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SARDINIA, 1838. 685 Aerromi 111. All kind of merchandise and articles of commerce ei ‘ .- of the soil or the industry of the United States of Aiiileadddliirphfdaliiy *iE??‘llt%“?If°gil‘ other country, which may be lawfully imported into the ports of the mms` dominions of Sardinia in Saidinian vessels, may also be so imported in - [Sw S°p"”‘t° "` vessels of the United States of America. without paying other or higher m1B’p`689`] duties or charges of whatever kind or denomination levied in the name or to the profit of the Government, the local authorities or of any private establishment whatsoever, than if the same merchandise or produce had been imported in Sardinian vessels. And reciprocally all kind of merchandise and articles of commerce, either the produce of the soil, or of the industry of the dominions of Sardinia or of any other country, which may be lawfully_ imported into the ports of the United States, in vessels of the said States, may also be so imported in Sardinian vessels, without paying other or higher duties or charges, of whatever kind or denomination, levied in the name or to the profit of the Government, the local authorities, or of any private establishment whatsoever, than if the same merchandise or produce had been imported in vessels of United States of America. ARTICLE IV. To prevent the possibility of any misunderstanding, it is hereby de- _APP"9¤*i°¤ °f clared that the stipulations contained in the two preceding articles are °t‘l’"m°‘°°°' to their lull extent applicable to Sardinian vessels and their cargoes ar- ,,,5§°‘;)°g§§,"j‘°° M` riving in the ports of the United States of America, and reciprocally ’` to vessels of the said States and their cargoes arriving in the ports of the dominions of Sardinia, whether the said vessels clear directly from the ports of the country to which they respectively belong, or from the ports of any other foreign country. ‘ Anricnn V. All kind of merchandise and articles of commerce, which may lawfully Equality in exbe exported from the ports of the United States of America in national 1><>¤‘¤¤¤¤¤¤· vessels, may also be exported therefrom in Sardinian vessels without paying other or higher duties or charges, of whatever kind or denomination, levied in the name or to the profit of the Government, the local authorities, or of any private establishment whatsoever, than it the same merchandise or articles of commerce had been exported in vessels of the United States of America. And reciprocally all kind of merchandise and articles of commerce which may be lawfully exported from the ports of the Kingdom of Sardinia in national vessels may also be exported therefrom in vessels of the United States of America without paying other or higher duties or charges, of whatever kind or denomination, levied in the name or to the profit of the Government, the_ local authorities, or of any private establishment whatsoever, than if the same merchandise or articles of commerce had been exported in Sardinian vessels. Anrronn VI. No hi her or other duties shall be imposed on the importation into __Eque1ity of anthe Unilzed States of any article the produce or manufacture of Sar- g;;*;w‘;”c(l‘;;’;lr‘;ff° °f dinia, and no higher or other duties shall be imposed on the importation into the Kingdom of Sardinia of any article the produce or manufacture of the United States, than are or shall be payable on the same article being the produce or manufacture of any other foreign country._ Nor shall any prohibition be imposed on the importation or exportation of any article the produce of or the manufacture of the United States Er of Sardinia, to or from the ports_ of the United States, or to or from t H ports of the Kingdom of Sardinia, which shall not equally extend to ay other nations.