CONVENTION RELATIVE TO CLAIMS OF CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT OF BRAZIL: Concluded January 27, 1849; Ratification advised by Senate January 14, 1850; Ratified by President January 18, 1850; Ratifications ex- changed at Washington January 18, 1850; Proclaimed January 19, 1850. (9 St. at L., 971.)
(1) 530,000 milreis to be placed at the disposition of the President of the United States to settle claims of citizens of the United States against Brazil, 104: (2) Brazil exonerated from responsibility springing out of aforesaid claims, 105: (3) Documents which throw light upon the claims to be furnished to the Goveru- ment of the United States, 105: (4) When and how the sum agreed upon is to be paid, 105: (5) Same subject, 105: (6) Ratifications, 105.
DECLARATION OF ACCESSION OF THE FREE HANSEATIC CITY OF BREMEN TO THE CONVENTION OF JUNE 16, 1852, WITH PRUSSIA AND OTHER STATES OF THE GER- MANIC CONFEDERATION, FOR THE EXTRADITION OF CRIMINALS: Signed Septem- ber 6, 1853; Ratified by President October 14, 1853; Ratifications exchanged at Washington October 14, 1853; Proclaimed October 15, 1853. Declaration of accession, 908.
CONVENTION RESPECTING THE DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY BY CITIZENS OF THE TWO CON- TRACTING PARTIES: Concluded August 21, 1854; Ratification advised by Senate, with amendment, March 3, 1855; Ratified by President July 10, 1855; Ratifications ex- changed at Washington July 28, 1855; Proclaimed July 30, 1855. (11 St. at L., 601.) (1) Right of owning and disposing of property; provision for absent heirs, 106: (2) Devisees of heirs of real estate, who as aliens cannot hold, may sell the same, 107: (3) Duration of this convention, 107.
CENTRE OF AMERICA, FEDERATION OF THE.
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GENERAL CONVENTION OF PEACE, AMITY, COMMERCE, AND NAVIGATION: Concluded De- cember 5, 1825; Ratification advised by Senate December 29, 1825; Ratifications ex- changed at Guatemala August 2, 1826; Proclaimed October 28, 1826. (8 St. at L., 322.) (1) Peace and friendship established, 108: (2) Parties agree not to grant any pecu- liar favor to other nations in respect to commerce, &c., 108: (3) The citizens of each may frequent all the coasts, &c., of the other, 108: (4) Further agreement with regard to the produce of each other, 109: (5) Regulation of duties, 109: (6) Further agreements as to mutual commerce, 109: (7) Citizens of neither party to be liable to any embargo, 110: (8) Protection in case of distress or shipwreck, 110: (9) Ships of either nation captured by pirates to be delivered up to the owners, 110: (10) Assistance to be given to each other in case of wreck, 110: (11) Citizens of either party may dispose of their personal goods within either of the States, 110: (12) Protection to the persons and property of the citizens of each country, 111: (13) Security of conscience to be enjoyed by the citizens of both countries, 111: (14) Citizens of both countries to sail with their ships with all manner of liberty and security, 111: (15) Neutral property found on board of enemies' vessels to be considered as enemies' property; the flag of the neutral does not protect enemies' property, 112: (16) Liberty of navigation and commerce to extend to all kinds of merchandise except certain articles con- traband, 112: (17) All other merchandise not comprehended in the articles enumerated to be free, 112: (18) Articles of contraband to be subject to deten- tion and confiscation, 113: (19) Agreements in case of blockade, 113: (20) Reg- ulation of visits at sea, 113: (21) Course to be pursued to avoid vexation in the examination of papers, 113: (22) Further agreement as to examination of vessels, 114 (23) Prize causes, 114: (24) War, 114: (25) Agreement in case of war be- tween the two nations as to the removal of property and citizens, &c., 114: (26) Debts not to be sequestered in case of war, 115: (27) Official intercourse, 115: (28) Consuls and vice-consuls, 115: (29) Privileges of consuls, 115: (30) Persons attached to the service of consuls, 115: (31) Power of consuls respecting desert- ers, 116: (32) Commerce and navigation, 116: (33) Present treaty to remain in force twelve years, &c.: infringement of the treaty; no reprisals of breach of treaty except after complaints of injuries, &c.; treaty not to be construed to operate contrary to former public treaties with other sovereigns or States; ap- proval and ratification of the treaty, 116, 117.
[See "Notes," Title "Abrogated, Suspended, or Obsolete Treaties."]
GENERAL CONVENTION OF PEACE, AMITY, COMMERCE, AND NAVIGATION: Concluded May 16, 1832; Ratification advised by Senate December 19, 1832; Ratified by President April 26, 1834; Ratifications exchanged at Washington April 29, 1834; Proclaimed April 29, 1834. (8 St. at L., 434.)
(1) Peace and friendship established, 118: (2) Favors granted to other nations shall become common to both; exceptions, 118: (3) Commerce and navigation, coast- ing trade excepted, 119: (4) Merchants and others free to manage their business. 119: (5) Indemnification for embargo and detention, 119: (6) Assistance to be secured to persons in the rivers, ports, &c., from pirates and enemies, 119: (7) Vessels captured by pirates to be restored, 120: (8) Protection to vessels, &c.. shipwrecked, 120: (9) Personal and real estate may be disposed of and taker by succession, &c., 120: (10) Protection to residents in either country, 120: (11) Liberty of conscience, 121: (12) Free ships make free goods, 121: (13) Neutral property in enemies' ships liable to capture, with exceptions, 121: (14) Contra- band articles, 122: (15) All articles not enumerated in article 14 to be free, ex- cept to blockaded ports, 122: (16) Contraband articles not to condemn those not contraband, 122: (17) Blockade, 123: (18) Regulation of visits at sea, 123: (19) Sea-letters or passports to vessels in case of war, 123: (20) Vessels under convoy, 124: (21) Prize courts, 124: (22) No citizen of either party to enter the service of an enemy of the other, 124: (23) In case of war between the parties. six months to be allowed to persons residing on the coast, and one year to persons in the interior, to dispose of their property and remove, 124: (24) Private and public debts shail not be sequestrated or confiscated in case of war, 125: (25) Public agents on the footing of those of the most favored nations, 125: (26) Consuls, 125: (27) Consuls must exhibit their commissions, 125: (28) Immuri- ties of consuls, &c., 125: (29) Consuls may require the aid of the civil authori- ties to arrest deserters; deserters must be sent back within two months, 126: (30) A consular convention to be formed, 126: (31) The treaty to be in force for twelve years; individuals to be responsible for infringements; manner of proceeding in case of infringement; existing treaties not to be affected by this treaty; this treaty to be ratified in nine months, 126, 127. ADDITIONAL AND EXPLANATORY CONVENTION TO TREATY OF PEACE, AMITY, COM- MERCE, AND NAVIGATION, OF MAY 16, 1832: Concluded September 1, 1833; Ratifion- tion advised by Senate April 24, 1834; Ratified by President April 26, 1834; Ratifion tions exchanged at Washington April 29, 1834; Proclaimed April 29, 1834. ( St. at L., 456.)
The treaty of May 16, 1832, to be carried into effect, notwithstanding the ratifica- tions were not exchanged in the time limited, 127-'8: (1) Stipulations of the second article, how to be understood, 128: (2) Understanding of tenth article, 128: 3) Slaves not comprehended in twenty-ninth article, 128: (4) Ratification, 12s, 129. CONVENTION RELATIVE TO ARBITRATION OF THE MACEDONIAN CLAIMS: Concluded Novem- ber 10, 1858; Ratification advised by Senate March 8, 1859; Ratified by President August 4, 1859; Ratifications exchanged at Santiago October 15, 1859; Proclaimed December 22, 1859. (12 St. at L., 1083.)
Enumeration of claims to be settled, 129: Matter in dispute to be submitted to the King of Belgium, 129: Points for arbiter to decide, 130: Proof upon which the umpire is to decide, 130.
[See "Notes," Title "Abrogated, Suspended, or Obsolete Treaties."]
TREATY OF PEACE, AMITY, AND COMMERCE: Concluded July 3, 1844; Ratification adried by Senate January 16, 1845; Ratified by President January 17, 1845; Ratifications exchanged at Pwan Twang December 31, 1845; Proclaimed April 18, 1846. (8 St. at L., 592.) (1) Peace and amity established between the United States and China, 131: (2) Citizens of the United States trading with China to pay the duties prescribed, in the tariff; fees and charges wholly abolished; modification of the tart, how to be made; additional advantages, if hereafter granted or extended to any other nation, to be enjoyed by the United States, 131: (3) Ports which may be frequented by citizens of the United States who may reside there; vessel of the United States not to trade at any other port; penalty, 131: (4) United States may appoint consuls; protection of consuls and other officers of the United States, 132: (5) Privileges of trading at the ports named given to citi- zens of the United States, 132: (6) Papers of vessels of the United States to be
TREATY OF PEACE, AMITY, AND COMMERCE, 1844-Continued.
left with the consul; tonnage duties to be paid in full of all former rates and charges; no additional tonnage duties to be paid on vessels going from one port to another, 132: (7) No tonnage duties to be laid on boats belonging to citizens of the United States; duty on cargo goods, 132: (8) Citizens of United States may engage pilots, and may hire servants, 133: (9) Custom-house officers to be appointed to guard the vessels of the United States on arrival, &c., 133: (10) Proceedings of vessels of the United States on their arrival in China; penalties for discharging vessels without a permit; vessels depart- ing within forty-eight hours not to be subject to tonnage or other duties, 133; (11) Appointment of officers to ascertain duties to be paid on goods imported. Disputes as to amount of duties, where and how settled, 134: (12) Standards of weights and measures, 134: (13) When tonnage and other duties shall be paid; duties to be paid in sychee and silver, or in foreign money at the current rate of exchange, 134: (14) Regulation for transshipment of goods from one vessel of United States to another, 134: (15) Citizens of United States may trade with any and all citizens of China; not to be subject to any new limitation, &c., 134: (16) Chinese Government not responsible for debts due by its Government; debts due by citizens of the United States to subjects of China, 135: (17) Citi- zens of United States residing at any of the five ports may obtain proper accom- modations, &c.; at places of anchorage, &c., merchants may pass and repass in the immediate vicinity; no excursions into the country, &c.; preservation of the public peace, 135: (18) Persons may be employed to teach the languages in any part of the empire; citizens of the United States may buy any mauner of books, 135: (19) Citizens of United States to be specially protected by the local authorities; riots and attacks on their houses to be prevented by military force, and rioters punished, 136: (20) Re-exportation of goods imported into China by citizens of the United States to other permitted ports; frauds on the Government of China, 136: (21) Criminal acts by subjects of China to be pun- ished by the Chinese; citizens of the United States committing crimes to be punished by the consul according to the laws of the United States, 136: (22) If China should be at war with any foreign nation, the trade of the United States to the five ports not to be molested; transportation of goods to and from the ports of the belligerents to be allowed, &c.; proviso, 136: (23) Consuls of United States to make returns of the trade of United States with the five ports, 137: (24) Communications with the local officers of China, how to be made; com- munications from subjects of China, how to be made; settlement of contro- versies, 137; (25) Questions between citizens of United States and China, how to be regulated; between citizens of United States and others, 137; (26) Mer- chant-vessels of United States in the five ports to be under the jurisdiction of the officers of their Government; robbers and pirates, &c., to be arrested and punished by the Chinese government; disposition of the property recovered, 138: (27) Shipwrecks; vessels forced into any other than the five ports shall receive friendly treatment, 138: (28) Citizens or vessels of United States not to be subject to embargo, 138: (29) Mutineers and deserters to be apprehended and delivered to United States consuls; merchants, &c., of United States to be under the superintendence of the officers of their Government, 138; (30) Correspond- ence between the respective Governments and their officers, and between indi- viduals and their Government, 139: (31) Transmission of communications, 139: (32) Intercourse with ships of war, 139: (33) Clandestine trade prohibited, 139: (34) At the expiration of twelve years the two Governments may treat on mat- ters which may require alterations; the treaty, when ratified, to be faithfully observed, &c.; no individual State of the United States can appoint a minister to China; ratifications to be exchanged in eighteen months, 139-140: the tariff of duties to be levied on imported and exported merchandise at the five ports, 140-5.
TREATY OF PEACE, AMITY, AND COMMERCE: Concluded June 18, 1858; Ratification advised by Senate December 15, 1858; Ratified by President December 21, 1858; Ratifications exchanged at Pei-Tsang August 16, 1859; Exchange of ratifications consented to by Senate January 24, 1860; Proclaimed January 26, 1860. (12 St. at L., 1023.) (1) Perpetual peace and friendship, 145: (2) Where original treaty to be kept, 146: (3) Publication of treaty, 146: (4) Privileges of United States minister, 146: (5) Same subject; residence, 146: (6) Same; residence at capital, 147: (7) Rules of correspondence between Chinese authorities and officers of the United States, 147; (8) Personal interviews, 147; (9) Facilities of intercourse for United States vessels in Chinese waters, 147: (10) United States consuls in, 148: (11) United States citizens in, 148: (12) Citizens of United States in open ports, 148: (13) Wrecks; pirates, 149: (14) Open ports, privileges of United States citizens in, 149: (15) Commerce at open ports; tariff of duties, 150: (16) Tonnage duties; ships' papers; beacons; light-houses, 150: (17) Pilots; servants; Americans
TREATY OF PEACE, AMITY, AND COMMERCE, 1858-Continued.
may employ natives, 150; (18) Merchant-vessels; mutineers; criminals; de serters, 150 (19) Papers of merchant-vessels; permits for discharge duties, 151: (20) Superintendent of customs; disputes, 151; (21) Re-exportation of goods- 152: (22) Tonnage import duty, 152: (23) Transshipment of goods, 152: (24) Debts, collection of, 152: (25) Teachers, citizens of United States may employ Chinese, 153: (26) Conduct in case of war, 153: (27) Questions as to property: disputes, how settled, 153: (28) Communications between United States citizens and Chinese local officers, 153: (29) Religious toleration, 154: (30) Favored nation clause, 154. CONVENTION FOR THE REGULATION OF TRADE: Concluded November 8, 1958; Ratifire- tion advised by Senate March 1, 1859; Ratified by President March 3, 1859; See anrnal message of President, 1859.
(1) Tarifi of imports, 155: Schedule of rates, 156-159.
CONVENTION FOR THE ADJUSTMENT OF CLAIMS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS: Concladd November 8, 1858; Ratification advised by Senate March 1, 1859; Ratified by Pre- dent March 3, 1859; See annual message of President 1859.
(1) Liquidation of all claims of American citizens, 164; Contracting parties, 165. ADDITIONAL ARTICLES TO TREATY OF AMITY, COMMERCE, AND NAVIGATION, OF JUNE 15, 1858: First concluded July 4, 1868; Ratification adrised by Senate, with amendments, July 24, 1868; Senate's amendments incorporated and the articles concluded a serová time July 28, 1868; Ratified by President October 19, 1868; Ratifications exchanged at Peking November 23, 1869; Proclaimed February 5, 1870. (16 St. at L., 7.39.) (1) No grant to citizens of any foreign power to give the right to attack citizens of the United States in person or property, 166: (2) Privileges in respect to trade not expressly granted by treaty to rest in discretion of Chinese government, 166: (3) Right of Chinese government to appoint consuls at United States ports. 166: (4) Religious toleration, 166: (5) Right of free emigration recognized, 1-7 : (6) Favored nation clause, 167: (7) Right of education guaranteed free, 167: 17) Right of intervention in local affairs disclaimed; United States to furnish civil engineers as Chinese government may desire, 167.
GENERAL CONVENTION OF PEACE, AMITY, NAVIGATION, AND COMMERCE: Concluded Or tober 3, 1824; Ratification advised by Senate March 3, 1825; Ratified by President March 7, 1825; Ratifications exchanged at Washington May 27, 1825; Proclaimed May 31, 1825. (8 St. at L., 306.)
(1) Firm and inviolable peace, &c., to be observed, &c, 169: (2) Favors to other na- tions to be common to both, 169: (3) Citizens of the United States at liberty to frequent all the coasts and countries of the Republic of Colombia. Citizens of Colombia to enjoy in the United States the same privilege, 169: (4) Merchants and commanders of ships, &c., to manage their business as citizens of the most fa- vored nations, 170: (5) Citizens of neither of the contracting parties liable to embargo, &c., 170: (6) Citizens of either party seeking refuge to be treated as friends, 170: (7) Ships or vessels of either party captured by pirates to be deliv- ered up. 170: (8) Assistance in case of shipwreck, 171: (9) Citizens of each of the parties may dispose of their goods in the jurisdiction of the other, 171: (10) Sie- cial protection to be given to the person and property of citizens of either party, 171: (11) Security of conscience, 171: (12) Citizens of either party may sail with their ships from any ports to the places of those who are at enmity with either party, 172: (13) Neutral property found on board enemies' vessels shall be held and considered as enemies' property; exceptions, 172: (14) Liberty of navigation and commerce to extend to all kinds of merchandise, except certain contraband articles, 172: (15) All other merchandise to be held free, 173: (16) Articles of contraband found in a vessel bound to an enemy's port shall be subject to con- fiscation, 173: (17) Vessels sailing for a port besieged without notice may be turned away, 173: (18) Regulation of visits at sea, 173: (19) Agreement entered into to avoid vexation in the examination of papers relative to the ownership of vessels, &c., 174: (20) Vessels sailing ander convoy, 174: (21) Prize courts alone to take cognizance of prize causes, 174: (22) No citizen of either contracting party shall accept a commission, &c., 175: (23) Six months allowed to merchants to remove in case of war, 175: (24) Debts of individuals in case of war not to he sequestered, 175: (25) Same favors to be granted to convoys, &c., as enjoyed by the most favored nations, 175: (26) Consuls to be admitted in all ports, 175; 127 Consuls to exhibit their commissions, 176: (28) Consuls and persons attached to their service exempt from public service, 176: (29) Consuls have power to re- quire the assistance of the authorities for the arrest, &c., of deserters, 176: 3 A consular convention to be agreed upon, 176: (31) Points agreed upon relative to the treaty; treaty to remain in force for twelve years; harmony and good correspondence between the two nations; no reprisals in case of parties not agreeing to the treaty; treaty to be approved and ratified, and ratifications exchanged within eight months, 176.
GENERAL TREATY OF PEACE, AMITY, NAVIGATION, AND COMMERCE, WITH ADDITIONAL ARTICLE: Concluded December 12, 1846; Ratification advised by Senate June 3, 1848; Ratified by President June 10, 1848; Ratification exchanged at Washington June 10, 1848; Proclaimed June 12, 1848. (9 St. at L., 881.)
(1) Peace and friendship established, 178: (2) Reciprocal commercial favors, 178: (3) Mutual benefits in trade and residence to be equally enjoyed, 178: Except as to the coasting trade, 178: (4) Equalization of duties on vessels and their cargoes, 178: Vessels of both nations to be on the same footing as to drawbacks, 178: (5) Importations and exportations to be on reciprocal footing, 179: No partial prohibitions to be established, 179: (6) Reciprocal application of articles 4, 5, and 6, 179: (7) Privileges of alien merchants, 179: (8) No embargo without in- demnification, 180: (9) Vessels of either party seeking refuge in ports of the other to be protected, 180: (19) Vessels, &c., captured by pirates to be delivered up to the owners, 180: (11) Wrecks, assistance to be given in cases of, 180: (12) Citizens of either party may dispose of their personal goods or real estate within the jurisdiction of the other, 180: (13) Protection for persons and prop- erty, 181: (14) Liberty of conscience; burials, 181: (15) Both parties at liberty to trade with those at enmity with either, 181: Free ships to make free goods, contraband excepted, 181: (16) Nentral flag, 182: (17) Contraband, 182: (18) Articles not contraband; blockaded ports, 183: (19) Vessels delivering up con- traband not to be detained, 183: (20) In case of blockade, vessels to be turned away, but not detained, &c., 183: (21) Visit of neutral vessels; examination, how to be made, 183; (22) Sea-letters, certificates of cargo, &c., in time of war, 184: (23) Visiting regulations to apply only to vessels without convoy, 184: (24) Prize causes to be tried in established courts only, 184: (25) In case of war hostilities to be only carried on by persons duly commissioned, 184: (26) Citi- zens of neither party to engage in the service of an enemy of the other, 185: (27) In case of war merchants allowed time to settle their business and trans- port effects, 185: (28) Debts exempt from confiscation, 185: (29) Favored nation clause, 185 (30) Consuls and vice-consuls; admission of, 185: (31) Consul's ex- equatur, 186: (32) Exemption of consuls from public service and taxes, 186: (33) Deserters, how disposed of, 186: (34) A consular convention to be formed, 186: (35) Right of transit across Isthmus of Panama, 186: Duration of treaty, 187: Alterations of treaty, 187: Infringement of treaty, 187: Reprisals not authorized, 188: Special advantages, 188: (36) Ratifications, 188: Additional article defining national ships to have the same force as if inserted in treaty, 182. CONVENTION RELATIVE TO RIGHTS, &C., OF CONSULS: Concluded May 4, 1850; Ratifi- cation advised by Senate September 24, 1850; Ratified by President November 14, 1850; Ratifications exchanged at Bogotá October 30, 1851; Proclaimed December 5, 1851. (10 St. at L., 900.)
(1) Each country may appoint consuls, &c., in the other, 189: (2) Exequatur, 189: (3) Functions of consuls, 190: (4) Employment of good offices, 192: (5) Consuls not to have diplomatic character and immunities, but are to have certain privi- leges, 192: (6) To be subject to the laws of the country, 192: (7) Forbidden to give passports in certain cases, 192: To see that neutrality is preserved, 193: (8) Ratifications, 193: (9) Duration of treaty, 193.
CONVENTION FOR ADJUSTMENT OF CLAIMS: Concluded September 10, 1857; Ratification advised by Senate, with amendments, March 8, 1859; Ratified by President March 12, 1859; Time for exchange of ratifications extended by Senate May 8, 1860; Ratifications exchanged at Washington November 5, 1860; Proclaimed November 8, 1860. (12 St. at L., 985.)
(1) Character of claims, 193: Meeting of commissioners to whom claims are re- ferred, 194: Arbitrator, 194: (2) Duty of commissioners as to claims, 194: (3) Certificates of sums awarded to be issued, 194: (4) Duration of commission, 195: (5) Proceedings final, 195: (6) Expenses of commission, 195: (7) Ratifications,
COLOMBIA, UNITED STATES OF.
CONVENTION FOR ADJUSTMENT OF CLAIMS, ADDITIONAL TO CONVENTION WITH NEW GRANADA OF SEPTEMBER 10, 1857: Concluded February 10, 1864; Ratification ad- vised by Senate June 10, 1864; Ratified by President July 9, 1864; Ratifications ex- changed at Washington August 19, 1865; Proclaimed August 19, 1865. (Î3 St. at L., 685.)
(1) Time for termination of existing commission extended, 196: Commissioners and umpire to be appointed anew, 196: (2) Ratifications, 196.
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