Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-03-23

Navigation. Signed February 26, 1871; Rat
vember 1871; Proclaimed November q, Isl
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE
A PRoCI5
Whereas treaty of commerce and navigate
Majesty the King Of Italy was concluded and
city of Florence on the twenty sixth day of Fet
one, which treaty. being in the English and Its
Treaty of Commerce and navigation between
the United States and the Kingdom Of Italy:
The United States of America and his Males
ty the King of Italy, desiring to extend and IA
cilitate the relations of commerce and navlga-
ton between the two countries have determined
| to conclude treaty for that purpose and have
named As their respective plenipotentlaries ::
| The United States of America, George Perkins
Marsh, their Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
of Italy; and his Majesty the King of Italy, the
Noble Emilio Visconti Venosta, Grand Gordon
| of his Orders of the Saints Maurice and Laza-
rus, and of the Crown of Italy, Deputy in Par
| lament and his Minister Secretary of State Tor
Foreign Affairs; and the said plenipotentlarles
having exchanged their full powers, found In
| good and due form, have concluded and signed
| the following articles:
ARTICLE 1.
There shall be between the territories of the
high contracting parties a reciprocal liberty OF
commerce and navigation.
Italian citizens in the United States md citi-
zens of the United States in Italy shall mutual
ly have liberty to enter with their ships and car
goes all the ports of the United States and of It.
ally respectively, which may be open to foreign
commerce They shall also have liberty to So
journ and reside in all parts whatever of said
territories. They shall enjoy, respectively y,
within the States and possessions of each party
the same rights, privileges, favors, immunites
and exceptions for their commerce and naviga-
ton as the natives of the country wherein they
reside, without paying other or higher duties
or charges than are paid by the natives on con-
dition of their submitting to the laws and ordi-
nances there prevailing.
War vessels of the two powers shall receive
in their respective ports the treatment of those
of the most favored nations. r .et. 81.
ARTICLE II. 'E liz
The citizens of each of the high contracting
parties shall have liberty to travel In the States
and territories of the other, to carry on trade,
wholesale and retail, to hire and occupy houses
and warehouses, to employ agents of their choice
and generally to do anything incident to or ne
cessary 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 terrific
ries of the other the most constant protection
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 ma
tives, on the submitting themselves to the con-
ditions imposed upon the natives.
They shall, however, be exempt in their re-
spective territories from compulsory military
service, either on land or sea, in the regular
forces, or in the national guard, or in the mill
tia. They shall likewise be exempt from any
judicial or municipal Office and from any con-
frihnfion 1uhatnvpr in kind Or tn he
levied in compensation for personal services.
ARTICLE ".
The citizens of neither of the contracting par
ties shall be liable in the States territories of
the other to any embargo, nor shall they be de-
tanned with their vessels, cargoes, merchandise
or effects for any military expedition, nor for
any public or private purpose whatever without
allowing to those interested asuficient indem
MITIGATION previously agreed upon when posi-
ble'
The high contracting parties agree that what
ever kind of produce, manufactures or mer-
chandse of any foreign country can be from
time to time lawfully imported into the United
States, in their own vessels, may be also import
ed in Italian vessels that no other or higher
duties upon the tonnage of the vessel or her car
60 shall be levied and collected, whether the
importation be made in vessels of the one cOun-
try or of the other; and in 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 imported in vessels of
the United States and that no higher or other
duties upon the tonnage of the vessel or her car
go shall be levied and collected, whether the
importation be made in vessels of the one Coun.
try or of the other; and they further agree that
whatever may be lawfully exported and re-ex-
ported from the one country in its own vessels
to any foreign country may in like manner be
exported or re-exported in the vessels of the
other country and the same bounties, duties and
drawbacks shall be allowed and collected,
whether such expectation or re-exportaton be
made in vessels of the United States or of Italy
ARTICLE VI.
No higher or other duties shall be imposed on
theeimportation into the United States of any
articles, the produce or manufactures of Italy,
and 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
other 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 Italy, respectively,
than such as are payable on the expectation of
the like articles to any foreign country, nor
shall any prohibition be imposed on the impor-
triton or the expectation of any articles, the
produce or manufactures of the United States
or of Italy, to or from the territories of the Uni
ted States or to or from the territories of Italy,
which shall not equally extend to all other ma
tons.
ARTICLE VII
Vessels of the United States arriving at a port
of Italy, and, reciprocally. vessels of Italy ar
irving at port of the United States, may pro-
coed 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.
understood and agreed that nothing contained
in this article shall apply to the coastwise nav
igation, which each of the two contracting par
ties reserves exclusively to itself oBII
ARTICLE VIII. itif -
The following shall be exempt from yaying
tonnage, anchorage and clearance duties in the
respective ports = lr,-- .t...f.
LIST. Vessels entering in ballast, and leaving
again in ballast, from whatever port they may
come
g Vessels passing from port of either of the
/ fxuo cfafa into ono Or mora norris of the same