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ITALY, 1871. 445 ARTICLE XXIV. The United States of America and the Kingdom of Italy mutually Favors granted engage not to grant any particular favor to other nations, in respect to *° °*h°’ ”**°i°”° °° commerce and navigation, which shall not immediately become common b°°°m° °°""”°°‘ to the other party, who shall enjoy the same freely if the concession was freely made, or on allowing the same compensation if the concession was conditional. ARTICLE XXV. The present treaty shall continue in force for five years (5) years from D u ratio o of the day of the exchange of the ratifioations; and if, twelve (12) months *'°***5’· before the expiration of that period, neither of the high contracting parties shall have announced to the other, by an official notification, its intention to terminate the said treaty, it shall remain obligatory on both parties one (1) year beyond that time, and so on until the expiration of the twelve (12) months, which will follow a similar notification, what ever may be the time when such notification shall be given. Amrcitn XXVI. The present treaty shall be approved and ratified by His Majesty the RM·ifi<=¤¤i¤¤¤· King of Italy, and by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and the ratiiications shall be exchanged at Washington within twelve months from the date hereof, or sooner if possible. _ _ In faith whereof the Plenipotentiaries of the contracting partres have Signaturessigned the present treaty in duplicate, in the English and Italian 1an— guages, and thereto athxed their respective seals. _ Done at Florence this twenty-sixth day of February, 1u the year of Dawonr Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one. GEORGE P. MARSH. [L. s.) VISUONTI VENOSTA. [L. s.