Smyrna times., 1865-10-18

osnteS Outy - ACOSs
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS a treaty of commerce and navigation
between the United States of America and the Otto
man Empire was concluded and signed by the res
PectiVe Plenipotentiaries at Constantinople the
twenty hfth day of February last, which treaty, be-
ing IN the English and French languages, is word
for word foows
Treaty OF Commerce and Navigation between the
United States of America and the Ottoman En-
pire.
The United States of America on the one part,
end his Imperial Majesty the Sultan OF the Ottoman
Empire on the other part, being equally animated
by tie desire of extending the commercial relations
between their respective countries, have agreed for
this purpose, to conclude treaty of commerce and
navigation, and have named their respective Plen-
ip0tentiarles that is to say: The President of the
United States of America, Edward JOY Morris Min.
lister Resident at the Sublime Porte and his Imperi-
al Majesty the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire his
hIghness Mrhemed Emin Aa Pacha, Minister
al Foreign Affairs, decorated with tho Imperial or
dcrs of the Othnanieh in BrilIiants, the Madieh
and Order of Merit OF the first class and the grand
crosses Of several ioreign ordcrs who after having
communicated to each other their respective tu
powers, found in good and due FORM have agreed
upon the following articles =
ARTICLE l.
All rights, privileges, and immunities which have
been Conferred on the citizens or vessels of the Uni
ted States OF america by the treaty already existing
between the United States of America and The Oti0-
man Empire, confirmed, now and forever, Nth
the exception of those clauses of the said treaty
~hch II Is the object of the present treaty to ndl-
#n; and 1t Is moreover expressly stipulated that all
rights, privileges, or immunites which the Sublime
rorle now grants or may hereafter grant to, or suf
Ter 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 navigation of the
United States of America.
ARTICLE II.
The citizens of the United States of America. or
their agents. shall be permitted to purchase at all
places in the Ottoman Empire and its possessions,
(~hether tor the purposes of internal trade or of ex.
Portaton) all articles, without any exception what
soeVer, the produce manufacture Of the said EN-
pIre and It's possessions and the Sublime Porte hav
lng IN virtue OF the second article OF the convention
OF commerce OF the 10th of August, 1888, with
Great Britain, formally engaged to abolish all mo-
hopoles oil agricultural produce or of every other
article whatsoever we'll all 'permts" ezkerehsl
IRON the local governors, either for the purchase Of
any article or oI its removal from place to ano.
ther when purchased, any attempt to compel the ci.
tzcns of the United States of America 10 receive
such permits from the local governors shall be
considercd as an Intraction Gf this treaty and the
sublime Porte shall Immediately punish with severi
any Vlziers or other officers who shall have been
guilty OF such misconduct and shall render fiI ;ns
tce to citizens of the United States of America f
all losses or injuries which they NAV duly prov,
themselves to have suffered thereby.
ARTICLE H.
any articles OF Ottoman produce or manufac
turS be purchased by citizens of the United States a
America or their agents, for the purpose of selling
tne same ior internal consumption in Turkey, the
sau czens or their agents shall pay at the purchase
anu sale OF such articles, and in any manner O
TAoe thereIn, the same duties that are paid in sn
lar circumstances by the most favored class of Otto
man subjects, or OF foreigners iii tue internal trad,
oil the ottomon Empire.
q ARTICLE w.
No other or higher duties or cbarges sb.u H. =;
4 posed IN the dOmInlOns and possessions oF e;thr :
the contracting partes the cxportation Of anv a.
tclc To the domlniOns and POSSESSIONS of the ollie
than such as are. or may be payable the export,
tIon OF the like article to any other foregn country
nor shall any prohibition be imposed on the exports
tlun of any article from the dominions and posse
s"ns OF either OF the two contracting Powers to Tn
d"mlnions and possessions of the other, which sha
not equally extend to the xportaon of the like art
Gle TO any other country.
No charge duty whatsoever will be demande
on any article of Ottoman produce or manufactu,
purchased by citizens Of the United States of Anne
lca or their agents, either at the place where sue
article is purchased in its transit from that pla
TO the place whence it is exported, at which it W
SNoJS~e W dh export uuty nOt exceeding eight p
ee"t' Calculated on the value at the place of shi
ment, and payable OH exportaton; and all articl
"hich Shall once have paid this duty shall not aga
DC liable to the same duty, however they may ha
changed hands within any paIt Of the Ottoman EI
Pire.
IL Is furthermore agreed that the duty of eig
per cent above mentioned wall be annually reduc
sk ny one per cehf until it shall be- in this manner,
.niy reduced to fixed duty of one per cent. ed Z
10fem, destined To cover the general expenses Of
Eli mlnslratIOn aud control.
IF ARTICLE v.
III NO other or higher duties shall be imposed on q
importation into the United States of America of al
III article the produce or manufacture Of the dominic
Ahd possessions of his Imperial Muiesty the Suta
!roin Whatever place arriving, whether by sea or
land and no other higher duties shall be iinpos
s Ale transportation into the dOmini0ns and posse
sions ot his Imperial Majesty of any article the Or
""cs OF manufacture of the United States of Ame
Sa' from Whatever place arriving, than are or I'M
= psyaDte ON the like article the produce or man
iaetuiS @ ~ any other foreign country; nor shall al
prohiOiSon Dc maintained or imposed on the mpo
s,I::y o1 - ay @iucie' me produce manufacture
tRe aeinlniohs ana possessions of either of the CO
tracing partiess into the dominons and nossessa
of the other, which shall not eQuav eYfend A. ;
importation Of the like articles, being the produce
manufacture of any other country.
His Imperial Majesty further engages that. sa
as hereinafter excepted, he will not prohibit the
PortatiOh iRt3 his dominions and possessions of a
article the produce and manufacture Of the Uni
States Of America, from whatever place orrivir
and that the duties to be imposed on every srti
the produce or manufacture Of the United States
"a Amefca imported into the empire and poisessi
oi his Imperial. Majesty the Sultan, shall IN no c
exceed one fxed rate Of eight. per cent. ad raLor
or specific duty, fixed by common consent equi
ent tnerete. SUCH rate shall be calculated ppop
va,ue of such articles at the wharf, and shall be
aole at ne time Of their being landed. if brought
E1x0 nraf L<r,. s1nnN rl
brought by land.
IL these articles, after having paid the import
~ Of eight per cent, are sold either at the plac
their arrival in the interior of The country neil
the buyer nor the seller shall be charged with
Nsner DUTY in respect 70 them; and if such arti