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 98 PUBLIC TREATIES. to the jurisdiction of the one or the other, transient or dwelling therein, leaving open and free to them the tribunals of justice for their judicial recourse, on the same tems which are usual and customary with the natives or citizens of the country in which they may be; for which they may employ, in defence of their rights, such advocates, solicitors, notaries, agents, and factors, as they may judge proper, in all their trials at law; and such citizens or agents shall have free opportunity to be present at the decisions and sentences of the tribunals, in all cases which may concern them, and likewise at the taking of all examinations and evidence which may be exhibited in the said trials. Anrrom XIII. Seourit or um- It is likewise agreed that the most perfect and entire security of menu. y conscience shall be enjoyed by the citizens of both the contracting parties in the country subject to the jurisdiction of the one and the other, wthont their being liable to be disturbed or molested on account of their religious belief, so long as they respect the laws and established Rights ofburial. usages of the country. Moreover, the bodies of the citizens of one of the contracting parties, who may die in the territories of the other, shall be buried in the usual burying grounds, or in other decent and suitable places, and shall be protected from violation or disturbance. Anrrcnu XIV. N°“*“`°l *"‘d°· It shall be lawful for the citizens of the United States of America and of the Federation of the Centre of America to sail with their ships, with all manner of liberty and security, no distinction being made who are the proprietors of the merchandise laden thereon, from any port, to the places of those who now are, or hereafter shall he. at enmity with either of the contracting parties. It shall likewise be lawful for the citizens aforesaid to sail with the ships' and merchandise before mentioned, and to trade with the same liberty and security from the places, ports, and havens, of those who are enemies of both or either party, without any opposition or disturbance whatsoever, not only directly from the places of the enemy, before mentioned, to neutral places, but also from one place belonging to an enemy to another place belonging to an enemy, whether they be under the jurisdiction of pm ,;,,1,, m,,;,,, one power or under several._ And it is hereby stipulated, that free ships free goods. shall also give freedom to goods, and that everything shall be deemed to be free and exempt which shall be found on board the ships belonging to the citizens of either of the contracting parties, although the whole lading, or any part thereof, should appertain to the enemies of either, contraband goods being always excepted. It is also agreed, in like manner, that the same liberty be extended to persons who are on board a_ free ship, with this eifect, that although they be enemies to both or either party, they are not to be taken out of that free ship, unless they are omcers or soldiers, and in the actual service of the enemy: Provided, I,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,;,],,, However, and it is hereby agreed, that the stipulations in this article principle. contained, declaring that the flag shall cover the property, shall be understood as applying tothose powers only who recognize this principle ; but if either of the two contracting parties shall be at war with a third, and the other neutral, the flag of the neutral shall cover the property of eplemies whose Governments acknowledge this principle, and not of o ers. Aazrrom XV. N¤¤¢¤¤1p¤> It is likewise agreed that, in the case where the neutral flag of one of ,§';s‘;‘{f*'d °“K‘;Z the contracting parties shall protect the property of the enemies of the other by virtue of the above stipulation, it shall always be understood that the neutral property found on board such enemy’s vessels shall be held and considered as enemy’s property, and as such shall be liable to