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CHILI, 1832. 105 Aacrrom III. The citizens of the United States of America may frequent all the Freedom of comcoasts and countries of the Republic of Chili, and reside and trade there meme and mwsgein all sorts of produce, manufactures, and merchandise, and shall pay °i°“- no other or greater duties, charges, or fees, whatsoever, than the most favored nation is or shall be obliged to pay; and they shall enjoy all the rights, privileges, and exemptions in navigation and commerce, which the most favored nation does or shall enjoy, submitting themselves, nevertheless, to the laws, decrees, and usages there established, and to which are submitted the citizens and subjects of the most favored nations. In like manner the citizens of the Republic of Chili may frequent all the coasts and countries of the United States of America, and reside and trade there, in all sorts of produce, manufactures, and merchandise, and shall pay no other or greater duties, charges, or fees, whatsoever, than the most favored nation is or shall be obliged to pay, and they shall enjoy all the rights, privileges, and exemptions in commerce and navigation which the most favored nation does or shall enjoy, submitting themselves, nevertheless, to the laws, decrees, and usages there established, and to which are submitted the citizens and subjects of the _ most favored nations. But it is understood that this article does not °°““""‘$ *’“‘l"· include the coasting trade of either country, the regulation of which is reserved by the parties, respectively, according to their own separate aws. Aaricmz IV. It is likewise agreed that it shall be wholly free for all merchants, Merchants and commanders of ships, and other citizens of both countries, to manage, :°h‘f,?°€;°:w*;',;’“';‘ themselves, their own business, in all ports and place subject to the ,,5:,, us ` jurisdiction of each other, as well with respect to the consignment and sale of their goods and merchandise, by wholesale and retail, as with respect to the loading, unloading, and sending off their ships, they being in all these cases to be treated as citizens of the country in which they reside, or at least to be placed on a footing with the citizens or subjects of the most favored nation. Aierioms V. The citizens of neither of the contracting parties shall be liable to t E¤!¤l>¤·*8° M de any embargo, nor be detained with their vessels, cargoes, merchandise, °“"°“‘ or effects for any military expedition, nor for any public or private purpose whatever, without allowing to those interested a sufficiont indemnification. Amricnm VI. Whenever the citizens of either of the contracting parties shall be V•=¤¤¤l¤i¤ <li¤¤"¢¤¤· forced to seek refuge or asylum in the rivers, bays, ports, or dominions of the other, with their vessels, whether of merchant or of war, public or private, through stress of weather, pursuit of pirates, or enemies, they shall be received and treated with humanity, giving to them all favor and protection for repairing their ships, procuring provisions, and placing themselves in a situation to continue their voyage without obstacle or hindrance of any kind. Aarromt VII. All the ships, merchandise, and effects belonging to the citizens of one Captures by piof the contracting parties, which may be captured by pirates, whether '°**°•· within the limits of its jurisdiction or on the high seas, and may be carried or found in the rivers, roads, bays, ports, or dominions of the other, shall be delivered up to the owners, they proving in due and