New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-06
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TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS.
4 PROCLAMATION,

~ 1ON.
BIZ The PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED sTArHS
OF AMERICA.
Treaty between the United States of Amer
lea and the Republic of Peru-Friendship,
Commerce and NavigatiOn-Concluded
September 6, 1870; ratification ad vised by
i Senate, March 81. 1871; ratified by Presi
dent, April IL. 1871; ratified by President
of Peru. May %, 1874; time for exchange
Of Publications extended June s. 1873:
ratifcariOns exchanged at Lima, May %,
1874; proclaimed July q, 1874.
1.-THE time originally fixed for the exchange
OF notifications having unavoidably elapsed.
was extended by formal agreement Of the
parties, to November 9, 1874, within which
time that ceremony took place. in the usual
form.
Whereas, /. treaty Of friendship, commerce
and navigation, between the United States
of America and tho Republic of Peru. was
concluded and signed by their respective
plenipOtentiaries at Lima on the sixth day
of September, in the year eighteen hundred
and seventy, the original Of which treaty,
being in the English and Spanish languages.
is, word for word, as follows:
Treaty of friendship, commerce and navi.
cation between the United States of
America and the Republic of Peru.
The United States of America and the Re.
public OF Peru, being equally animated with
the desire to render firm and permanent tho
peace and friendship which have al WAYS SO
happily subsis!ed between them. and 60
place their commercial relations upon the
most liberal basis, have resolved tn fix clear
and precise rules. which shall in future be
religionsly observed between the two
nations. by means OF = treaty Of friendship,
commerce and navigation. TO attain this
desira BILE object, the President OF the United
States of America has conferred full powers
on Alvin p. Hovey. the accredited envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipot.atiary
OF the said State to the government of Peru:
and the President OF Peru has conferred
like full powers upon Doctor Jose jorge
Loayza. Minister Ut Foreign Affairs: who,
after exchanging their respective full pow.
ers. found to ba in good and true form.
have agreed upon and concluded the toIe
lowing articles
ARTIcLR,.
There shalt be perfec. and perpetual
peace and friendship between the United
States Of America and the Republic of Peru,
and between their respective territories,
people and citizens. without distiuc ton Of
persons or places.
ARTICLE II.
The United States Of America and
the Republic of Peru mutually agree
that there shall be reciprocal lib.
ertr Of commerce and navigation be.
tween their respective territories and
citizenss the citizens Of either republic
may frequent with their vessels all the
coasts. ports and places of the other, wher.
ever foreign commerce is permitted, and
reside in all parts of the territory of either.
and occupy the dwellings and warehouses
which they may require and everything
belonging thereto shall be respected, and
shall not be subjected to any arbitrary
visits or searchs The said citizens shall
have full liberty to trade in all parts of the
territories of either, according to the rules
established by the respective regulation of
commerce. in all kinds of goods, merchan.
disc. manufactures and produce not pro-
hibited to all, and to open retail stores and
shops under the same municipal and
police regulations as native citizens;
and they shall not in this respect
be liable 20 any other or higher
taxes Or impOsts than those which
are or may be paid by native citizens. The
citizens OF either country shall also have
the unrestrained right to travel in any part
of the possessions of the other and shall
m all cases enjoy the same security and
protection as the natives of the country
wherein they reside. on condition of their
to the laws and ordinances there
for any forced loan or extraordinary con.
tribution for any military expedition, or for
any public purpose whatever, nor shall
they be liable to any embargo, or be de.
tanned with their vessels, cargOes, merchan-
disc, goods or effects, without being allowed
therefor a full and sufficient naturalization,
which shall in all cases be agreed upon and
p laid !I ADVANCE
ARTICLE liz.
The Two high contracting parties hereby
bind and engage themselves not to grant !
any favor. privilege or immunity whatever,
in matters OF commerce and navigation, to ;
othes nations. which shall NOS be imme-
1iately extended also to :he citizens of the
other contracting party. who shall enjoy
the same. gra.uisously il the concession
shall have been gratnitOus. or on giving
az nearly as possible of pro-
pOrtiYnate value and effect. to be adjusted |
by mutual agreement, i: the Congestion
shall have been conditional.
AGsICAS -
AL KINDS ~ Merchandise and Articles Of !
commerce which may be lawfully imported I
into the ports and territories of either of the |
high contract ting parties in national vessels |
may also be imported in vessels of the other
party without paying other OF higher duties I
Or charges, of any kind OF denomination f!
whatever. than il tho same merchandise
and articles of commerce were imported in |!
national vessels: nor shall any distinction !
De m ade in the manner OF making payment |
IF the said duties or charges 1t il express J
3 understood that the stipulations in thi, |
md the preceding article are to their full !
extent applicable to the vessels, and their
,argoes, belonging to either of the high |
parties arriving in The ports
Al
aid vessels have cleared directly from the
,orts Of the country to which they apper.
ain, or from the ports of any other nation
ARTICLE VI.
No higher or other duties or charges
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