TREATY OF AMITY AND COMMERCE, 1833-Continued.
Duties payable by vessels of the United States, 602: (4) Americans to pay no
other duties than are paid by the most favored nation, 602: (5) Assistance in
case of shipwreck, 603: (6) American citizens residing in the ports of the Sultan
not to be taxed, 603: (7) Citizens of the United States taken by pirates to be
set at liberty, 603: (8) Vessels of the Sultan in the ports of the United States to
pay no higher duties than are paid by the most favored nation, 603 : (9) Consuls
may be appointed, 603 : Final ratification reserved to the President of the United
States, 604.
[See "Notes," Title “Abrogatel, Suspen le l, or Olsolete Treaties."]
CONVENTION FOR ABOLITION OF DROIT D'AUBAINE AND TAXES ON EMIGRATION: Con-
cluded May 27, 1846; Ratification advised by Senate July 21, 1846; Ratified by Pres-
ident July 23, 1846; Ratifications exchanged at Berlin October 13, 1846; Proclaimed
January 6, 1847. (9 St. at L., 849.)
(1) Droit d'aubaine hereby, and to remain, abolished, 605 : (2) Heirs to real property
allowed to sell and withdraw proceeds within two years, 605: (3) Citizens or
subjects of either party may dispose of personal property by will or otherwise in
the states of the other, 605: (4) Property of absent heirs to be taken care of,
606: (5) Disputes in relation to inheritance to be settled according to local laws,
606 (6) Stipulations of present convention to apply to property already in-
herited, 606: (7) Ratifications to be exchanged in twelve months, 606.
[See "Notes," Title "Abrogated, Suspended, or Obsolete Treaties."]
TREATY OF AMITY AND COMMERCE: Concluded October 8, 1782; Ratified by Congress Jan-
uary 23, 1783. (8 St. at L., 32.)
(1) Peace and friendship between the two nations, 607 (2) Subjects of the Nether-
lands to have the same privileges in the United State as the most favored na-
tions, 608 (3) Citizens of the United States to have the same privileges in the
United Netherlands as the most favored nations, 608: (4) Liberty of conscience
secured to the citizens of each party in each other's dominions, 608: (5) Both
parties to protect vessels of the other in their dominions; to restore them when
captured, and to convoy them in certain cases, 608: (6) Citizens of either party
may dispose of their estates by will or otherwise; regulations, 609: (7) Subjects
of either party may employ such advocates as they think proper, 609: (8) Ves-
sels not to be detained, 609 (9) Privileges of citizens in transacting business,
610 (10) Merchant-ships, if required, shall exhibit sea-letters, &c.; and if no
contraband goods on board, shall pass, 610: (11) Mode of proceeding when con-
traband goods are on board, 610: (12) Goods found in an enemy's ship liable to
confiscation, unless put on board before the declaration of war, or within six
months, 611: (13) Vessels of war or privateers to do no injury to either party:
if they do, reparation to be made, 611 : (14) Captains of privateers to give secu-
rity, 611: (15) Goods rescued from pirates to be restored, 611: (16) In case of
shipwreck, relief to be afforded, 612: (17) Vessels driven in by stress of weather
to be protected, 612: (18) In case of war, nine months to be allowed to citizens
residing in the other's dominious to sell and transport their effects, 612: (19)
Citizens of neither party to take commissions or letters of marque from powers
at war with the other, 613: (20) Vessels coming on the coast, or entering the
ports of either party, how to be treated, 613: (21) Consuls to be allowed in the
ports of either party, 613: (22) This treaty not to derogate from any treaty with
France, 613 (23) The United Netherlands to aid the United States in forming
treaties with the Barbary powers, 613: (24) What goods shall be deemed con-
trabaud, 614 (25) Regulations respecting passports, 614: (26) How ships are to
be treated when met by ships of war or privateers, 615 (27) Merchants and
commanders of vessels may take into their service seamen and others belonging
to either nation, 615: (28) The affair of refraction to be regulated in all equity
and justice by magistrates, 615: (29) Ratification, 616.
CONVENTION CONCERNING VESSELS RECAPTURED: Concluded October 8, 1782; Ratified
by Congress January 23, 1783. (8 St. at L., 50.)
(1) When vessels of either nation shall be recaptured, how they shall be restored,
616; (2) When they shall belong to the captor, 616: (3) When recaptured by
vessels of war they shall be restored, 617: (4) Restitution to be made in rea-
sonable time, 617: (5) Vessels of war and privateers to be admitted with their
prizes into the ports of both nations, 617: (6) Each nation may make regula-
tions, 617.
TREATY OF COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION: Concluded January 19, 1839; Ratification ad-
rised by Senate January 31, 1839; Ratified by President February 1, 1839; Ratifica-
tions exchanged at Washington May 23, 1839; Proclaimed May 24, 1839. (8 St. at L.,
524.)
1) Duties on goods imported or exported; bounties granted by either party to its
own vessels to be granted to vessels of the other, 618: (2) Tonnage duties, &c.,
618: (3) Privileges of consuls, 618: (4) What shall be considered national ves-
sels, 619: (5) Assistance to shipwrecked vessels, 619: (6) This treaty to continue
ten years, and further until twelve months' notice of a desire to terminate it,
619: (7) Ratifications to be exchanged in six months, 619.
CONVENTION ADDITIONAL TO TREATY OF COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION OF JANUARY 19,
1839: Concluded August 26, 1852; Ratification advised by Senate February 17, 1853;
Ratified by President February 21, 1853; Ratifications exchanged at Washington Feb-
ruary 23, 1853; Proclaimed February 26, 1853. (10 St. at L., 982.)
(1) Provisions respecting duties, 620: (2) Bounties, drawbacks, &c.; reciprocity
to extend to colonies, 620: (3) Tonnage, &c., duties, 620: (4) Coasting trade
and fisheries excepted, their disposition, 621 (5) Discriminating duties in
favor of certain trade may be imposed, 621: (6) Duration of treaty, 621 : (7)
Ratification, 622.
CONVENTION RELATIVE TO CONSULS OF THE UNITED STATES IN DUTCH COLONIES: Con-
cluded January 22, 1855; Ratification advised by Senate March 3, 1555; Ratified by
President March 5, 1855; Ralifications erchanged at Washington May 25, 1855;
Proclaimed May 26, 1855. (10 St. at L., 1150.)
(1) American consuls, admission to colonies of the Netherlands, 622 : (2) Their pow-
ers and office; to be subject to the laws, 622 : (3) Their commissions to be pre-
sented; exequaturs, 623 : (4) Inscription on their offices not to give the right of
asylum, 623: (5) Inviolability of archives, 623 : (6) Consuls not to have diplomat-
ic power except, 623: (7) Vice-consuls, 623-624 (8) Passports and their effects,
624 (9) Wrecks, 624: (10) Reclamation of deserters from vessels, 624 : (11) Es-
tates of deceased persons, 625: (12) Settlement of disputes between masters
and crews, 625: (13) Liability of consuls to local taxes, services, &c., 625 : (14)
Most favored nation claim extended to privileges to consuls, 625: (15) Dura-
tion of convention, 626.
TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP, COMMERCE, AND NAVIGATION: Concluded June 21, 1867; Rati-
fication advised by Senate January, 20, 1868; Ratified by President February 7, 1865;
Ratifications exchanged at city of Granada June 20, 1868; Proclaimed August 13,
1868. (15 St. at L., 549.)
(1) Peace and friendship, 627: (2) Freedom of commerce, coasting trade, 627: (3)
Rights of most favored nations, 628: (4) Duties on imports; no imports or ex-
ports to be prohibited, except such as are prohibited to all nations, 628: (5)
Tonnage duties, harbor dues, &c., 623 : (6) Duties on imports to be the same it
vessels of either country, 629 (7) Rights of citizens of each country in the ter
ritory of the other, 629 (8) Protection to persons and property, 629: Commerce :
succession to personal estate and disposal of personal property; real estate,
630 (9) Intermarriage and holding property not to change national character:
exemption from compulsory military service and contributions; private prop-
erty hot to be taken for public use without payment in advance; freedom
of travel and intercourse, 630: (10) Consuls, recognition, residence, privileges.
and immunities, 631: (11) In case unfriendly relations arise, citizens may re-
move property, 631 (12) Rights of residents, citizens of the other country, 631:
(13) Refuge and asylum, 632 : (14) Right of transit between the Atlantic and Pa-
cific Oceans, 632: (15) Neutrality of the routes to be guaranteed; one free port
at each extremity of the route; no tounage or other duties at; conveyance of
troops, tolls, &c., 632: (16) Protection of persons and property on transit routes.
633: The United States may protect these routes by force; authority to be ex-
ercised in pursuance of laws of Congress, 633 (17) Protection by the United
States may be withdrawn, 633: (18) Rights of citizens of the United States to
be preserved, 634 (19) Dividends in any company that may build railroad. &c.,
634 (20) Treaty to remain in force fifteen years, 634 (21) Ratification, 634.
L'ONVENTION FOR EXTRADITION OF CRIMINALS; Concluded June 25, 1870; Ratification
advised by Senate, with amendments, March 31, 1871; Ratified by President April 11,
1871; Ratifications exchanged at Managua June 24, 1871; Proclaimed September 19,
1871. (17 St. at L., 815.)
(1) Persons convicted of, or charged with, certain crimes in the jurisdiction of one
party, and found in the territory of the other, to be surrendered upon requisi-
tion, 6:35: What to be sufficient evidence of criminality, 635: (2) Crimes in
respect to which requisitions may be made, 635: (3) Political offences not
CONVENTION FOR EXTRADITION OF CRIMINALS, 1870—Continued.
included, 636: (4) Extradition may be deferred, if person claimed has been con-
victed or arrested in the country of refuge, until, &c., 636: (5) Requisitions for
surrender, how to be made; proof required; warrant for arrest, &c., 636: (6)
Expenses of the arrest, detention, and transportation, 636: (7) Convention to
continue how long; when to be ratified, &c., 637.
ONVENTION RELATIVE TO NATURALIZATION: Concluded February 22, 1868; Ratification
advised by Senate, with amendment, March 26, 1968: Ratified by President March 30,
1868; Ratifications exchanged at Berlin May 9, 1863; Proclaimed May 27, 1868. (15
St. at L., 615.)
(1) Naturalization, what considered to constitute, 638: (2) Naturalized citizens lia-
ble for offences committed before naturalization, 638: (3) Extradition conven-
tion of June 16, 1852, extended to all States of North German Confederation,
639: (4) Naturalization, how renounced, 639: (5) Duration of convention, 639 :
(6) Ratifications, 639: Protocol to treaty, 639.
DECLARATION OF ACCESSION TO TREATY OF COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION BETWEEN THE
UNITED STATES AND HANOVER OF JUNE 10, 1846: Signed and exchanged March
10, 1847.-641. (9 St. at L., 868.)
DECLARATION OF ACCESSION TO CONVENTION OF JUNE 16, 1852, BETWEEN THE UNITED
STATES AND PRUSSIA AND OTHER STATES OF THE GERMANIC CONFEDERATION,
FOR EXTRADITION OF CRIMINALS: Dated December 30, 1853: Proclaimed March 21,
1854.-917.
CONVENTION OF FRIENDSHIP, COMMERCE, AND EXTRADITION: Concluded December 22,
1-71; Ratification adrised by Senate April 24, 1872; Ratified by President April 27,
1872; Ratified by Volkeraad of Orange Free State May 10, 1872; Ratifications ex-
changed at Washington August 18, 1873; Proclaimed August 23, 1873.
(1) Citizens to be admitted and treated upon a footing of equality; but this not to
include political rights, 918: (2) Exemption from military service; citizens of
one country residing in the other not to pay higher imports than those of the
other, and to be on an equal footing with respect to indemnities for damages,
918: (3) Citizens of either country may dispose of their personal property in the
other and inherit such property; real estate falling in one country to a citizen
of the other may be sold, and proceeds thereof be withdrawn and exported with-
out paying charges other than those paid by an inhabitant of the country in
which it may be situated, 918: (4) Disputes respecting property shall be de-
cided according to the laws of the country in which the property is situated,
919: (5) Consuls of both countries to have privileges of most favored nation;
exequaturs of offending consuls may be withdrawn, &c.; archives of consulates
inviolable, 919: (6) Equality of duties, 919: (7) Favors in commerce if granted
to any nation to be enjoyed by the other party, 919: (8) Persons accused of a
crime named in following article to be given up if the crime be so proven as to
justify their commitment if it had taken place in the country where the accused
person is, 919: (9) Persons to be delivered up must be charged with one of the
specified crimes, 919: (10) Surrender to be made by the Executives of the coun-
tries, 919 (11) Expense of detention and delivery to be paid by party making
the demand, 919: (12) Not to apply to future crimes or to political offences, 919:
(13) Duration of convention, 919: (14) Ratifications, 920.
TREATY OF COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION: Concluded May 7, 1830; Ratification advised by
Senate, February 1, 1831; Ratified by President February 2, 1831; Ratifications
exchanged at Constantinople, October 5, 1831; Proclaimed February 4, 1832. (8
St. at L., 403.)
(1) Merchants of the parties put, as to duties, on the footing of the most favored
nation, 643: (2) Consuls, 643: (3) Employment of brokers; visit of American
vessels, 644: (4) Settlement of disputes between the subjects and citizens of the
parties, 644: (5) The United States flag to be respected; not to be lent to
others, 644: (6) Vessels of war shall exhibit towards each other courteous con-
duct, and the same towards merchant-vessels, 644: (7) Vessels of the United
States shall have the privilege to pass the Dardanelles, 644: () Vessels of either
party shall not be impressed, 645: (9) Wrecks; exchange of ratifications, 645
TREATY OF COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION: Concluded February 25,1862; Ratification ad-
vised by Senate April 9, 1862; Ratified by President April 18, 1862; Ratifications er-
changed at Constantinople June 5, 1862; Proclaimed July 2, 1862. (13 St. at L., 609.)
(1) Privileges of former treaties confirmed, except, &c., 646: Rights of most favored
nations, 646: (2) Citizens of United States may make purchases in the Ottoman
Empire, 646: Permits from local governors abolished, 646: (3) Duties on articles
of Ottoman produce, 646: Prohibitions not to be imposed, except, &c., 647: (4)
Export duty of eight per cent., 646: To be reduced one per cent. annually, 647:
(5) Import duties, 647: Prohibitions, &c., 647: (6) Articles for Moldo-Wallachia
or Servia, duty on, 648: For other ports of Ottoman Empire, 648: (7) Warehous-
ing, bounties, drawbacks, &c., 648: (8) Imports in vessels of either country to
be charged same duty, 648: Same rules as to exports, 643: (9) Tonnage, harbor.
light-house, &c., duties, 649: (10) What to be deemed vessels of the United
States, and what Ottoman vessels, 649: (11) Products, &c., of the United States
passing through the Dardanelles or Bosphorus, to be free of duty, 649: (12)
Transit duty to be reduced, 649: Frauds, 650: (13) Taxes upon, and rights of,
citizens of United States, 650: (14) Tobacco and salt, 650: Duties upon traders
in, 650: No export duty upon, 650: Regulations as to exportation of, 650: (15)
Gunpowder, arms, &c., importation of, 650: Certain articles exempt from stipn-
lations, 651: (16) Finances, 651: (17) Manifests, 651: (18) Contraband goods, 651:
(19) Subjects, vessels, and merchandise of Sublime Porte in United States, 651;
(20) Present treaty to be substituted for convention between Sublime Porte and
Great Britain, 651: To continue in force twenty-eight years, 651: To be exe-
cuted in all the provinces of Ottoman Empire, 652: (21) Treaty to be construed
fairly, 652 (22) Tariff of custom-house duties, 652: To remain in force seven
years, 652: How and when may be revised, 652: (23) Ratifications, 652.
PARAGUAY.
CONVENTION FOR SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS OF THE "UNITED STATES AND PARAGUAY
NAVIGATION COMPANY:" Concluded February 4, 1859; Ratification adrised by Sen-
ate February 16, 1860; Ratified by President March 7, 1860; Ratifications exchanged
at Washington March 7, 1860; Proclaimed March 12, 1860. (12 St. at L., 1087.)
(1) Claims of the "United States and Paraguay Navigation Company" to be settled,
653: (2) Commission to adjust claims, 653: Commissioners, how appointed, 654:
Umpire, 654: (3) Oath, how to be taken, 654: (4) When to meet and how long
to continue in session, 654: (5) Paraguay to pay any award of commissioners in
favor of said company, 654: (6) Payment of commissioners and umpire, 654: (7)
Ratifications, 654.
TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP, COMMERCE, AND NAVIGATION: Concluded February 4, 188;
Ratification advised by Senate February 27, 1860; Ratified by President March 7, 1500);
Ratifications exchanged at Washington March 7, 1860'; Proclaimed March 12, 1860.
(12 St. at L., 1091.)
(1) Amity, peace, &c., 655: (2) Free navigation of the Paraguay, 655: Privileges of
citizens of United States in Paraguay, 656: Privileges of citizens of Paraguay in
United States, 656: (3) Privileges of most favored nation, each to have,
656: (4) Duties, 656: No prohibition on exports or imports, 656: (5) Tonnage,
light, or harbor dues, &c., 656: (6) Imports, duty the same whether in vessels
of United States or Paraguay, 656: (7) What are vessels of United States,
and what of Paraguay, 657: (8) Import and export duties, 657: (9) Privileges of
merchants, citizens, &c., of each country in territory of the other, 657: Citizens
of each country to be protected in person and property, 657: (10) Case of the
death of citizen of one country in the other, 658: (11) Compulsory military
service, 658 (12) Consuls, privileges of, 658: (13) War, provisions in case of,
658 (14) Citizens of either country in territory of the other, 659: Religious lib-
erty, 659: Rights of burial and worship, f59: (15) Duration of this convention,
659: Notice on the part of Paraguay, 659: (16) Ratifications, 659.
TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP AND COMMERCE: Concluded December 13, 1856; Ratification að-
vised by Senate March 10, 1857; Ratified by President March 12, 1857; Ratifications
exchanged at Constantinople June 13, 1857; Proclaimed August 18, 1857. (II St. at
L., 709.)
(1) Amity, sincere and constant, 660: (2) Ambassadors, &c., treatment of, 660: 3)
Resident citizens of either country in the other, to be protected, 660: May e-
gage in commerce, 661: (4) Duties on imports and exports, 661: (5) Disputes be
tween subjects of Persia and citizens of United States, 661: Criminal offences,
661 (6) Effects, &c., of citizens of either country dying in other, 661: (7) Diplo
matic agent and consuls, 662: Privileges of, 662: (8) Duration of treaty, 692:
Ratifications, 662.
GENERAL CONVENTION OF PEACE, FRIENDSHIP, COMMERCE, AND NAVIGATION: Concluded
November 30, 1836; Ratification advised by Senate October 10, 1837; Ratified by Pres-
ident October 14, 1837; Ratifications exchanged at Lima May 28, 1838; Proclaimed
October 3, 1838. (8 St. at L., 487.)
(1) Firm and inviolable peace, 663: (2) Favors granted to other nations shall be-
come common to both nations, 663: (3) Citizens placed on the footing of the
most favored nation with regard to commerce and navigation; coasting trade
excepted, 663: (4) Merchants and others to manage their own business; citizens
of neither party liable to embargo, &c., 664: (5) Protection of citizens of either
party, seeking refuge in the dominions of the other, 664: (6) Vessels captured by
pirates to be restored, 664 : (7) Assistance in case of wreck, 665: (8) Power to dis-
pose of personal estate and real estate by testament, &c., 665: (9) Protection of
persons and property; rights of citizens to be enjoyed unless constitutionally
withdrawn, 665 (10) Liberty of conscience secured; rites of burial, 666: (11) Citi-
zens of both parties to have a right to trade with the enemies of the other; free
ships to make free goods, contraband of war excepted; proviso, 666: (12) Quali-
fication of the principle as to neutral property, 666: (13) Liberty of commerce
and navigation to extend to all goods except contraband; specification of articles
which shall be deemed contraband, 667: (14) All kinds of merchandise except
contraband, free, 667 : (15) Contraband goods, only, liable to confiscation; ves-
sels not to be detained unless the articles are so great, &c., that they cannot be
removed on board the capturing vessel, 667 : (16) Blockade, 667 : (17) Regulation
of visits at sea, 668: (18) In case of war, vessels to be provided with sea-letters;
if not so provided, may be adjudged lawful prize, 668: (19) Vessels under convoy
not to be subject to examination, 669: (20) Prize courts only to take cognizance
of prizes, 669 (21) Citizens of either party not to engage in privateering against
the other, 669: (22) In the event of war between the parties, the citizens of
either nation may remain, &c. ; if suspected of mal-practices, may be ordered to
depart; exceptions, 669 (23) Property of citizens not to be sequestered, 670:
(24) Immunities of public agents, 670: (25) Consuls, 670: (26) Consuls to exhibit
their commissions, 670: (27) Privileges of consuls; consular archives to be invio-
lable, 671: (28) Consuls may require assistance; deserters, how to be disposed of,
671: (29) Consular convention to be framed, 671: (30) Duration of the treaty;
citizens liable for violations of this treaty; war not to be declared until redress
has been demanded; other treaties not to be affected by this; ratifications to be
exchanged within eighteen months, 671.
[See "Notes," Title " Abrogated, Suspended, or Obsolete Treaties."]
CONVENTION FOR ADJUSTMENT OF CLAIMS OF CERTAIN CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES:
Concluded March 17, 1841; Ratification advised by Senate January 5, 1843; Rati-
fied by President January 12, 1843; Ratifications exchanged at Lima July 22, 1843;
Proclaimed February 21, 1844; Modification consented to and time for effective
exchange of ratifications extended by Senate May 29, 1846; Ratifications exchanged a
second time, at Lima, October 31, 1846; Proclaimed finally January 8, 1847. (9
St. at L., 815.)
(1) Peru to pay the United States $300,000, 673: (2) To be paid in ten annual
instalments, 674: (3) Interest at the rate of 4 per cent., 674: (4) To be paid in
hard dollars, 674: (5) No further demand for claims to be presented by S.
Larned; claims subsequent to those presented by Mr. Larned to the govern-
ment of Peru to be examined, 674: (6) Optional with Peru to pay with orders
on the custom-house at Callao, 674: (7) To be ratified within two years, 674.
TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP, COMMERCE, AND NAVIGATION: Concluded July 26, 1851; Ratifi-
cation advised by Senate June 23, 1852; Ratified by President July 16, 1852; Ratifi-
cations exchanged at Washington July 16, 1852; Proclaimed July 19, 1852. (10
St. at L., 926.)
(1) State of amity, 675: (2) Reciprocal freedom of commerce, 675: (3) Each nation
to stand on the footing of the "most favored nation," 676: (4) Discriminating
duties on vessels of 200 or more tons forbidden, 676: (5) Discriminating duties
on goods, on account of the national character of the vessel, forbidden, 676: (6)
On goods forbidden, 677: (7) Provision against discriminating duties, 677: (8)
Augmentations of duties, when to take effect, 677: (9) Regulations of coasting
trade, 677 (10) Provisions respecting steam-vessels, 677 (11) Definition of
"Peruvian" vessel, 678: (12) Provisions respecting whale-ships, 678: (13) Com-
mercial provisions, 678: (14) Privileges of Peruvian citizens in California mines,
679: (15) Right to dispose of and inherit property, 679: (16) Provisions for the
case of wrecks, &c., 679: (17) Same subject, 679: (18) Property captured from
pirates, to be restored, 680: (19) Personal rights of citizens of either nation in
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