Year: 1860

reasonable time shall be allowed to ali such nersons to
settle their affairs and the American consular authority
determine the time to be allowed such shall
not IN any case exceed one to be calculated from the


Art. Americans in Japan shall be allowed The free ex-
ercise of their religion and for purpose shall have the
right to erect suitable places of worship No injury shall
be done to such buildings any nsn be offered to the
religious worship of the Americans American citizens
sna not i1nre any japanese temple or mia or offer any
objects of their worship


The Americans and japanese shall not do anything that
ernment of Japan has already abolished the practice Of
trampling on religious emblems.


Art O. When requested by the American consul the Ja
panee authorities will cause the Of all desete and
ugves from justice receive in Jail all persons held pr
by the CONSUL give to the consul such
may required TO enable him to enforce the obseryance
Of the laws by the Americans who land and to MAIN
tam order among the shipping For all servce and
Tor the support of prisoners kept confinement the con-
sui shall in all cases pay just compensation.


Art 10 The Japanese government may purchase con-
sruct in the United Sates ships of war; steamers
chant ships, whale ships cannon munitions of war; and
arms OF all kinds and any other things may require It
shall have the right to engage in the United States scen
tc naval and military men, artisans of all kinds and ma
rners to enter into its service All purchases made for the
% 1i Japan may De exported from the United
States and all persons engaged for its service may freely
depart from the United States Provided That no articles
that are contraband of war shall be exported any per
engaged to act in naval military capacity while
Japan shall be at war with any power in amy with the
United States. f~- $50


Art IL. The articles for the regulation of trade which
appended this treaty shall be considered as forming
part of the same and shall equally binding on both the
subjects


Art. l9 Such of the provisions of the treaty made by
Commodore Perry and signed at Kanaqawa on the Of
March 1854 as Conflict With the proyons Of this teatv
hereby revoked; and all the provisions of conven
ton executed by the consul general of the United States
and the governors of Smoda the 18th of june 1857
Incorporated in this treaty. that convention also reyok
ed
United States in Japah in conjunction with such person
persons as may for that purpose by the Japan
regulations may be required carry full and COM
pete effect the provisions of thus treaty and the provisions
OF the articles regulating trade appended thereunto.


Art l3 After the th of July 1872 fourth day of July
one thousand eight hundred and sevenywo upon tho de-
sire of either the American governments and
on one years notice by either party this treaty and
such portions of the treaty of Kana
voked by this treaty. together with the regulations of trade
hereunto annexed or those that be hereafter nroduc
ed shall be subject to revision by commissioners appoint
ed on both sides for this purpose who will be empowered
to decide and insert therein such amendments as ex-
perience shall prove to be desirable


art a. This treaty shall go into effect on the h of Ju
y 1882 fourth day of July in the year of our Lord
thousand eight hundred aud fifty nine before which
day the raticaons of the shall be exchanged at the
at the city of Washington but if from Unforeseen
cause the ratcatons cannot be exchanged by that time
the treaty shall still go into effect at the date above
toned.


shall be verified by the signature of the President of the
United States counegned by the Secretary of State and
sealed with the seal of the United States.


The act of ratification the part of Japan shall be ver
fled by the and seal of his Majesty the and
by the sees and signatures Of such of his high officers he
may direct.


This treaty executed in quadrupcate each copy being
written in the English Japanese and Dutch languages all
the versions having the meaning and intention but
the Dutch version shall be considered being the org
nal.


In witness whereof the above named penipotentiares
have hereunto set their hands and SEALS the city of Yedo
this twenty ninth day Of July in the year of Lord
dence the United Suites of America the eighty third cor
responding the japanese the nineteenth day of the
sixth month Of the hfth Es year T,9 Of Anssi Nina;


| TOWNSEND HARRIS, IssALI
Regulations under which American trade is to be conduct


Regulation l. Within (4s forty eight hours Sundays ex-
cepted after the arrival of American ship Japanese
port the captain commander shall exhibit to the Japan
custom house authorities the receipt of the American
consul showing that he has deposited the ships register
and other papers as required by the laws of the United
States, at the American consulate and he shall then make
entry of his ship by giving written paper stating the
of the ship and the of the port from which she
comes her tonnage the Of her captain command
er of her passengers f ANY, and the number
of her which paper shall be certified the captain
commander to be true statement ard shall signed by
him; he shall at the time deposit written manifest
of his cargo setting forth the marks and numbers the
packages and ht contents as they are described in his
bills of adng with the of the person persons
whom they consigned list of the stores of the ship
shall be added TO the manifest The captain commander
shall certify the manifest to be account of all the
cargo and stores board the ship and shall sign name
to the any is discovered in the manifest it
excepted without the payment of any ee but any
teraton post entry to the manifest made after that me
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entered the manifest shall pay double duties being
landed Any captain or commander that shall neglect TO
enter his vessel at the Japanese custom house within the
time prescribed by this regulation shall pay penalty Of
$500 sixty dollars for each day that he shall SO neglect to


Regulation q The Japanese government shall have the
right to place custom house officers board of any ship in
their ports (meuofwar excepted) All custom house Off
GERS shall be treated with civy and such reasonable ac
conmodation shall be allotted to them the ship affords
No goods shall be unaded from any ship between the hours
of sunset and SUNRISE except by special permission Of the
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other places of entrance ntoha of the ship where the
cargo slowed may be secured by Japanese officers be
locks or other fstenngs and if any person SHALL without
due permission entrance that has been secured
shall break any SEAL lock- other fastening
that has been affixed by the Japanese custom house officers
every person offending shall pay fine Of (s6o) sixty
ed or attempted be discharged from any ship without
having been duly entered the Japanese custom house.
hereinafter provided shall be liable to seizure and con6sc
tion. 'Sss


Packages goods made up with attempt to defraud
the revenue JAPAN by conceang therein articles of val
ue which are not set forth in the invoice, shall be forfeit
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American ships that shall smugge attempt to snug
such goods shall be forfeited the Japanese government
and the ship shall pay fine of $4,000 thousand dol


for ha the Of ny
All goods landed shall remain in charge of the Japanese
and La all i ohsgs for for. sG and
cargo be sod the regular duties shall be paid the por
ton disposed Of Cargo may be traushpped to another
in the harbor without the payment of duty
but all ranshpments shall be made under the supervision
of japanese officers and after satisfactory proof has been
given to the custom house authorities of the bona de
ture of the transaction andalso under permit to be grant
ed for that purpose by such authorities The importation
of opium being prohibited if any person persons shall
smugge or attempt to smugge any opium, be or they
shall pay fine Of @ fifteen dollars for each catty Of op
than one person shall be engaged in the offence they shall
collectively be held responsible for the payment Of the fore
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Regulation g. The consgnee of any goods, who
desires land them shall make entry Of the at
the Japanese custom house The entry shall be in writing
and shall set forth the of the person making the
try and the of the ship in which the goods were i'm
ported and the marks numbers packages and contents
thereof with the value of each package extended separately
in and at the bottom of the entry shall be pac
ed the aggregate value of all the goods contained in the
try On each entry the consgnee shall certify in
writing that the entry then presented exhibits the actual
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