Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-11-26

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ARTICLE XIV. An sxeeptisa 10 The sip
slasions Aid aova in The ffth asticle shall
be nsae in regard to tobacco in any shape
vhatsoeves, and also in regard to s.lt, which
tv0 articles shal. cease " he included snose
thsee which the c:;izess Of the United States
II America are permitted to import into
the Ottomaa dominion..
Citisens Of the United States, however,
or their agents, buying or selling tobacco or
salt for consumption in the Ottoman EN-
pire, shall be subject to the same regulations
and shall pay the same duties as the most
favored Ottoman subjects trading in the two
articles aforesaid; and furthermore, as .
compensation for the prohibition of the two
articles above mentioned, no duty whaeo-
ever shall in future be levied on those arti-
cles when exported from the Ottoman En-
pire by citizens of tho United States.
Citizens Of the United States shall, new.
ertheless, be bound to declare the quantity
of tobacco and salt thus exported to the
proper custom.house authorities, who shall,
as heretofore, have the right to watch over
the export Of these articles, without thereby
being entitled to levy any tax thereon on
INV nretenco whatsoever.
ARTICLE XIV. It is understood between
the two contracting parties that the Sublime
Porte reserves to itself the faculty and right
Of issuing general prohibition against the
importation into the Ottoman Empire of
gunpowder, cannon, arms of war, or mill
tary stores, but such prohibition will not
come into operation until it shall have been
officially notified, and will apply only to the
articles mentioned in the decree enacting
the prohibition. Any Of these articles which
have not been SO specifically prohibited shall,
on being imported into the Ottoman Empire,
be subject to the local regulations, unless
the legation of the United States Of America
shall think fit to apply for Especial license,
which will in that case be granted, provided
no valid objection thereto can be alleged.
Gunpowder, in particular, when allowed to
be imported, will be liable to the following
stipulations:
l. 1t shall not be sold by citizens of the
United States in quantities exceeding the
quantities prescribed by the local regpla.
tions.
2. When cargo or a large quantity Of
gunpowder arrives in an Ottoman port, on
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vessel shall be anchored at q particular spot,
to be designated by the local authorities,
and the gunpowder shall thence be con-
veycd, under the inspection of such au-
thorities, to depots, or fitting places desig-
mated by the government, to which the par
ties interested shall have access under due
regulations.
Fowling- pieces, pistols, and ornamental
or fancy weapons, as also small quantities
Of gunpowder for sporting, reserved for pri-
vate the, shall not be subject to the stipula-
tions Of the present article.
ARTICLE XVI. The frmans required for
merchant-vesscls Of tho United States Of
America, on passing through the Dardan-
elles and the Bcsphorus, shall always be
delivered in such manner as to occasion to
such vessels the least possible delay.
ARTICLE XVII. The captains of mer-
chant vessels Of the United States laden
with goods destined for the Ottoman En-
pire shall be obliged, Immediately on their
arrival at the port Of their destination, to
deposit in the custom house of said port 4
true copy Of their manifest.
ARTICLE XVIII. Contraband goods will
be liable to con6scation by the Ottoman
treasury; but report or f,rcces verbal, Of
the alleged act Of contraband, must, so soon
as the said goods are seized by the authori.
ties, be drawn up and communicated to the
consular authority Of the citizen or subject
70 whom the goods said to be contraband
shall belong; and no goods can he coniis-
Gated a contraband unless the fraud with
regard 70 them shall be duly and legally
proved.
ARTICLE XIX. All merchandise, the
produce or manufacture of the Ottoman
doaiuions and possessions, imported into
the United States Of America, shall be
treated in the same manner as the like mer.
chandise, the produce or manufacture of
the most 6vorrd nation.
All rights, privileges. Or innunities,
vhieh are pcw q nay hereafter be granted
to. Or suSered to BE e.jcyed by the sub
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