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466 TREATY WITH VENEZUELA. 1836. In faith of which the said Plenipotentiaries have hereunto set their hands and ailixed their respective seals. Done in the city of Mexico on the 3d day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, in the fifty-ninth year of the Independence of the United States of America, and of the fifteenth of that of the United Mexican States. A. BUTLER, (1.. s.) J. M. GUTIERREZ DE ESTRADA, 1.. s.) JOSE MARIANO BLASCO, 21.. s.) TREATY OF PEACE, FRIENDSHIP. NAVIGATION AND COMMERCE, Jan. 20, 1836. Between the United States of America and the Republic Ratilications of V-CHCZMCZG. exchanged, N{,“Yi*;l»18g6· Tim United States of America and the Republic of Venezuela, deoyggpgggdzzt siting to make lasting and firm the friendship and good understanding of the U.S., which happily prevails between both nations, have resolved to fix, in a I““° 2°> 18% manner clear, distinct, and positive, the rules which shall, in future, be religiously observed between the one and the other, by means of a treaty of friendship, commerce, and navigation. For this most desirable object, Negotiators. the President of the United States of America has conferred full powers on John G. A. Williamson, a citizen of the said States, and their Charge d’Aifaires to the said Republic, and the President of the Republic of Venezuela on Santos Michelena, a citizen of the said Republic, who, after having exchanged their said full powers, in due and proper form, have agreed to the following articles: ARTICLE 1. pew, and There shall be a perfect, firm and inviolable peace and sincere friendfriendship. ship between the United States of America and the Republic of Venozuela, in all the extent of their possessions and territories, and between their people and citizens, respectively, without distinction of persons or aces. P ARTICLE 2. F"0,_s0£c°m_ The United States of America and the Republic of Venezuela, dem,,-,,,,,,,;,,, siring to live in peace and harmony with all the other nations of the comnionto both earth, by means of a policy frank and equally friendly with all, engage, l”“`“°“· mutually, not to grant any particular favor to other nations, in respect of commerce and navigation, which shall not immediately become common to the other party, who shall enjoy the same freely, if the concession was freely made, or on allowing the same compensation, if the concession was conditional. ARTICLE 3. Mum, bmw The two high contracting parties being likewise desirous of placing 5,, in md,, and the commerce and navigation of their respective countries on the liberal residence to be basis of perfect equallity and reciprocity, mutually agree that the citizens "‘l°Y°d· of each may frequent all the coasts and countries of the other, and reside and trade there in all kinds of produce, manufactures and merchandize; and they shall enjoy all the rights, privileges and exemptions, in navigation and commerce, which native citizens do, or shall enjoy, submitting