The Evansville journal., 1869-02-03

be paid, and the same bountIes and
| draw backs allowed, on the exporta-
ton TO the republic Of Nicaragua OF
any article being the growth, produce
or manufacture Of the territories OF
the United States, whether such ex-
portation shall be made Ia NiGaragLs.n
ror United States vessels; and the
same duties shall be paid. and the
same bounties and drawbacks allowed,
on the expectation of any articles be-
ing the growth, produce, or lnanui;sc-
ture of the republic of Nicaragua to
the territories of the United States,
whether such expectation shall be
made In the vessels of the United
States or of Nicaragua.
ARTICLE VII.
All merchants, commanders of
ships, and others. citizens OF the
United States, shall have full liberty
in all the territories of the republic
of Nicaragua to manage their own
affairs themselves, as permitted by
the laws, or to commit them to tho
MANAGEMENT of whomsoever they
please, as broker, factor, agent, or
| interpreter; nor shall they be OBJ
liged to employ any other persons in
those capacities than those employed
| by NicaraguanS, nor pay them any
other salary or remuneration than
such as is raid in like cases by Mica
raguan citizens; and absolute free
dom shall be allowed in all cases to
the buyer and seller TO bargain and
| fix the price OF any goods. wares, or
merchandise imported into or export
ed from the republic Of Nicaragua as
they shall see good, observing the laws
and established elstoms of the cOun-
try.
The same privileges shall be en-
joyed in the territories of the United
States by the citizens of the republic
Of Nicaragua under the same condi-
tions.
The citizens of the high contracting
parties shall reciprocally receive and
enjoy full and perfect protection for
their persons aud property, and shall
have free and open access to the
courts of justice In said countries, res
spectively, for the prosecution and
defense of their just rights; and they
shall be at liberty to employ, in all
cases advocates, attorneys, or agents,
of whatsoever description, whom they
may think proper; aud they shall en-
| Joy, in this respect, the same rights
and privileges therein as native citi-
Zens.
ARTICLE VIII.
In whatever relates t0 the police of
the ports, the ladiag aud unlading of
ships, the safety Of merchandise,
goods, aud effects, the succession to
personal estates, by will or otherwise,
| and the disposal Of personal property
of every sort and denomination, by
sale, donation, exchange, testament,
or any@other manner whatsoever, as
also the administration of justice, the
| citizens OF the two high contracting
parties shall reciprocally enjoy the
same privileges, liberties, aud rights
as native citizens; and they shall not
be charged in any of these respects
with any higher imposts or duties
| than those which are or may be paid
| by native citizens, submitting, Of
course, to the local laws and regula-
tions of each country, respectively
The foregoing provisions shall be
applicable to real estate situated with
in the States of the American Union,
or within the Republic of Nicaragua,
in which foreigners shall be entitled
to hold or inherit real estate. But in
case real estate situated within the
| territories of Gne of the contracting
parties should fall to a citizen of the
other party, who, on account of his
being an alien, could not be permitted
to hold such properly in the State in
which it may be situated, there shall
be accorded to the said heir, or other
/ successor, such time as the laws of
| the State will permit to sell such prop-
erty. He shall be at liberty, at all
| times, to withdraw andmexpOrt the
proceeds thereof without difficulty,
and without paying to the government
any other charges than those which
would be paid by an inhabitant of the
country in which the real estate may
be situated. is..,,A
Ifany citizen of the two high con
| traeting parties shall die without a
will or testament In any of the terri
| tories of the other, the minister or
consul, or other diplomatic agent,
of the nation to which the deceased
belonged, Tor the representative of
such minister or consul, or other dI-
pl0matic agent, IN case of absence, J
shall have the right to nominate cura-
tors to take charge of the property of
4 the deceased, so far as the laws of the
country will permit, for the benefit Of
the lawful heirs aud creditors of the
deceased, giving proper notice of such
nomination to the authorities of the
country. ai hae
ARTICLE TX
/. The citizens OF the United States
residing in Nicaragua, or the citizens
of Nicaragua residing In the United
States, may intermarry with the ma
tives of the country, hold aud possess
by purchase, marriage or descent, any
estate, real or personal, without
thereby changing their national char
aeter, subject to the laws which now
exist or may be enacted In this respect
2. The citizens of the United States
residents in the republic of Mica
ragua, and the citizens of .Nicaragua
residents In the United States, shall
} be exempted from all forced or com.
pulsory military service whatsoever
by land or sea; from all contributions
of war, military exactions, forced
loans in time of war; but they shal
be obliged, in the same manner as the
J citizens of each nation, to pay Lawful
taxes, municipal and other modes o.
impOsts, and ordinary charges, loans
and eontributi0nsin ia time of peace, (as
the citizens of the country are liable,
in just proportion to the propert,
: owned.
3. Nor shall the property of either
of any kind, be taken for any publ,
| object without full and just compen
sation to be paid in advance; and
: 4. The citizens of the two high con
I tracting parties shall have the unlim
I tied right to go to any part of the ter
ritories of the other. and in all case
T enjoy the same security as the native
of the country where they reside, wit