Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-10-14
OFFICIAL,

Tfestg ef Commerce aed Navigation bet0eea Me
United Suites dpd Mt OAonait Empirc COnciU
ded at CoAstaatuople Fe5raafg %, 1862 Rdti-
fcutions ftcheaged dt coRstdafMopie, June .,
1862 Proclaimed by The President Of Tie United
Ststss >, July 1867.
By The Presiieet q NE United Stihs Of America
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas a treaty Of commerce and navigation
between the United States Of America and the
Ottoman Empire was concluded and signed by
their respective plenipotentaries at Consanti-
noplc on the twenty fifth day of February last,
winch 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 Ills imperial Majesty the Sultan of the Otto
man empire on the other part, being equally
animated by the desire Of extending the CONNER
cal relations between their respective countries,
have agreed, for this purpose, to conclude
treaty of commerce and navigation, and have
named as their respective plonlp0tentiarles that
is to say: The President OF the United States of
America, Edward Joy Morris. minister resident
at the Sublime Porte; aud Ills Imperial Majesty
the Sultan OF the Ottoman empire, his highness
Mehemed Emin Aah racha, minister of foreign
affairs, decorated with the imperial orders of the
Oltomanich in Brians, Majadich and order of
Merit of The First Glass and the grand crosses of
several foreign orders; who, after having com
muncated to each other their respective full
powers, found in good and due form, have agreed
upon the following articles
Article 1. All rights, privileges, and mmuni-
ties, which have been conferred on 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 con-
frmed, now and forever, with the exception of
those clauses Of the said treaty which 1t il the
object of the present treaty 10 modify and IT s,
moreover, expressly stipulated that all rights,
privileges or immunitirs which the Sublime
Porte now grants, or may hereafter grant to, OF
suffered 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 citizcns, vessels, commerce
and navis isatiou Of the United States of America
Article III. The ciuzsns OF the United States
of America or their agents, shall he permitted to
purchase, ut all places in the Ottoman empire
and its possessions, (whcther for the purposes of
internal trade or Of cgportation.) oil articles,
| without any exception whatsoever, the produce
or manufacture Of the said empire and possess
sions and the Sublime Porte having IN virtue
of the second article of the convention OF com
merce, of tn 10th of August, 1888 with Great
Britain, formally engaged To abohsh nll inohupo-
lies of agricultural produce, or oi every other
article whatsoever, as well as all "permlts
(tezkerehs) from thy local governors either Tor
the purchase OF any article, or for its removal
from one place 10 another when purchase 4, any
attempt to cUmpel the ciul us of lie United
States OF America to receive sucn "prrmit-" from
the local 20 ernors shall he nsldtred a. m in-
fraction Of tnis treuty, anl the Sublime Porte
shall mmeitately punish with stv'rel ~ any
vizer, or other III iers, vino shall h'vr been
a Il aha . lar
instce to cit ecu, Of tue Unitcl SA;e- Americ
Tor al losses o. iniur VII ch lney may duly
prove themselves tu hav 7uh,r thereby
Article Ill. If any nruclss ol OH1mtl pro
duce or manufacture be rQ'rhasca by 2ens o
the United States ol America, or thar ug nts
for the purpose OF setting the same Tor interna
consumption in Turkey. the SAID wtize9s, or tnen
agents, Shall pay at the purchase and sale
such articles, aud in any manner Of trade therein
the same duties that are paid in similar ciruum
stances by the most favored class of Ottoman
subjects, or OF foreigners in the internal trade o
the Ottoman omrire
Article w. No other or higher duties o
charges shall be imposed in the dominlons an
possessions of either Of the contracting parties
4 on the expectation Of any article to the dominion
and possessions OF the other than such us ar
Z or may be payable on the exportation OF the lk
article to any other foreign country nor shal
any prohibition be Imposed On tue oexportalion 0
any article from the dominiuns aud possession
| of either of the two contracting powers to tn
doninious aad possessions Of The other, whic
shall not equally extend to the expectation of TIA
. like article to any other country
, No charge or duty whats ever will be demau
ded on any article Of Otoman produce or manu-
facturo purchased by citizens Of the Unite
States of America, or their agents, either at III
place where such article is purchased or III II
transit from that place 10 tile place whence it !
exported, at which il will he SUBJECT to AN cxpoi
+ duty not exceediug eight per cent, calculate
: on the value at the place OF shipment, and pays
E b,e on expectation and al articles which sha
once have paid this duty shall not again be lab
to the same duty, however they may hay
changed hands within any part Of the o'toma
empire. Az. ,.,u
=, eight per cent, above mentioned will be annual
4 reduced by one per cent, until il shall be, IN IN
tmanner, finally reduced to a fixed duty OF one u
j., cent. nd yalorem destined to cover the gener
expenses Of administration and control. -,
y Article v. No other or higher duties shall
ly imnosed on the importation into the Unite
states of America OF any article the produce
manufacture Of the dominions aud possessions
. Ills Imperial Majesty the Sultan from whateV