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 162 rustic TREATIES. Aurxcnn X. 0,,, 1, ,,,,,1 di- It shall be free for each of the two high eontracting parties to appoint plgmatih agents. Consuls for the protection of trade, to reside in any of the territories of the other party; but before any Consul shall act as such, he shall. in the usual form, be approved and admitted by the Government to which he is sent; and either of the high contracting parties may except from the residence of Consnls such particular places as they judge lit to be excepted. The Costa Rican diplomatic agents and Consuls shall enjoy m the territories of the United States whatever privileges, exemptions, and immunities are or shall be granted to agents of the same rank belonging to the most favored nation · and, in like manner, the diplomatic agents and Consnls of the United States in the Costa Rican terrgtories shall enjoy, according to the strictest reciprocity, whatever privileges, exemptions, and immunities are or may be granted in the Republic of Costa Rica to the diplomatic agents and Consuls of the most favored nation. . Anrrcnn XI. Agreement in For the better security of commerce between the citizens of the °°°° °f"“'· United States and the citizens of the Republic of Costa Rica, 1t1s agreed, that if at any time any interruption of friendly intercourse, or any rupture should unfortunately take place between the two high contracting parties, the citizens of either of the two high contracting parties who may be within any of the territories of the other, shall, of residing upon the coast, be allowed six months, and if in the interior, a whole year to wind up their accounts and dispose of their property; and a saieconduct shall be given them to embark at the port which they themselves shall select; and even in the event of a rupture, all such citizens of either of the two high contracting parties who are established in any of the territories of the other, in the exercise of any trade or special employment, shall have the privilege of remaining and of continuing such trade and employment therein without any manner of interruption, in the full enjoyment of their liberty and property, as long as they behave peaceably, and commit no ofence against the laws; and their goods and eifccts, of whatever description they may be, whether in their own custody or intrusted to individuals or to the State, shall not be liable to seizure or sequestration, nor to any other charges or demands than those which may be made upon the like eifects or property belonging to the native citizens of the country in which such citizens may reside. In the same case, debts between individuals, property in public funds, and shares of companies, shall never be confiscated, sequestered, nor detained. Aarxcma XII. Protection tem- The citizens of the United States and the citizens of the Republic of i=¤¤¤· Costa Rica, respectively, residing in any of the territories of the other party, shall enjoy in their houses, persons, and properties the protection of the Govemment, and shall continue in possession of the guar- Security of con- antees which they now enjoy. They shall not be disturbed, molested, ¤°*°¤°°• or annoyed in any manner on account of their religious belief, nor ill the proper exercise of their religion, either within their own private houses or in the places of worship destined for that purpose, agreeahly to the system of tolerance established in the territories of the two high contracting parties; provided they respect the religion of the nation m which they reside, as well as the constitution, laws, and customs of the Right, 0g;,,,,,,,]_ country. Liberty shall also be granted to bury the citizens of either of the two high contracting parties who may die in the territories aforesaid, in burial-places of their own, which in the same manner may be freely established and maintained; nor shall the funerals or sepulchres of the iead be disturbed in any way or upon any account.