The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-11-24
RALEIGH, n. c., STURDAAY,

1 place hereafter by treaty with other powers or
with the United States opened to commerce, and
| to proceed at pleasure with their vessels and
merchandise from any of these ports to any other
of them. But said vessels shall not carry OH a
clandestne and fraudulent trade at other ports of
China not declared to be legal, along the coasts
thereof; and any vessel under the American flag
subject to contiscation to the Chinese govern
ment; any any citizen of the United States who
shall trade in any contraband article of merchan-
disc shall be subject to be dealt with by the
chinese government, without being entitled to
any countenance or protection from that of the
United States; and the United States will take
measures to prevent their flag from being abused
by the subjects of other nations cover tor the
violation of the laws of the Empire.
| Article XIV. At each of the ports open to COM
meree citizens of the United States shall be per-
mitted to import from abroad, and sell, purchase,
and export all merchandise OF which the impor-
tatlon or expectation is not prohibited by the
laws of the Empire. The tariff of duties to be
paid by citizens of the United States, on the
port ana import OF goods from and to China,
shall be the same was agreed upon at the treaty
| of Wanghia, except so far as it may be modified
by treaties with other nations, it being expressly
| agreed that citizens of the United States shall
| never pay higher duties than those paid by the
most favored nation.
every merchant vessel belong to the United
| States entering either of the open ports at the
she be over hundred and fifty tons burden,
and one mace per ton of forty cubic feet if she
be OF the burden of one hundred and fifty tons
| under, according to the tonnage specified in the
| register; which, with her other papers, shall, on
her arrival, be lodged with the consul, vino shall
| report the same to the commissioner of customs.
And if any vessel, having paid tonnage duty at
one port, shall go to any other port to complete
the disposal OF her cargo, or being in ballast, to
| the consul shall report the same to the commits
sloner of customs, who shall note on the port
| clearance that the tonnage duties have been paid,
ana report the circumstances to the collectors at
the other custom houses; in which case the said
vessel shall only pay duty on her cargo, and not
be charged with tonnage duty a second time. The
| collectors of customs at the open ports shall
suit with the consuls about the erection OF bea-
| cons or light and where buoys and light
ships should be placed.
Article XVII. Citizens of the United Ststes
shall be allowed to engage pilots to take their
| vessels into port, and, when the lawful duties
have all men paid, take them out of port 1t
shall be lawful for them to hire at pleasure SER
| wants, compradores, linguists. writers, laborers
seamen. and persons for whatever necessary
vice, with passage or cargo boats for reasonable
compensation, to be agreed upon by the parties
| or determined by the consul
Article XVIII. Whenever merchant vessels of
the United States shall enter port, the collector
| of customs shall, If he see hit, appoint custom
| house officers to guard said vessels, who may
live on board the ship or their own boats, at
their convenience. Tue local authorities of the
Chinese government shall cause to be apprehen-
ded all mutinecrs deserters from board the
vessels of the United States in China being
| informed by the consul. and will deliver them up
| to the consuls other officer for punishment.
And if criminals, subjects of China, take refuge
IN the houses board the vessels of citizens
of the United States, they shall not be harbored
or concealed but 81 all be delivered up to Justice
on due requisiton by the Chinese local officers,
addressed to those of tile United States. The
merchants, sramcn and other citizens of the Uni.
| ted States shall be under the superintendent of
the appropriate officers of their government. If
| individuals of either nation commit acts of viO-
olence or disorder, use arms to the injury of 9TH
ers, or create disturbances endaEgering life, the
officers OF the two governments will exert them
selves to enforce order and to maintain the pub
lie peace, by doing impartial justice in the prem
ises.
| Article XIX. Whenever merchant vessel be-
longing to the United States snail cast anchor in
either of the said ports, the supercaryo, master,
or consignee, shall within forty-eight hours, de-
post the ships papers in the hands of the consul
or person charged with his functions, who shall
| cause 10 be communicated to the superintendent
OF customs a true report OF the name and tonnage
| of such vessel, the number of her crew, and the
nature of her cargo, which being done, he shall
nrcrn lor or ner AL ana d dne mas
discharge the cargo without such permit, shall
incur dne of five hundred dollars, and the goods
so discharged without permit shall be subject to
forfeiture to the Chinese government But if a
master of any vessel in port desire to discharge u
part only of the cargo it shall be lawful for him
to do SO, paying duty on such part only, and to
proceed with the remainder to any other ports.
Or, if the master so desire, he may, within forty
eight hours after the arrival OF the vessel but not
later, decide to depart without breaking bulk
| IN which case he shall not be subject pay ton
mage or other duties or charges, until, on his ar
rival at another port, he snail proceed to dis
Charge cargo, when he shall pay the duties on
vessel according to law. And the tonnage du-
ties shall be held due after the expiration of the
said forty eight hours. In OF the absence of
| the consul or person charged with his fusctions,
the captain or svpercargo of the vessel may have
| recourse to the cansul OF u friendly power or, if
he please, directly to the superintendent of GUS
TOMS who shall do all that is required to conduct
the ships business.
| Article Xxx. The superintendent of customs,
in order to the collection of the prop-r duties,
shall, on application made to him through the
| consul, appoint suitable officers, a shall pro-
coed, in the presence of the captain, supercargo,
or consignee, to make a just and tair examination
| of all goods in tine act of being discharged for
| importation or laden for exportatiou on board
| any merchant vessel of the United States. And
II disputes occur in regard to the Value of goods
subject to ad valorcm duty, or in regard TO the
amount OF tare, aud the same cannot be satisfac-
toriy arranged by the parties, the question may,
| within twenty-four hours, and not aiterward be
referred to the said consul to adjust with the
perintendent OF customs.
Article XXI. Citizens of the United States who
may have imported M rchandse into any of the
free ports OF China, and paid the duty thereon if
! they desire to re export the same, in part or in
whole to any other OF the said ports, snail be
titled to make application, through their consul,
| to the superintendent OF customs VINO, in order
to prevent fraud ON the revenue, sLall cause ex-
animation tQ be made, by suitable Officers, to see
that the duties paid on such goods are entered
on the custom house books Correspond with the
represention made, and that the goods remain
with their original marks unchanged, and shall
then make u memorandum in the port clearance
ofthe goods and the amount of duties paid ON the
same, and deliver the same to the merchant and
shall also certify the facts to the officers of
toms of the other ports all which being done on
the arrival in port OF the vessel in which the
goods are laden, and every thing being found, on
examination there, to correspond, she shall be
permitted to break bulk and land the said goods
without being subject to the payment of any ad-
ditionai duty thereon. Eut if. on such examina-
ton, the superintendent of customs shall detect
any fraud ON the revenue in the case, then the
goods shall be subject to forfeiture and confisca
tion to the Chinese government. Foreign grain
or rice brought into any port of China in ship
OF the United States, and not landed may be re-
exported without hindrance
Article xxi. The tonnage duty on vessels of
the United States shall be paid on their being ad,
mitted to entry. Duties of import shall be paid
on the diseharge @ of the goods, and duties of ex-
duties shall have been paid, and not before, the
collector coll . OF customs sh Il give port clearance
The duties shall be paid the shroffs authorized
BY the Chinese government to receive the same
Duties shall be paid and received, either in syce
silver or in foreign money at the rate of the day
If the consul permits ship to leave the port be-
| fore the duties and tonnage duties are i'd, he
/ shall be held responsible therefor
Article XXIII.+ " hen goods on board any mer-
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