New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-20

duties or charges than are paid by the ma
| tives, on condition of their submitting TO
! the laws and ordinances there prevailing.
| War vessels Of the two powers snail re-
| ceive in their respective ports the treatment
| Of those Of the most favored nations.
ARTICLE II.
The citizens Of each Of the high contract
| ing parties shall have liberty to travel in
| the States and territories Of the other, to
| carry on trade, wholesale and retail, to hire
| and occuTy houses and warehouses, to en-
| plov agents of their choice, and generally
to do any thing incident to or necessary for
| trade, upon the same terms as the natives
of the country, submitting themselves to
! the laws there established.
ARTICLE III.
The citizens Of each Of the high contracting
| parties shall receive, in the States and terri
| tories Of the other, the most constant pr0tec-
| ton and security for their persons and
property, and shall enjoy in this respect
| the same rights and privileges as are or
| shall be granted to the natives, on their sub
hitting themselves to the conditions i'm
| posed upon the natives.
| They shall, however be exempt in their
respective territories from compulsory mil
! itary service, either on land or sea, in the
regular forces, or III the national guard, or
in the militia. They shall likewise be exempt
| from any judicial or municipal office, and
| from any contribution whatever, in kind
or in money, to be levied il compensation
| for personal services.
ARTICLE ".
| The citizens Of neither of the contracting
| parties shall be liable, in the States or Ter
ritories OF the other, to any embargo, nor
| shall they be detained with their vessels,
| cargoes, merchandise, or effects, for any
| military expedition, nor for any public or
| private purpose whatsoever, without allow
ing to those interested a sufficient indemni
| ticatiOn previously agreed upon when pos
sible.
The high contracting parties agree that
| whatever kind OF produce, manufactures, or
I merchandise of any foreign country can he
| from time to time lawfully imported into
the United States, in their own vessels,
may also be imported in Italian vessels;
| thai no other or higher duties upon the
| tonnage of the vessel or her cargo shall be
| levied and collected, whether the impOrta-
| tiOn be made III vessels OF the one country
| or of the other; and, III like manner, that
| whatsoever kind of produce, manufactures,
| or merchandise of any foreign country can
| be from time to time lawfully imported into
| Italy in its own vessels, may be also i'm
| ported in vessels of the United States, and
| that no higher or other duties upon the ton
| mage of the vessel or her cargo shall be
| levied and collected, whether the lmporta-
| ton be made in vessels Of the one country
or Of the other; and they further agree that
whatever may be lawfully exported and re
exported from the one country, in its own
vessels, to any foreign country, may II the
like manner be exported or re-exported in
the vessels of the other country, and the
same bounties, duties, and drawbacks, shall
| l,C%l,y
portation or re-exportation be made in yes
| sells OF UuU Uuueu states or OF Italy.
ARTICLE VI.
| No higher or other duties shall be imposed
| on the importation into the United States
| OF any articles. the produce or manufactures
| of Italy, aud no higher or other duties shall
| be imposed on the Importation into Italy of
any articles, the produce or manufactures
| Of the United States, than are or shall be
| payable on the like articles, being the pro-
| duce or the manufactures of any other for
| eign country; nor shall any other or higher
| duties or charges be imposed, in either Of
| the two countries, on the expectation of any
articles to the United States or to Ital Y, re-
| spectively, than such as are payable On the
expectation of the like articles to any for
egn country; nor shall any prohibition be
imposed on the importation or the eXporta-
ton of any articles, the produce or manu-
lectures O1 Gnt OhlJtI CbdlcS Vi VI 1Jdl W
or from the territories of the United States,
or to or from the territories Of Italy, which
shall not equally extend to all other nations
ARTICLE VII.
Vessels of the United States arriving at
port Of Italy and, reciprOcaIy, vessels of
Italy arriving at port of the United
States may proceed to any other port Of
the same country, and may there discharge
such part of their original cargOes as may
not have been discharged at the port where
they first arrived. 1t is, however, under
stood and agreed that nothing contained i'll
this article shall apply to the coastwlse
navigation, which each of the two contract
ing parties reserves exclusively to itself.
ARTICLE VIII.
The following shall be exempt from pay
ing tonnage, anchorage and clearance
duties in the respective ports:
i, Vessels entering III ballast and leav-
ing again in ballast from whatever port
they may come.
,. Vessels passing from a port of either of
the two states into one or more ports OF the
same state, therein to discharge a part or
all of their cargo, or take in or complete
their cargo, whenever they shall furnish
proof of having already paid the aforesaid
duties.
3. Loaded vessels entering port either
voluntarily or forced from stress Of wealth
err and leaving it without having disposed
Of the whole or part OF their carg0es, or
having therein completed their cargoes.
No vessel of the one country, which may
be compelled to enter a port of the other,
shall be regarded as engaging in trade If it
merely breaks bulk for REPAIRS transfers
her cargo to another vessel on account OF
unseaworthiness, purchases stores, or sells
damaged goods for transportation. 1t is,
however, understood that all portions of
such damaged goods destined to be sold for
internal consumption shall be liable 10 the
payment of custom dues.
ARTICLE TX.
When any vessel belonging to the citizens
of either of the contracting parties shall be
wrecked. fOundered, OF shall suffer any
damage, on the coasts or within the do
minions OF the other, there shall be given
to it all assistance and protection iii the
same manner which is usual and customary
with the vessels Of the nation where the
damage happens, permitting them to un-
load the said vessel, if necessary, OF its
merchandise and effects, and to reload the
same. or part thereof, paying no duties
whatsoever but such as shall be due upon
the articles left for consumption.
ARTICLE X.
Vessels of either of the contracting par
ties shall have liberty, within the territories
and dominons Of the other, to complete
their crew in order to continue their voy
age, with sailors articled in the country,
provided they submit to the local regula-
lions and their enrolment be voluntary.
ARTICLE XI.
All ships, merchandise, and effects belong
ing no the citizens of one of the contracting