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412 TREATY WITH MEXICO. 1831. Coastiug trade The liberty to enter and discharge the vessels of both nations of excepted. which this article treats, shall not be understood to authorize the coasting trade, which is permitted to National vessels only. Duties on pm. Anrrcma IV. No higher or other duties shall be imposed on the imductions of the portation into the United Mexican States of any article, the produce, P°m°s‘ growth, or manufacture of the United States of America, than those which the same or like articles, the produce, growth, or manufacture of any other foreign country do now or may hereafter pay; nor shall articles, the produce, growth, or manufacture of the United Mexican States, be subject on their introduction into the United States of America, to higher or other duties than those which the same or like articles of any other foreign country do now or may hereafter pay. EXPN, d,,,," Higher duties shall not be imposed in the respective States on the and prohibi- exportation of any article to the States of the other contracting Party, ¤°¤¤- than those which are now or may hereafter be paid on the exportation of the like articles to any other foreign country; nor shall any prohibition be established on the exportation or importation of any article, the produce, growth, or manunicture of the United States of America, or of the United Mexican States respectively, in either of them, which shall not in like manner be established with respect to other foreign countries. ·p°,,,,,,g,, du, Arvrrcrtn V. No higher or other duties or charges on account of tontiss, Src. the nage, light or harbor dues, pilotage, salvage in case of damage or ship-

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P y' of Mexico on vessels of the United States of America, than those payable in the same ports by Mexican vessels; nor in the ports of the United States of America, on Mexican vessels, than shall be payable in the same ports on vessels of the United States of America. [,,,,,0,, du,,,; Anrrcw VI. The same duties shall be paid on the importation inte the United Mexican States, of any article, the growth, produce, or manufacture of the United States of America, whether such importation shall be in Mexican vessels or in vessels of the United States of America; and the same duties shall be paid on the importation into the United States of America, of any article, the growth, produce, or manufacture of Mexico, whether such importation shall be in vessels of the Export duties, United States of America or in Mexican vessels. The same duties shall gI°:¤::¤¤i‘¤¤d be paid, and the same bounties and drawbacks allowed, on the exporta- "° " tion to Mexico of any articles, the growth, produce, or manufacture of the United States of America, whether such exportation shall be in Mexican vessels or in vessels of the United States of America; and the same duties shall be paid, and the same bounties and drawbacks allowed, on the exportation of any articles, the growth, produce, or manufacture of Mexico, to the United States of America, whether such exportation sihall be in vessels of the United States of America or in Mexican vesse s. Merchants Arvrrctn VII. All merchants, captains, or commanders of vessels, and gm puten {t,,, other citizens of the United States of America, shall have full liberty in same footinfg in the United Mexican States to direct or manage themselves, their own

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r:’y affairs, or to commit them to the management of whomsoever they may

' think proper, either as broker, factor, agent, or interpreter; nor shall they be obliged to employ for the aforesaid purposes any other persons than those employed by Mexicans, nor to pay them higher salaries or remuneration than such as are in like cases paid by Mexicans: and