The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-10-31
BIZ THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNI
TED STATES OF AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS Treaty of Amity, Commerce and
Navigation, and for the surrender of fugitive |
criminals, between the United States Of America |
and the Republic of Venezuela, concluded |
and signed at Caracas, on the eth day of August,
one thousand eight hundred and sixty, which |
Treaty being in the English and Spanish Ian
guages, is word for word as follows:
The United States of America and the Republic |
Of Venezuela, equally animated with the desi Of
maintsng the cordial relations, and of tightening
if possible, the bonds of friendship between the |
tw countries, as well as to augment by all means
at their disposal the commercial intercourse Of |
their respective citizens have mutually resolved to
con lude general convention of amity, commerce |
and navigation and for the surrender of fugitive |
criminals. For this purpose, they have appointed |
for their Pleipotentari to wit: the President Of
the United States, Edward A. Purpin, Minister r s.
ident near the Government Of Venezuela, and the |
President Of Venezuela, Pc iro de Las Casas Secre
tary of State in the Department of Foreign Rola-
tions, who, after Communication of their respec-
tive full powers, have agreed to the following
ticles:
ART. I. 1t is the intention Of the high contract
ing parties tn 1t there shall continue be a firm
involnble and universal peace, and true and sim
ceTe friendship between the Republics of the Uni
ted States of Anne rica and Venezuela, and between
their respective countries, territories Cities towns
and people, without exception Of persons places
III unfortunately, the two nations sho 1ld become
involved in war with the other, the of six
months after the declaration thereof shall be al
lowed to the merchants and other citizens and in
habitants respectively, each side during which
time they shall be at liberty to withdraw them
selves with their effects and moveables which they
shall have the right to carry away, send away, or
sell as they please without the least obstruction;
nor shall their effects much less their persons, be
seized during such term of six months; on the
contrary, passports shall be valid for a term
cessary for their return and shall be given to them
for their vessels and the effects which they NAV
wish to carry with them or send away, and such
passports shall be safe conduct against the insults
and captures which privateers may attempt against
| their persons and effects, and the money, d bts
| shares, in the public funds, in banks, or any
other property, personal or real, belonging to the
citizens of the party in the territories of the
other shall not be confiscated or sequestrated.
ART. IL. The citizens of each of the high con-
tracing parties, residing established in the
ritory of the other, shall be exempt from all COM
| pulsory military service by sea or by land, and
from all forced loans military exactions re.
QUESTIONS; nor shall they be compelled to pay any
contributions whatever higher other than those
| that are or may be paid by native citizens.
ART. Ill. The citizens of the contracting parties
| shall be permitted TO enter, sOjourn, SETTLE and
reside in all parts of said territories, and such as
may wish to engage in business shall have the right
to hire and occupy warehouses, provided they sub
nit to ihe laws, well general 81 'cial relative
| to the rights Of travelling, residing, trading
! While they conform to ,thc laws and regulations
force, they shall be at liberty to manage themselves
! their own business, subject TO the jurisdiction Of
either party, as we'll in respect to the consignment
and sale of their goods by wholesale or retail, as
with the respect to the loading, unloading, and
| sending off their ships. They may also employ
| such agents or brokers as they may deem proper,
and shall in all these be treated the citi-
| Of the country wherein they reside it being
nevertheless, distinctly Understood that they shall
| be subject to such laws d regulations also in
pect to wholesale and retail They shall have free
access to the tribunals Of justice in TO which
they may be party, on the same terms which are
| granted by the laws and usages of the country to
| native citizens; for which purposes they may en-
employ in defence of their interests and right such
advocates, alto rneys, and other ngeEts as they may
| think proper.
ART. ". The citizens Of each of the high con-
tracing parties, residing in the other shall enjoy
the most perfect liberty Of conscience They shall
be subjected to no nconSeniences whatever
count Of their religious belief Nor shall they in
any manner be annoyed or disturbed in the excr-
cisc Of their religious worship, in private houses
in the chapels aud places which they may select
for that purpose, provided that, in S doing they
observe the decOrum due to the laws, usages, and
customs Of the country. 1t is likewise agreed that
the citzcns Of the ono country diving in the terri
tory Of the other, may be inferred either in the
dinary ccmetrcs, or in such others may be selcc
ted for that purpose by their government, or hy
their personal friends or representatives, with the
consent Of the ocaauthoriics. All such cemeteries
and funeral professions going to or returning from
thcm shall be protected from violation or disturb
ancc.
ART v The citizens Of each Of the high con-
tracing parties, within the Jurisdiction OF the 9TH
shall have power to dispose of their personal pro-
pcrty by sale, Donation testament, or otherwise {;
and their personal representatives, being citizens
| OF the other contracting party, shall succeed to
their personal property, whether by Testament or
ab ntcNdto. They may take possession ercof, either
| Iy themselves by others acting for them, at
their pleasure and dispose Of the paying such
duty only as the citizens Of the country wherein
the said personal property is situated shall be SUBJ
ject to Iay, in like cases In the absence OF per-
sonsl representative, The same care shall be taken
Of the property by law would bc TAX Of the
property Of native in similar case whilst the
lawful owner may take measures for securing it,.
II question should arise among the claimants as to
the rightful ownership Of the property, the same
shall he finally decided by the judicial tribunals
Of the country in which il is situated.
When on the decease Of any person holding real
estate will in the territory Of one party, such real
estate would by the law Of the land sccnd on the
citizen of the other were he not disqualified by
alicnage, the longest term which the laws Of the
country in which it is situated will permit thal
6 be accorded to him to dispose Of the same; nor
shall he be subjected in doing so, to higher or 9th
CT dues, than if a citizen Of the country
wherein such real estate is situated.
Ant, VI. The high contracting parties hereby
agree that whatever Kind of produce, manufacturer
merchandise Of any foreign country can bc, from
/ time to time, lawfully imported into the United
States in t,eir own vessels, may also be imported
In the vessels OF Venezuela, and no higher or 9TH
! or duties upon the tonnage cargo Of the
! shall Ic levied or collected, whether the importa
tion be made under The flag Of the United States o
a YES gel under the flag of Venezuela. And recipro
cally whatever kind Of produce, manufactures, ol
merchandise Of any foreign country can he, from
time to time, lawfully imported to Venezuela IN he
own vcsses, may also Dc imported in vesscls Of Tho
United States, and higher, or other duties upoI
the tonnage cargo Of the vessel shall be levied o.
n collected whether the importation be made in
vessel under the flag OF NeDezuela, or uhdeT Ihe Hh
Of the United States.
Whatev be lawfully exported or re-eHport
}. ed by party in its vessels. to any fOretg
country, may in like manner be exported or re-ex
ported in the vessels Of the other; and the sam
duties, bounties, and draw backs shall be collecte
aud allowed, whether such expOrt or re-cXPOr
tation be made in vessels Of the other. No
g shall higher or other charges Of any kind be i'm
posed in ports Of party vessels Of tie otner
than are or shall be payable In the sAmeports by
J. tional vessels.
n AEr. VII. The preceding article is not applicn
be to the coasting trade Of the partcs
m which is respectively reserved by each cxciusiye
for its own citizens.