The Portland daily press., 1875-02-02

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FRIENDSHIP, COMMERCE. AND
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Concluded September 8, 1870 ! -
Ratification GdUised By Senate March 81, 1871.
Ratified By President AprA II, 1871. CE
Ratified 5y President Of Peru May %, 1874
Time for erchange of Publications extended June
Ratiac aUsS exchanged at Lima May %, 1871
Proclaimed july %, 1S74.S " ~ g -
The time originally fixed for the exchange of the
tended IN formal agreement of the parties, to No
yember o, 1874. within which time that ceremony
took place, in the usual form. Ftgs5H
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
ova4ft ~ AMERICA. &
p6kEJg Al PROCLAMATION.
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 at Lima on the
sxth day OF September in the year eighteen hundred
and seventy, the original of which treaty, being in
the English and Spanish languages, is, word Tor
word, az pDows: IL rE E# AFHs
Treaty of friendship commerce, and navigation BE-
tpeen the United States of america and the Re
fhe United States of America and the Republic of
Peru being equally animated with the desire to rem
der firm and permanent the peace and friendship
ts% a na ike tel commercia relations upon
the most liberal basis, have resolved to fix clear and
precise rules, which shall in future be Eeligiously
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 o. ere mas power
binary and Minister Penipoteniary the said State
to the Government of Peru; and the President OF
Jorge Loayza, Minister of Foreign Affairs; who, after
exchanging their respective full powers found to be
in good and true form, have agreed upon and con-
cluded the following articles: il.g 81 ,....-. %
& ltl ARTICLE I. .aH.~
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 distinction
ARTICLE H.
The Omitted States of America and the Republic of
PEW mutually agree that there shall be reciprocal
liberty commerce and navigation bet ween their re-
speetise eitores and citizens the citizens of either
republic may frequent with their vessels all the
coasts ports and places OF the other wherever for
egn commerce is permitted. and reside in all parts
of the territory of either and occupy the dwellings
and warehouses which they may reqrire; and every
thing belonging thereto shall be respected, and shall
not be subjected to any arbitrary visits search.
The said citizens shall have fu liberty to trade in
arl ~ sblse by he Respective regulations of
commerce. in all kinds of goods, merchandise manu-
factures and produce not prohibited to ALL and to
open retail stores and shops under the same munich.
pal and police regulations native citizens; and
they shall not in this respect be liable to any other or
higher taxes or imposts than those which are may
be paid by native citizens. The citizens of either
country shall also have the unrestrained right to
travel in part of the possessions of the other and
shall in all enjoy the same security and protec
ton as the natives OF the country wherein they
side on condition of their submitting to the laws and
ordinances there prevailing; they shall not be called
upon for any forced loan extraordinary &ontribu
ton for any military expedition, or for any public
purpose whateyer nor shall they be liable to any en-
barge or be detained with their
chandse goods. effects, without being allowed
therefor full and sufficient indemnfcation which
shah in all eases be agreed upon and paid in advance
ARTICLE III.
The two high contracting parties hereby bind and
engage themselves not to grant any favor privilege,
or immunity whatever, i'm matters of commerce and
navigation to other nations, which shall not be inn
contracting party who shall enjoy the same, gratui
tousy if the concession shall have been gratuitous.
or on giving COMPENSATION as nearly as possible OF
tual agreement, if the concession shall have been
c0ho a1"af Cd Article ~. I1Enihl"E1lSa
No higher or other duties or charges on account of
toDnaga lighthouses or harbor dues piIotage, quar-
artine, salvage in case of damage or shipwreck, or
any other local charges shall be imposed in any ports
of Peru, vessels of the United States than those
PAYABLE in the same ports by Peruvian vessels
in any of the ports ofthe United States by Peruvian
vessels than shall be payable in the same ports by
vessels CT the United States. F.... .
ARTICLE v.
All kinds of merchandise and articles of commerce
which may be lawfully imported into the ports and
territories of either of the high contracting parties
in national vessels may also he SO imported in vessels
of the other party without paying other or higher
duties charges, of any kind or determination what
ever, than If the same merchandise and articles OF
commerce were imported in national vessels; nor
shall any distinction be made in the manner of max
ing payment of the said duties or charges. 1t is
pressy understood that the tpulations in this aud
the preceding article to their full extent app1ica
BILE to the vessels, and their cargoes belonging to
either of the high contracting parties arriving in the
ports and territories of the other, whether the said
vessels have cleared directly from the ports of the
country to which they appertain from the ports of
ARTICLE VI.
No higher or other dutiesor charges shall be i'm
posed or levied upon the importation into the ports
and territories of either ofthe high contracting par
ties of any article the produce, growth or manfac-
ture Of the other party than are shall be- payable
on the like article, being the produce, growth,
manufacture of any other country; nor shall any
prohibition be imposed upon the importation of any
article, the produce, growth manufactuJe of either
party into The ports territories Of the other which
shall not equally extend to all other nations.
.isi --ig ARTICLE VII.
All kinds of merchandise and articles of commerce
which may be lawfully exported from the ports and
territories of either of the high contracting parties in
national vessels, may also be exported in vessels of
the other party; and they shall be subject to the
same duties only, and be entitled to the same draw
backs, bounties, and allowances whether the same
merchandise and articles OF commerce be exported IN
vessels ofthe one party or in vessels Of the other
s M M -, ARTICLE VIII. rslsrll1
1t is hereby declared that the stipulations Of the
present. treaty are not te be UNDERSTOOD as applying
to the navigation and coasting trade between one
port and another stua ed in the territories of either
contracting party, the regulation of such navigation
and trade being reserved respectively by the parties
according to their own separate laws Vessels of
either country shall, however, be permitted to dis
charge part Of their cargoes port open to for
egn commerce in the ter ores of either of the high
contracting parties ando proceed with the remainder
of their cargo to any other port ports of the
territories open to foreign commerce, without paving
other higher tonngae-dues or port charges in such
cases than would be paid by national vessels in like
circumstances; andthey shall be permitted to load
in like at different ports in the same voyage
outward. Z sEE g. -
ARTICLE TX. .
The Republic of Perm, desiring to increase the in
teTcourse along its coasts by means of steam navga
tion here by engages to accord any citizen ci
zens of the United States who may establish line
of steam vessels to navigate regularly between the
different ports Of entry within the Peruvian terri
tories, the privileges of taking in and landing
freight and cargo, entering the Exports for the pur
pose of receiving and landing passengers and their
baggage, specie and bullion, carrying the public
mails, establishing depots for coal erecting the nee
essary machine and workshops for repairing and
fitting the steam vessels and all other favors enjoyed
by any other association company whatsoever. 1t
/; furthermore understood between the two high
contracting parties that tie steam vessels of either