New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-07

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 shall 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 occury houses and warehouses, to en-
| ploy 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 I'LL
| The citizens of each of the high contracting
| parties shall receive, in the States and terri
| tories of the other, the most constant protec
| ton and security tor 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 in the national guard, or
| in the militia. They shall likewise be exempt
| frem 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 q sufficient indemni-
fioation previously agreed upon when pos
| sible.
| ARTICLEv.
| The high contracting parties agree that
| whatever kind of produce, manufactures, or
| merchandise of any foreign country can be
| from time TO time lawfully imported into
| the United States, in their own vessels,
| NAV also be Imported in Italian vessels;
| tina. no other CIR higher duties upon the
| tonnage of the vessel or her cargo shall be
| levied and collected, whether the importa-
| ton be made in vessels of the one country
| or of the other; and, N 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 tOE-
| mage of the vessel or her cargo shall be
levied and collected, whether the importa-
| 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 in the
| like manner be exported or re-exported in
| the vessels of the other country, and the
| Same b0unties, duties, and draw backs, shall
| be allowed and collected, whether such ex-
portation or re-exportation be made in yes
| sels Oh Jue CuIueu states or OF Italy.
ARTICLE VI.
No higher or other duties shall be imposed
on the importation into the United States
| of auy articles the produce or manufactures
| of Italy, and no higher or other duties shall
be imposed on tho 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, IL either OF
| the two countSes, on the expectation OF any
articles to the United States or to Italy, re-
| spectively, than such as are payable on the
| expectation of the like articles to any for
| eign country; nor shall any prohibition be
i'm osed on the importation or the exporta-
| ton of any articles, the produce or manu-
| features of the United States or of Italy, to
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 tho United States arriving at a
| port of Italy and, reciprocally, 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 frat arrived. 1t is, however, under
stood and agreed that nothing contained i'll
this article shall apply to the eoaetwlse
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 ana clearance
! dutie- in the respective ports:
| |. Vessels entering in ballast and feaV-
ing again in ballast FROM whatever port
| they may come.
.. Vessels passing frafn 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 a port either
| voluntarily or forced from stress Of wealth
| er. and leaving it without having disposed
| of the whole or part of their cargOes, 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 III trade II II
| merely breaks bulk for repairs, transfers
her cargo to another vessel on account OF
unseawOrthiness, purchases stores, or sells
damaged goods for re-eXportatlon. IL Is,
| however, understood that all portions OF
such damaged goods destined to be sold for
internal consump tion shall be liable to the
payment OF custom dues.
| ARTICLE TX.
| When any vessel belonging TO the citizens
of either of the contracting parties shall be
wrecked, foundered, or 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 in the
| same manner which is usual and customary
with the vessels of the nation where the
damage happens, permitting them to IN
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 az shall bo due upon
the articles left for consumption.
ARTICLE Z.
l. Vessels of either of the contracting par
ties shall have liberty, within the territories
and dominions of the other, to complete
| tner crew. III ofueT " oohCth"o """H ~
age, with sailors articled in the country
provided they submit to the local regula
tions and their enrolment be voluntary.
| ARTICLE GL
All ships, merchandise, and effects belong
ing 10 the citizens of one of the contracting
parties. which may be captured by pirates
| whether within the limits of its jurisdiction
or on tho high seas, and may be- carried OF
found in the rivers, roads, bays, ports OF
domains of the other, shall be delivered VI
| to the owners thew proving in due and