The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-24

he other to discharge the remainder.
without paying higher or other port
charges or tonnage dues than would
,e paid by. national vessels In such
Eases, so long as this liberty shall be
conceded to any foreign vessels by the
avs of both countries.
ARTICLE VIII.
For the better understanding of the
stipulations, it has been
agreed that every vessel belonging
exclusively to a citizen or citizens of
The Dominican Republic, and whose
captain is also a citizen of the same,
such vessel having also complied with
all the other requisites established by
law to acquire such natiOnal character,
though the construction and crew are
or may be foreign, shall be considered,
for all the objects of this treaty, as
a Dominican vessel.
ARTICLE TX.
No higher or other duty shall be.im-
posed on the importation into the
United States of any article the growth,
produce, or manufacture of the Do
Republic, or of her fisheries;
and no higher ether duty shall be
imposed on the importation into the
Dominican Republic of any article the
growth, produce, or manufacture of
the United States, or their fisheries,
than are or shall be payable on the
like articles the growth, produce, or
manufacture of any other foreign
country, or its fisheries.
No other or higher duties or charges
shall be imposed IN the United States
on the expectation of any article to
the Dominican Republic on the ex-
portation of any article to the United
States, than such as are or shall be
payable on the. expectation of the like
article to any other foreign count try.
No prohibition shall be imposed on
the importation of any article, the
growth. produce, or manufacture of
the United States or their fisheries, or
of the Dominican Republic and her
fisheries, from or to the ports of the
United States or the Dominican Re-
public, which shall not equally extend
to every other foreign country.
ARTICLE X.
Should one of the high contracting
parties hereafter impose discriminat-
ing duties upon the products of any
other nation, the other party shall be
at liberty to determine the manner of
estab fishing the origin of its own pro-
ducts intended to enter the country
by which the discriminating duties are
imposed.
ARTICLE XII.
When any vessel of either party shall
be wrecked, stranded, or otherwise
damaged on the coasts or within the
jurisdiction of the other, the respective
citizens shall receive, as we'll for
themselves as for their vessels and
effects, the same assistance which
would be due to the inhabitants Of the
country where the accident happened +,
and they shall be liable to pay the
same charges aud dues of salvage as
the said inhabitants would be liable to
pay in a like case.
If the repairs which a stranded
vessel may require shall render 1t
necessary that the whole or any part
of her cargo should be unlOaded, no
duties of custom, charges, or fees on
such cargo as may be carried away
shall be paid, except such as are pay
able in Ike case by national vessels.
1t is understood, nevertheless, that il,
while the vessel is under repair, the
cargo shall be unladen and kept in a
place of deposit destined for the re-
ceptiOn OF goods, the duties on which
have not been paid the cargo shall be
liable to the charges and fees lawfully
due to the keepers of such ware
houses.
ARTICLE VII
1t shall be lawful for the citizens Of
either country to sail with their ships
and merchandise (contraband goods
always excepted from any port what
ever, to any port of the enemy of the
other, and to sail and trade with their
ships and merchandise, with perfect
security and liberty, from the cOun-
tries, ports, and places of those who
are enemies of either party, without
any opposition or disturbance whatsO-
ever, and to pass not only directly
from the places and ports of the Gu
envy aforementioned, to neutral ports
and places, but also from one place
belonging to an enemy, to another
place belonging to an enemy, whether
they be or be aot under the jurisdio
ton of the same power, unless such
ports or places be effectively blockad-
ell. besieged, or invested.
And whereas it frequently. happens
that vessels sail for port or place be-
longing to an enemy without knowing
that the same is either besieged,
blockaded, or invested, it is agreed
that every vessel so circumstance
may be turned away from such port or
place, but she shall not be detained,
nor any part of her cargo, if not con-
traband. be cOnfscated, unless, after
notice of such blockade or investment,
she shall again attempt to enter but
she shall be permitted to go to any
other port or place she shall think
proper; provided the same be not
blockaded, besieged, or invested. Nor
shall any vessel Of either of the par
ties that may have entered into such
port or place before the same was ac-
tually besieged, blockaded, or invest
ed by the other, be restrained from
quitting such place with her cargo nor,
ii found therein after the reduction
and surrender of such place, shall
such vessel or her cargo be liable to
confscation, but ehey shall be restored
to the owners Thereof.
ARTICLE XIII.
The liberty Of navigation and COM
mercG shall extend to all kinds of
merchandise, excepting those only
which are distinguished by the name
of contraband of war. and under this
name shall be comprehended.
1. Cannons, mortars, howitzers, sWi-
wells, blunderbusses, muskets, fusees,
rifles, carbines, pistols, pixies, swords,
sabres, lances, spears, halterds, gren-
AIDES, bombs, powder, matches, balls,
and everything belonging to the use
of terms
2 Bucklers, helmets, breast plates,
coats of mail, accoutrenents, and
clothes made up in military form and
for military use.
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