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 COLOMBIA, 1824. 157 Anrrcm XXX. For the purpose of more en‘ectually protecting their commerce and comuimcsm-ennavigation, the two contracting parties do hereby agree, as soon here- tion. after as circumstances will permit them, to form a consular convention, ‘ which shall declare specially the powers and immunities of the Consuls and ViceConsuls of the respective parties. Anrrcm XXXL The United States of America. and the Republic ot"Colombia, desiring to make as durable as circumstances will permit the relations which are to be established between the two parties by virtue of this treaty, or general convention of peace, amity, commerce, and navigation, have declared solemnly, and do agree to the following points: - First. The present treaty shall remain in full force and virtue for the D uration of term of twelve years, to be counted from the day of the exchange of the Mewratitications, in all the parts relating to commerce and navigation; and Y [SM Arti vie in all those parts which relate to peace and friendship, it shall be per- gfx`? P°'¥€Q;,Qg manently and perpetually binding on both powers; ,,},£°§Q’;,, é°,,,,md,, Secondly. If any one or more of the citizens of either party shall in- p. 559.] ' fringe any of the articles of this treaty, such citizen shall be held per- I¤f*i¤8¤¤¤¤* Of sonally responsible for the same, and the harmony and good corre- °“"“'Y* spondence between the two nations shall not be interrupted thereby, 680:1 partyengaging in no way to protect the offender, or sanction such vio ation · . Thirdlyt If, (what, indeed, cannot be expected,) unfortunately, any of Repri snls and the articles contained in the present treaty shall be violated or intringed ‘lf’°**•'**°'°¤¤ °*` in any other way whatever, it is expressly stipulated that neither of the W'"' contracting parties will order or authorize any acts of reprisal, nor declare war against the other, on complaints of injuries or damages, until the said party considering itself ofended shall tlrst have presented to the other a statement of such injuries or damages, verified by competent proof, and demanded justice and satisfaction, and the same shall have been either refused or unreasonably delayed; Fourthly. Nothing in this treaty contained shall, however, be con- Treaties with othstrued to operate contrary·to former and existing public treaties with ¤1‘ ¤=·¤i¢>¤¤ ¤¤¤ ¤f- other Sovereigns or States. f°°°°dj, The present treaty of peace, amity, commerce, and navigation shall B¤¤6<=¤·¤¤¤•· he approved and ratified by the President of the United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by the President of the Republic of Colom bia, with the consent and approbation of the Congress of the same, and the ratitications shall be exchanged in the city of Washington within eight months, to be counted trom the date of the signature hereoh or sooner, if possible. In faith whereof, we, the Plenipotentiaries of the United States of signatures. America and of the Republic of Colombia, have signed and sealed these resents. P Done in the city of Bogota, on the third day of October, in the year Date. of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-tour, in the forty- ninth year of the Independence of the United States of America, and the fourteenth of that of the Republic of Colombia. SEAL. RICHARD CLOUGH ANDERSON, Ju. {SEAL.] PEDR0 GUAL.