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550 TREATY WITH ECUADOR. 1839. ARTICLE XXX V. Points agreed The United States of America and the Republic of Ecuador, desir. 3K:;,,;' ing to make as durable as circumstances will permit, the relations treaty. which are to be established between the two parties, by virtue of this treaty of peace, amity, commerce and navigation, have declared solemnly, and do agree to the following points : To remain in lst. The present treaty shall remain in full force and virtue for the 2*% 12 yew, term of twelve years, to be counted from the day of exchange of the °° ratitications, 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 the end ofsaid term of twelve years: And it is hereby agreed between them, that,‘on the expiration of one year after such notice shall have beenjeceived by either, from the other party, this treaty, in all its parts relative to commerce and navigation, shall altogether cease and determine, and in all those parts which relate to peace and friendship, it shall be perpetually and permanently binding on both powers. Cm,,,,,, p,,,.,,,,,,_ 2d. If any lone or more of the citizens of either party shall infringe ally fresponsilgle any of the articles of this treaty, such citizen shall be held personally _’;l`i:}6l‘“K‘“g* ‘“ responsible for the same, and harmony and 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. Qd. If (what indeed cannot be expected) unfortunately, any of the nepusuia not to articles contained in the present treaty, shall be violated or infringed in

 any waywhatgyer, gt is expreilslyi stipulated, that neither of the gontractm justice mg mgtpar ies wi or er or authorrze any act o repris nor ec are war

bean dfemapded against the other on complaints of injuries or damages, until the said

‘:‘,m;°0;Ef),); party considering itself offended, shall first have presented to the other,

iaycd, a statement of such injuries or damages, verified by competent proofs, and demanded justice, and the same shall have been either refused or unreasonab y delayed. Treaties with 4th. Nothing in this treaty shall, however, be construed or o erate other powers not . . . . . P . mmmmmd by corétrary to former and existing public treaties with other sovereigns this. an states. This mm, ,0 The present treaty of peace, amity, commerce, and navigation, be ramted and shall be approved and ratified by the President of the United States of

g°b°'g)’y;lh‘;“X:é;'é° America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof,

wm,,,,;; y,,,,,,, ’ and by the President of the Republic of Ecuador, with the consent and appgobatign oflthe Congress of the same; and the ratifications shall be exc ange in tie city of Quito within three years to be counted from the date of the signature hereof, or sooner, if possible. In faith whereof, we, the plenipotentiaries of the United States of America and of the Republic of Ecuador, have signed and sealed these presents. h$iz¤=g<g9!$¤l¤ Done in the city of Quito, on the thirteenth day of June, in the year '"°’of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine, and in the sixty-third year of the Independence of the United States of America and the twenty-ninth of that of the Republic of Ecuador. J. C. PICKETT, s.] , LUIS DE SAA', [L. s.]