XXIX. Mit Zanzibar. Freundschafts-, Handels- und Schiffahrts-Vertrag der freien Hansestädte vom 13. Juni 1859.*) (Lüb. Verordn. 1861, Nr. 3; Brem. Ges.-Bl. 1861, Nr. IV.; Hamb. Verordn. 1861, Nr. XII.) Article 6. Should a vessel of the Hanseatic Republics of Lubeck, Bremen and Hamburg enter a port in the dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar in distress, the local authorities at such port shall afford all necessary aid to enable the vessel to refit and to prosecute her voyage, and if any such vessel should be wrecked on the coast of the dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar, the authorities of His Highness shall give all the assistance in their power to recover and to deliver over to the owners all the property that can be saved from such vessel, or to the Consul of the before mentioned Hanseatic Republics or to any authorized agent. The same assistance and protection shall be afforded to vessels of the dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar and property saved therefrom under similar circumstances in the ports and on the coasts of the Hanseatic Republics of Lubeck, Bremen and Hamburg. ..... Article 7. The houses, warehouses or other premises occupied by the citizens of the three Hanseatic Republics, or by persons in their service, shall not be forcibly entered without the permission of the Consul of the Hanseatic Republics. Article 8. If any citizen of the Hanseatic Republics of Lubeck, Bremen and Hamburg or their vessels or other property, shall be taken by pirates and brought within the dominions of His Highness the Sultan, the persons *) Ausgefertigt in Englischer und Arabischer Sprache. Deutsche Konsular, Verträge. 24 shall be set at liberty and the property restored to the owner, if he is present or to the Consul of the before mentioned Hanseatic Republics or to any authorized agent. Article 10. The Senates of the Republics of Lubeck, Bremen and Hamburg may appoint Consuls to reside in the Ports of His Highness the Sultan's dominions, where the principal commerce shall be carried on. The said Consuls shall at all times be placed on the footing of the consuls of the most favored nations and shall enjoy the same privileges, immunities and exemptions which are enjoyed within the same dominions by similar public functionaries of other countries. Article 11. The Consuls of the Hanseatic Republics of Lubeck, Bremen and Hamburg shall have the power to receive the property of the citizens of the three Hanseatic Republics dying within the dominions of His Highness the Sultan, and to send the same to their heirs first paying all their debts due to the subjects of His Highness the Sultan. Article 12. The authorities of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar shall not interfere in disputes between citizens of the Hanseatic Republics of Lubeck, Bremen and Hamburg or between the said citizens and the subjects or citizens of other Christian nations. When differences arise between a subject of the dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar and a citizen of the above mentioned Hanseatic Republics, if the former is the complainant the cause shall be heard by the Consul of the three Hanseatic Republics, who shall administer justice thereupon; but if the citizen of the three Hanseatic Republics is the complainant against any of the subjects of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar, or the subjects of any other Mahomedan Power, then the cause shall be decided by the highest authority of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar or by any person nominated by him; but in such case the cause shall not be proceeded in, except in the presence of the Consul of the Hanseatic Republics of Lubeck, Bremen and Hamburg or of some person deputed by him. Article 13. If a citizen of the Republics of Lubeck, Bremen and Hamburg shall become bankrupt in the dominions of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar, the Consul of the three Hanseatic Republics shall take possession of all the property of such bankrupt, and shall give it up to his creditors to be devided among them. This having been done, the bankrupt shall be entitled to a full discharge from his creditors, and he shall not at any time afterwards be required to make up his deficiency nor shall any property he may afterwards acquire be considered liable for that purpose. But the Consul of the Hanseatic Republics of Lubeck, Bremen and Hamburg shall use his endeavours to obtain for the benefit of the creditors all the property of the bankrupt and to ascertain that every thing possessed by the bankrupt at the time when he became insolvent has been given up without reserve. Article 14. If a subject of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar should resist or evade payment of his just debts to a citizen of the Hanseatic Republics of Lubeck, Bremen and Hamburg, the authorities of His Highness shall afford to the citizen of the Hanseatic Republics every aid and facility in recovering the amount due; and in like manner the Consul of the three Hanseatic Republics shall afford every aid and facility to subjects of His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar, in recovering debts justly due to them from a citizen of the Hanseatic Republics of Lubeck, Bremen and Hamburg. Article 15. His Highness the Sultan of Zanzibar shall be at liberty to appoint Consuls in the cities and ports of the Hanseatic Republics of Lubeck, Bremen and Hamburg for the protection of His own interest or that of His subjects, and such Consuls shall enjoy the same rights, liberties and privileges, which the Consul of the most favored nation shall enjoy. 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