The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1875-03-18

winch are usual ana customary with the |
natives or citizens of the country; for
which purpose they may either appear in |
proper person, or employ in the prosecu-
ton or defense of their rights such edvo- |
Gates, solicitors, notaqes, agents, and fac
tors as they may Judge proper, in all their
trials at law; and such citizens or agents
shall have free opportunity to be present at
the decisions or sentences of the tribunals
in all cases which may concern them, and
shall enjoy in such cases all the rights
and privileges accorded to the native
citizen.
ARTICLE 14TH.
The citizens of the United States residing in the |
territories of the Republic of Salvador shall enjoy
the most perfect and entire security of conscience
without being annoyed, prevented, disturbed in |
the proper exercise of their religion in private |
houses, or in the chapels places of worship ap-
pointed for that purpose, provided that in so dong
they observe the decorum due to divine worship 4
and the respect due to the laws usages and Gus |
toms of the country. Liberty shall also granted
to bury the citizens of the United States who may
die in the territories of the Republic of Salvador, 4
in con7enient and adequate places to be appointed
and established for that purpose, with the know- !
edge of the local authorities, in such other places
of sepulture may be chosen by the friends of the
deceased nor sh2ll the funerals or sePulchrys of
the dead be disturbed in any wise nor upon Asac-
count. In like manner, the citizens of Salvador |
shall enjoy within the Government and territories
of the United States o perfect and unrestrained /
liberty of conscience and of exercising their re-
ligion, publicly or privately, within their own
dwelling houses, or in the chapels and places of
worship appointed for that purpose, agreeably to /
the laws usages, and customs of the United States
ARTICLE 18TH.
II shall he lawful for the citizens of the United |
States of America and of the Republic of Salvador
to sail with their ships with all manner of liberty |
and security distinction being made who are the
propretOrs OF the merchandise laden thereon,
from any port to the places of those who now are
or shall be al enmity with either of the contracting
| no
aforesaid to sail with the ships and merchandise
before mentioned, and to trade with the same iber
ty and security from the places, ports, and havens
of those who are the enemies of both or either
party, without any opposition disturbance what
soever, not only from the places OF the enemy be-
fore mentioned to neutral Places but also from one
place belonging to an enemy, whether they be un-
| der the jurisdiction of power under several.
And it is hereby stipulated that free ships shall also
! give freedom to goods, and that everything which
shall be found on board the ships belonging to the
citizens of either of the contracting parties shall be
| deemed to be free and exempt, although the whole
ading, any part thereof, should appertain to the
enemies OF either, (contraband goods being always
] excepted.)
| 1t is also agreed, in like manner, that the same
| liberty shall be extended to persons who
board free ship, with this effect: that although
they be enemies to both or either party, they are
not TO be taken out of that tree ship, unless they
officers and soldiers and in the actual service of
the enemies; provided, however, and it is hereby
agreed, that the stipuations in this article contain
ed declaring that the flag shall the property,
shall be understood as applying to those powers on
ly who recognize this principle but if either of the
two contracting parties shall be at with third,
and the other remains neutral, the flag of the neu-
tral shall the property of enemies whose gov
ernments acknowledge this principle, and not of
Others.
ARTICLE 10TH.
1t is likewise agreed that in the case where the
neutral flag of one of the contracting parties shall
protect .he property of one of the enemies of the
other by virtue of the above stipulation ii shall al
ways be understood that the neutral property found
on board such enemys vessels shall be held and con-
sidered as enemy's property, and as such shall be
liable to detention and contiscatiOn, except such
property put on board such vessel before the
declaration of war, afterwards if it were
done without the knowledge of it but the contract
ing parties agree that, two months having elapsed
alter the declaration of war; their citizens snail not
plead ignorance thereof. On the contrary, If the
flag of the neutral does not protect the enemy's ,
property, in that case the goods and merchandise
of the neutral embarked on such enemy's ships
shall be free.
ARTICLE nth.
This liberty of navigation and commerce shall ex-
tend to all kinds of merchandise, excepting those
only which are distinguished by the name of con-
traband; and under this name OF contraband or
prohibited goods shall be comprehended:
list. CannOns, mortars, howitzers, sw1vels, blum
derbusses, muskets, rifles, carbines, pistols, pixies,
swords, sabres, lsnces, spears, haberts, hand
grenades, bombs, powder, matches, balls, and all
other things belonging to the use of these arms.
End. Bucklers, helmets, breast-plates, coats of {
mail, infantry belts, and clothes made up in the
form and for the military use.
3rd. Cavalry belts and horses with their furni-
ture.
4th And generally all kinds of arms and instru-
ments Of irOn steel, brass, and copper, or of any
other materials manufactured, prepared, and form
ed expressly to make war by sea or land.
5th. Provisions that are imported into besieged ,
or biockaded place.
ARTICLE 18TH.
All other merchandise and things not compre- i
hended in the articles of contraband explicitly I
enumerated and classified above, shall be held
q I'd considered Free and subjects of free and
lawful commerce, so that they may be carried and
transported in the freest manner by the citizens of
both the contracting parties, even to places belong
ing to an enemy, excepting those places only which
are at that time, besieged or blockaded and to |
avoid all doubt in this particular it is declared that
those places only are besieged or bockaded which
are actually attacked by belieerent force capable
of preventing the entry of the neutral.
ARTICLE 10TH.
The articles of contraband before enumerated {
and classified which may be found in a vessel bound
for an enemy's port shall be subject to detention ,
and coniscation leaving free the rest of the cargo
and the ship, that the owners may dispose of them
they proper No vessel OF either of the two
nations shall be detained on the high seas on ac
count of having board articles of contraband,
whenever the master, captain, or supercago of said
vessel will deliver up the articles of conraband to
the cap.or, unless the quantity of such articles be
SO great and of large bulk that they cannot be
received on board the capturing ship without great
inconvenience; but IN this and in all other cases of
jast detention, the vessel detained shall be sent to
the convenient and safe port for trial and
Judgment according to law.
ARTICLE 20TH.
And whereas it frequently happens that vessels !
sail for port or place belonging to an enemy with
out knowing that the is beseged blockadei d
invested, it is agreed that every vessel so crcum
stanced may be turned away from such port OF I
place. but shall not be detained shall any part
of her cargo, if not cOntraband, cOntscaed, un
less, after warning of such blockade or investment
from the commanding officer of the blOckading /
forces, she shall again attempt to enter; but she v
shall be permitted to go to any other port or place
she shall think proper Nor shall any vessel that
may have predi int he L.
was actually besieged, blockaded, or invested by
the other, be restrained from quitting that place
with her cargo; nor, if found therein after the
duction and surrender, shall such vessel her
go be liable to conhscation, but they shall be re-
stored to the owners thereof.
ARTICLE 2lsT.
In order to prevent all kind of disorder in the !
visiting examination OF the ships and cargoes of !
both the contracting parties the high seas they
have agreed mutually that whenever national YES
sci of war, public or private, shall meet with I
neutral of the other contracting party the first I
shall remain out of cannon-shOt unless in stress of
weather, and may send its boat with two three
only, in order to execute the said examination q
of the papers concerning the ownership and cargo,
without causing the least extOrtiOn, violence, or
ill-treatment, for which the commanders of said /
armed ships shall be responsible with their persons
and property; for which purpose the commanders +
of private armed vessels shall, before receiving !
their commissions, give sufficient security to an I
swer for all the damage they may commit. And it !
is expressly agreed that the neutral party shall in
case be required to go board the examining !
sci for the purpose OF exhibiting her papers, or Tor
any other purpose whatever. Z
ARTICLE 22SD.
To avoid all kinds of vexatiOn and abuse in the |
examination of the papers relating to the owner !
ship of the vessels belonging to the citizens of the
two contracting parties, they have agreed, and do
hereby agree, that in one of them should be
engaged in war, the ships and vessels belonging TO
the citizens of the other must be furnished with =
sea-etters passports expressing the name, prop =
erty and bulk of the ship, as also the name and =
place of habitatiOn of the master and commander
of the said vessel in order that it may thereby ap
pear that the ship really and truly belongs to the
citizens of one of the parties. They have likewise .
agreed that when such ships have a cargo, they =
shall also be provided, besides the sea-etters or
passports, with certificates containing the several
particulars of the cargo and the place whence the
ship sailed, that it may be known whether any =
forbidden contraband goods on board the a
same, which certificates shall be made out by the y
officers of the place whence the ship sailed, in the
accustomed form; without which requisites said y
vessel may be detained to be adiudged by the com
petent tribunal and may be declared lawful prize, =
unless the said defect shall be proved to be owing
10 accident, and shall be satisfied supplied by -
testimony entirely equivalent.
ARTICLE 23RD. q
1t is further agreed that the stipulaions above o
expressed, relative to the visiting and examination
of vessels, shall apply only to those which sail
without convoy; and when said vessels shall be il
under convoy, the verbal declaration of the COM il
mander of the convoy, on his word of honor, that
the vessels under his protection belong to the ma
ton whose flag he carries, and when they may be
bound to an enemys port, that they have no con-
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