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CHILI, 1832. 1 1 1 service, and also from all kinds of taxes, imposts, and contributions, except those which they shall be obliged to pay on account of commerce, or their property, to wh1ch_the citizens and inhabitants, native and foreign, of the country in which they reside are subject; being in every- thing besides subject to the laws of their respective States. The archives and papers of the consulate shall be respected inviolably; and under no pretext whatever shall any magistrate seize or in any way interfere with them. Anrrcna XXIX. The said Consuls shall have power to require the assistance of the Desemn rmm authorities of the country for the arrest, detention, and custody of de- V°¤¤°l¤· serters from the public and private vessels of their country - and for that purpose they shall address themselves to the courts, judges, and officers competent, and shall demand the said deserters in writing, proving by an exhibition of the registers of the vessels or ship’s roll, or other public documents, that those men were part of said crews; and on this [ses Article 111, demand, so proved, (saving however, _ where the contrary is proved ) **¤¤W of 183*-’·· P- the delivery shall not he‘refused. Such deserters, when arrested, shall 11:*] be put at the disposal of said Consuls, and may be put in the public prison at the request and expense of those who reclaim them, to be sent to the ships to which they belonged, or to others of the same nation. But if they be not sent back within two months, reckoning from the day of their arrest, they shall be set at liberty, and shall no more be arrested for the same cause. It is understood, however, that if the deserter should be found to have committed any crime or o&‘ence, his surrender may be delayed until the tribunal before which the case may be depending shall have pronounced its sentence, and such sentence shall have been carried into effect. Aarronn XXX. For the purpose of more edectually protecting their commerce and c°P¤°l¤' °°“‘ navigation, the two contracting parties do hereby agree as soon here- '°“°‘°"‘ after as circumstances will permit them, to form a consular convention, which shall declare, specially, the powers and immunities of the Consuls and Vice-Consuls of the respective parties. Ancrrcma XXXL The United States of America and the Republic of Chili, desiring to make, as durable as circumstances will permit, the relations which are to be established between the two parties, by virtue of this treaty or general convention of peace, amity, commerce, and navigation, have declared solemnly, and do agree to the following points: 1st. The present treaty shall remain in full force and virtue for the Duration ofcouterm of twelve years, to be reckoned from the day of the exchange of V°¤'*¤°¤· the ratiiications; and, further until the end of one year after either of the contracting parties shall have given notice to the other of its intention to terminate the same; each of the contracting parties reserving to itself the right of giving such notice to the other, at the end of said term of twelve years: and it is hereby agreed between them that, on the expiration of one year after such notice shall have been received by either, from the other party, this treaty in all the parts relating to commerce and navigation, shall altogether cease and determine; and in all those parts which relateto peace and friendship it shall be permanently and perpetually binding on both powers. _ 2d. If any one or more of the citizens of either party shall infringe Infringement or any of the articles of thistreaty, such citizen shall be held personally convention. responsible for the same, and the harmony and good correspondence between the nations shall not be interrupted thereby; each party engaging in no way to protect the offender, or sanction such violation.