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TREATIES ARICLE XI Treatment of com- mercial travelers. Commercial travelers representing manufacturers, merchants and traders domiciled in the territories of either High Contracting Party shall, on their entry into and sojourn in the territories of the other High Contracting Party and on their departure therefrom, be ac- corded treatment no less favorable than the treatment which is or may hereafter be accorded to commercial travelers of any third country in respect of customs and other privileges and, subject to the exception in paragraph 2 of Article X, in respect of all taxes and charges of whatever denomination applicable to them or to their samples. ARTICLE XII Freedom of worshp. 1. The nationals of either High Contracting Party shall, through- out the territories of the other High Contracting Party, be permitted to exercise liberty of conscience and freedom of worship and to estab- lish schools for the education of their children, and they may, whether individually, collectively or in religious or educational corporations or associations, and without annoyance or molestation of any kind by reason of their religious belief or otherwise, conduct religious services and give religious or other instruction, either within their own houses or within any other appropriate buildings, provided that their religious and educational activities are not contrary to public morals and that their educational activities are conducted in con- formity with the applicable laws and regulations, if any, which are or may hereafter be enforced by the duly constituted authorities. 2. The nationals of either High Contracting Party shall be per- mitted within the territories of the other High Contracting Party to bury their dead according to their religious customs in suitable and convenient places which are or may hereafter be established and maintained for the purpose, subject to the mortuary and sanitary laws and regulations, if any, which are or may hereafter be enforced by the duly constituted authorities. 3. Places of worship and cemeteries shall be held in respect and free from disturbance or profanation. ARTICLE XIII Civil liablity for n- Jlris or deth. With respect to that form of protection granted within the terri- tories of either High Contracting Party by the applicable laws estab- lishing civil liability for bodily injuries or for death, and giving to relatives or heirs or dependents of an injured person a right of action or a pecuniary compensation, such relatives or heirs or dependents of the injured person, himself a national of either High Contracting Party and injured within any of the territories of the other High Contracting Party, shall, regardless of their alienage or residence outside of the territory where the injury occurred, enjoy the same rights and privileges as are or may hereafter be granted under like conditions to nationals of such other High Contracting Party. [63 STAT. 1310