62 TREATY WITH SWEDEN. 1783. ment and discontent, and by leaving each party at liberty to mulre, respecting navigation and commerce, those interior regulations which shall be most convenient to itself With this view, his Majesty the King of Sweden has nominated and appointed for his plenipotentiary Count Gustayus Philip de Creutz, his ambassador extraordinary to his Most Christian Majesty,. and knight commander of his orders; and the United States, on their part, have fully empowered Benjamin Franklin, their minister plpmnipotemiary to his Most Christian Majesty: the said plenipotentiaries a ter exc ranging their full powers, and after mature deliberation in consequence thereof, have agreed upon, concluded and signed the following articles: ARTICLE I. p,,,,,,,, and There shall be a firm, inviolable and universal peace, and a true and fricndsliip bc- sincere friendship between the King of Sweden, his heirs and succes- “"9"" ‘l‘° *“’° sors and the United States of America, and the sub ects of his Ma`est nations ’ J · - ·l. · y’ ` and those of the said States, and between the countries, islands, cities, and towns situated under the jurisdiction of the King and of the said United States, without any exception of persons or places; and the conditions agreed to in this present treaty, shall be perpetual and permanent between the King, his heirs and successors, and the said United States. ARTICLE II. Neither party The King and the United States engage mutually, not to grant herejg f:;',?:,:: after any particular favour to other nations in respect to commerce and that shalt not navigation, which shall not immediately become common to the other became gm- party, who shall enjoy the same favour freely, if the concession was "‘°"°°' ° freely made or on allowing the same compensation if the concession other pam/` was conditiona l l. ARTICLE III. Sulaiects of The subjects of the King of Sweden shall not pay in the ports, Sw; enentitled havens, roads, countries, islands, cities and towns of the United States,
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as the mm ya. nature soever they may be, than those which the most favoured nations voured nations. are or shall be obliged to pay; and they shall enjoy all the rights, libertres, privileges, immunities and exemptions in trade, navigation and commerce which the said nations do or shall enjoy, whether in passing from one port to another of the United States, or in going to or from the same, from or to any part of the world whatever. ARTICLE IV. (Jiri""; Ortho _ The subjects and inhabitants of the said United States shall not pay ggggiéitlggto in the ports, havens, roads, islands, cities and towns under the dominion jcgasm sj3c,,;, of the King of Sweden, any other or greater duties or imposts of what as the masts,. nature soever they may be, or by what name soever called, than those V°¤¥¤¢l ¤¤¤¤¤¤· which the most favoured nations are or shall be obliged to pay; and they shall, enjoy all the rights, liberties, privileges, immunities and exemptions in trade, navigation and commerce which the said nations do or. shall enjoy, whether in passing from one port to another of the dominion of his said Majesty, or in going to or from the same, from or to any part of the world whatever. ARTICLE V. Liberty ofcon· There shall be granted a full, perfect and entire liberty of conscience
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molested on account of his worship, provided he submits so far as regards the public demonstration of it to the laws of the country. Moreover, liberty shall be granted, when any of the subjects or inhabitants
