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regulations Of harbors customs, and taxes, as
we'll as the whole of tho trade regulations
which are attached to the said treaty of 1853,
or tho 9th year Of Ansei, shall also cease to
operate
1t Is further understood aud agreed that from
the time when this present convention shall
take effect the United States will recognize the
exclusive power and right Of the japanese gov
ernment to adjust the customs tariff and taxes
and to establish regulations appertaining to
foreign commerce in the open ports of Japan.
ARTICLE II.
II Is, however, further agrood that no other
or higher duties shall bo imposed on the inn
portation into Japan of oil articios ct nssr-
chandisc from tho United States than are or
may be imposed upon tho like articles Of any
other foreign country: and If the Japanese
government should prohibit the expectation
from, or importation into, its dominions of any
particular article or articles such prohibition
shall not be discriminatory against the pro.
ducts, vessels, or citizens of tho United States.
ARTICLE III.
II Is further agreed that us the United States
charge no export duties on merchandise
shipped to Japan, no export duties on mer-
chandse shipped in the latter country for the
United States shall be charged after this
treaty shall go into effect.
ARTICLE ".
1t is further stipulated and agreed that so
long as the first three sentences which are
comprised in the first paragraph of article 9
of the treaty Of 1868 or tue fifth year OF Ausei,
shall be in force, all claims by the Japanese
government for for(eiturcs or penalties for vio'
lations of such existing treaty rs well rs fol
violations of the customs bonded warehouse
and harbor regulations, which may undor this
convention, from time TO time be established
by that government, shall be sued for in the
consular courts of the United States, whosC
duty it shall be 10 try each and every case
fairly, and render Judgment in accordance with
the provisions of such treaty and Of such regu
lations, and the amount Of all forieitures and
fines shall bodelivercd TO the Japanese authori
ties.
ARTICLE V.
1t is understood and declared by the higl
contracting parties that the right of conCroll
ing the coasting trade of Japan belongs solely
and shall be strictly reserved to the govern
ment of that Empire.
ARTICLE VI
II is, however, agreed that vessels of tht
United States arriving at any port of Japar
open to foreign commerce, may unload, in con
| formity with the customs laws of that cOun
! try, such portions of their cargoos as may b'
desired and that they may depart with the re
maindcr without paying any duties, impOsts
or charges whatsoever, except for that par
which shall have been landed, and which shal
be so noted on the manifest. The said vessel
may continue their voyage to one or NOR
open ports of Japan, there to land the part o
residue of their cargoes desired to be landed II
such port or ports. 1t is understood, however
that all duties, imposts, or charges whatsoever
which are or may become chargeablc upon TIN
vessels themselves are to be paid only at tn
| first port where they shall break bulk or un
load part of their cargo; and that at any sub
sequent port used in the same voyage only tn
n1,o pl,n1l atpl m
of such port,
ARTICLE VII.
In view of the concessions made by tn
United States in regard to the customs tariff
and the customs and other regulations Of ia
pan, rs above stipulated in Article |, the gov
ernmcnt of Japan will, on the principle of re
ciprocity, make the following concessions, I
wit: That two additional ports whereof on
shall be ShimO-nO-selli 81, and the other shall b
hereafter decided upon by the contracting par
ties jointly, from the date when the presen
convention may 20 into effect, shall be omen t
citizens and vessels of the United States 10
the purposes Of residence and trade.
ARTICLE VIII.
1t is also agreed that, as the occasion for Al
ticle V of the treaty of 1858, or the fifth yea
of Ansei, between the two countries is consid
cred to have passed away, that article shal
after the present treaty shall have gone int
effect, be regarded as no longer binding.
ARTICLE lX.
1t is further agreed that such of the prov
siOns of the treaties or conventions heretoior
concluded between the two countries and nc
herein expressly abrOgated as conflict wit
any provisions of the present convention ar
hereby revoked and aunulled that the pre-
ent convention shall be considered to be an
form a part of the existing treaties betwee
the two countries; that the revision of sue
portions of the said treaties as are not modific
OF revoked Ey the present convention, as ais
the revision Of the present convention itsel
may be demanded hereafter by either of til
high contracting parties; and that this col
venton, as well as the previous treaty as mod
fed thereby, shall continue in force until, upo
such revision Of the whole, or any part ther
of, it shall be otherwise provided.
ARTICLE X.
The present convention shall take efle
when Japan shall have concluded such col
ventions or revisions of existing treaties wit
all the other treaty Powers holding relation
with Japan as shall be similar in effect to Il
present convention and such new convention
or revisions shall also go into effect.
The present convention shall be ratified al
the ratifcations shall be exchanged at Was
ington as soon as my be within fifteen mont
from the date hereof.
In faith whereof the above.named Plen
potentiaries have hereunto set their hands al
seals, at the city Of Washington, this 25th dG
of July, 1873, or 25th day of the sevent
month of the eleventh year of Meiji
WILLIAM MAXWELL EVARTS, l.. s.
YOSHIDA KIYONARI, l.. S. !
And whereas the said convention has bee
= duly ratified on both parts and the respcctiN
latfcations of tho same were exchanged
| the city of Washington on the Sth day
. April, 1879.
Now, therefore, be it known that !, Ruthe
ford b. Hayes, President of the United Stat
of America, have caused the said conventic
, to be made public, to the end that the san
and every clause aud article thereof may
observed and fulfilled with good faith by h
United States and the citizons thereof.
In witness whereof | have horeunto set N
hand and caused the seal of the United Stat
to be affixed.
f Done at the city of Washington, this sth d
of April, in the year of our Lord Isl
[sEAL.l and of the independence of the Unit
! States the l03d.
By the Presidents r. B. HAYES.
WILLIAM MAXWELL EvARTs,