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AGREEMENT-SIAM. MIAY 14, 1884. 783 the Siamese authorities and by an expert designated by the Consul of the United States; in case of diflerence the parties shall designate a third person, who shall act as umpire, whose decision shall be final. Auiricuz III. The Siamese Government may stop the importation by citizens of Spirits deleterithe United States into Siam of any spirits which, on examination, shall °“¤ tv 1*0*]*11- be proved to be deleterious to the public health; and they may give notice to the importers, consignees, or holders thereof to export the same within three months from the date of such notice, and if this is not done the Siamese Government may seize the said spirits and may destroy them, provided always that in all such cases the Siamese Government shall be bound to refund any duty which may have been already paid thereon. The testing of spirits imported by citizens of the United States, and which may be alleged to be deleterious, shall be carried out in the manner provided by Article II. The Siamese Government engages to take all necessary measures to prohibit and prevent the sale of spirits manufactured in Siam which may be deleterious to the public health. Ancricnn IV. Any citizen of the United States who desires to retail spirituous License. liquors, beer or wines in Siam, must take out a special license for that purpose from the Siamese Government, which shall be granted upon just and reasonable conditions to be agreed upon from time to time between the two Governments. Anrronm V. Citizens of the United States shall at all times enjoy the same rights Meet favored and privileges in regard to the importation and sale of spirits, beer, ¤¤¤¢>¤¤.p¤‘iviJ¤z¤¤ wines, and spirituous liquors in Siam as the subjects of the most favored °’$ °**°“d°d· nation; and spirits, beer, wines, and spirituous liquors coming from the United States shall enjoy the same privileges in all respects as similar articles coming from any other country the most favored in this respect. It is therefore clearly understood that citizens of the United States are not bound to conform to the provisions of the present agreement to any greater extent than the subjects of other nations are so bound. Anrromc VI. Subject to the provisions of Article V., the present Agreement shall Duration. come into operation on a date to be fixed by mutual consent between the two Governments, and shall remain in force until the expiration of six months’ notice given by either party to determine the same. · The existing treaty engagements between the United States and Siam shall continue in full force until the present Agreement comes into gperation and after that date, except in so far as they are modified ereby. Should the present Agreement be terminated, the treaty engagements between the United States and Siam shall revive, and remain as they existed previously to the signature hereof. Aiztricnn VII. in this agreement the words ** citizen of the United States" shall Desnmem, include any naturalized citizen of the United States, and the words ‘*Consul—Geueral of the United States " shall include any consular officer of the United States in Siam. The present agreement shall be ratified, and its ratiiications shall be B¤¢i¤<>¤**<>¤· exchanged as soon as possible.