The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-12-13

pretext whatsoever to pay any charges or
taxes other or higher than those that are
or may be paid by native citizens or SUBJ
jects or citizens or subjects of the most
favored nation.
The citizens or subjects of either of the
contracting parties residing in the terri
tories of the other shall be exempted from
all compulsory military service whatso-
ever, whetheNin the army, navy, national
guards or militia, and from all forced
loans or military exactions or contribu-
tons.
Art. 2-There shall be reciprocal free
dom of commerce and navigation between
the territories of the two high contracting
parties. The citizens or subjects of each of
the high contracting parties may trade in
any part of the territories of the other by
wholesale or retail in all kinds of produce,
manufactures and merchandise of lawful
commerce, either in person or by agents,
singly or in partnership with foreigners or
native citizens or subjects; and they may
own or hire any houses, manufactures,
warehouses, shops and premises which
may be necessary for them, and lease land
for residential and commercial purposes,
combining themselves to the laws for lease
and the customs and regulations of the
country, like native citizens or subjects.
They shall have liberty freely to come with
their ships and cargoes to all places, ports
and rivers in the territory of the other
which are or may be open to foreign COM
merce, and shall enjoy respectively the
same treatment in matters of commerce
and navigation as native citizens or sub
jects or citizens or subjects of the most IA
vored nation, without having to pay taxes,
imports or duties of whatever nature, or
under whatever denomination levied,
in the name of or the profit of the govern
lment, public functionaries, private indi-
viduals, corporations or establishments OF
any kind other or greater than those paid
by native citizens or subjects or citizens
or subjects of the most favored nation.
1t is, however, understood that the stip-
ulations contained in this and the pre-
ceding article do not in any way affect the
laws, ordinances and regulations with re-
gard to the trade, immigration of laborers,
police and public security which are In
force or which may hereafter be enacted
in either of the two countries.
Art. 3.-The dwellings, manufactures
and warehouses and the shops of the citi-
zens or subjects of each of the high con-
tracing parties in the territories of the
other and all premiums appertaining there
to destined for the purposes of residence
or commerce shall be respected.
1t shall not be allowable to proceed to
make search of or a domicilary visit to
such dwellings or premises or to examine
or inspect books, papers or accounts ex-
cept under the conditions and with the
forms prescribed by the laws, ordinances
and regulations for citizens or subjects of
the country.
Art 4.-No other or higher duties shall
be imposed on importation into the terri
tory of the United States on any article,
produce or manufacture of the territory of
his majesty, the emperor of Japan, from
whatever place arriving and no other or
higher duties shall be imposed on the i'm
portations into the territories of his
majesty, the emperor of Japan, of any ar
ticle, the produce or manufacture of the
territories of the United States from what
ever place arriving than on the like ar
ticles produced or manufactured in any
foreign country.