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 898 '1`REATY WITH SAN SALVADOR, JAN. 2, 1850. who reclaim them, to be sent to the ships to which they belonged, or to others of the same nation; but if they be not sent back within two months, to be counted from the day of arrest, they shall be set at liberty, and shall be no more arrested for the same cause. Arvrrcnn 34. For the purpose of more effectually protecting their commerce and navigation, the two contracting parties do hereby agree to 0onsu1».rcon— form, as soon hereafter as circumstances will permit, a consular conven- *·° l’° tion, which shall declare specially the powers and immunities of the consuls and vice-consuls of the respective parties. Arvrxonm 35. The United States of North America and the Republic of San Salvador, desiring to make as durable as possible the relations which are to be established by virtue of this treaty, have declared solemnly, and do agree to, the following points: Duration of 1st. The present treaty shall remain in full force and vigor for the this °'°¤W· term of twenty years from the day of the exchange of the ratiiications ; and if neither party notifies the other of its intention of reforming any or all the articles of this treaty twelve months before the expiration of the twenty years stipulated above, the said treaty shall continue binding on both parties beyond the said twenty years until twelve months from the time that one of the parties notifies the other of its intention of proceeding to a reform. Peace not to 2d. If any one or more of the citizens of either party shall infringe 3gt:[?“;[’:3°bY any of the articles of this treaty, such citizens shall be held personally I,,,,,,,,,,? responsible for the same, and the harmony and good correspondence between the nations shall not be interrupted thereby; each party engaging in no way to protect the offender, or sanction such violation. proceedings 3d. IQ unfortunately, any of the articles contained in this treaty should before declaring be violated or infringed in any way whatever, it is expressly stipulated '"“'· that neitheqof the two contracting parties shall ordain or authorize any acts of reprisal, nor shall declare war against the other, on complaints of injuries or damages, until the said party considering itself offended shall have laid before the other a statement of such injuries or damages, verified by competent proofs, demanding justice and satisfaction, and the same shall have been denied, in violation of the laws and of international right. ARTICLE 36. The present treaty of peace, amity, commerce, and navigation shall be approved and ratified by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof; and by the President of the Republic of San Salvador, with the consent and approbation of the Congress of the same; and the ratiiications shall be exchanged, in the City of Washington or San Salvador, within eight months from the date of the signature thereof, or sooner if possible. In faith whereof, we, the Plenipotentiaries of the United States of America, and of the Republic of San Salvador, have signed and sealed these presents, in the city of Leon, on the second day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty, and of the independence of the United States the seventy-fourth. E. GEO. SQUIER. [L. s. AUGUSTIN MORALES. [L. sd And whereas the said treaty has been duly ratified on both parts, and the respective ratiiications of the same have been exchanged: Now, therefore, be it known that I, FRANKLIN PIERCE, President of the United States, have caused the said treaty to be made public, to the end that the same, and every article and clause thereof, may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.