Nebraska advertiser., 1863-06-18

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katifeatiOus exehhnged at COnstantino9le Iun,5
/ 1862. Proclaimed BY the president Of the Unissd
II States July 2. 1852. f. ;
By THE PsEsiDENT OF fsE UNITED STATES OR AAlEE-
/ PROCLAMATION.
/ Whereas n treaty Of commerce aud navigAtion bo-
tween the United States Of America and the Ott0-
nian Empire as concluded and siged BY their res
pectiye llenipot entiaries at COnstsntnops on the
i tWentyffth day Of February last which treaty In
the English language is word for word a. folIoSsf
! Tre'sty Of CoIn'1erce and Navigation between the
United States Of America and the Ottoman Empire
| Ihs United states OF America on the one part
and Ills lmpsr O. Majesty the Sultan Of ths Otto.
nan empire on the other .part heing equally theta
respective countries have agreed for this purpose to
cnneluGe treBty 0f eommeres and navigation and
have named as thor respective penipOtentiaries,
thai - 90 say; The President Of the United States
EOf America ElNard Joy Norris. minister resident &c
tho SHbliin Porte; aud His Imperial Majesty the
j sultan ct the Ottomln empire his highness 4ehem-
Ell Enin Ali Pacha minister Of foreign affairs dec
urated With the imperial orders Of the Ottomanich
IN Bfllants, Mtiidich. aad order Of Merit Of the
First Class an the grand crosses Of several foreign
0risrs: WIN after having communicated 20 each
other their respective full powers sound in good
and due form have agreed upon the following arti-
/ c!e.
art. l. All rights privileges and immuuitiss IS,
Whsh have been conferred on the citizens vessels
ut the United States Of America by the tseaty al
ready existing between che United States Of AMIR
| Icd and the O.tOmln empire confirmed now and
forever with the exception Of those clauses Of the
said treaty which It is the object Of The present.
treaty To m3dIfy: and it is moreover expressly stip-
laied that all rights privileges immanities, which
| the Sublime Porte now grants, OF may hereafter
grlnt 60, suffer to the enjoyed BY the subjects.
ships eommaree Ut navigation Of any other foreign
power shall be equally granted to and exercised and
enjoyed by the eitzsns vessef commerce and nayi-
5a5on Of ths United States Of America.
Art. 2 The citizens Of the United States Of AMER
isa, or their agents shal be permitted to purchase &C
aI places the UttOmlu empire and its pOssessivuS
whether for the psrposeS Of internal trace or Of ex
p'ratinn.} all articles without any eqeeptOn what
SOsvef the prodase m1unft3ture Of the said em-
pirs AMI possessions; and the Sublime Porte having
IN virtue OF the second article Of the convention Of
c 'mm 'rce OF the 10Th of August 1888 with Grsat
Britain formally engaged to abolish all mouOpolieS
Of agricultural produce or OF everp other articles
EhatsOeVer. as well as all permits" to Ekerehs)
from the local governors either for the purchase Of
any article or for its removal from place to
other When purchased any attemps to compel the
ths citz ms % the United States Of America to re-
eeIve such parmt' from the local governors shall
be considered infracton Of this treaty and tho
Sublime Porto shall Immediately punish with sever
~ any zers or other Officers who shall have been
guilty OF such miseOncuet and shall render full JUS
tie 10 eitiz' Of the United States of Amerea for
all IOsIes Or Injuries which they may duly prove
thenielyes 70 have suffered thereby.
Art. g. # any articles of Ottoman produce or
lnuf etlre be p1rchased BY citz8ns Of the United
Sfrtes of America. their agents for the purDO Of
selng the Sams f0f internal consumption IN Turkey
rh5 sIil eiCizens their agents. shall pay at the
purch ls3anl Ie Of such articles, and in any man
OF ira 10 therein the same duties that are paid
in similar cir;um stances by the most favored class
OF OttomJn subjects or Of foreigners in the internal
trade Of the Ottoman empire.
Art. T. No Oths- or higher duties or charges shall
be imposed in the dominiOns and possessions Of
either Of th3 contracting parties on the expectation
OF any article to the d0mniOns and POSSESSIONS Of the
other than such are mLY be payable on the
expiration OF thu like article to any other foreign
eJuntry; nor shall any prohibition be imposed Ou
Ebe expectation Of any article from the d0minions
I'd posSe SsOns Of the other, which shall not equally
exend to the expOrtaton Of the like article to any
other country. nod a
No charge or daty whatsoever win be demanded
on any aItioleJf O5tOmIn or Iduoe or manufacture
pureh Led by otzns of the Uait ID States Of Amer
lea thJir agents either at the place whore such
article is purchased in its transit from hat place
to the whena3 it is exp Jrted at which it which
it VIII b5 subj set to IA export duly not exceeding
eight cent, calculated on tho ValGs at the place
of shipment and payable expectation; and all
articles whi1h shall have paid this duty shall
not again be liable % the duty. however they
may nave changed hands within eny part Of the
OEEomIn empire. r.. l-..5 rr. .sIl-.--. F.
1t isfurthermors agreel that the duty og eight
per cent above m sntonsd will be annually reduced
oy Ou6 p5f CENT uulM II Sutll De In kQl9 manner
finally reduced to liked duty Of one percOnt ad
V4lOrem destined to cover the general expenses Of
administration and control.
Art. S. Yo Other or higher duties shall be.imposed
the portraliOn into the United States Of Amsrca
Of any article the prOdu3e manufacture Of the do
minions and possessions Of His Imperial m0iesty the
Su tan teOm whascyer place arriving whether by
sea or By lind; and other or hi CHER duties shall
DO imp sod on tho in1Irtttion into the dominions
and p ,sSsssilns Of I'm )eral Majesty or anyarti-
Gle ths prJdG,s intnufIctur5 OF the United State
Oi Amjfic1 from WdItJYsr plase arriving than are
OF may pay I0Ie tbs like article tho produce or
mAnu!ac use Of any her foreign country; nor shall
am prohibition te IN rinttined or imposed on the
importarior Of any article the produce or manfao-
ture OF the dOminions and possessions Of either Of
ths contracting psrtie3into the dOminions and Dos
sessions Of the Other Whice shall MT equally extend
to the exyOrJaion Of the like articles, being the
pr6dace OF mtnufieture any Othor eountry.
Ills Imp rial Njesty further engages that save
as her5n tfter excepted he viii not prOhbs the i'm
pOrtstiOn in-O his dJminiOns and possessions Of any
article the produces AMI mInufacture Of the United
states of AmercI from whatever place arriving; and
that the duties TO bs imposed every artible the
rr,duce or Manufacture OF the United States Of
America imy1rtsd into the mDirO and possessions OF
HIS Imperial MIjesty the Sulton shall in no case
exceed uns xsd rate Of eight per cent. ad valorem
or a specihs duty, fixed by common consent equiVa-
thereto. Such rate shall be calculated upon the
value II such articles ut tho wharf and shall be
P1saoiS - Sio JiiES Ol LuCtE QrOugnb
by Sc or at che Grst custom house they lnay reach
il brought by land.
If these articles after having paid the import du-
~ Of eight per cent sold either at the place og
their arrival in ths interior Of the county neither
the buyer uOr the s5ller shall be charged with any
further dnty ia respect them; and if such articles
should not be sJd for consumption in the Ottoman
empire buE shOud Dc reexpOrted within the space Of
SIX 10 nths the same shall be considered as mer-
chanii>e in trdnsit BY land and DO treated as is
stated hereinafter in article XII Of this treaty; the
administration Of the customs being b)und 10 res
tore at the tImo OF their transportation to the mer-
chant, who shall Re required TO furnish proof that
the g,Ods IN question have paid the import duty %
eight per cent the difference bstTesn that duty aud
the dHry levied gods in transit BY land as set
fourth 10 the article above cited.
Art. s. lei understood that any article the pro-
duce ur mpnufAeture Of y foreign conntry intended
Tor importation into the United PrineipaliGies %
Moldo allaehla or into the prnepality Of SeFVis,
which shall pass through any other part Of the OF
tOman empire will nat be liable % the payment Of
customs duty until it reaches those prineipaties;
and on the other hand that any article Of foreign
produce Or manufacture passing through those prin-
cipllties, but destined tor other part Of the
OuOman empire. will not be liable 70 tae payment
OF customs dutv until such article reaches the r5s
custom bOuss under the direct administration Of the
TUbine Porte.
The same course shall be followed with respect 70
any article the produce mlnufacture Of those
principaties as well with respect 70 any article
the produce manufacture Of any other portion %
the Ottoman empire intended for GxpOrtatiO1; saoh
articles will be liable to the payment of customs