The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-26
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By The President Of he United States of
America.
A PROCLAMATION

America and the Ottoman Empire was
concluded and signed by their respective
! Plenipotentiaries at Constantinople on the
twenty fifth day Of February last, which
treaty, being in the English aud French
languages, ia word for word as follows:
/ The Englisb Usrsion o'sly Is here givcll
1Ieatyof Commerce and Navigation betlceep
me United Statss Of dn1eicd AID tie on
to1ian Empire.
The United States Of America on the
one part, and his Imperial Majesty the
| Sultan Of the Ottoman Empire on the
other part, being equally animated by the
desire Of extending the commercial rela-
tions between their respective countries,
have agreed, for this purpose, to conclude
treaty of commerce and navigation,
and have named as their respective pleni-
potentiaries, 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 Ottoman Empire, his
highness Mehemed Emin Aali Pacha,
Minister of Foreign Affairs, decorated
with the Imperial orders of the Othoma-
mich in Brilliants, the Majidieh, and Or
der of the First class, and the grand cross
es of several foreign orders, who, after
having communicated to each other their
respective full powers, found in good and
due from, have agreed upon the following
articles:
ARTICLE ].
All rights, privileges, and immunities
which have been conferred on the citizens
or vessels of the United States of Amer
lea by the treaty already existing be-
tween 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 il is the
object of the present treaty to modify;
and it is moreover expressly stipulated
that all rights, privileges, or immunities
which the Sublime Porte now grants or
may hereafter grant 10, or suffer TO be
enjoyed by the subjects, ships, commerce,
or navigation of any other foreign Power,
shall be equally granted 20 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 permit
ted TO purchase, at all places within the
Ottoman Empire and its possessions,
(whether for the purpose of internal trade
or of eXportation,) all articles, without
any exception Whatsoever, the produce or
manufacture of the said empire and pos
sessions; and the Sublime Porte having,
in virtue of the second article of the con
vention of commerce of the 10th of Au-
gust, 1888, with Great Britain, formally
engaged to abolish all monopolies of agri
o. cultural produce, or of every other arti-
Gle whatsoever, as well as all "permits
(tezkeebS) from the local governors, either
for the purchase Of any article or for its
- removal from one place to another wher
purchased, any attempt TO compel tho
citizens Of the United States Of Americl
to receive such permits" from the loca
governors shall be considered as an in.
fraction of this treaty, and the Sublim,
- Porte shall Immediately punish with Sc
verify any viziers or other officers VIII,
- shall have been guilty of such miscOn
duct and shall render full justice to citi
p zens of the Uaited States of America TO
all losses or injuries which they maj
duly prove themselves TO have suffered
thereby.
ARTICLE III.
IL any articles of Ottoman produce o
manufacture be purchased by citizens 0
- the United States of America, or thei
agents, for the purpose of selling the sam
for internal consumption in Turkey, tn
said citizens or their agents shall pay a
- the purchase and sale of such articles
and in any manner Of trade therein, tn
70 same duties that are paid in similar cir
cumstances by the most favored class q
- Ottoman subjects, or Of foreigners in th
internal trade of the Ottoman Empire.
ARTICLE ~.
No other or higher duties or charge
shall be imposed in the dominions an
possessions Of either Of the contractin
parties, on the expectation Of any articl
10 the dOminions and possessions of IA
other, than such as are on may be payabl
80 on the expectation of the like article [
any other foreign country nor shall an
70 prohibition be imposed on the exporta
ton of any article from the dominion
- and possessions of either of the two con
tracing Powers 10 the dominions an
possessions Of the other, which shall nc
equally extend 10 the expectation of III
Al like article 10 any other country.
p" No charge OF duty whatsoever will }
demanded on any article Of Ottoman Pre-
duce or manufacture purchased by cit
zens of the United States Of America, {
, their agents, either az the place whel
such article is purchased or in its trans
from that place TO the place whence il
a. exported, az which il viii be subject
q an export duty not exceeding eight p
&C. cent, calculated on the value at the plaC
he Of shipment and payable on expectation
~ and all articles which shall once hay
N. paid this duty shall not again be lab
Of 10 the same duty, however they may ha'
100 changed hands within any part Of Il
%. Ottoman Empire.
iis Ii is furthermore agreed that the dui
Of eiqh per cent. above mentioned will
ly annually reduced by ono per cent, until
o" shall be, in this manner, finally reduce
20. TO a fixed duty Of one per cent 40 uaiorel
.ssll destined to cover the general expenses
- administration and control
,eo ARTICLE V.
~ No other higher duties shall be IN
ls posed on the imporiations into the Unit
,Ss States Of America OF any article the pa
duce or manufacture Of tine dominion
." and possessions Of his Imperial Males
rsa the Sultan, from whatever place arriyin
80 whether BY sea OF by land; and no 9th
OF higher duties shall be imposed on I
importation into the dOminiOns and po