Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-02-14

procally. all articles which are or may be legally
improbable into the dominions and possessions Of
His Imperial Majesty the Sultan in Ottoman vcs-
sells. may likewise he imported in vessels OF the
United States without being liable to my other or
higher duties or charges, Of whatever denomination.
than If such articles were imported in Ottoman YES
sells. Such reciprocal equality Of treatment shall
take effect without distinctions. whether .uch ar
ticles GONE directly from the place al origin or from
any o.l-r country. In the same manner there
shall he perfect equality Of treatment, in regard to
cAportation, so that the anne export duties shall
be pail, and the same tountie. and drawbacks al
lowed in the dominions aud possession. Of either Of
the contracting parties on the expectation "f any
article which j.. or may he. legally exroitablc
thereirom. whether such expectation shall take
,,iacr ia Ottoman or in vessels of The Cnitcd States.
and whatever may he the place ~f destination.
whether a port of either of the contracting parties.
or oi any third power.
Article IL. M duties of tonnage. hu:i,nr. pilot
age. light house. quarantine. or other similar OF
corresponding duties of whatever nature. ne under
whatever denomination. levied in the name or i"r
profit of government. public fnnrti"narics. private
in,ii, iiuml-. corporations. or establishments al any
kind. shall he imposed in the port Of the d"miniohs
and possessions Of either country upon the vessels
of the other country which shall not equally. and
under the same conditions. he imposed in the like
cases on national vessels in general.
Suci, equality oi treatment shall apply ~Ieripr"-
cally TO the e~>pectivc vessels. fl m Whatever port
or pi.rc the; may arrive and whatever may re
their place ii Destination.
Article y. All vessel. which. arrnr,;ing to the
Law. "f the United States. are T." be- dcennd vessels
u. the I nitc,i States, II ID all vcsSrls which. accord
in. to Ottoman law. aye to be deemed Ottoman
vessels, shall. for the purposes of this treaty. IL"
deemed vessels citie United State- and Ottoman
vessels. re -Vectiyely.
upon goods Of the United States. being the produce
or manufacture ofti,c same, whether in vessels "f
the I nitei States. or other vessels. nor upon any
gundS the produce or manufacture Of any other
foreign country carried in vessels Of the United
States, when tho same shall pas through tho
Struts Of the DardameIles. or OF the Bo.phorus.
whc,;,er such goods shall pas, through those straits
in the Vessels that brought them, or shall have
hcen tran>hippcd Ia other vessels or whether. after
ha,:n hrcn sold inr expectation. they hall. for u
certain limited time. be landed in order to he placed
in o,!;rr, csscls for the continuance or their voyage.
In the latter ease. the goods i'll question shall be
deposited Mt ConstnntinUpie, in the magazines OF
the custom house. called transit magazines and
in any other places where there is no cntrrpot,
they shall be placed under the charge of the al
miui,tration of the customs.
Article MI. T!,, sublime Porte. desiring tn
grant. ty means OF .rsiual concessions. all fa"ili-
ties in lis power to transit b.. land. il IL stipulated
AMI agreed that "A duty Of three per cent. levied up
+" this time on articles impaired int" tn" Ottoman"
empire. in their passage through the Ottoman EN-
pirc I" other countries. shall he rcdurcd 10 two pc'
! cent. payable NJ the duty of three per cent. ha. been
patti hitherto. on arriving in the Ottoman i"min
! iuns and nj the end of eight years. TO hc rrehomcd
from the day IF the exchange of the ratifcntion- OF
the present treaty. tn Al fined AMI definite taA .!
one per cent. which shall he levied. as is t" be :he
: rasr with respect To Ottnm' II produce exported. 4
? deiray the expense of registration.
= Tho Sublime Porte. at tho same time. declare,
that it rescr, es to itself the right To establish. by a
special enactment. tho measures to he adopted foI
the prevention Of fraud.
Article XIII. Citizens Of the United States ri
America. or their agents. trading in goods the pro
I, duce "r manufacture Of foreign countries. shall be
! subject I" the same taxes, snd enjoy the ZANE
rights. privileges. and immunities. a. foreign sub
) jerts dealing in goods the produce or manufacture
{ Of their own country.
. Article XIV. An exception to the stipulation.
laid down in the With article hall be made in regard
to tobacco in any shape whstsoe, er. and also in
regard Ia salt, which two xr.irler shall vrasc to b.
! included among those which the citi,ens Of the
! United States Of America are permitted tn irapor,
! into the Ottoman dominionr.
Citizens Of the United States. however. or their
z agents. bn. ing or selling tobacco or salt for con
y sumption in the Ottoman empire. shall te subject
l &" the same regulations and shsll pay the smnr du
ties a. the most favored Ottoman subjects trading
> in the two articles aforesaid ; and furthermore, ~
: n compensation for the prohibition Of the two al
: ticlcs above mentioned. no duty whichever shall in
I future be levi led on those articles when exported
~" ~ ''"'i'h CWIiit ~ VI II I nlteo
States.
: Citizens of the United States shall. nevertheless
he bound to declare the quantity Of tobacco and
salt thus exported to the proper custom house author
: itics. who shall. as heretofore. have the right t.
+ watch over the export of these articles, without
r thereby being entitled to levy any tax thereon on
any prctcnrc whatsoever.
E Article Nv. 1t is understood between tho two
contracting parties that the Sublime Porte reserve,
! to itself the faculty and right Of issuing u genera
~ n.uZH H. -. L nAA-
man empire Of sunpo~der. cannon. arms Of wnr
I or military stores. but such prohibition will no,
Z come into operation until il shall have been oHicisll,
notified. and will apply only TO the articles men.
q toned in the decree cnactinH the prohibition. Any
{ Of these articles which have not been 20 .peci6rsll,
! prohibited shall. on being imported into the Otto
! man empire. be subject to the local regulations
I unless the legation Of the United States Of Amcrics
! shall think fit I" apply for u special license, which
! will in that case he %grnntcd. provided no valid oh.
ject On thcrct" ran be alleged. tiunpowdcr, in par
= ticular. when allowed to be imported will he liable
to tho follow ing -tirulations:
l. IL shall not be sold by citiiens Of the United
! States in rusntitier exceeding the quantities pre-
scrihcd by the local regulations.
J. z. Whom q cargo or 4 large quantity Of gun
I powder arrives in nm Ottoman port. on hoard n YES
sci o!the United States. such vessel shall be snchor.
cd ut II particular spot. to he designated by the local
! authorities. and the Sunpowder hall thence he con
: vcyed. under the inspection Of such authorities. to
! depots. or httin. places designHted by the govern
ment. to which the parties interested shall have Nc.
: cess under due regulations.
F"wlins pieces. pistols. and ornamental Or fancy
weapons. as also small quantities Of sunpowder Tor
sporting. reserved for private use. shxll not he sub
jet T." the stipulati"ns Of the present article.
Article MI. The irman- required for merchant
! vessels Of the United States Of America. on passing
through the Dnrlancllcs and the nosphorus. shall
: always - delivered in such manner a. to occasion
l." ~uch vessels thu least possible delay.