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CONVENTION—JAPAN. JULY 25, 1878. 797 Convention between the United States of America and the Emperor of Japan, July 25, 1878. revising certain portions of existing commercial treaties. Oonelvded July W`°’_t“ 25, 1878; ratification advised by the Senate December 18, 1878; ratifications exchanged April 8, 1879; proclaimed April 8, 1879. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROOLAMATION. Whereas a convention between the United States of America and Purwnbic- His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, revising certain portions of existing commercial treaties and further extending commercial intercourse between the United States and Japan, was concluded and signed by their respective plenipotentiaries at the city of \Vashington on the twenty-fifth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-eight, the English text of which convention is, word for word, as follows: Convention revising certain portions of existing commercial treaties and further extending commercial intercourse between the United States and Japan. The President of the United States of America, and His Majesty the _C<>¤’crrw¤ingpnr- Emperor of Japan, both animated with the desire of maintaining the msgood relations which have so happily subsisted between their respective countries, and wishing to strengthen, if possible, the bond of friendship, and to extend and consolidate commercial intercourse between the two countries by means of an additional convention, have for that purpose named as their respective plenipotentiaries; that is to say; the President of the United States, William Maxwell Evarts, Secretary of State of the United States, and His Majesty the Emperor of Japan, J ushie Yoshida Kiyonari, of the Order of the Rising Sun, and of the Third Class, and His Majesty’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States of America, who, after reciprocal communication of their full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon the following articles: Anrrcmc I. _ It is agreed by the high contracting parties that the Tariff Convention, Qonventions of Signed at Yedo on the 25th day of June, 1866, or the 13th of the 5th 18({?_’{»“‘l 18*8 il"' month of the second year of Keio, by the respective representatives of lm " ‘ the United States, Great Britain, France and Holland on the one hand, and Japan on the other, together with the schedules of tariff on imports and exports and the bonded warehouse regulations, both of which are attached to the said convention, shall hereby be annulled and become inoperative as between the United States and Japan under the condition expressed in Article X. of this present convention; and all such provisions of the treaty of 1858, or the fifth year of Ansei, signed at Yedo, as appertain to the regulations of harbors, customs and taxes, as well as the whole of the trade-regulations, which are attached to the said treaty of 1858, or the fifth year of Ansei, shall also cease to operate. It is further understood and agreed that from the time when this present convention shall take effect, the United States will recognize the exclusive power and right of the Japanese government to adjust the