The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1876-05-13
THE TREATY.

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To al 10 ,rsom Gsss presents hal rome. y's'tiHg
Know yc, that WHEREAS a C0bv'nt.n be- sr~n th~
United States u America and Tie Msj.siy thF
King OF thr Hawaiian Islands on 'he sutlrri 81
Commercial Reciprocity. was c"nrl"d'd ana
signrd ~ their respective PlvnipUtrntiarirs af
Washington on The thiui-th day ~ Jahusfy,
eighteen hundred and seventy .uv~. the original
OF which Convention IL word Tor word a. foiiowai
The United States Of America and His Majesty
the Klng OF the Hawaiian Islands, equally ANNA
ted by The desire 10 strengthen and peTpciuats The
friendly relations which have heretofore uniformly
existed between them. aud 90 consolidate thTif
commercial Intercourse. bave resolved 20 enter
into a Convention for Commercial Reciprocity.
For this purpose. the President 81 the United
States bias conferred fun powers on Hamilton Fish,
Secretary OF States. and His Majesty tho King OF
the Hawaiian Islands has conferred like powers on
Honorable Elisha IA. Allen, Chief Justice Of the
Supreme Court. Chancellor Of the Kingdom.
Member Of the Privy Council Of State. His MHJr-ty's
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plrnipotentiary
20 the Unitcd States OF America, and Honorsle
Henry A. + Carter. Member % the Prlvy Council
OF State, His Majesiyr Special Commissioned to
the United States Of America.
And the said PlenlpUteniiafieE. after having ex-
changed their full powers. which we're found 70 be
In due form. have agreed 90 the following Articles
ARTICLE l. For and Ia confederation 81 %" tights
and privileges granted by His Majesty, The king
OF the Hawaiian Islands la the next succeeding
Article OF this Convention, and as an equivalent
NufAtthiF ~ INV ~ W 10y
agree 10 admit all the articles NAMED In the FOL
lowing schedule. the same being the growth,
manufacture or produce OF the Hawaiian Islands,
into ali the ports Of the United States free OF duty.
SCHEDULE.
A~rrow-root castor oil fruits. nuts. vegetables.
dried and undried. preserved and unpresrrvsd
hides and skins nndressed rice pull sandal,
koa. or other ornamental woods seeds. plants,
shrubs or trees muscavado. brown. and all other
unrehned sugar, meaning hereby the grades OF
sugar heretofore commonly impaired from the
Hawaiian Islands and now known Ia the Markets
OF san Francisco and Portland ~ = Sandwich
Island Sugar y syrups OF SugarcAne, helado, aud
molasses tallow.
ARTICLE II. For and in consideration OF the
rights end privileges granted by the United States
OF America In the preceding Article OF the
Convention, and as an equivalent therefor, Ills
Majesty. the King OF the Hawaiian Islands hereby
agrees 10 admit all the fticlcs named In the fol-
lowing schedule. the anne being the growth,
manufacture or produce Of the United States OF
America. into all the ports Of the Hawaiian Islands,
free OF duty.
Agricultural implements animals beet, bacon.
pork, ham and ali fresh, smoked or preserved
meats boots and shoes; grain, Sour, meal aud
bran, bread and bread etufs OF all kinds; bricke,
lime and cement butter, cheese. lard. tallow,
bullion coal cOrdage. naval stoies, including tar,
pitch. resin. turpentine raw and recti6ed copper
aud composition sbeathing. nails and bolts cotton
and manufactures OF cotton. bleaohed and un-
bleached. and whether or not, cOlored. stained,
painted or printed eggs fish aud oysters and all
Otber creatures living IN the water, and the produclh
thereof; fruits. nuts. and vegetables. green. dried
or undTied, preserved or unpreserved hardware
hides, iurs, skins and pelts. dressed or undressed +;
hoop iron, and rivers. nails, spikes and bolts,
tacks. brads or sprigs iron and steel and manu-
features thereof; leather lumber and timber OF
all kinds. round. hewed. sawed, and unmanuiactu-
red In whole or Ia part doors. sashcs and blinds
machinery Of all kinds. engines and parts thereof
oats and bay paper. stationery and books, and all
manufactures OF paper or OF paper and who'd
petroleum and all oils for lubricating or illumina.
ting purposes plants. shrubs. trees aud s.eda
rice. sugar, refined or unr1ned salt soap. shocks,
slaves and headings wool and manufactures Of
wool, other than ready made clothing wagons
and carts for the purposes Of agriculture or Of
drayage wood aud manufactures of wood. or OF
wood and metal except furniture, either upholstered
or carved. and carriages textile manufactures,
made OF a combination OF wool. cotton. silk or
linen. or OF any two or more Of them other than
when ready made clothing.
ARTICLE III. The evidence that articles proposed
TO be admitted into the ports OF the Unitrd States
OF America. or the ports OF the Hawaiian Islands,
free OF duty, under the hrst aud second articles Of
this convention. are the growth. manufacture or
produce OF the United States OF America or Of the
Hawaiian Islands respectively, shall be- established
under such rules and regulations aud conditions
for the protection Of the revenue IA the two
Governments may from time TO time respectively
prescribe.
ARTICLE w. No export duty or charges shall be
imposed IN the Hawaiian Islands or In the United
States. upon any Of the articles proposed to DO
admitted into the ports OF the United States or the
ports Of the Hawaiian Islands free OF duty. under
the first and second articles Of this convention.
ARTICLE V. The present convention shall take
effect rs soon as IL shall have been approved and
proclaimed by His Majesty the King Of the Ha-
waiian Islands. and shall have bern ratified and
duly proclaimed on the part OF tbs Government u
the United STATES. aud the laws required 10 carry
IL into OpP- zion shall have been passed by the
congress Sc United States Of America. Such
assent haI g been given aud the Publications OF
the convention having been exchanged ne provided
in Article Nv, the convention shall remain in force
for seven years, from the date at which IL may
come into operation and further, until the expira
ton Of twelve months after either OF The High
Contracting Parties shall give notice 10 the other
OF its wish 70 terminate the same, each Of the High
Contracting Pasiies being at liberty 10 give such
notice to the other at the end OF the said term OF
seven years. or at any time thereafter.
ARTICLE vi. The present convention shall be
duly ratified and the rati1cotiOns exchanged at
Washington City. within eighteen months from the
date hereof. or earlier IL possible.
In faith whereof the respective Plpnipoteniaries
OF the High Contracting Parties have signed this
present convention, aud have affixed thereto their
seals,
Done in duplicate. at Washington, the thirtieth
day OF January. in the year Of Qua Lord,
one thousand eight hundred and seventy-aye.
tSeall ELIrEA ii. ALLEN.
tseali HESRr A. T.. CARTER.
AND WHEREAS the Senate Of the United States by
their Resolution Of the eighteenth Of March last
(twO thirds Of the sena' - nresent cOneurring)
did advise and conserS ratification Of the
'"' ''''''''I AMESpMrsS
ARTICLE I. After the word 'gro~ib, and before
the word manufacture insert tho word and"
"ARTIcLE l. Strike out u the schedule the word
fruits and In lieu insert the word bananas aud
strike out the words sandal, koa, or Other ornamen-
tai woods"
"Add 10 the schedule In Article III, the cords.
Harness aud oil manufactures Of leather starch
aud tobacco. whether in leaf or manu- aciured."
"At the end Of Article ". add the following "a
is agreed, on the part Of His Hawaiian Majesty. that.
80 long as this Treaty shall remain ia force, be will
not lease or otherwise dispose Of or create any lien
upon any port. harbor, or other territory 10 his
or grant any special privilege or rights
Of use therein, TO any other power, state or govern
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