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 COSTA RICA, 1851. 159 C O S T A R I C A. COSTA RICA, 1851. TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP, COMMERCE, AND NAVIGATION, WITH COSTA July IQ 1B5[_ RICA, LONCLUDED AT WASHINGTON JULY 10, 1851; RATIFIOATION »-ML —-— ADVISED BY SENATE MARCH 11, 1852; RATIFIED BY PRESIDENT MAY 25, 1852; RATIFICATIONS EXCHANGED AT WASHINGTON MAY 26, 1852; PROCLAIMED MAY 26, 1852. Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation, between the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica. In the name of the Most Holy Trinity. Commercial intercourse having been for some time established be- pimms1s, tween the United States and the Republic of Costa Rica, it seems good for the security aswell as the encouragement of such commercial intercourse, and for the maintenance of good understanding between the United States and the said Republic, that the relations now subsisting between them should be regularly acknowledged and contirmed by the signature of a treaty of amity, commerce and navigation. For this purpose they have named their respective plenipotentiaries, that is to say: The President of the United States, Daniel Webster, Secretary of Negotiators. State, and his Excellency the President of the Republic of Costa Rica, Senor Don Felipe Molina, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of that Republic to the United States; Who, after having communicated to each other their full powers, found to be in due and proper form, have agreed upon and concluded the following articles: ARTICLE I. There shall be perpetual amity between the United States and their Perpetualnmity. citizens on the one part, and the Government of the Republic of Costa Rica and its citizens on the other. Amionn II. There shall be, between all the territories of the United States and R<¤=¥>r¤<==¤l YP06- the territories of the Republic of Costa Rica a reciprocal freedom of d°“‘° °°'”‘”°'°°· commerce. The subiects and citizens of the two coun tries, respectively, shall have liberty, freely and securely, to come with their ships and cargoes to all places, ports, and rivers in the territories aforesaid, to which other foreigners are or may be permitted to come; to enter into the same, and to remain and reside in any part thereot, respectively; also to hire and occupy houses and warehouses for the purposes of their commerce; and, generally, the merchants and traders of each nation, respectively, shall enjoy the most complete protection and security for their commerce; subject always to the laws and statutes of the two countries respectively. In like manner the respective ships of war and post-office packets of Ships or wu and the two countries shall have liberty, freely and securely, to come to all 1>¤¤¤-<>m¤¤ P¤¤k¤¤¤~ harbors, rivers, and places to which other foreign ships of war and packets are or may be permitted to come, to enter into the same, to anchor, and to remain there and rent; subject always to the laws and statutes of the two countries respectively.