Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-03-21
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the Third Session Of ThTty-Serenh Con
gIcSS.


| In order to prevent all kinds OF disorder IN
the visiting and examination of the ships and
cargoes OF both tho contracting parties on
tho high seas, they mutually agree that.
whenever vessel of war shall meet with
neutral of the other contracting party, the
first shall remain at convenient distance,
and may send it's boats with two or three
men only, in order to execute the said exam
ination Of the papers concerning tho owner
ship and cargo of the vessel, without causing
the least extortiOn, violence, or ill-treatment,
for which the commanders of said armed
shall be responsible with their persons and
property; for which purpose the command.
trs of private armed vessels shall. before re-
ccivng their commissions, give sufficient Sc
curity to answer for all the damages they
may commit; and it is expressly agreed that
the neutral party shall in no case be required
te go on board the examining vessel for the
purpose of exhibiting his papers, or for any
other purpose whatever
ARTICLE XX,I.
To avoid all kinds of vcxaiOn and abuse
in the examination of the papers relating to
the ownership of the vessels belonging to the
citizens of the two contracting parties, they
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gagged in war. the ships and vessels belonging
to the citizens of the other must be furnished
with sea letters or passports, expressing the
name property, and bulk OF the ships, as also
the name aud place Of hahita,ion of the mas
ter and commander Of said vessel in order
that it may thereby appear that said ship tru-
" belongs to the citizens of one Of the par
ties; they likewise agree that such ships be-
ing laden, besides the said sea letters or pass
ports, shall also he provided will, certificates,
containing the several particulars Of tho car.
go, and the place whence the ship sailed, so
that it may be known whe;hor any forbidden
or contraband goods be on board tho same
which certificates shall be made out bv the
officers of the place whence the ship sailed in
the accustomed form; without such requi-
sites said vessels may be detained, to DO ad-
judged by the competent tribunal and may.
be declared legal prizes, unless the said de-
feet shall prove to be owing to accident, aud
supplied by testimony entirely equivalent.
ARTICLE xxIM.
1t is further agreed that the stipulations
above expressed, relative to tho visiting and
examination of vessels. shall apply only to
those which sail without convey; aud when
said vessels shall he under convoy, the verbal
declaration of tho commander Of the convoy,
on his word of honor, that the vessels under
his protection belong to the nation whose flag
he carries. and when they are bound to an en-
cmy' port that they haveno cnntraband goods
on board, shall be sufficient.
ARTICLE xXiv.
1t is further agreed that in all cases the es.
tablislled courts for prize causes in the coun.
try to which the prizes mny be conducted shall
alone take cognzance Of them; and whenev-
er such tribunals Of either party shall pro.
nounce Judgment against any vessel or goods,
or property claimed by the citizens of the
other party, tho sentence or decree shall men,
tion the reasons or motives on which the
same shall have been founded, and an authen-
ticated copy Of the sentence or decree. and of
all the proceedings in the case. shall, if de-.
,nandrd, BE- delivered to tho commander or
agent Of said vessel without any delay. he
paying the legal fees for the same.
ARTICLE XIV.
Ne citizen of the Republic Of Dolivia shall
take any commissions. or letters of marque
for arming any ship or ships to act rs priva-
tecrs against the said United States, or any
of them or against the citizens, people, or in
l,abitants of the United States or any of
them, or against the property of any of the
inhabitants of any of them, from any prince
or State with which the said United States
shall BE- at war; nor shall any citizen or ill.,
habitant of tho United States. or any of them,
take any commission or letters of marque for
arming any ship Or ships to act as privateers
against the citizens of the Republic of Boliv-
in. or any Of them, or the property of any
them. from any prince or State, with
which the said Republic Of Bolivia shall
be at war; and if any person Of either ma
tion shall take such commissions or letters of
marque he shall be punished according to
their respective laws.
ARTICLE XVI.
In accordance with fixed principles Of in.
ternational law, Bolivia regards tho rivers
Amazon and La Plata. with their tributaries,
rs highways or channels opened by nature for
the commerce of all nations In virtue of
which, and desirous Of promoting an exchange
of productions through these channels, she
will permit and invites commercial vessels of
all description of the United States. and of
all other nations of tho world, to navigate
freely in any part of their courses which
pertain to her, ascending those rivers to Bo-
liyian ports, and descending tlerefrom to the
ocean, subject only to tho conditions estab-
lished by this treaty. and to regulations sane
toned, or which may be sanctioned, by the
national authorities Of Bolivia not inconsistent
with the stipulati0ps thereof,