Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-11-05
TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AND THE REPUBLIC OF PERU.

TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
AND THE REPUBLIC OF PERU.
FRIENDSHIP COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION.
Concluded September 6, 1871.
Ratification advised by Senate March 81 3,
1871.
Ratified by President April IL, 1871.
Ratified by the President of Peru May 28,
1874
Time for change of notifications extended
June 5. 1873.
Ratifcations exchanged at Lima May %,
1874
Proclaimed July 81, 1874.
The time originally fixed for the exchange
of the notifications having unavoidably elaps-
ed, was extended, by formal agreement of
the parties, to November 9, 1874, within which
time that ceremony took place, in the usual
form.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
APROCLAMATION
Whereas a treaty of frindship, commerce,
and navigation between the United States
of America and the Republic of Feru,
was concluded and signed by their re
spective Plenipotentiaries at Lima, on the
sixth day of Septem Der, eighteen hundred
and seventy, the original of W which treaty, be-
ing in the English and Spanish languages, is,
word or-word, as follows:
The United States of America and the Re-
public of Peru, being equally animated with
u desire to render firm and permanent the
peace and friendship which have always SO
happily subsisted between them, and to place
their commercial relations upon the most lib
eral basis, EaYe resolved to fix clear and pre-
else rules, which shall in the future be reli-
giously observed between the two nations, by
means of treaty of friendship, commerce
and navigation. To attain this disirable OBJ
ject, the President of the United States of
America has conferred full powers on Alvin P.
HoveY, the accredited Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary the said State
to the Government of Peru; and the President
of Peru has conferred like full powers upon
Doctor Jose j. Lnayza, Minister of Foreign
Affairs who, after exchanging their pective
full powers, found in good and true form, have
agreed upon and concluded thefol lowing
ticles:
ARTICLE I.
There shall be perfect and perpetual peace
and friendship between the United States Of
America and the Republic of Peru, and be-
tween their res spective territories, people and
citizens, without distinction of persons oil
places,
ARTICLE II.
The United States of America and the Re
public of Pere mutually agree that there shall
be reciprocal liberty of commerce and naviga-
tion between their respective territories and
citizens; the citizens of either republic may
frequent with their vessels all the coasts ports
and places of the other, wherever foreign
commerce is permitted, and reside in all parts
of the territory of either, and occupy the
dwellings and warehouses which they may re-
quire; and everything belonging thereto shall
be res pected, and shall not be subjected to any
arbitrary visits or search. Tie said citizens
shall have full liberty to trade in all parts oi
the territories of either, according to the rules
established by the respective regulations o.
commerce, in all kinds of goods, merchandise
manufactures, and produce not prohibited tc
all, and to open retail stores aud shops unde
the same municipal and police regulations al
native citizens; and they shall not in this res
pect be liable to any other ar higher taxes o.
imposts than those which are or may be paiC
by native citizens. The citizens of eithe
country shall also have the unrestrained righ
to travel in any part of the possessions of the
other, and shall in all cases enjoy the sam
security and protection as the natives of th
country wherein they reside, on condition o
their submitting to the laws and ordinance
there prevailing; they shall not be called up
on for any forced loan extraordinary contri
button for any military expedition, or for any
public purpose whateyer, nor shall they b.
liable to any embargo, or be detained will
their vessels, cargOes, merchandise, goods, o.
effects, with out being allowed therefor a full
and sufficient Naturalization, in which shall il
all cases be agreed upon and paid in advance
ARTICLE III.
The two high contracting parties hereb'
bind and engage themselves not to grant an
! favor, privilegs, or immunity whatever, i
matters of commerce and navigation, to othe
nations, which shall not be Immediately ex
tended also to the citizens of the other con
tracing party, who shall enjoy the same grn
| tuitously if the concession shall have bee
gratuitous, or on giving q compensation a
nearly as possible of proporGionate value an
effect, to be adjusted by mutual agreement,
the concession shall haYe been conditional
ARTICLE ".
No higher or other duties, or charges on az
count of tonnage, lighthouses or harbor du
| ties, pilotage, Quarantine, salvage in case
damage or shipwreck, or any other loct
charges, shall be imposed in any ports of Pc
ru, on vessels of the United States, than thos
payable in the same ports by Peruvian yes
sells; nor in any of the ports of the Unite
States by Peruvian vessels. than shall be pay
able in the same ports by the vessels of tn
United States.
ARTICLE V.
All kinds of merchandise and articles {
commerce which may abe lawfully lmporte
into the ports and territories of either of tn
high fcontrac ting parties in national vessel
may also be imported in vessels of the othe
party without paying other or higher duties G
| other charges, of any kind or denominatio
whatever, than if the same merchandise an
articles of commerce were imported in nation
al vessels; nor shall any distinction be mad
in the manner of making p ayment OF the sal
duties or charges. 1t is expressly understoo
that the stipulations in this and the precedin
artitle are to their full extent applicable to til
| IL, fbaIu n
of the high contracting parties ARRIVING IN til
ports and territories of the other, wheth'
the said vessels have cleared directly from th
ports of the country to which they appertail
or from the ports of any other nation.
ARTICLE VI,
No higher or other duties or charges sha
be imposed or levied upon the importation il
to the ports and territories of either of tt
high contracting parties of any article, IL
, produce, growth, or manufacture OF the 9TH
nartv, than are, or shall be, payable on Il
like article, being the produce, growth,
manufacture of any other country; nor sha
anv prohibition be imposed upon the imports
ton of any article, the produce, growth,
:, manufacture of either party, into the ports
+ territories of the other, which shal not equa
t ly extend to all other nations.
E ARTICLE VII.
) All kinds of merchandise and articles
> commerce which may be lawfully export
;, from the ports and territories of either of t
; high contracting parties in national vesse
1 may also be exported in vessels of the 9th
: party; and they shall be subject to the saI
G duties only, and be entitled to the same dra'
y backs, bountes and allowances, whether t
. same merchandise and articles of commerce
} exported in vessels of the one party or in VI
+; sells of the other party.
;, ARTICLE VIII.
Vt 1t is hereby declared that the stipulatio
IL of the present treaty are not to be understo
as applying to the navigation and coasti
le trade between one port and another, situat
ar in the territories of either contracting part
) the regulation of such navigation and ira
Of being reserved respectively by the parties
.h cordfnO TO their own senorote laws Vass
n. of either country SHALL however, be permit
pit to discharge part of their cargoes at one p
p open to foreign commerce in the territories
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