Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-10-02
ny THE PRESIDENT F THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
4 PROCLAIM ALTON

|. Whereas a Treaty Of friendship, COM
mrrcc, and nav vlgatIon, between the Unit
ed States of America and the Republic of
Peru, was concluded and signed / V their
respective Plcni pnienlitries at Lima on the
sixth day of September, in the wear eigh-
teen hundred and seventy, the original of
which treaty being in the English and
Spanish languages, i, word for word, as
follows:
Treaty Of friendShip, commerce and Rdpiga-
ton 6etwceH hc Uhtcd states and he Re
pHGtic Of ItrG.
the United States of Amer lea and the
Republic OF Peru, being equally animated
WIN the desire la render nrn and perma-
nrnt the peace and friendship which have
always 81 happily subSlsted between them,
and To place their commercial relations up-
Ou the most liberal lhSiS, have resolved 10
fix clear and precise rules, which shall in
future he Irli- i-iuu>ly observed between the
two nations, 10y means of treaty of friend
ship, commerce and navigation. 70 attain
this desirable object. the President of the
United States of America has conferred
full powers on Alvin l.. lIoVev the accrcd-
tied Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
PicnipolentaIy OF the said State Ia the
Government ni Peru; and the President
of Peru has conferred like full powers up-
on Doctor j 'Se Jorge LoayZl, Minister of
FOreitn Affairs; who, alter exchanging
their respective iull powers, Gonmd Ia bo in
concluded the following articles:
ARTICLE |.
There shall lie perfect and perpeiual
peace ard friendship between the United
States of America and the Republic of Pc.
ru, and between their respective territories
people, aud citizens, without distinction OF
ersons or places.
ARTICLEII.
The United Slalus of America and the
| Republic of Peru mutually v agree that there
| shall hc reciprocal liberty of commerce and
navigation between their respective terri
| tories al d clilZens; the citizens or either
| republic may frequent with their ves-
| sells all the coasts, ports, aud places of the
| other, wherever foreign commerce is per-
mitied, and reside in all parts of the terri
| rY OI either, and occupy the dwellings
| and warehouses which they may require !;
and everything brlun@ing thereto shall he
| respected, and shall not bo subjected to
| any arbitrary visits or search. The said
| citizens shall have lull liberty To trade in
| all parts of the territories OF either, accord
| ing To the rules established by the respec-
| tive regulations of commerce, in all kinds
| of goods, merchandise, manuiac uTeS, and
| produce moi prohibited to all, aud to open
! retail stores and shops under the same mu-
| nicipal aud police regulations a. native chi
| izens and they shall not in this respect be
| Liable 10 any other or higher taxes or i'm
| IhDSlS llidil ll'Nt Nllltl are DF may DB pulu
| by native citiZons. The cii Zens of either
| country shall also have tho unrest rained
| right Ia travel in any part of the pussess-
| ions Of the other, and shall in all eases en-
| joy the same security and protection as the
| natives of the country wherein they reside,
| on condition of their submitting To the
| laws and ordinances there prevailing; they
| shall not be called upon for any forced loan
or extraordinary contribution for any mil
| iiary expedition, or for any public purpose
whatever, nor shall they be liable to any
| embargo, or be detained with their vessels,
| caTgoes, merchandise, goods, or effects,
| without being allowed therefor full and
| sufficient indemnitcation, which shall in
all eases be agreed upon and paid in ad-
vance.
ARTICLE III.
Tho two high contracting part !eS hereby
| bind and engage themselves not to grant
any favor, privilege, or immunity whatev-
| er, in matters Of commerce and navigation,
/ to other nations, which shall not he imme-
| dialely extended also To the citizens OF tho
other contracting party, who shall enjoy
| tho same, gratnitOusly ii the concession
| shall have been gratuitous, or on giving a
compensation as nearly as possible of pro-
| portiOnate value and elect, to be adjusted
| by mutual agreement, ii the concession
| shall have been conditional.
ARTICLE
No higher or other duties, or charges on
| account of tonnage, lighthouses or harbor
dnes, pilotage, quarantine, salvage in case
of damage or shipwreck, or any other To-