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

placs 10 aDother vbeu rGrcnas~d- ant Al
tempt t. eorzf~l the cI,lzrns Il the l nfted
Stats of Ameriea 10 revelse such . per
m.ts- from the ls-cal soysrbors shall he
CONSIDERED n an infractl"a sf ihls treaty,
and the Sabllsse Porte shall immediately
punish with severity any vixiers or other
effc~rs xho shall have been guilty u sach
mi>coadsci, and shall render full justice to
estIxeus Vi the United States II America
for all losses ar injuries ~hich they may
duly prove themselves to have suffered
therebyH
ARTICLE III. II any articles Of Ottoman
produce ar manufacture he purchased by
citizens VI the United States of America,
or their agents, for the purpose Of selling
the same for internal consumption in 1nr-
kew. the said e.. zeus or then agents shall
pay at the purchase aud sale OF such ar
ticles. and in any manner of trade therein,
the same duties that are paid in similar
circumstances by the most favored of Ot-
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 dominions
and possessions of either of the contracting
parties, on the expectation Of any article
to the dominions and possessions of ell
ther of the other, than such as aie or may
be payable on the expectation Of the liks
article to any other foreign country; nor
shall any prohibition be imposed on the OK.
portation OF, any article from the dominions
and 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 DO
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 mr.
tcle is purchased or in its transit from that
place 10 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 expectation; 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 the Ottoman Empire.
1t is furthermore agreed that the duty Of
eight per cent. above mentioned will be
annually reduced by one per cent, until it
shall be, in this manner, finally reduced to
fixed duty Of one per cent. ad 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.
minions and possessions Of his Imperial
Majesty the Sultan, from whatever place
arriving, whether by sea or by land; and
no other or higher duties shall be imposed
on the importation into the dominions and
possessions of his Imperial Majesty, of any
article the produce or manufacture of tho
United States Of America, from whatever
place arri ing, than are or may be payable
on the like article the produce or manutac-
ture of any other foreign country; nor
shall any prohibition be maintained or inn
posed on tho 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 Us 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
OF every article the produce or manufac-
turc Of the United States OF America i'm.
ported into tho empire and possessions Of
his Imperial Majesty the Sultan, shall in
no case exceed one fixed rate of eight per
cent. nd valorem, or specific duty, fixed
by common consent, equivalent thereto.
Such rate shall be calculated upon the valuo
of such articlss at the wharf, and shall be
payable at the time Of their being landed,
il brought by sea, or at the Gros custvu'-
house they may reach, If brought by land.
II these articles, after having paid the
import duty Of eight per cent, are sold
either at the place Of their arrival or in
the interior of the country, neither the
bay er nor the seller shall he charged with
any further duty in respect TO them aud
il such articles should no, be sold Cor con-
sumption in the osioman Empire. bus
should be re-exrorted wiinin the sracc II
six nssaths. the saIne shall be considered
as fperchzndl-e In traasit by land. and he
treated a. j. stated h-resusfer IN Article
Nil e this tna,y; The sdmiuistra,ion IL
the ea~tes- Ss.ng scspd Ia restore. NJ the
tlH~ 81 ssr re-exssrtatissa. ,o the merchant.
uso sEAli se r-ssir~a In farui-a prof that
the s@si> a qoe~;sssa have pad ts~ luS.crt
dssy 81 s-bi pr esni-. the d4dsr-pe~ BE-
tw~~n rh@t dsgy ard the day i~viei On
s"~as n tr@s~is b. lAsa, ss sss forsh in sAr
arysei~ sapss@ ssled
AKrAcxz VI h - unl~r~sa-sd that any ar-
ticie. tire rroSises or n@sHf.asr- of fos-