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TREATY WITH THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE, Fnnnrmvr 25, 1862. 1213 Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the United States and the Ottoman Empire. Ooncluded at Constantinople, February 25, 1862. Rattfications exchanged at Constantinople, June 5, 1862. Proclafmcd by the President of the United States, July 2, 1862. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: A PROCLAMATION. Whereas a treaty of commerce and navigation between the United Bmw-b,°_ States of America and the Ottoman Empire was concluded and signed by their respective plenipotentiaries at Constantinople on the twenty-nfth day of February last, which treaty, in the English language, is word for word as follows: Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the United States of America and the Ottoman Empire. The United States of America on the one part, and His Imperial Maj- C‘?“""°“”$ esty the Sultan of the Ottoman empire on the other part, being equally 9mm` animated by the desire of extending the commercial relations between their respective countries, have agreed, for this purpose, to conclude a treaty of commerce and navigation, and have named as their respective plenipotentiaries, that is to say: The President of the United States of P, . be uv America, Edward Joy Morris, minister resident at the Sublime Porte; ,.,,,,_°mP° H and His Imperial Majesty the Sultan of the Ottoman empire, his highness Mehemed Emin Aali Pacha, minister of foreign affairs, decorated with the imperial orders of the Ottomanich in Brilliants, Majidich, and order of Merit of the First Class, and the grand crosses of several foreign orders ; who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon the following articles: Arvrrcnn I. All rights, privileges, and immunities, which have been mgm usgs; conferred on the citizens or vessels of the United Statesvof America by f°¤¤°¤‘ ¤’°¤il°¤ the treaty already existing between the United States of America and the ggxw °x` Ottoman empire, are confirmed, now and forever, with the exception of those clauses of the said treaty which it is the object of the present treaty to modify; and it is, moreover, expressly stipulated that all rights, privi- P,-iyusgu of leges, or immunities, which the Sublime Porte now grants, or may here- ¤<;§*f¤1;°b¥*;d after grant to, or suffer to be enjoyed by the subjects, ships, commerce, or °° ,0 Hm navigation of any other foreign power, shall be equally granted to and Unlited States. exercised and enjoyed by the citizens, vessels, commerce, and navigation of the United States of America. Anricma II. The citizens of the United States of America, or their Qinzens of agents, shall be permitted to purchase, at all places in the Ottoman em· 3:**%;*;:*; au pire and its possessions, (whether for the purposes of internal trade or of ,,,.,,};,1;,} gw_ exportation,) all articles, without any exception whatsoever, the produce or manufacture of the said empire and possessions; and the Sublime Porte having, in virtue of the secbnd article of the convention of commerce, of the 16th of August, 1838, with Great Britain, formally engaged to abolish all monopolies of agricultural produce, or of every other arti- _ cles whatsoever, as well as all " permits" (tezkerehs) from the local gov- hx:;?';:;':): ernors, either for the purchase of any article, or for its removal from one ,,0 m25f,,. place to another when purchased, any attempt to compel the citizens of elivw