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 178 PUBLIC TREATIES. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, 1867. Fnb.8, 1867. GENERAL CONVENTION OF AMITY, COMMERCE, AND NAVIGATION, AND -·-———————-——— FOR THE SURRENDER OI·‘ FUGITIVE CRIMINALS, BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, CONCLUDED AT SANT0 DOMINGO FEBRUARY 8, 1867; IIATII-‘ICA'I‘ION ADVISED BY SENATE MARCH 20, 1857; RA'l‘ll·`ll$l) BY PRESIDENT JULY 31, 1867; RATIEICA- TIONS EXCHANCED AT SANTO DOMINGO OCTOBER 5, 1867; PROCLAIMED OCTOBER 24, 1867. Contracting par- The United States of America and the Dominican Republic, equally 6%- animated with the desire of maintaining the cordial relations and of tightening, if possible. the bonds of friendship between the two conntries, as well as to augment, by all the means at their disposal, the commercial intercourse of their respective citizens, have mutually resolved to conclude a general convention of amity, commerce, and navigation, and for tho surrender of fugitive criminals. For this purpose they have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries, to wit: Negotintors. The President of the United States, John Somers Smith, Commercial Agent of the United States at the city of Santo Domingo, and the President of the Dominican Republic, José Gabriel Garcia, Secretary of State in the Department of Foreign Relations, and Juan Ramon Fiallo, ex-Secretary of .the Treasury; Who, after a. communication of their respective full powers, have agreed to the following articles: ARl`lCI.E 1. peamaudmend. It is the intention of the high contracting parties that there shall conship. tinue to be a firm, inviolable, and universal peace, and a true and sincere friendship between the Republic of the United States of America andthe Dominican Republic, and between their respective countries, territories, cit-ies, towns, and people, without exception of persons or Provision incase places. If, unfortunately, the two nations should become involved in °f WM- war, one with the other, the term of six months alter the declaration thereof shall be allowed to the merchants and other citizens and inhabitants respectively, on each side, during which time thevshall be at lihertv to withdraw themselves, with their effects and nioveahles which they shall have the right to carry away, send away, or sell, as’they please, without the least obstruction; nor shall I'll0lP`CII00lS,l1l\lCll less their persons, be seized during such term of six months; on the contrarv, passports shall be valid for a term necessarv for their return and shall be given to them for their vessels and the effects which they, may wish to carry with them or send away, and such passports shall be a safe· conduct against the insults and captures which privateers may attempt against their persons and ctrects, and the money, debts, shares in the public funds, or in banks, or any other property, personal or real, belonging to the citizens of the one party in the territories of the other, shall not be coniiscated or sequestrated. Anwnern II. Exemption from The citizens of each of the high contr*ieiin<·· · ‘ » ‘ ‘ - . . _ . ._ . _ _ ., C, paitir-s, residing or es E;_l;m'{)(t;,*£'g'¤, ;i1)bl’1t;h$tlLlI1 i»lI0'fCI‘1‘lt0ry of the other, shall be exe:npt't'roin all compulimilv 0X;(·¢E:`6i";€(¤;?€ ln Sea or by land, and { rom all toreed loans or milwufmmti'l( €i(llllSltl0llS; nor shall tney be compelled to pay Huy I _ 01)¤ \\ )·fi¢i\cI‘, higher or other than those that are or may bG paid by native citizens.