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 680 TREATY WITH MOROCCO. MAY 31, 18§5. Order of Francis the First of the Two Sicilies, commander of the Order of St. Maurice and Lazarus of Italy, commander of the Order of Christ of Portugal, commander of the Order of the Lions of Brunswick, knight of the Order of Constantine of the Two Sicilies, knight of the Order of Guelphs of Hanover, his plenipotentiary near his Majesty the Sultan of Morocco; Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: Sir John Hay Drummond Hay, commander of the very honorable Order of the Bath, her minister resident near his Majesty the Sultan of Morocco; His Majesty the King of Italy: Alexander Verdinois, knight of the Order of St. Maurice and Lazarus, agent and consul·general of Italy, near his Majesty the Sultan of Morocco; His Majesty the King of the Netherlands: Sir John Hay Drummond Hay, commander of the very honorable Order of the Bath, acting consulgeneral of the Netherlands, in Morocco; His Majesty the King of Portugal and the Algarves; José Daniel Colaco, commander of his Order of Christ, knight of the Order of the Rose of Brazil, his consul-general near his Majesty the Sultan of Morocco; His Majesty the King of Sweden and of Norway: Selim d’EhrenhoH, knight of the Order of Wasa, his consul-general near his Majesty the Sultan of Morocco; And his Majesty the Sultan of Morocco and of Fez, the Literary Sid Mohammed Bargash, his minister for foreign affairs ; Who, after having exchanged their full powers, found in good and due form, agreed upon the following articles :— The direction Anricr. I. His Majesty Scheriiienne, having, in an interest of hu- manity, ordered the construction, at the expense of the government of Smml ,0 dg Morocco, of alighthouse at Cape Spartel, consents to devolve, throughout volvo upon, &c. the duration of the present convention, the superior direction and administration of this establishment on the representatives of the contracting powers. It is well understood that this delegation does not import any encroachment on the rights, proprietary and of sovereignty, of the Sultan, whose flag alone shall be hoisted on the tower of the Pharos. The expenses Anrrcnn ll. The government of Morocco not at this time having any g ,f;“,;‘;§1‘;"{)°“" marine, either of war or commerce, the expenses necessary for upholding Whom_ y and managing the lighthouse shall be borne by the contracting powers by means of an annual contribution, the quota of which shall be alike for all of them. If, hereafter, the Sultan should have a naval or commercial marine, he binds himself to take share in the expenses in like proportion with the other subscribing powers. The expenses of repairs, and in need of reconstruction, shall also be at his cost. Guard for the ARTICLE III. The Sultan will furnish for security of the lighthouse a liSl**h°¤¤°· guard, composed of a Kaid and four soldiers. He engages, besides, to provide for, by all the means in his power, in case of war, whether internal or external, the preservation of this establishment, as well as for the safety of the keepers and persons employed. On the other part, the contracting powers bind themselves, each so far as concerned, to respect the neutrality of the lighthouse, and to continue the payment of the contribu tion intended to uphold it, even in case (which God forbid) hostilities should break out, either between them or between one of them and the empire of Morocco. f R;s¤l¤ti<>¤§ ARTICLE IV. The representatives of the contracting powers charged, ,Q;,§,Qjg‘§§’{Qg in virtue of Article I. of the present Convention, with the superior direcwablishment. tion and management of the lighthouse, shall establish the necessary regulations for the service and superintendence of this establishment, and no modification shall be afterward applied to these articles, except by common agreement between the contracting powers.