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 TREATY WITH HONDURAS, JULY 4, 1864. 699 Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Hm duras; Otmcluded at Oomayagua, July 4, 1864; Rati/ied by the President of the United States, March 9, 1865 ; Ratsfeations exchanged at Tegucigahza, May 5, 1865 ; Proclaimed by the President of the United States, May 30, 1865. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. July 4, 1864. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS a treaty of friendship, commerce, and navigation between Preamble. the United States of America and the Republic of Honduras was concluded and signed by their respective plenipotentiaries at Oomayagua, on the fourth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, which treaty, being in the English and Spanish languages, is, word for word, as follows :- Treaty of friendship, commerce, and Tratado de Amistad, Oomereio y navigation, between the United Navegaeion, entre laRepdblica de States of America and the Re- Honduras y los Estados Unidos public of Honduras. de América. Commercial intercourse _ having Habiendo tratico comercial esta- Contracting been for some time established be- blecido hace algun tiempo, entre la P"""’“· tween the United States and the Re- Republics, de Honduras y los Estapublic of Honduras, it seems good dos Unidos,ha. parecido conveniente, for the security as well as the en- para la seguridad, como tambicn couragement of such commercial in- para el fomento de sus mnituos intercourse, and for the maintenance tereses, y para la conservacion de la of good understanding between the buena. inteligencia entre la mencio- United States and the said Repub- nada Repfiblica. y los Estados Unilic, that the relations now subsisting dos, que las relaciones que ahora. between them should be regularly existen entre ambas partes, sean acknowledged and confirmed by the reconocidas y confirmadas formalsignature of a treaty of amity, com- mente, por medic de un tratado de mercc, and navigation. amistad, comercio, y navegacion. For this purpose they have named Con estxo objeto, han sido nombratheir respective plenipotentiaries, dos los respectivos plenipotenciarios, that is to say: a saber: The President of the United Por su Excelencia el Presidente _ Plenipotentia- States, Thomas H. Clay, Minister de la Repniblica de Honduras, el '*°”· Resident of the United States to Senor Licenciado Don Manuel Cothe Republic of Honduras ; lindres, Ministro de Relaciones Ex- And his Excellency, the Presi- teriores de dicha Republica; dent of the Republic of Honduras, Y por el Presidente de los Esta- Senor Licenciado Don Manuel Co- dos Unidos, Thomas H. Clay, Milindres, Minister of Foreign Rela- nistro Rcsidente de los Estados Unitions of that Republic; dos en la Republica de Honduras; Who, after having communicated Quienes, despues do haberse coto each other their full powers, municado mutuamente sus plenospofound to be in due and proper form, deres yhalladolos en debida y reguhave agreed upon and concluded the lar forma, han acordado y concluido following articles: — los artfculos siguieutes:——