urchaser under sealed deeds, whereupon he and his property shall be laced under the protection of the governor of the district, and that of he particular local authorities. He shall conform in ordinary matters o any just direction given him by them, and will be subject to the same axation that is levied on Siamese subjects. But if, through negligence, he want of capital, or other cause, an American citizen should fail to commence the cultivation or improvement of the lands so acquired within a term of three years from the date of receiving possession hereof, the Siamese Government shall have the power of resuming the property upon returning to the American citizen the purchase-money paid by him for the same.

American ships of war may enter the river and anchor at Paknam; but they shall not proceed above Paknam unless with the consent of the Siamese authorities, which shall be given where it is necessary that a ship shall go into dock for repairs. Any American ships of war conveying to Siam a public functionary, accredited by the American Government to the court of Bangkok, shall be allowed to come up to Bangkok, but shall not pass the forts called Phrachamit and Pit-pach-nuck, unless expressly permitted to do so by the Siamese Government. But in the absence of an American ship of war, the Siamese authorities engage to furnish the Consul with a force sufficient to enable him to give effect to his authority over American citizens and to enforce discipline among American shipping.

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1637. ARTICLE VIII.

The code of regulations appended to this treaty shall be enforced by the Consul, with the co-operation of the Siamese authorities; and they, the said authorities and Consuls, shall be enabled to introduce any further regulations which may be found necessary in order to give effect to the objects of this treaty.

All fines and penalties inflicted for infraction of the provisions and regulations of this treaty shall be paid to the Siamese Government.

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General regulations under which American trade is to be conducted in Siam.

1638. REGULATION FIRST.

The master of every American ship coming to Bangkok to trade must. either before or after entering the river, as may be found convenient, report the arrival of his vessel at the custom-house at Paknam, together with the number of his crew and guns, and the port from whence he comes. Upon anchoring his vessel at Paknam, he will deliver into the custody of the custom-house officers all his guns and ammunition, and a custom-house officer will then be appointed to the vessel, and will proceed in her to Bangkok.1

1639. REGULATION SECOND.

A 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 fined eight hundred ticals for having so disobeyed. After delivery of her guns and ammunition she will be permitted to return to Bangkok to trade.

1640. REGULATION THIRD.

When an American vessel shall have cast anchor at Bangkok, the master, unless a Sunday should intervene, will, within four and twenty hours after arrival, proceed to the American Consulate and deposit there his ship's papers, bills of lading, &c., together with a true manifest of his import cargo; and upon the Consul's reporting these particulars to the custom-house, permission to break bulk will at once be given by the latter.

For neglecting so to report his arrival, or for presenting a false manifest, the master will subject himself, in each instance, to a penalty of four hundred ticals; but he will be allowed to correct, within twentyfour hours after delivery of it to the Consul, any mistake he may discover in his manifest, without incurring the above-mentioned penalty.

1 By a decree of the Siamese Government, dated December 17, 1867, regulation first is so far modified as to require the deposit of powder only, the guns being allowed to remain on board.

1641. REGULATION FOUrth.

An American vessel breaking bulk and commencing to discharge efore due permission shall be obtained, or smuggling, either when in he river or outside the bar, shall be subject to the penalty of eight hunred ticals, and confiscation of the goods so smuggled or discharged.

1642. REGULATION FIFTH.

As soon as an American vessel shall have discharged her cargo, and completed her outward lading, paid all her duties, and delivered a true nanifest of her outward cargo to the American Consul, a Siamese port clearance shall be granted her, on application from the Consul, who, in the absence of any legal impediment to her departure, will then return to the master his ship's papers, and allow the vessel to leave. A custom-house officer will accompany the vessel to Paknam, and on arriving there she will be inspected by the custom-house officers of that station, and will receive from them the guns and ammunition previously delivered into their charge.

1643. REGULATION SIXTH.

The American Plenipotentiary having no knowledge of the Siamese language, the Siamese Government have agreed that the English text of these regulations, together with the treaty of which they form a portion, and the tariff hereunto annexed, shall be accepted as conveying, in every respect, their true meaning and intention.

1644. REGULATION SEVENTH.

All American citizens intending to reside in Siam shall be registered at the American Consulate; they shall not go out to sea nor proceed beyond the limits assigned by the treaty for the residence of American citizens without a passport from the Siamese authorities, to be applied for by the American Consul; nor shall they leave Siam if the Siamese authorities show to the American Consul that legitimate objections exist to their quitting the country. But within the limits appointed under Article IV of the treaty, American citizens are at liberty to travel to and fro, under the protection of a pass to be furnished them by the American Consul, and counter-sealed by the proper Siamese officer, stating in the Siamese character their names, calling, and description. The Siamese officers at the government stations in the interior may at any time

call for the production of this pass; and immediately on its being exhib ited, they must allow the parties to proceed; but it will be their duty to detain those persons who, by traveling without a pass from the Consul. render themselves liable to the suspicion of their being deserters, and such detention shall be immediately reported to the Consul.

[For agreement concluded May 14, 1884, between the United States and Siam, regulating the liquor traffic in Siam, see United States Treaties (1887), pp. 1003 and following.]

SPAIN.

Treaty concluded October 27, 1795 (Friendship, Limits, and Navigation).

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1645. ARTICLE XIX.

Consuls shall be reciprocally established, with the privileges and powers which those of the most favored nations enjoy, in the ports where their Consuls reside or are permitted to be.

Treaty concluded February 22, 1819 (Amity, Settlement, and Limits).

Both contracting parties, wishing to favor their mutual commerce, by affording in their ports every necessary assistance to their respective merchant-vessels, have agreed that the sailors who shall desert from their vessels in the ports of the other shall be arrested and delivered up. at the instance of the Consul, who shall prove, nevertheless, that the deserters belonged to the vessels that claimed them, exhibiting the document that is customary in their nation; that is to say, the American Consul in a Spanish port shall exhibit the document known by the name of articles, and the Spanish Consul in American ports the roll of the vessel; and if the name of the deserter or deserters who are claimed shall appear in the one or the other, they shall be arrested, held in custody, and delivered to the vessel to which they shall belong.

SWEDEN AND NORWAY.

Treaty concluded July 4, 1827 (Commerce and Navigation).

Each of the high contracting parties grants to the other the privilege f appointing, in its commercial ports and places, Consuls, Vice-Conuls, and Commercial Agents, who shall enjoy the full protection, and eceive every assistance necessary for the due exercise of their funcions; but it is expressly declared that, in case of illegal or improper onduct with respect to the laws or government of the country in which aid Consuls, Vice-Consuls, or Commercial Agents shall reside, they nay be prosecuted and punished conformably to the laws, and deprived of the exercise of their functions by the offended Government, which hall acquaint the other with its motives for having thus acted; it being understood, however, that the archives and documents relative to he affairs of the Consulate shall be exempt from all search, and shall be carefully preserved under the seals of the Consuls, Vice-Consuls, or Commercial Agents, and of the authority of the place where they may :eside.

The Consuls, Vice-Consuls, or Commercial Agents, or the persons luly authorized to supply their places, shall have the right, as such, to sit as judges and arbitrators in such differences as may arise between the captains and crews of the vessels belonging to the nation whose interests are committed to their charge, without the interference of the local authorities, unless the conduct of the crew or of the captain should disturb the order or tranquillity of the country; or the said Consuls, Vice-Consuls, or Commercial Agents should require their assistance to cause their decisions to be carried into effect or supported. It is, however, understood that this species of judgment or arbitration shall not deprive the contending parties of the right they have to resort, on their return, to the judicial authority of the country.

1648. ARTICLE XIV.

The said Consuls, Vice-Consuls, or Commercial Agents are authorized to require the assistance of the local authorities for the arrest, detention, and imprisonment of the deserters from the ships of war and merchantvessels of their country; and, for this purpose, they shall apply to the 17824 C R-42