Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-12-03
THE EVENING STAR.
o f FL e I AL

Blythe President Of the United States of America.
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas convention between the United
States OF America and his Majesty the klng OF
the BelgaEs, to complete by new supuiatons
the treaty of commerce and navigation pc
tween the United States and Belgium, OF the
18th of July, 1858, was concluded ana signed
by their respective pienipo'e1tlMaIies' a. BUS
hundred and sixty-three, which convention,
being in the English and French language, is
word for word as follows: Tine English YER
zion only is here given
The President of the United States of Ameri-
ca, on the one side, his Majesty the King Of
the Belgians, en- he other side. having deemed
it advantageous to complete, by new stipula-
tions, the treaty OF commerce and navigation
entered into by the United States and Belgium
on the seventeenth day of July, eighteen nun
dred and fifty EIGHT, nave resolved to make
convention in addition to that arrangement,
and have appointed for their plenipotentiarles,
namely:
The President of the United States, Henry
Shelton Sanford, citizen OF the United States,
their minister resident near his Majesty, the
King of the Belgians, his Majesty the King of
the BeIgians, the Sieur Charles Rogier, grand
Off Ger of the Order Of Leopold, decorated with
the iron cross, grand cross of the Order of the
Ernestine Branch OF Saxony, OF the Polar Star
of St. Maurice and St Lazarus, OF Our Lady of
the Conception of Villa Vicosa, of the Legion
of Honor, of the White Eagle, &c, member of
the Chamber of Representatives, his minister
of foreign affairs, who, after having commune
Gated TO each other their full powers, found to
be in good and proper form, have agreed upon
the following articles:
ARTICLE
From and after the day when the capitali-
zatton of the duties levied upon navigation in
the Scheldt shall nave been secured by q gen.
eral arrangement
LIST The tonnage dues levied in Belgian ports
shall cease.
"a Fees for pilotage IN Belgian ports and In
the Scheldt, so far as it depends on Belgium,
shall be reduced twenty per centum for sailing
vessels, twenty-iv per centum for vessels in
SfpQr
Sd. Port dues and otner charges LEVIED by
the city of Antwerp shall be throughout re-
duced.
In derogation 10 the ninth article of the
treaty of the seventeenth of July, eigh teen hum
dred and hfty-elgnt, the nag OF the United
States shall be aGsimilated to that of Belgium
for the transportation of salt.
ARTICLE III.
The tariff ofimport d uties resulting from the
treaty OF the first OF May, eighteen hundred
and sixty one. between Belgium and France,
is extended 10 goods imported from the United
States on the same conditions with which it
was extended to Great Britain by the treaty OF
the twenty-third Of July, eighteen hundred
and sIxty-t
into by Belgium with Switzerland on the 18th
of December, eighteen hundred and sXty-two,
with Italy on the ninth of April, eighteen hum
dred and sixty three, with the Netherlands on
the twelfth of May, eighteen hundred and
slxty-three and also with France on the twelfth
of May, eighteen hundred and sixty three,
from the United States.
tits agreed that Belgium shall also extend to
the United States the reduction of import du-
ties which may result from her subsequent
treaties with other powers
ARTICLE ".
The United States, in view of the PROPOSE
non made by Belgium to regulate, by a COM
mon accord, the capitalization OF the Scheldt
dues, consents TO contribute to this capitalZa-
ton under the following conditions:
a. The capital sum shall not exceed thirty
francs.
b. Belgium shall assume for its part one
third Of that amount.
T.. The remainder shall be apportioned among
the other States, pro rata to their navigation in
the Scheldt.
d. The proportion OF the United States, to be
determined In accordance with this rule, shall
not exceed the sum Of two millions seven hum
dred and seventy-nine thousand two hundred
francs
E. The payment of the said proportion shall
be made In ten annual instalments of equal
amount, which shall include the capital and
the interest on the proportion remaining I'M
paid at the rate of four per centum.
The first instalment shall be payable at Brus-
sells, on the first day OF April, eighteen hun
dred and sixty four. or Immediately after the
Congress Of the United States shall have
made the requisite appropriation. In either
event, the interest shall commence to run
on the date of the first Of April. eighteen
hundred and sixty -four. above mentioned.
The Government of the United States re-
serves the right of anticipating the payment of
the proportion of the United States
The above mentioned conditions for the cap
italization of the Scheldt dues shall be inserted
in a general treaty, to be adopted by con-
ference Of the maritime States interes ted, and
in which the United States shall be repre-
sented.
ARTICLEE.
The articles j anG " Of the present addi-
tional CONVEX ton shall be perpetual; and the
remaining articles shall, together with the
treaty OF commerce and navigation made be-
tween the high contracting parties on the
seventeenth OF July, eighteen hundred and
fifty -eight, have the same force and duration
as the treaties mentioned IN Article III.
The notifications thereof shall be exchanged
with the least possible delay.
In faith whereof, the respective plenipoten-
tiaries have signed the present convention, and
have affixed thereto their seals.
Made in duplicate, and signed at Brussels
the twentieth day OF May, eighteen hundred
and sixty-tnree. H. SANFORD, [sEAL.l
Oh. ROGER, LsEAL.l
And whereas the said convention has been
duly ratified on both parts, and the respective
notifications Of the same were exchanged at
Brussels on the twenty fourth Of June last;
Now, therefore, be IL known that /, ABRA-
HAM LINCOLN, President of the United States
of America, have caused the said convention
to be made public, 10 the end that the same
observed and fulfilled with good faith by the
United States and the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof, l have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States
TO be AFT Xed.
Done at the city of Washington this eighteenth
day of November. in the year of our
Lord, one thousand eight hundred and
II. +. sixty four, and OF the Independence
Of the United States Of America the
eighty. ninth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY the President:
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
BY the President Of the United States of america.