TREATY OF COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION Betnzeen the United States mf America, and his Mcyesty the Kang of Prussia. (ct) M,,, 1, 1523, Tun United States of America, and his Majesty the King of Prussia,
equally animated with the desire of maintaining the relations of good
exchanged, understanding, which have hitherto so happily subsisted between their March 14, lt329. respective States, of extending, also, and consolidating the commercial }’§°°g;m¤!§°¤t intercourse between them; and convinced that this object cannot better gpl}; be accomplished, than by adopting the system of an entire freedom of States, March navigation, and a perfect reciprocity, based upon principles of equity
- 8 l829· equally beneficial to both countries, and applicable in time of peace, as
bJ°°t' well as in time of war, have, in consequence, agreed to enter into negotiations for the conclusion of a treaty of navigation and commerce, for which purpose the President of the United States has conferred full Re ,,,5%,,,,,,,, powers on Henry Clay, their Secretary of State; and his Majesty the of S. _ King of Prussia has conferred like powers on the Sieur Ludwig Nieder- 0* Pm5m- stetter, Charge d’Affaires of his said Majesty near the United States; and the said Plenipotentiaries having exchanged their said full powers, found in good and due form, have concluded and signed the following articles: ARTICLE I. R,,,,,,,,,,,; There shall he between the territories of the high contracting parties, liberty of com- a reciprocal liberty of commerce and navigation. The inhabitants of ”°°'°°· &·°· their respective States shall, mutually, have liberty to enter the ports, places, and rivers of the territories of each party, wherever foreign commerce is permitted. They shall be at liberty to sojourn and reside in all parts whatsoever of said territories, in order to attend 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. ARTICLE II. yr,.,,,;,,,,., of Prussian vessels arriving either laden or in ballast, in the ports of the navigation, and United States of America ; and, reciprocally, vessels of the United States P$"f°°* *'°°‘¥"°' arriving either laden, or in ballast, in the ports of the kingdom of Prussia, °l y` shall be treated, on their entrance, during their stay, and at their departure, upon the same footing as national vessels, coming from the same place, with respect to the duties of tonnage, light-houses, pilotage, salvage, and port charges, as well as to the fees and perquisites of public ofiicers, and all other duties and charges, of whatever kind or denomination, levied in the name, or to the profit, of the government, the local authorities, or of any private establishment whatsoever. ARTICLE III. All articles of All kind of merchandise and articles of commerce, either the produce c0m13¢1‘¤¤¢<> of the soil or the industry of the United States of America, or of any g33e8E5in3Q_ other country, which may be lawfully imported into the ports of the sets of either kingdom of Prussia, in Prussian vessels, may, also, be so imported in '¤¤¤°¤· vessels of the United States of America, without paying other or higher duties or charges, of whatever kind or denomination, levied in the name, (a) For notes of the treaties between the United States and Prussia, ante, page 84. 378)
