Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-08-01
BY THB PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION

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HTTHB PRESIDENT OF TnB UNITED STATES OF AHEsICA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS Convention between the Uaited States of
America and his Majesty, the King of the Begians to
complete by stpulaons the treaty of and
seventeenth July eighteen hundred and ty eight was
concluded and sgned by their respective plenipoenta
hundred and sixty three which convention being In the
English and French languages, Is word for word as fol-
The president.ff the United States OF America on the
side, his Majesty the King Of the Belgans, the
other side, having deemed it advantageous to complete,
by new spulaons the treaty Of conimeret and nAviga-
tion enerednto by the United States and Belgium the
seventeenth day Of July eighteen hundred ant hfy eight
have resolved TO make convention In addition TO that
arrangement and have appointed for their plenpoen'
tAries, namely;
ford citizen OF the United States. their Minister rest
dent near his Majesty tho King the Begans his Ma
grand officer Of the Order Of Leopold, decorated with the
iron cross grand cross Of the order Of the Ernesne
Lazarus, Of Our Lady Of the Conception Of Va-Ntosa OF
the Legion Of Honor, Of the White Eagle &C.. member
ofthe Chamber Of representative his minister Of foreign
ahAirs who, alter having communicated 70 eAen other
their full powers found TO lie In good and proper form,
have agreed upon the following arcles;-
ARTICLE
Ptom and after the day when the capitalization Of he
duties levied upon navigation In the scs 1t shall have
/ been secured b. a general arrangement
lst the tonnage dues levied in Belgian ports shall
"a Fees for pilotage in Belgian ports and in the
scheldt far 1t depends belgium, shall be re-
dueed twenty per eentun for ssiing vessels twenty five
per esntum for vessels in tow thirty per eentum for
| steam vessels.
Sd Port dues and other charges levied by the city
| Antwerp shall be throughout reduced
ARTIcLg II.
In erogatlon the ninth article of the treaty Of the
seventeenth Of July, eighteen hundred nifty eight tht
dag the United States shall be assmilaed to that
Belgium for the transportation OF salt
ARTICLE ILL.,
The tariff Of import duties resulting from the treaty
the st Of May eighteen hundred aud sixty one bstweeI
Belgium and France Is extended to goods imported roH
the United States, the conditions with which
extended 10 Great Britain by tho treaty Of the went!
third Of July, eghtesn hundred and sixty two.
The reduction made by the treaties entered into by Bel
eium with switzerland or the eleventh tf December
eighteen hundred and sixty two with Italy on the mint
Of April, eighsen hundred and sixty three with th
Nethvrsnds the twelfth OF May eighteen hundred an
sixty three and also with France the twelfth Of May
eighteen hundred and sixty three shall be equally 81
Piled to goods imported from the United states
II IL agreed that Belgium shall also extend to the I'm
ted States the reductions OF import duties which ma
result from her subsequent treaties with other powers.
ARTICLE ".
The United States, in view OF the proposition made
Belgium 20 regulate, by common accord, the oApali1
ion OF the scheldt dues consents to c0ntTihus to IN
capitalization under the following conditions =
A. The capital sum shall not exceed thirty six mlnlo
offrAnes.
B. Belgium shall for It's part one third Of II
O. The rsma' 'nder shall be apportioned among he 9th
statet, pro "a a TO their navgaiin in the Sch dt
D ihe proportion 81 The uhiied states, be dot,
Of two millions seven hundred and seventy mir
thou and two hundred francs
n, The payment OF the said proportion shall be msde
tan annual lnstAlments Of equal amount, which shall Il
euds the capital aud the Interest The portion remAr
ing unpLd At the rate Of four per centum.
The ms instAlment shall be payable AZ Brussels on
a nIht day Of April eighteen hundred aad slSy four,
70 dAtey after the Congr IS OF the United states sh
have made the rtQusie appropria ion In either
the interest shall commence to the date Of The
Of April, eighteen hundred and sixty four, above me
TIE Esvsramsnt Of the United States reserves The rig