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hand ana caused the seal OF the United States to
be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this
thirtieth day of March, in the year OF our
Il. S Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-three and of the Independence of
The United States the eighty seventh.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
William Ii. Seward, Secretary of State.
TREATIES.
Treaty with Bolivia. Peace, Friendship, Com
mcrce, and Navigation. Signed at La Paz,
May Ii, 1858. Ratified by the President of the
United States, February H. 1862. Exchanged
at La Paz, November 9, 1862 Proclaimed by
the President of the United States, January 8,
1858.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA:
A PROCLAMATION
Whereas, Treaty of Peace, Friendship. Com
mercc, and Navigation between the United States
and the Republic of Bolivia concluded and
signed by their respective Plenipotentaries, at La
Paz, the thirteenth day of May, one thousand
eight hundred and ifty-eght, which Treaty, after
having been amended and ratified by the contract
ing parties, is word for word as follows
Treaty of Peace. Friendship, Commerce, and Nav
igation, hetween the United States of America
and the Republic of Bolivia.
The United States of America and the Repub-
lie OF Bolivia, desiring to make lasting and firm
the friendship and the good understanding vuch
happily prevail between both nations, have re-
solved to fix, in manner clear, distinct, and pos
itve, the rules which shaln future be religiously
observed between the one and the other, by means
of treaty of friendship, commerce, and naviga-
ton. For this most desirable object, the Presi-
dent OF the United States of America has con-
fcrred full powers on John W. Dana, citizen of
the said States, and their Minister Resident to the
said Republic; and the President of the Republic
of Bolivia on the citizen Lucas Mendosa de la
Tapa, Secretary of State in the Department OF
Exterior Relations and Public Instruction, who,
after having exchanged their said full powers in
due and proper form, have agreed to the follow
ing articles:
ARTICLE I.
There shall be perfect, firm and inviolable
peace and sincere friendship between the United
States of America and the Republic of Bolivia, in
all the extent OF their possessions and territories
and between their people and citizens respective,
ly, without distinction of persons or places.
ARTICLE
If either party shall hereafter grant to any 9TH
naton its citizens, or subjects, any particular
favor in navigation or commerce, it shall imme'
dately become common to the other party freely
when freely granted to such other nation, on
yielding the same compensation when the grant
is conditional.
EXPLANATION. =
As in said article it is stipulated that any spe-
cial favor i'm navigation and trade granted by one
of the contracting parties to any other nation,
extends and is common to the other party forth
with, it is declared that, in what pertains to the
to concessions which the Government may au-
thorize for navigating fuvial streams which do
not prevent Instructions; that is to say, those
whose navigation may be naturally plain and cur
rent without there having been need to obtain it
by the employment of labor and capital that by
consequence there remains reserved the right OF
Bolivian Government to grant privileges to any
association or company, as well foreign as ma
tional, which should undertake the navigation Of
those rivers from which, in order to succeed,
there are difficulties to overcome, such as the
nf rapidS fp Gc
ARTICLE III.
The United States of America and the Republic
of Bolivia mutually agree that there shall be re-
ciprocal liberty of commerce and navigation be-
tween their respective territories and citizens
The citizens of either republic may frequent with
their vessels all the coasts ports and places of the
other, where foreign commerce is permitted, and
reside in all parts of the territory of either, and
occupy dwellings and warehouses; and every
thing belonging thereto shall be respected, and
shall not be subjected to any arbitrary visits or
search. The said citizens shall have full iber-
ty to trade in all parts of the territory of either
according to the rules established by the respec-
tive regulations Of commerce, in all kinds Of
goods, merchandise, manufactures, and produce,
not prohibited to all, and to open retail stores
and shops, under the same municipal and police
regulations as native citizens and they shall not
in this respect be liable to any other or higher
taxes on imposts than those which are may be
paid by native citizens. No examinationss ssor in.
spection of their books, papers, or accounts,
petent tribunal or judge. .,-.~ q 3.
The provisions of this treaty are not to be un-
derstood as applying to the navigation and coast.
ing trade between one port and another, situated
in the territory of either of the contracting par
ties-the regulation of such navigation aud trade
being reserved respectively by the parties accor
ding to their separate laws. Vessels Of either
country shall, however, be permitted to dischargs
part of their cargoes at one port open to foreign
commerce, in the territories of either of the higt
contracting parties, paying only the custom
house duties upon that portion of the cargo
to any other port or ports Of the same territory
open to foreign commerce, without paying Other
or higher tonnage duties or port charges in such
cases than would be paid by national vessels II
like circumstances; and they shall be permitted
to load in like manner at different ports In thu
same voyage outwards.
The citizens of either country shall also have
the unrcstraned right to travel in any paSt of th
possessions of the other and shall in all case
enjoy the same security and protection as the ma
tives of the country in which they reside, on con
dtion of their submitting to the laws, decrees
and ordinances prevailing. They thall not bt
tribution, shall they be liable to any embargo
or to be detained with their vessels, eargoes mer
chandise goods, or effects, for any military expe
dition, or for any public purpose whatsoever
without being allowed therefor full and suffi
cient ndemniieation, which shall in all cases b,
agreed upon and paid in advance. 80 a,5es Hs
ARTICLE w.,
| All kinds of produce, manufactures, or mer
chandise, OF any foreign country which can, from
time to time, be lawfully imported into the Uni
1 ted States in their own vessels, may be also i'm
ported in vessels ofthe Republic of Bolivia; ant
higher or other duties upon the tonnage of tn.
vessel and her cargo shall be levied and collected
whether the importation be made in the vessel
! Of the one country or Of the other and In hk,
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