Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-02-26
ARTICLE x.

ARTICLE X.
The respective post Office regulations and rates Of
postage OF each Of the contracting parties shall be
municated to- and all matters Of detail arising out Of
e g 0ea sna e s. settled t
republics possible after the exchange of the
Publications Of the present convention.
It is also agreed that the Of detail referred
to in this article may be modified by the two General
Post Office Departments whenever, by mutual consent
those Departments shall have decided that such mod
acations would be beneficial to the post Office service
means Of Internal ansportation viii permit to reduce
her present rates Of inland postage.
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The present convention shall continue in force until
sha be abrogated by the mutual consent Of the
contracting parties, until Of them shall have
gwen twelve months previous notice to the other Of
the Constitutions Of the two countries and the ratf-
cations shall be exchanged at the city of Mexico
within sx month from the date hereof or earlier npos
IN witness whereof We the Plenpotentiaries Of the
States have sened anS saed these mexican
Done in the city Of Mexico on the eleventh day Of
December, in the year Of Lord thousand eight
Independence q &c United States q and IN
THOMAS CORwIN, lL.sl
SEB'N LERDO DE TEJADA, Il. 81
:
And whereas the said convention has been duly rati-
ed both partand the respective notifications of the
same were exchanged in the city Of Mexico on the
Now, therefore, be it known that I, ABRAHAM
LINCOLN. President Of the United States of America
end that the same and every clause and article there
Of may be observed and FULFILLED by the United States
n testimony whereof, have hereunto set my hand
and caused the asd Of the United States to be af-
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Of june in the year of our Lord one thous-
T. = Independenee cfthe United States d America
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
treaty Of Commerce and Navigation between the Unit
Cd States and the Ottoman Empire; Concluded at
changed at constantinople, June 5, 1867 Proclaim
ed BY the President Of the United States, July O.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas treaty of commerce and navigation be-
tween the United States of America and the Ottoman
Empire was concluded and signed by their respective
day Of February last which treaty in the English Lam
guage, is word for word as follows:
Treaty Of Commerce and Navigation between the
United States Of Amerca and the Ottoman Empire.
The United States Of America on the one part, and
His Imperial Majesty the Sultan Of the Ottoman
pre on the other part being equally animated by the
their respective countries agreed for this purpose
to conclude treaty OF commerce and navigation, and
to say The President q the United States Of Amer.
ica Edward Joy Norris minister resident at the Sub
lime Porte and His Imperial Majesty the Sultan Of
Pacha, minister Of foreign affairs decorated with the
imperial orders of the ottomanich in BrllAnts. Mali
dch and order of Merit of the First Glass, and the
grand Of several foreign orders who, after hav
ing communicated to each other their respective full
powers found IN good and due FORM have agreed upon
the following articles
Article I. All rights, privileges, and immunities,
the United States of America by the treaty already
ising between the United States of America and the
the Of oe Of said
it the object OF the present treaty to modify and 1t
is expressly TED that sah al nights pv
grants hereafter grant to, or suffer to be en-
joyed by the subjects ships, commerce, or navigation
of other foreign power shall be equally granted to
and exercised and enjoyed by the citizens, vessels
commerce. and navigation of the United States of
Article II. The citizens of the United States of
America their agents, shall be permitted to purchase
at all places in the Ottoman empire and its possessions,
whether the purposes Of internal trade of expor
tation) all articles, without exception whatsoever
the produce manufacture of the said empire and
sessions and the Sublime Porte having, in virtue of
the second article of the Of commerce. OF the
10th Of August 1888, with Great Britain, formally
gagged to abolish all onopoes of agricultural produce
or Of every other articles whatsoever well as all
.permits ezkerehs) from the local governors either
for the purchase of article for its removal from
compel the citizens of the United States Of America to
receive such permits from the local governors shall
be considered infracon of this treaty and the
Sublime Porte shall Immediately punish with severity
any viziers, other officers who shall have been guilty
of such misconduct and shall render full justice to cit
xens of the United States of America for all losses
injuries which they may duly prove themselves to have
Article III. If any articles of Ottoman produce or
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selling the same for internal consumption in Turkey
ga ana Of Such articles and in any
trade therein the same duties that are paid in similar
circumstances by the most favored class Of Ottoman
subjects or Of foreigners the internal trade of the
Article w No other or higher duties or charges
shall be imposed in the dominions and possessions of
either OF the contracting PARTIES the expectation of
en- than such as are or may payable the expora-
ton Of the like article to any other foreign country
no m the and
Of either Of the two contracting to the domn
ions and possessions of the other shall not equal
ly extend to the expectation of the like article to
No charge or duty whatsoever will be demanded
chased By citizens it Of the United Of America or
their agents. either at the place where such article is
whence is exported at which it will be subject to
export duty not exceeding eight per cent calculated
e1portation; and all articles which shall once have
paid this duty shall not again be liable to the same du-
ty, however they may have changed hands thin any
It is furthermore agreed that the duty of eight per
above mentioned will be annualyreduced byone per cent
cent until it shall be, in this manner, finally reduced
to fixed duty of per cent. ad valorem, destined
to cover the general expenses of administration and
Article " No other or higher duties shall be impos-
ed the importation into the United States of Amer
minions and possessions Of His Imperial Majesty the
Sultan from whatever place arriving, whether by sea
or by land and no other higher duties shall be i'm
posed on the importation into the domnons and pos
sessions of His Imperial Majesty, OF any article the
Srovav hate MIA qrriv
payable the like article the produce or
Of any other foreign country nor shall any prohbi-
any article the produce manufacture of the domn
ions and possessions Of either OF the contract
other which shall not equally extend to the impora
ton Of the like ARTICLES being the produce or manufac-
His Imperial Majesty further engages that save as
hereinafter excepted, he will not prohibit the importa-
tSs 1s and Of the United Of
America, from whatever place arriving and that the
duties to be imposed on every article the produce or
uto the empire and possessions of His Imperial Maes
ty the Sultan, shall exceed fixed rate of
Common consent, equivalent thereto. Such rate shall
be calculated upon the value of such articles at the
wharf and shall be payable at the time of their being
they may reach, if brought by land.
Of eeht Der cent are sold either at the place Of their
arrival the interior of the conntay neither the
buyer the seller shall be charged with any further
duty respect to them and if such articles should not
be sold for consumption in the Ottoman empire, but
should be reexpored within the space Of six months
the same shall be considered merchandise in transit
BY land and be treated is stated hereinafter in Art
Gle XII of this treaty the administration OF the
toms being bound to restore at the time of their
portation the mercahnt who shall be required to
furnish proof that the goods in question have paid the
import duty Of eight per cent, the difference between
that duty and the duty levied goods in transit BY
land Is set forth in the article above cited
Article vi. 1t is understood that any article the
produce orimanufacture Of foreign country intended
for importation into the United Principates of Mol
do-Waacha into the principalty Of Servia, which