540 TREATY WITH ECUADOR. 1839. taries, agents and factors as they judge proper, in all their. trials at law; and such citizens or agents shall have free opportunity to be present at the decisions and sentences of the tribunals, in all cases which may concern them; and likewise at the taking of all examinations and evidence which may be exhibited on the said trials. ARTICLE XIV. Liberty orcon. It is likewise agreed that the most perfect and entire security_of ¤F¤¢¤°¢» Wd '·h¤ conscience may be enjoyed by the citizens of both the contracting
- $(j{fbml°1’°°` parties, in the countries subject to the jurisdiction of the one and the
other, without their being liable to be disturbed or molested on ac count of their religious belief, so long as they respect the laws and established usages of the country. Moreover, the bodies of the citizens of one of the contracting parties, who may die in the territories of the other, shall be buried in the usual burying-grounds, or in other decent or suitable places, and shall be protected from violation or disturbance; ARTICLE XV. Bm Wmés at It shall be lawful· for the citizens of the United States of America nbmyw mas and of the Republic of Ecuador, to sail with their ships, with all "l*h.*h°*'%,';‘* manner of liberty and security; no distinction being made who are gm`;?' the proprietors of the merchaudises laden thereon, from any port, to the places of those who now are, or hereafter shall be, at enmity with either of the contracting parties. It shall likewise be lawful for the citizens aforesaid, to sail with their ships and merchandises before mentioned, and to trade with the same liberty and security from the places, ports, and havens of those who are enemies of both or either party, without any opposition or disturbance whatsoever; not only directly from the places of the enemy before mentioned, to neutral places, but also from one place belonging to an enemy, to another place belonging to an enemy, whether they be under the jurisdiction of one power or under several. And it is hereby stipulated, that free Free nhips to ships shall also give freedom to goods, and that every thing shall be E‘_°§§n€;2§a§g°d° deemed free and exempt, which shall be found on board the ships beexeeptad. longing to the citizens of either of the contracting parties, although I the whole lading, or any part thereof, should appertain to the enemies of either, contraband goods being always excepted. It is also agreed, b°:jjl’;;°g;Ift°“ in like manner, that the same liberty shall be extended to persons q,,,,,,';,, the uc, who are on board a free ship, with this effect, that, although they may t¤¤1¤¤rvi¤¤ <>f¤¤ be enemies to both or either party, they are not to be taken out of
*°° b° that free ship, unless they are officers or soldiers, and in the actual
service of the enemies: Provided, however, and it is hereby agreed, Flag covering that the stipulations in this article contained, declaring that the Hag gf aI;‘;ij’g‘>;0*° shall cover the property,. shall be understood as applying to those ¤,,,,c Powm powers only, who recognise this principle; but, if either of the two
- ljr&j;g¤°¤•Gm contracting parties shall be at war with a third, and the other neutral,
prmciplg the flag of the neutral shall cover the property of enemies, whose governments acknowledge this principle, and not of others. ARTICLE XVI. Emmy,, PmP_ It is likewise agreed, that in the case where the neutral flag of one orty,tobeprotec. of the contracting parties shall protect the property of the enemies of gg; b¥n;·n¤*;)';*¤’¤l the other, by virtue of the above stipulations, it shall always be under- ,;,,,},,,,1 within stood, that the neutral property found on board such enemy’s vessels sax months alter shall be held and considered as enemy’s property, and, as such shall °h°d“°l"'“°"’“ be liable to detention and confiscation · except l t i af war, ste. , p suci proper y as was put on board such vessel before the declaration of war, or even afterwards, if it were done without the knowledge of it; but the contract-
