The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-04-26
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TIE TREATY.
Draft or the Proposed New Eeciyro.
city Treaty with the United
States.

city Treaty with the United
States.
At the request Of the BULLETIN
the Cabinet has furnished the press
with the following project of treaty
revision:
The United States of America and
the Kingdom of Hawaii recognizing
the Importance to both nations of
extending the peculiarly friendly
relations now happily subsisting be-
tween them, and of protecting and
giving permancnce to the important
commercial and vested interests
which have grown out of the treaty
relations heretofore established be-
tween the two nations have solemnlv
resolved and agreed upon the fol.
lowing articles:
ARTICLE I.
1t is agreed that the Treaties and
Conventions now in force between the
high contracting parties shall con-
tinue in force, Notwithstanding any
articles therein contained limiting
their duration, or providing for their
termination) until modified or ter
minated by mutual consent of the
two Governments. Provided, how
ever, that the further extension of
Article III. of the Treaty between the
United States of America and His
Majesty the King of Hawaii, ratified
by Hawaii on the Goth of Novem.
Der, 1887, relating to the grant to
the United States of certain privi-
leges in Pearl River, shall be sub
ject to the passage by the United
States Congress and the Hawaiian
Legislature of the laws contemplate
ed by Article Ill. Of this Treaty and
the continuance in operation of such
laws.
ARTICLE II.
II is agreed that all articles the
growth, produce or manufacture of
the United States of America which
are entitled to be admitted free of
duty into the ports Of the Hawaiian
Kingdom, under the convention of
commercial reciprocity of July,
1875, shall be treated by the Hawai-
ian Government in respect of any
bounties paid or of any exemptions.
or immunities, and in all other re-
spects precisely as if such articles
were the growth, produce or manu-
facture OF the Hawaiian Islands, and
likewise, all articles the growth and
manufacture or produce Of the Ha-
waiian Islands which are admitted
free Of duty into the ports of the
United States of America under the
convention of commercial recipro-
city Of July, 1875, shall be treated
by the Government of the United
States Of America in respect of any
bounties paid or Of any exemptions
or immunities of any kind and in all
other respects precisely as if such
articles were the growth, produce or
manufacture of the United States of
America.
ARTICLE III.
1t is agreed that whenever the
Congress of the United States OF
America and the Legislature of the
Hawaiian Islands shall have passed
the necessary laws providing there.
for, all articles the growth, produce
and manufacture of the Hawaiian
Islands shall be admitted into the
ports of the United States free Of
duty, and in consideration thereof
and rs an equivalent therefor, all
articles the growth, produce, or
manufacture of the United States Of
America shall be admitted into the
ports Of the Hawaiian Islands free
Of duty and all articles thus admit
ted into the ports of either country
free of duty shall be treated in re-
spect OF bounties, exemptions or i'm
munlties and all other respects pre-
cisely the same as if OF the growth,
produce or manufacture of the
country into whose ports they are
introduced.
The evidence that such articles
are the growth, produce or manu-,
factute of the exporting country
shall he the same as required by the
convention of commercial rccipro-
city between the Hawaiian Kingdom
and the United States of America Of
July, 1875.
There shall be exempted from the
operation of this Article, opium and
preparations thereof, and spirituous
liquors, meaning thereby, any liq-
uids of more than Is per cent.
alcoholic strength, and any articles
which are, or which shall be pro-
hibited from entry into the ports of
either country by the laws OF that
country.
ARTICLE w.
1t is agreed that this convention
shall be ratified by the President OF
the United States by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate
thereof and by His Majesty the
King OF Hawaii, and the ratillca-
tons exchanged as soon as possible,
and upon such exchange Of ratii-
cations and proclamation thereof by
the President of tho United States
and the King Of Hawaii, the stipu-
lations thereof shall go into effect
with the exception of the Third
article, which shall 90 into effec,