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PERU, 1856. 623 ARTICLE XL. The United States of America and the Republic of Peru, desiring to make as durable as circumstances will permit the relations established between_the_two parties in virtue of this treaty of friendship, commerce, and navigation, declare solemnly and agree as follows: 1st. The present treaty shall remain in force for the term of ten years D u , at ic ,, ,,,· from the day of the exchange of the ratitications thereof; and, further, treaty. until the end of one year after either of the high contracting parties shall have given notice to the other of its intention to terminate the same, each of them reserving to itself the right of giving such notice to the other at the end of the said term of ten years. And it is hereby agreed between the parties that, on the expiration of one year after such notice shall have been received by either of them from the other party, as above mentioned, this treaty shall altogether cease and determine. 2dly. If any citizen or citizens of either party shall infringe any of Infringement of the articles of the treaty, such citizen or citizens shall be held person- matrally responsible therefor; and the harmony and good understanding between the two nations shall not be interrupted thereby ; each party engaging in no way to protect the offender or offenders, or to sanction sluch violation, under pain of rendering itself liable for the consequences t ereof. 3dly. Should unfortunately any of the provisions contained in the Reprisrgls und present treaty be violated or infringed in any other manner whatever, d °° l"·"*'°“° °* it is expressly stipulated and agreed that neither of the contracting W"' parties shall order or authorize any act of reprisals, nor declare or make war against the other, on complaint of injuries or damages resulting therefrom, until the party considering itself aggrieved shall nrst have presented to the other a statement or representation of such injuries or damages, verified by competent proofs, and demanded redress and satisfaction, and the same shall have been either refused or unreasonably dela ed. 4th1y. Nothing contained in this treaty shall, however, construed Treaties with to operate contrary to former and existing public treaties with other na- gg,;;°3¤¤i¤¤¤ ¤¤¤ tions or sovereigns. _ _ ' The present treaty of friendship, commerce, and navigation, shall be Ratification;. approved and ratified by the President of the United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by the President of the Republic of Peru, with the authorization of the Congress thereof; and the ratiiications shall be exchanged at Washington within eighteen months from the date of the signature hereof, or sooner if possible. _ _ In faith whereof we, the Plenipotentiarres of the United States of Signatures. America and of the Republic of Peru, have signed and sealed these presents. _ _ Done at the city of Lima orlrttke tgvlgraty-silxtdhtday of July, in the year Date. nd ei un an y-one. °f°" Imd °°° mm g .1. RANDOLPH CLAY. L. S., J. CMO. TORRICO. L. s. PERU, 1856. AMERICA AND THE RE- Jin sarees. C(i>¥I`i3]f.1fC'I%li·‘1iEE1R\r`iE1§£I:LlA}*i*iEvEINT’1OE]TI§EA11iigc§H€i‘FS OF NEUTRALS AT SEA, -—-Z-——-—— CONCLUDED AT LIMA JULY 22, 1856; RATIFICATION ADVISED BY SENATE MARCH 12 1857· RATLFIED BY PRESIDENT OCTOBER 2, 18.,1; RATIB ICA- TIONS EXCHANGED AT WASHINGTON OCTOBER 31, 1857; PROCLAJMED NOVEMBER 2, 1857. T nited States of America and the Republic of Peru, in order to _Ci>¤*¤¤=*·¤¤s rmrcudlearvgtill more intimate their relations of friendship and good under- t'"