Trade-Regulations. 1. The master of every ship belonging to one of the contracting German States, which comes to Bangkok to trade, must, either before or after entering the river, as he may choose, report the arrival of his vessel at the Paknam customhouse, and the number of his crew and guns, and the name of the port from whence he comes. As soon as his vessel has anchored at Paknam, he shall deliver up all his guns and ammunition into the custody of the customhouse officers, and a customhouse officer will then be appointed to accompany the vessel to Bangkok. 2. Every merchant-vessel passing Paknam without discharging her guns and ammunition as directed in the foregoing regulation, will be sent back to Paknam to comply with its provisions, and will be liable to a fine not exceeding eight hundred ticals. After having given up her guns and ammunition, she will be permitted to return to Bangkok. 3. Whenever a German merchant-vessel shall have cast anchor at Bangkok, the master shall, unless a holiday intervenes, proceed within four and twenty hours to the German Consulate, and there deposit the ships-papers, bills of lading etc., together with a true manifest of his cargo; and upon the Consular officer reporting these particulars to the customhouse, permission to break bulk will at once be given by the latter. Should the customhouse delay granting such permission for more than twenty four hours, the Consular officer may give a permit, which shall have the same validity, as if it proceeded from the customhouse. For neglecting to report his arrival or for presenting a false manifest the master will be liable to a penalty not exceeding four hundred ticals; but he will be allowed to correct, within twenty four hours after delivery of it, any mistake he may discover in his manifest, without incurring any penalty. 4. A German vessel breaking bulk and commencing to discharge before having obtained due permission, or smuggling on the river or outside the bar, shall be subject to a penalty not exceeding eight hundred ticals, and to confiscation of the goods so smuggled or discharged. 5. As soon as a German vessel shall have discharged her cargo and completed her outward lading, paid all her duties, and de livered a true manifest of her outward cargo to the German Consular officer, a Siamese port clearance shall be granted to her; and, in the absence of any legal impediment to her departure, the Consular officer will then return the ships papers to the master and allow the vessel to leave. A customhouse officer will accompany the vessel to Paknam, and there she will be inspected by the customhouse officers of that station, and will receive back from them the guns and ammunition previously ⚫ delivered into their charge. 6. All customhouse officers shall carry a badge, by which they can be distinguished when acting officially, and only two customhouse officers shall be allowed on board a German vessel at ony time, unless a greater number should be required to effect the seizure of smuggled goods. Count of Eulenburg. Kromma Luang Wongsa Teerat Senneet. Praya Montree Prakralahome Fighnear. Tariff of import, export and inland duties to be levied on articles of trade. 1. The duty on goods imported into the Kingdom of Siam in vessels belonging to one of the contracting German States, shall not exceed three per cent on their value, and shall be paid either in kind or in money at the choice of the importer. No duty shall be levied on any cargo not sold. 2. The undermentioned articles shall be free from inland dues or other taxes on production or transit and shall only pay the following export duty: 3. All other articles are exempted from export duties, but are subject to inland or transit dues, the present rates of which are not to be increased in future. The rates for the following articles are: red 2 salungs per picul. 1 salung per picul. Foreign coins, gold and silver in bars or ingots, gold leaf, provisions, and personal effects may be imported or exported duty-free. Such Consular officers of the contracting German States, as shall be prohibited by their Governments from engaging in trade, are at liberty to import dutyfree all objects of furniture, outfit, and consumption they may require for their own private use. 5. Opium may be imported duty-free, but can be sold only to the opium-farmer or his agents. In like manner guns and ammunition may only be sold to the Siamese Government or whith consent of the same. Count of Eulenburg. Kromma Luang Wongsa Teerat Senneet. Praya Montree Prakralahome Fighnear. 37. Traité de commerce et de navigation entre la Prusse et les autres Etats du Zollverein allemand d'une part et la Porte Ottomane d'autre part, suivi de deux tarifs, d'une conclusion et de quatre déclarations; signé à Constantinople, le 20 mars 1862.*) Sa Majesté le Roi de Prusse agissant tant en Son nom et pour les autres Pays et parties de Pays souverains compris dans Son système de douanes et d'impôts, savoir: Le Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, les enclaves du Grand-Duché de Meklenbourg - Rossow, Netzeband et Schoenberg, - la Principauté de Birkenfeld du GrandDuché d'Oldenbourg, les Duchés d'Anhalt-Dessau-Cœthen et d'Anhalt-Bernbourg, les Principautés de Waldeck et Pyrmont, la Principauté de Lippe et le Grand-Baillage de Meissenheim du Landgraviat de Hesse, qu'au nom des autres Membres de l'Association de douanes et de commerce Allemande (Zollverein), savoir: la Couronne de Bavière, la Couronne de Saxe, la Couronne de Hanovre (tant pour elle que pour la Principauté de SchaumbourgLippe et la Couronne de Wurtemberg, le Grand-Duché de Bade, l'Électorat de Hesse, le Grand-Duché de Hesse tant pour lui que pour le Baillage de Hombourg du Landgraviat de Hesse, les Etats formant l'association de douanes et de commerce de Thuringe, savoir: le GrandDuché de Saxe, les Duchés de Saxe-Meiningen, de SaxeAltenbourg, de Saxe-Coburg et Gotha, les Principautés de Schwarzbourg-Rudolstadt et Schwarzbourg-Sondershausen, de Reuss, ligne aînée, et de Reuss, ligne cadette, le Duché de Brunswick, le Duché d'Oldenbourg, le Duché de Nassau et la ville libre de Francfort d'une part, et Sa Majesté Impériale le Sultan d'autre part, étant animés du désir de régler de nouveau et de consolider par un acte spécial et additionnel les rapports *) Les ratifications ont été échangées à Constantinople, le 29 janvier 1863. |