The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-12-09

tured in any foreign country, nor sllaT
amy prohibition be maintained or inn
posed upon the importation of any ar.
ticle. the product CIR manufacture Of
the territories OF either Of the nigh
contracting parties into the territories
Of the Other from whatever place ar
irving, which shall not equally extend
to the lmportations OF the like article
being the product or manufacture Oh
any other country.
This last provision is not applicable
TO the sanitary and other prohibitions
occasioned by the necessity of protect
ing the safety of persons or of cattle
or of plants useful to agriculture.
Article v.
No other or higher duties or charges
shall be imposed in the territories OF
on the expectation Of any article to
the territory Of the other than such
as are. or may be payable on the ex-
lportatlon OF the like article to any
other foreign country; nor shall any
prohibitions be imposed on the expor-
fation of any article from territories
of either of the two high contracting
parties to THE territory of phe other
which shall not equally sextend to the
deportation OF the like article to any
other country.
Article VI.
The citizens or subjects of the high
contracting parties shall enjoy in the
territories of the other, exemption
from all transit duties and perfect
equality of treatment with native citi-
zens or subjects in all that relates to
warefousing. bounties. facilities and
drawbacks
Article VII.
/ All articles which are or may be
legally Imported into the ports of the
territories of his majesty, the Emperor
of Japan in Japanese vessels, may
likewise gbe imported into those ports in
vessels of tine United States without
being liable ito any other or higher
dtfties or charges of whatever denon1i-
nation than IL such articles were inn
ported in Japanese vessels, and recip-
rocally all articles which are, or may
be, legally imported into the ports of
the territories of the United States in
vessels of the United States may like
wise be imported into those ports in
Japanese vessels without being liable
/ to any other or higher duties or
charges of whatever denomination
than if such article were imported in
vessels OF the United States. Such
reciprocal equality of tTea tmenl5 shall
take effect without distinction, whether
| such articles. come directly from the
In the same manner there shall be
perfect equality of treatment in regard
! TO expectations, so the same export
duties shall be paid and the same
bounties and drawbacks allowed, in
the territories of each of the high con-
tracing parties on the expectation Of
any article which is, or may be legally
exported therefrom, whether such ex-
portation shall take place in Japanese
vessels or in vessels of the United
States, and whatever may be the place
of destination, whether a port of either
of the high contracting parties, or Of
any third power.
Article VIII.
No duties or tonnage, harbor, light
house, quarantine, or other similar or
corresponding duties of whatever ma
ture or under whatever denomination,
levied in the name and for the profit
lof governmental functionarfes, pri-
waite individuals, corporations or eStab-
lishments Of any kind shall be imposed
in the imports of the territories of
either country upon the vessels of
either country which Shall not equally
and under the same conditions be I'M
posed in the like cases on national YES
sells in general, or vessels Of the most
favored nation.
Such equality of treatment shall APP
sells from whatever port or place they
may arrive, and whatever may be their
place Of destination.
Article TX.
In all regards the stationing. load
ing and unloading of vessels in the
ports, Easements, docks, roadsteads,
harbors or rivers of the territories of
the two countries, nothing shall be
granted to national vessels which shall
not be equally granted to vessels of
either country.
Article Y.
The coasting trade of both the high
contracting parties are excepted from
the provisions of the present treaty and
shall be regulated according to the
laws, ordinances and regulations of the
United States and Japanese govern
mentS respectively. 1t is, however, I'M
derstood the citizens of the United
States in the territories of his majesty
the Emperor of Japan, and japanese
subjects in the territories of the United
States shall enjoy in this respect the
rights which are or may be granted
under such laws, ordinances and regu-
latfons to the citizens or subjects of
any other countries.
A vessel of the United States laden
in foreign countries with cargo des-
tined for two or more ports in the ter
ritory of the United States may dis
charge a portion of her cargo at one
port, and continue her voyage to the
other port or ports of destination where
foreign trade is permitted, for the pur-
pose of landing the remainder of her
original cargo there, subject always to
the laws and customs regulations of
the two countries; the japanese govern
ment, however, agrees to allow all YES
sells of the United States to continue,
as heretofore, for the period of the dur
alton of the present treaty TO carry
cargoes between the existing ports of
the empire, excepting to or from the
ports of Osaka, Militia and Ebisumina-
to.
Article Nj.
Any ship Of war or merchant vessel
of either of the high contracting par
ties which may be compelled by stress
of weather, by reason of any other
distress, to take shelter in a port of
the other shall be at liberty to refit
therein, to procure all necessary sup
plies and to put to sea again without
paying any dues other than would be
paid by national vessels. In case, how
ever, the master of merchant vessel
should be under the necessity of dis
posing of a part of his cargo in order
to defray expenses, he shall be bound
to conform to the regulations and tar
ifs to the place to which he may have
come. If any ship-of-war or merchant
vessel of the high contracting parties
should run aground or be wrecked upon
the coast of the other, the local author
tiles shall inform the consul-general,
or consular agent of the
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be no such consular officers, they shall
inform the consul-general, consul, vice
consul or consular agent of the nearest
district.
All proceedings relative to the sal
wage of japanese vessels wrecked or