Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1863-08-11
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OFFICIAL.
ByMs President Of Tie United States Of 4merica.
A PROCLAMATION.

A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS a Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Com
meree, and Navigation between the United States
and the Republic of Bolivia was concluded and
signed by their respective Plenipotentiares, Mt
La Pa2, on the thirteenth day of May one thou
sand eight hundred and fifty eight, which Treaty,
after having been amended and ratified by the
contracting parties, is word for word as follows;
Treaty Of Peace, Friendship, Commerce and NaDi-
CATION 5ett0esn the United States Of Americd and
The Republic of BoiiUir.
The United States of Amerca and the Repnb-
lie of Bolivia, desiring t0 make lasting and firm
the friendship and good understanding which
happily prevail between both nations. have re-
solved to fix, in manner clear distinct, and
positive the rules which shall in future he re-
ligiously observed between the one and the other,
by reasons of tr'aty of friendship commerce,
and navigation. For this most desirable object,
the President of the United States OF America
has conferred fall powers on John W. Dana,
citizen of the said States, aud their Minister
resident to the said Republic aud the President
OF the Republic of Bolivia on the citizen Lucas
Mendoza de la Tapin, Secretary of State in the
Department of Exterior Relations and Public
Instruction, who, after having exchanged their
said fn'l powers n due and proper form, have
agreed to the follow ng articles:
ARTICLE l.
1aere shall be perfect, ii, aud inviolable
peace and sincere friendship between the United
States of Americl and the Republic of Bolivia,
in all the extent OF their posses ions and terri
tories, and between their people aud citizens re-
spectively, without dis notion Of persons or
places
ARuGLE II.
= either party shall hereafter grant to my
other nation, its citizens subjects, any particu
lar favor in navigation or commerce, il shall i'm
medately become common to the other party,
ecly when freely granted to such other nation,
or on yielding the same compensation when the
grant il conditional.
EXPLANATION.
Aa in said article it is stipulated that any
special favor in navigation and trade granted by
one of tho contracting parties to any other
nation, extends and is common to the other party
forthwith, it is declared that, in what pertains to
the navigation of rivers, this treaty shall only
apply to concessions which the Government may
authorize for navigating iluVial streams which
do not present sbstructions; that is to say those
whose navigation may be naturally plain and
current without there having been need to obtain
it by the employment of labor and capital that
by consequence there remains reserved the right
of the Bolivian Government to grant privileges
to any association or company. ms well foreign
/ as 0hlluuull WulCH tuuuli uuuciluht Auh uhNlSu-
tion of those rivers from which, in order to sue.
ceed there are difficulties to overcome, such as
the clearing out OF rapids, NC. &c.
ARTICLE III.
The United States of America and the Repub-
lie of Bolivia mutually agree that there shall
be reciprocal liberty of commerce and navigation
between their respective territories and citizens
| The citizeus of either Republic may frequent
with their vessels all the COASTS, ports and place,
of the others, where foreign commerce is per
mitted, and reside in all parts of the territory o
either, aud occupy dwellings and warehouses
and every thing belongiI thereto shall be re
spected, and shall not he subjected to any arbi
trary visits or search The said citizens shAl
have full liberty to trade in all parts Of the terrtor
Of either, according 10 the rules established by tn
respective regulations Of commerce, in all kind
of goods, mechandise, manufactures, and pro
duce not prohibited to ALL and TO open retail
stores and shops, under the same municipal ani
police regulations as native citizens and the.
shall not in this repect he liable to any other o
higher taxes on imposts than those which are o
NAV be paid by native citizens. No examination
or inspection of their books, papers, or account
shall he made without the legal order Of
competent tribunal or judge.
The provisions of this treAty are not TO b
understood as applying TO the navigation an
coasting trade between one port and another
situated in the territory OF either OF the eontrac
ing parties-the regulation of such naVigatio
and trade beng reserved respectively by Il
parties according to their own separate law
: Vessels OF either country shall, however, be pc
5. mitted to discharge part OF their cnrEnes Mt OF
G. port, omen to foreign commerce, in the terrllor
Of either of the high contracting parties, payir
| only the custom house duties upon that poriit
of the cargo which may he discharged. and
g, proceed with the remainder of their cargo TO ai
other port or ports of the same territory, open
4 foreign commerce, without paying other
- higher tonnage luties or port charges in au
le cases than would be paid by national vessels
IA like circumstances aud they shall be permit
to load in like manner Mt different ports in I
,, same voyage outwards.
l.. The citizens of either country shall also ha
the urrestrainel right to travel in my part
ar the possessions OF the other and shall in
cases enjoy the same security and protection
the nations of the country in which they rest
a on condition of their submitting TO the laws,
erees aud ordinances there prevailing. III
shall not be cred upon for any forced loan
E occasional contribution, nor shall they he liza
toary embargo or to be detained with III
b vessels, oargOcs, merchandise, goods, or etiec
s. for any military expedition, or for any public
&C nose whatsoever, without being allowed thereto
I'D .ll and suiliceH naturalization, which 81
Nd in all cases be agreed upon aud pTid in
vance.
bs ARTICLE ~.
M ns An kinds Of produce, manufactures, or N
iss chandise, of any foreign country which can Il
time to time, be lawfully imported into the Uni
: States in their own vessels, may he also pnpl
ed in vessels of the Republic Of Bolivia ant
higher or other duties upon the tonnage Of
vessel aud her cargo shall he levied aud collee
whether the importation lie made in vessels
the one country or the other; and in like II
wa va ner all kinds of produce, manufactures.
:" merchandise of any foreign country that Gun
J. from time to time, lawfully imported into
T, Republic of Bolivia in its own vessels, Whe
4 in her ports upon the Pacific or her ports u
% the tributaries Of the Amazon or La Plata,
Is be also imported in vessels of the United Sta
H. and no higher or other duties upon the toni
= of the vessel and her cargo shall be levie.
collected, whether the importation be mad
essels of the one country or of the other
Co. II ey agree that what may be lawfully expo
re-exported from the one country to its