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Aug. 26, 1840. TREATY WITH PORTUGAL. ,£m§,°2j:nS In the Name of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity. _ Alpriizd, 1Q4t. Tun United States of America, and Her Most Faithful Majesty the afjsglggghzzt Queen of Portugal and of the Algarves, equally animated with the ,,j- the U_ Sn desire of maintaining the relations of good understanding which have April 24, 1841. hitherto so happily subsisted between their respective states; of extending, also, and consolidating the commercial intercourse between them; and convinced that this object cannot better be accomplished than by adopting the system of an entire freedom of navigation, and aperfect reciprocity based upon principles of equity equally benelicral to both countries; have, in consequence, agreed to enter into negotiations for the conclusion of a treaty of commerce and navigation: and they have appointed as their plenipotentiaries for that purpose, to wit: the President of the United States of America, Edward Kavanagh, their charge d’afl`aires at the court of Her Most Faithful Majesty; and Her Most. Faithful Majesty, the most illustrious and most excellent John Baptist de Almeida Garrett, first historiographer to her said Majesty, of her council, member of the Cortes, knight of the ancient and most noble order of the tower and sword, knight commander of the order of Christ, oflicer of the order of Leopold in Belgium, judge of the superior court of commerce, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Her Catholic Majesty; who, after having exchanged their respective full powers, found to be in due and proper form, have agreed upon, and concluded, the following articles: ARTICLE I. Rod ,.,,,,,,1 m,_ There shall be, between the territories of the high contracting parties, my oIcom· a reciprocal liberty of commerce and navigation. The citizens and !¤¤¤1¤° wd ¤¤'· subjects of their respective States shall, mutually, have liberty to enter ’g°°°“' the ports, places and rivers of the territories of each party, wherever Liberty cfm. foreign commerce is, or shall be, permitted. They shall be at liberty °ld°“°°» &·°· to sojourn and reside in all parts of said territories, in order to attend °°°‘"°d' to their affairs ; and they shall enjoy, to that effect, the same security and protection as natives of the country wherein they reside, on condition of their submitting to the laws and ordinances there prevailing, and particularly to the regulations in force concerning commerce. ARTICLE 1I. Veneta Ofc;. Vessels of the United States of America arriving, either laden or in fbqr 1>qr¢yL¤r- ballast, in the ports of the kingdom and possessions of Portugal; and, S2';:;?;?,},: reciprocally, Portuguese vessels arriving, either laden or in ballast, in mh.", ,,,,,0,, the ports of the United States of America, shall be treated, on their \h¤_!`¤¤ti¤z vt entrance, during their stay, and at their departure, upon the same foot- '“‘“°“'·‘l "°”°l’• ing as national vessels, coming from the same place, with respect to the duties of tonnage, light·house duties, pilotage, port charges, as well to the fees and perquisites of public officers, and all other duties and charges, of whatever kind or denomination, levied upon vessels of commerce, in the name or to the profit of the Government, the local authorities, or of any public, or private establishment, whatsoever. ARTICLE III. No higher or other duties shall be imposed on the importation, into the kingdom and possessions of Portugal, of any article, the growth, (560)