice to citizens of the United States of America
for all losses or injuries which they may duly
prove themselves TO have suffered thereby.
ART. Ill. If any articles Of Ottoman produce or
manufacture be purchased by citizens of the
United States OF America, their agents, for the
purpose Of selling the same for internal consump-
tion in Turkey, the said citizens, their ag nts
shall pay at the purchase and sale of such articles
and in any manner of trade therein, the same du-
ties that are paid in sim ar circumstances by the
most favored class of Ottoman subjects, of for
egners in the internal trade of the Ottoman En-
pire.
ART ". No other higher duties or charges
shall be imposed in the dominions and possessions
of either of the contracting parties the export
alton OF any article TO th dominions and possess
eiODe ol lnC oNlcEs tuau euCu as are OF may pe
payable the expectation of the like article to
any other foreign country; nor shall any prohi-
tion be imposed the expectation Of any article
from the dominons and possessions of either of
the two contracting powers to the dominions and
possessions of the other, which shall not equally
extend to the expectation of the like article any
other country.
No charge or duty Whatsoever will be demanded
on any article of Ottoman produce or manufacture
purchased by citizens Of the United States of
America, their agents, either at the place where
IL Chasp in its from hat
place TO the place whence it is exported at which
il will be subject to an export duty not exceeding
eight per cent, calculated on the value at the
place Of shipment, and payable on expectation
and all articles which shall once have paid this
duty shall not again be liable 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 mentioned will be annually re-
duced by one per cent. until 1t shall be, in this
manner, finally reduced to fixed duty of one per
cent. ad valorcm destined to cover the general ex-
penscs of administration and control.
ART. V. No other or higher duties shall he inn
posed on the importation into the United States OF
America of any article, the produce manufac-
ture Of the domnions and possessions of His Impe-
rial Majesty the Sultan, from whatever place arriv-
lug, whether by sea or by land and no other or
higher duties shall be imposed on the importation
into the dominions and possessions of His Impe-
rial Majesty of any article, the produce manu-
facture Of the United States of America, from
whatever place arriving, than may be pay
able the like article, tho produce or Manufacture
of any other foreign country shall any pruhi.
bition he maintain, or imposed the importa-
tion Of any article, the produce manufacture OF
the dominions and po sessions OF either Of the
tracing parties, into the dominions and posses.
sons Of the other, which shall not equally extend
TO the importation Of the like articles being tho
produce or manufacture ofany other country.
His Imperial Majesty further engages that. saw
ing rs hereinafter excepted, he will not prohibit
the importation into his dominons and posses
tions OF any article, the produce aud manufacture
Of the United States of America from whatever
place arriving; and that the duties to be imposed
on every article, the produce manufacture OF
the United States of America imported into the
empire and possessions Of Ills Imperial Majesty
the sultan, shall in case EXCEED one hxcd rate
OF eight per cent ad valorcm ar specific duty,
nNed by common consent, equivalent thereto.
such rate shall be calculated on the value Of such
articles at the wharf, and shall he payable at the