New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-01-05

be made public, 10 the end that the same
and every clause and article thereof, may
be observed and fulfilled with good faith by
the United States and the citizens thereof
In witness whereof have hefeuntO sci
| my hand, and caused the seal Of the United
States TO be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington thif
| twenty seventh day of July, in the year OF
! our Lord Ole thousand eight hundred anG
! seveuty-1Ouf, and in the ninety ninth veal
of the independence OF the United States Of
| America. q. s. GRANT.
By the President:
! HAMILTON FISH.
Secretary Of State
4 PROCLAMATION.
HE sEE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
| Treaty between the United States of Amer
ica and the Republic of Peru-Friendship
! Commerce and Navigation-COncluded
September 6, 1870; ratification advised by
Senate, March 81, 1871 ratified by Presi
dent, April IL. 1871; ratified by Presid ent
Of Peru, May %, 1874; time for exchang &c
| Of notifications extended June 5, 1873
Publications exchanged at Lima, May 49,
1874; proclaimed July q, 1874.
The time originally fixed for the exchange
OF Publications 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 the 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, an 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 the
peace and friendship which have always SO
happily subsisted between them, and to
place their commercial relations upon the
most liberal basis, have resolved to fix clear
and precise rules, which shall in future be
religiously observed between the two
nations, by means of a treaty of friendship,
commerce and navigation. To attain this
desirable object. the President of the United
States of America has conferred full powers
on Alvin P. Hovey. the accredited envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
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 of Foreign Affairs: who,
after exchanging their respective full pow.
ers, found to be in good and true form,
have agreed upon and concluded the fol.
lowing articles:
aRrIcLEY.
There shall be perfect 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 distinc 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.
erty of commerce and navigation be-
tween their respective territories and
citizens; 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 search. The said citizens shall
have full liberty to trade in all parts Of the
territories Of either, according to the rules
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 SANS municipal and
police regulations as native citizens;
and they shall not in this respect
be- liable to any other or higher
taxes OF smposta 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
in all cases enjoy the same security and
protection as The natives Of the ountry
wherein they reside. on conditiOnii, o,their
submitting to the laws and ordinana there
prevailing: they shall not be call& upon
for any forced loan Or sxtraordin$ ~ como
tributiOn for any military expedition, or for
any public purpose whatever, n2r shall
they be liable to any embargo, d. be de.
tanned with their vessels, cargoes, lrchan.
disc, goods or effects, without beistl saowed
therefor full and sufficient inden . elton,
which shall in all cases be agreedorn, and
paid in advance. W.
ARTICLE III.
The two high contracting parties hereby
bind and engage themselves nos to grant
any favor. privilege or immunity yhatever,
in matters of commerce and nav,.ation, to
other nations, which shall not ,,e imme.
diately extended also to the citzt' ,s OF the
other contracting party. who slWll enjoy
the same. gratuitOusly if the c accession
shall have been !gratuitOus, or On.givinS 2
as nearly as possible of pro.
portionate Value and effect, to be adjusted
by mutual agreement. if tho concession
shall have been conditional.
ARTICLE ".
No higher Or other duties. or charges Oh
account of tonnage, lighthouses or harbor
iues, pilotage, quarantine. salvage in case
)f damage or shipwreck. or any other local !
charges, shall be imposed in any ports Of
Peru, on vessels Of the United States, than
hose payable in the same ports by Peru.
ian vessels nor in any of the ports Of the
United States by Peruvian vessels. than
shall be payable in the same ports by YES. |
'els OF the United States.
ARTICLE =.
All kinds of merchandise and articles Of |
commerce which may be lawfully imported |
nto the ports and territories of either of the |
high contracting parties in national vessels I
nay also be- imported in vessels OF the other
'arty without paying other or higher duties |
" charges. of any kind or denomination J
yhNtever. than if the same merchandise
md articles Of commerce were imported in |
RATIONAL vessels: nor shall any tastiuctiOn
'e made IN the manner OF making payment
II the said duties or charges. 1t is express
understood that the stipulations in this
nd the preceding article are to their full
xtent applicable to the vessels, and their
argOes, belonging to either of the high |
ontracting parties arriving in the ports
nd territories OF the other, whether the |
aid vessels have cleared directly from the
orts OF the country to which they apper.
ain, or from the ports of anv other nation !