Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-11-05

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open to foreign commerce, without paying
other or higher tonnage-dues or port-charges
in such cases than would be paid by national
vessels in like circumstances; and they shall
| be permitted to load in like manner at different
| ports in the same voyage outward.
ARTICLE TX.
The Republic of Peru, desiring to increase
the intercourse along its coasts by means of
steam navigation, hereby engages to accord to
any citizen or citizens of the United States,
VINO may esta6hsh line of steam vessels to
| navigate regularly between the different Dorts
OF entry within the Peruvian territories. the
! same privileges of taking in and landing
| freight and cargo, entering the by-ports for
i the purpose OF receiving and landing passen-
| gers and their baggage, specie and bullion
| carrying the public mails, establishing depots
for coal, erecting the necessary machine and
! workshops for repairing and reftting the
| steam vessels, and all other favors enjoyed BY
any other association or company whatsoever
| 1t IS furthermore understood between the two
high contracting parties that the steam YES
sells OF either shall not be subject in the ports
OF the other party to any duties or tonnage,
| harbor or other similar duties whatsoever,
than those that are or may be paid by any
| other association or company.
ARTICLE X.
For the better understanding of the preced-
ing articles, and taking into consideration the
actual state of the commercial marine of Peru
1t is stipulated and agreed that every vessel
belonging exclusively to citizen or citizens
| of the said republic, and of which the captain
is also citizen of the same, though the con-
struction or the crew is or may be foreign ,shall
! be considered, for all of the objects of this
| treaty, as a Peruvian vessel.
ARTICLE XI.
| The merchants, commanders, or masters of
vessels, and other citizens of either contract
ing party, shall be wholly free to manage their
own business and affairs in all the ports and
places within the Jurisdiction of the other, or
to commit their business and affairs to the
management of any person whom they may
! choose to appoint as agent, factor, consignee,
| or interpreter. They shall not be restrained
| in the choice of persons to act in such capaci-
ties, or be compelled to pay any salary or re
muneration to any one whom they do not
wish to employ. Absolute freedom shall be
given, as well with the respect to the consgn-
ment and sale of their merchandise and arti-
cles OF commerce, Gs to the purchase of their
returns, unloading, loading, and sending off
their vessels. The buyer and the seller shall
have full liberty to bargain together and fix the
price of any merchandise or articles of com
merce imported into or to be exported from the
territories of either contracting party, the reg
ulations of commerce established in the res
Pective countries being in every case duly OBJ
served.
ARTICLE XII.
The citizens of either of the high contract
ing parties shall have the full power and lib
erty to dispose of their personal and real es-
tate and effects of every kind and description,
within the jurisdiction of the other, by sale,
donation, testament, or otherwise; and their
heirs or representatives, being citizens of the
other party, shall succeed to the said personal
and real estate and effects, whether by state
ment or alb intestato, and may take possession
of the same themselves or by others acting for
, them, and dispose of the same at their pleas
ure, paying such dues only as the citizens of
the country wherein said estate and effects may
be shall be subject to pay in like cases.
ARTICLE XIII
f If any vessel belonging to the citizens OF
: either of the high contracting parties should
be wrecked, suffer damage, or be left dereleet
on or near the coasts, within the territories of
the other, all assistance and protection shall
be given to such vessel and her crew, and the
vessel. or any part thereof, and all furniture
and appurtenances belonging thereto, together
with all the merchandise which shall be saved
therefrom, or the produce thereof, if sold shall
be faithfully restored to the owners or their
agents, they paying only the expenses incur
red in the preservation of the property, togeth-
er with the rate of salvage which would have
been payable, in like case, by national vessels;
; and it shall be permitted for them to unload
the merchandise and effects on board, with the
proper precautions to prevent their Illicit in
PRODUCTION, without eXacting in such case any
Yided the same be exported.
ARTICLE XVI.
When through stress of weather, want o
water or provisions. pursuit of enemies or pi-
rates, the vessels of one of the high contract
ing parties, whether of war, (public or pri-
vate,) or of trade, or employed in fishing
r shall be forced to seek shelter in the ports
rivers, bays, and dominions of the other, they
r shall be received and treated with humanity
t sufficient time shall be allowed for the compile
: tion of repairs, and while any vessel may b.
undergoing them its cargo shall not unnecessa
e rily be required to be landed either in who'll
f or in part; all assistance and protection shal
s be given to enable the vessels to procure sup
plies, and to place them in condition to pur
= sue their voyage without obstacle or hind
2 rance.
ARTICLE XIV.
r All vessels, merchandise and effects belong
| ing to the citizens of either of the high con
q tracing parties which may be captured by pi
. rates either on the high seas or within the lin
its of its jurisdiction, and may be carried int
or found IN the rivers, roads, bays, ports, o
Y dominions of the other, shall be delivered VI
' to the owners or their agents, they proving, il
\ due and proper form, their rights before th
r competent tribunals, it being understood tina
: the claim thereto shall be made within tw
: years by the owners themselves, their agents
: or the agents of the respective Governments
n ARTICLE XVI.
! The high contracting parties promise an,
# engage to give full and perfect protection t
the persons and property of the citizens O
each other, of oil clases and occupations, wht
may be dwelling or transient in the territorie
= subject TO their respective jurisdictions; they
: shall have free and open access to the trIbu
IF nails of Justice for their judicial recourse, OF
al the same terms as are usual and customary
= with the natives or citizens of the country II
e which they may be; and they shall be at lib
= erty to employ, in all causes, the advocates
d attorneys, notaries, or agents, of whatever de
= scriptiOn, when they may think proper. The
e said citizens shall not be liable to lmprlson-
ment without formal commitment under {
warrant signed by legal authority, except il
g cases fagrantis Edelicti; and they shall in al
= cases be brought before magistrate or othel
y | lega lauthority for examination within twen
! | tv-four hours after arrest; and if not so exam
. ined the accused shall forthwith be discharged
= from custody. Said citizens, when detained
! prisonment, with humanity and no unneces
- | sary severity shall be exercised toward them
e ARTICLE XVII.
d II is likewise agreed that perfect and entir
d liberty of conscience shall be enjoyed by tn
G citizens of both the contracting parties in tn
lie countries subject to the jurisdiction of the on
er or the other, without their being liable to b
lie disturbed or molested on account of their reli
er gieus belief, SO long ss they respect the law
le and established usages of the country. More
4, over, the bodies of the citizens of one of tn
contracting parties who may die in the terri
tories of the other shall be buried in the usu-
II al burying grounds, or in other decent an'
-, suitable places, and shall be protected iron
- violation or disturbance.
,eI ARTICLE NVIII.
er The citizens of the United States of Amer
le ica and of the Republic of Peru may sail witt
or their vessels, with entire freedom and securi
II ey, from any port to the ports or places Q
a. those who now are, or hereafter shall be, tn
or enemies of either of the contracting parties
or whoever may be the owners of the merchan
j. disc laden in the said vessels. The same cit
izans shall also be nlloMad To sail with thei