Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-24
Article VII.

ciled in the territories of such party, are
authorized, in the territories of the other,
to exercise their rights and appear in
the courts either as plaintiffs or de-
PENDANTS. subject to the laws of such
other party.
The foregoing stipulation has no bear
ing upon the question whether a COM
pany or association organized in one of
the two countries will or will not be per-
mftted to transact its business or indus.
ing always subject to the laws and reg
ulations enacted or established in the re-
spective countries or in any part thereof.
-; Article VIII.
|: ALL articles which are or. may be legally
imported into the ports Of either high con-
tracing party from foreign countries in
national vessels may likewise be i'm
ported into these ports in vessels of the
other contracting party without being
liable to any other or higher duties or
charges OF whatever denomination than
II such articles were imported in ma
tional vessels Such reciprocal equality
of treatment shall take effect without
distinction, whether such articles come
directly from the PLACE Of origin or from
any other foreign place.
In the same manner there shall be per-
feet equality, of treatment in regard to
expectation, SO that the same export du-
ties shall be paid, and the same bounties
and drawbacks allowed. in the territories
Of each Of the contracting parties on the
expectation Of any article which is or
| may be legally exported therefrom,
whether such expectation shall take place
| in vessels of the United States or in
Japanese vessels, and whatever may be
| the ace of destination, whether a port
of the other party or of any third power.
Article TX.
In all that regards the stationing, load
ing and unloading Of vessels in the ports
Of the territories of the high contracting
parties, no privileges shall be granted by
either party to national vessels which are
not equally. in like cases. granted to the
vessels of the other country. the intention
Of the contracting parties being that in
these respects the respective vessels shall
be treated on the footing OF perfect equal
ity. -, ~.
r Article x.
| Merchant vessels. navigating under the
| flag of the United States or,that of Japan
and carrying the papers required by their
| national laws to- prove their nationality,
| shall. in Japan and the United States be
deemed to be vessels of the United States
or Of Japan, respectively.
Article XII.
No duties of tonnage, harbOr, pilotage
lighthouse, quarantine. or .ther similar
or corresponding duties OF whatever de.
nomination, levied in the name or for the
profit of government, public functionaries
private individuals. corporations, Or es-
Establishments of any kind, shall be impos-
ed in the ports of the territories of eithe,
country upon the vessels of the other
which shall not equally, under the same
conditions. DO imposed on national yes.
sells In general, or on vessels Of the mos,
! favored nation. Such equality of treat
ment shall apply reciprocaily to the re-
spective vessels from whatever place they
may arrive and whatever may be theil
place Of destination.
Article XII.
regular scheduled postal service of ont
OF the high contracting parties. whether
belonging to the state or subsidized b,
1t for the purpose. shall enjoy. in thu
ports of the territories OF the other, tn,
same facilities privileges and .immuni
ties as are. granted to like vessels of tn.
most favored nation.
/ Article XIII.
The coasting trade of the nigh con
tracing parties is excepted from the pro
visions OF the present streaty. and shall
be regulated according to the laws o
4 the Enited States and Japan. respectively
\ 1t Is, however. understood that the citi
Il zens or subjects OF either contracting
81 party shall enjoy in this respect moe
4 favored nation treatment in the ,erritor.e
Of the other.