The Evansville journal., 1869-02-03


Treak, between the United States OI
America and the Republic OF Mica
raeua: Concluded June 81, 1867
Ratified June 20, 1868; Proclaimed
August 13. 1868.
Bg The President Of the United States
of America:
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS a treaty of friendship,
commerce, aud navigation, between
the United States of America and the
Republic of Nicaragua, was concluded
and signed by their respective pleni-
potentiaries, at the city OF Managua,
on the twenty-frst day of June, in
the year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sIxty-seven, which
treaty, being In the English and Span
ish languages, Is word for word as
follows:
Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and
Navigation, betloeer the United
States Of America and the Republic
Of Nicaragua.
The United States of America and
the republic of Nicaragua desiring to
maintain and to improve the good I'M
derstanding and friendly relations
which now happily exist between
them, to promote the commerce OF
their citizens, and to make some mu-
tual arrangement with respect to
communication between tue Atlantic
aud Pacific oceans, by the river San
Juan. and either or both the lakes of
Nicaragua and Managua, or by any
other route through the territories of
Nicaragua, have agreed for this pur-
pose to conclude a treaty of friend
ship, commerce and navigation, and
have accordingly naned as their re-
spective plenlpOtentlaries, that is TO
say: The President Of the United
States, Andrew b. Dickinson, minis
ter resident and extraordinary to
Nicaragua, and his excelleney the
President of the republic of Nicara-
qua, Senior Lieenciado Don Tomas
Ay0n, minister of foreign relations,
who, after communicating to each
other their full powers, found in due
and proper from, have agreed upon
the following articles:
ARTICLE I.
There shall be perpetual amity be
tween the United States and their cit
izens on the one part, and the gov
ernment of the republic of Nicaragua
aud its citizens of the other.
ARTICLE II.
iSere shall be between all the ter
Filorias Of the United States and
the territories of the Republic of
Nicaragua "A reciprocal freedom Of
commerce. The subjects and citi-
zens of the two countries, respee-
lively, shall have full liberty freely
and securely to come with their
ships and cargoes to ali places,
ports, and rivers in the territories
aforesaid to which other foreigners
are or may be permitted to come, to
enter into the same, and to remain
and reside in any part thereof, re-
spectively; also, to hire and occupy
houses and warehouses for the pur-
poses of their commerce; and gener-
ally the merchants and traders of
each nation, respectively, shall enjoy
the most complete protection and
security for their commerce, subject
always to the laws and statutes Of the
two countries, respectively. In like
manner the respective ships of war
aad post-office packets of the two
countries shall have liberty freely and
securely TO como to altharbors. rivers,
and places to which other foreign
ships of war and packets are or may
be permitted TO come, TO enter the
same, to anchor, and to remain there
and refit, subject always to the laws
and statutes of the two countries, re-
spectively.
By the right of entering places,
ports, and rivers, mentioned in this
article, the privilege of carrying on
the coasting trade is not understood; ;
In which trade national vessels only
of the country where the trade is
carried on are permitted to engage,
ARTICLE III.
It being the intention of the two
high contracting parties to bind them
selves bv the two preceding articles TO
treat each other on the footing of the
most favored nations. it is hereby
agreed between them that any favor,
privilege, or immunity whatever, in
matters of commerce aud navigation,
which either contracting party has ac-
tually granted, or may grant hereaf-
ter, 10 the subjects or citizens of any
other State, shall be extended to the
subjects or citizens of the other con
tIacting party gratuitOusly. If the con.
eession in favor Of that other nation
shall have been gratuitOus, or in re-
turn for compensation, as nearly as
possible OF proDortionate value and
effect, to be adjusted by mutual agree
ment, 1T the concession shall have beer
conditional.
ARTICLE w.
No higher or other duties shall bt
imposed on the importation into the
territories of the United States o
any article being the growth, pro
duce, or manufacture of the republic
of Nicaragua. and no higher or othel
duties shall be imposed on the i'm,
portatiOn into the territories of tho
republic of Nicaragua of any article
being the growth. produce, or manu-
faeture of the United States, than ART
or shall be payable upon the lik,
articles being the growth, produce, O.
manufacture of any other foreign
country; nor shall any other or highe
duties or charges be imposed in tn
territories of either of the high con
tracing parties on the expectation O
any articles to the territories of thl
other than such as are or may be pay
able on the expectation of the lik,
articles to any other foreign country
nor shall any prohibition be impose,
upon the importation or expectation
OF any articles the growth, produce
or manufacture of the territories G
the United States or the republic Q
Nicaragua to or from the said terri
tories of the United States. or to o
from the republic Of Nicaragua whic
shall not equally extend to all othe
nations.
ARTICLE v.
No higher or other duties or pay
ments on account of tonnage, of ligh
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