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700 PUBLIC TREATIES. delivered a true manifest of her outward cargo to the American Consul, a Siamese port clearance shall be granted her, on application from the Consul, who, in the absence of any legal impediment to her departure, will then return to the master his ship’s papers, and allow the vessel to leave. A custom-house officer will accompany the vessel to Paknam, and on arriving there she will be inspected by the custom—house officers of that station, and will receive from them the guns and ammunition previously delivered into their charge. English text of REGULATION VI. The American Plenipotentiary having no knowledge

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English text of these regulations, together with the treaty of which they form a portion, and the tari&` hereunto annexed, shall be accepted as conveying, in every respect, their true meaning and intention. Alma-scan citizens Rncururou VII. All American citizens intending to reside in Siam ’°~‘“‘h”€ mS“"·'”· shall be registered at the American Consulate; they shall not go out to [Su, Article 1V_ sea nor proceed beyond the limits assigned by the treaty for the resip. 696.] dence of American citizens without a passport from the Siamese authorities, to be applied for by the American Consul; nor shall they leave Siam if the Siamese authorities show to the American Consul that legitimate objections exist to their quitting the country. But within the limits appointed under Article IV of the treaty, American citizens are at liberty to travel to and fro, under the protection of a pass to be furnished them by the American Consul,and counter-sealed by the proper Siamese officer, stating in the Siamese character their names, calling, and description. The Siamese officers at the Government stations in the interior may at any time call for the production of this pass; and immediately on its being exhibited, they must allow the parties to proceed; but it will be their duty to detain those persons who, by travelling without a pass from the Consul, render themselves liable to the suspicion of their being deserters, and such detention shall be immediately reported to the Consul. L. s.] TOWNSEND HARRIS. 1.. s.] [L. s.] [L. s.] [1.. s.] [L. s.]* Tarih' of duties Tarif of export and inland duties to belevicd on articles of trade. A¤*¢l¤• 1>¤1]i¤8 Section I. Theundermentioned articles shall be entirely free from °‘P°" °“°Y °“ Y· inland or other taxes on production or transit, and shall pay export duty as follows: _ Tical. Salung. Fung. Hun. 1. Ivory . 10 0 0 0 per pecul. 2. Gamboge .. . .. 6 0 0 0 “ 3. Rhinoceros’ horns .. 50 0 0 0 “ 4. Cardamums, best .. 14 0 0 0 “ 5. Ditto, bastard .. . 6 0 0 0 “ 6. Dried mussels. 1 0 0 0 “ 7. Pelicans’ quills 2 2 0 0 “ 8. Betel nut, dried ... 1 0 0 0 “ 9. Krachi ·wood .. . ... 0 2 0 0 “ 10. Sharks’ fins, white. 6 0 0 0 “ 11. Ditto, black. . .. . 3 0 0 0 “ 12. Lukkrabau seed .. . 0 2 0 0 “ 13. Peacocks’ tails . . .. .10 0 0 0 per 100 tails. 14. Bufalo and cow bones . 0 0 0 3 per pecul. 15. Rhinoceros’ hides .. . . . . 0 2 0 0 **` 16. Hide cuttings .. . . . 0 1 0 0 •· 17. Turtle shells . . .. . . 1 0 0 0 *· 18. Soft ditto ... 1 0 0 0 ** 19. Béche de mer . . ... 3 0 0 0 “ 20. Fish maws . 3 0 0 0 “

’ Signatures of Siamese Plenipotentiaries.