Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-02-21
A PROCLAMATION.

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
Issi lsss A PROCLAMATION.
WHEBEAs q treaty Of commerce and naviga-
tion between the United States Of America and
the Ottoman Empire was concluded and signed
by their respective Plenipotentiaries at Con-
stantinople on the twenty fifth day Of February
last, which treaty, being in the English and
French languages, is word for word as follows
Treaty Of Commerce and Navigation between
the United States of America aud the Ottoman
Empire
The United States of America on the one part,
and his Imperial Majesty the Sultan of the Of
toman Empire on the other part, being equally
animated by the desire Of extending the com
mercial relations between their respective coun-
tries, have agreed, for this purpose, to conclude
q treaty of commerce aud navigation, and have
named as their respective Plenipotentiaries, TINT
is to say The President of the United States Of
America, Edward Joy Morris, Minister Resident
al the Sublime Porte, aud his Imperial Majesty
the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, his Highness
Mehemed Emin Aal Pacha, Minister of For
eign Affairs, decorated with the Imperial orders
Of the 0thnanieh in Briliiauis, the Majdeh,
and Order of Merit of the first class, and the
grand crosses Of several foreign orders, who,
after having communicated 10 eaoh other their
respective full powers, found in good and due
form, have agreed upon the following articles
ARTICLE l. Hrl
All rights, privileges aud immunites which
have been conferred on the citizens or vessels Of
the United States of Amt rica, by the treaty al
ready existing between the United States of
America aud the Ottoman Empire, are confirmed,
now and forever, with the exception Of those
clauses Of the said treaty which it is the object
of the present treaty to modify; and it is more
altf gff hot all 81 oh Y1t
leges or immunities which the Sublime Porto
now grants or may hereafter grant to, or suffer
to be enjoyed by the subjects, ships, commerce
or navigation OF any other foreign Power, shall
be equally granted to and exercised and enjoyed
by the citizens, vessels. commerce and nAviga-
tion of the United States of America.
ARTICLE IL.
The citizens Of the United States of America,
or their agents, shall be permitted to purchase
atan places in the Ottoman Empire and it's pos
sessions (whether for the purposes Of internal
TRADE or Of exporta tiOn,) all articles without any
exception whatsoever, the produce or manufacture
of the Baid Empire and possessions; ahd the Sub
lime Porto having, in virtue Of the second article
of the convention Of commerce Of the 10th Of
August, 1898, with Great Britain, formally en-
gagged to abolish oil monopolies Of agricultural
produce, or of every other article whatsoever, as
we'll as all "permits' (teskeyehs) from the local
governors, either for the purchase Of any article
or it's removal from one place to another when
purchased, any attempt to compel the citizens
Of the United States Of America to receive such
permits" from the local governors shall be
considered a3 an infraction Of this treaty, and
the Sublime Porto shall Immediately punish
with severity any yizlers or other officers who
shall have been guilty Of such misconduct, aad
shall render enll justioeto citizens Of the United
IN nf far a nr W
they may duly prove themselves to have suffered
thereby. rt D..
AnTIcLs III.
II any articles Of Ottoman produce OF manu-
facture be purahased by citizens of the United
pose Of selling the same for internal consump-
tion in Turkey, the said citizens or their agents
shall pay at the purchase and sale Of such arti-
cles, aud in any manner OF trade therein, the
same duties that are paid in similar circumstan-
ces by the moBt favored class Of Ottoman subs
jects, or Of foreigners in the internal trade Of
the Ottoman Empire.
aa ARrTaLE w.
No other or higher duties or charges shall bO
imposed in the dominions and possessions of
either Of the contracting parties, on the expor-
tation Of any article t0 the dOninions and pcs
sessions Of the other, than such us are or may
be payhle on the expectation Of the like article
to any other foreign country; nor shall any pro-
hibitiou be imposed on the oxportation Of any
article from the dominions and possessions Of
either of the two contracting Powers to the do
minions and possessions of tho other, which
shall not equally extend to the expectation of
the like article to any other country.
No charge or duty whatsoever will be de-
manded on any article of Ottoman produce or
purchased by citizens of the United
States Of America, or their agents, either at tho
place whre such article is purchased or in its
transit from that place to the place whence it is
exported, at which il will DO subject to an ex-
port duty not exceeding eight per cent, calcnla-
ted on the value at tho place of shipment, ami
payable on expectation; aud all articles which
shall once have paid this duty shall not again bo
liable to tho same duty, hewever they may have
changed hands within amy part Of the Ottoman
Empire
Ii is furthermore agreed that the duty Of eight
per cent above mentioned will be annually redu-
ced by one per cent, until it shall be, in this
manner, finally reduced to fixed duty of one
per cent. I'D valorea, destined to cover the gene
raj expenses of ADMINISTRATION and control.
ttt ARTICLE "
No other or higher duties shall DC imposed on
the importation into the United States Of Amer
lea Of any article the produce or manufacture Of
the dominionH and possessions Of his Imperial
Majesty the Sultan, from whatever place arrl-
wing, whether by sea or by Land; and no other
or higher duties shall be imposed on the impor
tation into the dominions and possessions Of his
Imperial Majesty Of any article the produce or
manufacture Of thu United States OF America,
from Whatever place arriving, than are or may
be payable on the like article the produce or
manufacture Of any other foreign country; nor
shall any prohibition be maintained or imposed
on the importation OF any article, the produce
or manufactufe Of the dominions and possessions
az either Of the contracting parties, into the
tsomiuions and possessions of the other, which
shall not equally extend to the importation Of
lhe like articles, being iheproduce or manufae-
turt, of any other country.