I4 TREATY OF COMMERCE WITH FRANCE. 1778. Deputy from the state of Pennsylvania tohthe General Congress, and President of the Convention of said state ; Silas Deane, late Deputy from the state of Connecticut to the said Congress, and Arthur Lee, Councellor at Law; the said respective plenipotentiarres after exchanging their powers, and after mature deliberation, have concluded and agreed upon the following articles. ARTICLE I. peace and There shall be a tirm, inviolable and universal peace, and a true and friendship be- sincere friendship between the Most Christian King, his heirs and suc-
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` Most Christian King and of the said States; and between the countries, islands, cities and towns, situate under the jurisdiction of the Most Christian King and of the said United States, and the people and inhabitants of every degree, without exception of persons or places ; and the terms hereinafter mentioned shall be perpetual between the Most Christian King, his heirs and successors, and the said United States. ARTICLE II. Nenhe,. een, The Most Christian King and the United States, engage mutually not ro grant favprs to grant any partrcular favour to other nations, in respect of commerce
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beee§,,e°eer,jg_ other party, who shall enjoythe same favour, freely, if the concession mon to the was freely made, or on allowing the same compensation, if the conces- °‘h°*’ PWY- sion was conditional. ARTICLE III. Subjects of the h e ubg-zct of the MpstdChr·ist1an King shall pay in- the ports, me of France avens, roa s, countries, is an s, cities, or towns, of the United States, shaded Earp, or any of them, no other, or greater duties, or imposts, of what nature $:*3:*8 Igwjggev soever they may be, or by what name soever called, than those which Smeg ,,e“;he the nations most favoured are or_ shall be obliged to pay; and they shall may favored enjgy all the r1ghts,g1bert1es, privileges, immunities, and exemptions in ¤¤¤¤¤¤· tra e navigation an commerce whether in passing from one ort in the said states to another, or in going to and from the same, frdlm and to any part of the world, which the said nations do or shall enjoy. ARTICLE IV. I• • I`he subjects, people and inhabitants of the said United States and bflgzenq pfljhe each of them, shall not pay in the ports, havens, roads, isles, citied and ,he Be:*;‘;iv,t° places under the domination of. his Most Christian Majesty, in Europe, jcgq, in the de, any other, or greater duties or imposts, of what nature soever they may grnions of h be,_or by what name soever called, than those which the most favoured mf)';Q°,£;:,:j6f, ° nations are or shall be obliged to pay; and they shall enjoy all the rights, nations_ liberties, privileges, immunities, and exemptions in trade, navigation and commerce, whether in passing from one port in the said dominions, in Europe, to another, or in going to and from the same, from and to any part of the world, which the said nations do or shall enjoy. ARTICLE V. In the above exemption is particularly com rised the im `f f Pupicular ax. one hundred sols per ton, established in Francepon fiireign ship); iiliileiss ¢mP¢1¤¤· when the ships of the United States shall `load with the merchandize of France for another port of the same dominion, in which case the said ships shall pay the duty above mentioned so long as other nations the most favoured shall be obliged to pay rt. But it is understood that the said United States, or any of them, are at liberty when they shall judge rr proper, to establish a duty equivalent in the same case.
