, 1864-11-07


ticles, and in any manner of trade therein,
the same duties that are paid in similar
circumstances by the most favored of OF
toman subjects, or Of foreigners in the in
ternal trade Of the Ottoman Empire.
ARTICLE ". No other or higher duties or
changes shall be imposed in the dominicns
and possessions of either of the contracting
parties, on the expectation Of any article
to the dominions and possessions Of el-
ther of the other, than such rs are Or may
be payable on the expectation of the lika
article to any other foreign country; nor
shall any prohibition be imposed on the ex-
portation Of any article from the domlnIonS
aud possessions Of either Of the two con-
tracing Powers to the dominions and pos
sessions of the other, which shall not
equally ehtend to the expectation Of the
like article to any other country.
No charge or duty whatsoever will be
demanded on any article Of Ottoman pro
duce or manufacture purchased by citizens
of the United States of America, or their
agents, either at the place where such ar
ticle is purchased or in its transit from that
place TO the place whence it is exported, at
which it will be subject to an export duty
not exceeding eight per cent, calculated on
the value at the place of shipment, and
payable on exportation; and all articles
which shall once have paid this duty shall
not again be liable to the same duty, how
ever they may have changed hands within
any part OF tho Ottoman Empire.
1t is furthermore agreed that tho duty Of
eight per cent. above mentioned will be
annually reduced by one per cent, until it
shall he, in this manner, finally reduced to
a fixed duty Of one per cent. al valorem,
destined to cover the general expenses Of
administration and control.
ARTICLE v. No other or higher duties
shall be imposed on the importation into
the United States Of America Of any ar
ticle the produce or manufacture Of the do
minOns and possessions Of his Imperial
M jesty the Sultan, from whatever plac
arriving, Whether by sea or BY land; and
no other or higher duties shall be imposed
on the importation into the dominionS and
possessions If his Imperial Majesty, Of any
article the produce or manufacture Of tho
United States Of AmeI ica, from whatov.r
place arri ing, than are or may be payable
ON the like article the prodnce or nanufac-
ture Of any other foreign country; nor
shall any prohibition be maintained or i'm
posed on the Importation Of any article,
produce Or manufacture Of the dominions
and possessions Of either Of the contracting
parties, into the dominions and possessions
Of the other, which shall not equally ex
tend to the importation Of the like articles,
being the produce or manufacture Of any
other country. ..
His Imperial Majesty further engages
that, save as hereinafter excepted, he will
not prohibit the Importation into his do.
minions and possessions Of any article the
produce and manufacture of the United
States of America, from whatever place
arriving; and that he duties to be imposed
OIL every article the produce or manufac-
ture Of the United States OF America i'm
ported into the empire and possessions Of
his Imperial Majesty tho Sultan. shall in
no case exceed one fixed rate of eight per
cent. ad valorem, or q specific duty, fixed
by common consent, equivalent thereto
Such rate shall be calculated upon the value
Of such articlss at the wharf, and shall be
payable at the time Of thcir being landed,
il brought by sea, or at the first custom.
house they may reach, If brought by land.
IL these articles, after having paid the
import duty Of eight per cent, are sold
either OF the place Of their arrival or IN
the interior Of the country, neither the
buy er nor the seller shall be charged with
any further duty in respect to them; and
if such articles should not be sold for con-
sumption in the Ottoman Empire, but
should be re.exported within the space Of
six months, the same shall be considered
rs merchandise In transit by laad, and be
treated as is stated hereinafter IN Article
XII. Of this treaty; the administration ol
the customs being bound to restore, at the
time OF the re-exportatiOD, to the merchant,
who shall be required TO furnish proof that
the goods in question have paid the import
duty of eight per cent, the difference be.
tween that duty and the duty levied on
goods in transit by land, as set forth in the
article above cited.
ARTICLE vi. 1t is understood that any or.
ticle, the produce or manufacture Of for.
} eign country intended for portation int
Oh United Principalities Of MUldo- Walla
CHA, or into the Prncipality of Sci via
} which shall pass through any other part o
the OItonan Empire, will moi be liable I,
The payment Of customs duty until Il
reaches those principallies and, ON th,
! other hand, that any ar;icl- Of foreign pro
. duce or manufacture passing through thos,
J principalities but destined for some othei
part Of the Ottoman Empire, will no, b,
liable to the payment Of customs duty un
, I'll such article reaches the first custom
house under the direct administration q
} the Sublime Porte.
The same course shall be followed with
! respect to any article the produce or manu-
! facture Of those principalities, as we'll q.
: with respect to any article the produce ol
manufacture Of any other portion Of III,
Ottoman Empire, intended for expectation
. Such articles will be liable to the payment
, Of customs duties, the former to the Gus
toln.house Of the aforesaid principalit,es
} and the latter to the Ottoman custom house
! the object being that neither import moi
export d,t ties shall in any case be payabi,
; more than once.
q ARTICLE VII. The subjects and citizen,
Of the contracting parties shall enjoy, il
, the dolnnions and possessions Of the other
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