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568 TREATY WITH PORTUGAL. 184U. nation, or on yielding the same compensation, or an equivalent, grim: prozime, where the grant is conditional. ARTICLE XIV. The {snowing The United States of America and her Most Faithful Majesty, desi;. P<>i¤¥¤ ¤H¤‘¤¤d ing to make as durable as circumstances will permit, the relations which '°‘ are to be established between the two parties, by virtue of this treaty ' or general convention of reciprocal liberty of commerce and navigation, have declared solemnly, and do agree to the following points: Durmjon of 1st. The present treaty shall be in force for six years from the date ¤h¤¢r¤¤¤y· hereof, and further until the end of one year after either of the contracting parties shall have given notice to the other, of its intention to terminate the same: each of the contracting parties reserving to itself the right of giving such notice to the other, at any time after the expiration of the said term of six years; and it is hereby agreed between them that, on the expiration of one year after such notice shall have been received by either from the other party, this treaty shall altogether cease and terminate. U;,,,,,,,, pH_ 2d. If any one or more of the citiaens or subjects of either party spnally respon- shall infringe any of the articles of this treaty, such citizen or subject

  • vl>l° °" "'9l*' shall be held personally responsible for the same; and the harmony and

irons of this . . ,,,,,,,,_ good correspondence between the two nations shall not be interrupted thereby; each party engaging in no way to protect the offender, or sanction such violation. Rem,,;, not 3d. If} (which, indeed, cannot be expected,) unfortunately, any of the to be author- articles contained in the present treaty shall be violated or infringed, in

j°3· “°' “’°‘Z any way whatever, it is expressly stipulated, that neither of the contracte ared, until, . . . . .

gm mg parties will order or authorise any acts of reprisal, nor declare war against the other, on complaints of injuries or damages, until the said party, considering itself offended, shall first have presented to the other a statement of such injuries or damages, verified by competent proof] and demanded justice and satisfaction, and the same shall have been either refused or unreasonably delayed. Rntjficntjongto 4th, The present treaty shall be approved and ratified by the Presiuq crchqngcd dent of the United States of America, by and with the advice and con- ‘;2£j',:¤°‘g ‘ ent of the Senate of the said States, and by Her Most Faithful Majesty, ` with the previous consent of the General Cortes of the nation, and the ratilications shall be exchanged, in the City of Washington, within eight months from the date hereof, or sooner, if possible. in witness whereof, the respective plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have affixed thereto the seals of their arms. Done in triplicate, in the city of Lisbon, the twenty-sixth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty. EDWARD KAVANAGH, (r.. s.)