710 TREATY WITH THE SHAH OF PERSIA. DEG. 13, 1856. shall be governed, in respect to such commerce, by the laws of the country 'tolmve aslarge in which such commerce is carried on; and in case either of the high congggflgdezgs fg; tracting powers shall hereafter grant other privileges concerning such inmm, y ternal commerce to the citizens or subjects of other governments, the same shall be equally granted to the merchants of either nation engaged in such internal commerce within the territories of the other. Duties to be Amiern IV. The merchandise imported or exported by the respective
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most fjvored ,,8,, either country, on their arrival or departure, other duties than those which tion. are charged in either of the countries on the merchandise or products imported or exported by the merchants and subjects of the most favored nation, and no exceptional tax, under any name or pretext whatever, shall be collected on them in either of the two countries. _Disputesi¤ Per- Anrrcms V. All suits and disputes arising in Persia between Persian
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h°W ¤°m°d· a consul or agent of the United States may reside, and shall be discussed and decided according to equity in the presence of an employe of the consul or agent of the United States. Between citi- All suits and disputes which may arise in the empire of Persia between gg“S‘:;:;° Um" citizens of the United States, shall be referred entirely for trial and for ` adjudication to the consul or agent of the United States, residing in the province wherein such suits and disputes may have arisen, or in the province nearest to it, who shall decide them according to the laws of the ` United States. j mfsgjigg All suits and disputes occurring in P-ersia. between the citizens of the wd sm,,, and United States and the subjects of other foreign powers, shall be tried and other foreigners. adjudicated by the intermediation of their respective consuls or agents. How in United In the United States, Persian subjects, in all disputes arising between St‘“°S· themselves, or between them and citizens of the United States or foreigners, shall be judged according to the rules adopted in the United States respecting the subjects of the most favored nation. Criminal of- Persian subjects residing in the United States, and citizens of the United f°“°°*>h°"’“"°d· States residing in Persia, shall, when charged with criminal offences, be tried and judged in Persia and the United States in the same manner as are the subjects and citizens of the most favored nation residing in either of the above—mentioned countries Effects of per- Aurious VI. In case of a citizen or subject of either of the contracting s°“S dYi“S· &°· parties dying within the territories of the other, his effects shall be delivered up integrally to the family or partners in business of the deceased; and in case he has no relations or partners, his effects in either country shall be delivered up to the consul or agent of the nation of which the deceased was a subject or citizen, so that he may dispose of them in accordance with the laws of his country. Each power ARTICLE VII. For the protection of their citizens or subjects, and l’g:§ch;g;n€’£L°& their commerce respectively, and in order to facilitate good and equitable thm, censure, relations between the citizens and subjects of the two countries, the two high contracting parties reserve the right to maintain a diplomatic agent at either seat of government, and to name each three consuls in either Consulates. country; those of the United States shall reside at Teheran, Bender, Bushir, and Tauris; those of Persia, at Washington, New York, and New Orleans. _Right¤ andpriv- The consuls of the high contracting parties shall reciprocally enjoy in ‘l°g°s °f °°"““]“‘ the territories of the other, where their residences shall be established, the respect, privileges, and immunities granted in either country to the consuls of the most favored nation. The diplomatic agent or consuls of the United States shall not protect, secretly or publicly, the subjects of the Persian government, and they shall never suffer a departure from the principles here laid down and agreed to by mutual consent.
