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


any vessel under the American flag vio-
lating this provision shall, with her
cargo, be subject to conliscation TO
the Chinese government and any
citizen of the United States who shall
trade in any contraband article of
merchandise shall be subject to be
dealt with by the Chinese government,
without being entitled to any conuten-
ance or protection from that of the
United States and the United States
Will take measures to prevent their
flag from being abused by the subjects
OF other nations as cover for tho vi
oIation of the laws of the Empire.
| ARTICLE XIV.
Al each of the ports open to com
merce citizens of the United States
shall be permitted to import from
abroad, and sell, purchase. and cx-
port all merchandise Of which the i'm
portation or expectation is not prohib
tied by the laws of the Empire. The
tariff of duties TO be paid by citizens
of the United States, on the export
and import of goods from and into
China, shall be the same as was
agreed upon at the treaty of Wang
hia, except so far as it may be modi
fed by treaties with other nations, it
being expressly agreed that citizens
OF the United States shall never pay
higher duties than those paid 10y the
most favored nation.
.. ARTICLE XVI.
Tonnage duties shall be paid on
every merchant vessel belonging to
the United States entering either of
the open ports at the rate of four mace
per ton of forty cubic feet, if she be
over one hundred and fifty tons bur
den, and one mace per ton of forty
cubic feet, if she be of the burden Of
one hundred and fifty tons or under,
according To the tonnage specified in
the register which, with her other
papers, shall, on her arrival, be lodged
with the consul, who shall report the
same TO the commissioner of customs
And if any vessel, having paid ton
mage duty at one port, shall go TO any
other port to complete the disposal of
her cargo, or, being in ballast, to pur-
chase an entire or fill up an incom-
plctc cargo, the consul shall report the
same to the commissioner of customs,
who shall note Oh the port clearance
that the tonnage duties have been paid
and report the circumstances to the
collectors at the other customhouscs !;
in which case, the said vessel shall
| only pay duty on her cargo, and not
be charged with tonnage duty second
time. The collectors of customs az the
open ports shall consult with the con-
suls abont the erection of bcacons or
lighthouses, and where buoys and
light-ships should be placed.
ARTICLE XVII.
Citizens of the United States shall
be allowed to engage pilots TO take
their vessels into port, aud, when the
lawful duties have all been paid, take
them out of port. 1t shall be lawful
for them to hire at pleasure servants,
eompradores, linguists, writer's, labor
ers, seamen, and persons for whatever
necessary service, with passage or
cargo boats, for reasonable COM
pensation, to be agreed upon 10y the
parties or determined by the consul.
. ARTICLE XVIII. ..
Whenever merchant vessel of the
United States shall enter a port, the
collector of customs, shall, if he see
fit, appoint custom-house officers to
guard said vessels, who may live on
board the ship or their own boats, at
their convenience. The local author
ties of the Chinese government shall
cause to be apprehended all mutineers
or dcserters from on board the vessels
of the United States in China. on being
informed by the consul and will de-
liver them up to the consuls or rather
officer for punishment. And if Grim
inals, subjects of China, take refuge
in the houses or on board the vessels
of citizens of the United States, they
shall not be harbored or concealed, but
shall be delivered mp to Justice on due
requsition 10y the Chinese local officers
addressed to those Of the United States.
The merchants, seamen, and other cit
izens of the United States shall be
under the superintendent of the APP
propriate officers of their government.
If individuals of either nation commit
acts of violence or disorder, use arms
to the injury of others, or create dis
tnrbances eudangcring life, the officers
Of the two governments will exert
themselves to enforce order and to
maintain the public peace, by doing
impartial justice in the premises.
ARTICLE XIX.
Whenever a merchant vessel belong
ing To the United State shall cast an
chor in either of the said ports, the
spcrcargo, master or cCnslgnee, shall,
within forty-eight hoarsi deposit the
the ships papers in the hands OF the
consul or person charged with his
/ functions, who shall cause to be com
! municated TO the superintendent Of
customs true report OF the name and
tonnage of such vessel, the number of
! her crew, aud the nature of her cargo,
which being done, hc shall give a per-
nit for her discharge. And the mas
! ter, supercargo, or consignee, ii he
proceed To discharge the cargo without
such permit, shall incur fine of five
hundred dollars, and the goods so dis
charged without permit shall be sub
ject to forfeiture to the Chinese gov
ernment But If master of any YES
sci in port desire to discharge part
only Of the cargo, it shall be lawful
| for him to do 50, paying duty on such
part only. and to proceed with the re-
mainder to any other ports. or, II
the master so desire. he may, within
forty.eight hours after the arrival of
the vessel, but not later, decide to de-
part without breaking bulk in which
case he shall not be subject to pay
tonnage or othor duties or charges
until, ON his arrival at another port,
he shall proceed to discharge cargo,
when hc shall pay the duties on YES