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 GUATEMALA, 1849. 38] at law; and such citizens or agents shall have free opportunity to be present at the decisions and sentences of the tribunals in all eases which may concern them, and likewise at the taking of all examinations and evidence which may be exhibited in the said trials. Anrrcmi XIII. It is likewise agreed that the most perfect and entire security of con- Security of conscience shall be enjoyed by the citizens of both the contracting parties °°*°“°°· in the countries subject to the jurisdiction of the one and the other, without their being liable to be disturbed or molested on account of their religious belief, so long as they respect the laws and established usages of the country. Moreover, the bodies of the citizens of one of Rlklm °f b"m~ the contracting parties who may die in the territories of the other shall be buried in the usual burying-grounds, or in other decent or suitable places, and shall be protected from violation or disturbance. Anrrcm XIV. It shall be lawful for the citizens of the United States of America Neutral tr-ade. and of the Republic of Guatemala 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 be at enmity with either of the contracting parties. It shall likewise be lawful for the citizens aforesaid to sail with the ships and merchandises 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 one Power or under several. And it is hereby stipulated that free ships shall also give freedom Frss ¤l¤i1>¤ ¤¤¢¤l¢¤ to goods, and that everything shall be deemed to be free and exempt *"°° 9°°"°· 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 effect, that although they be_enemies of both or either party, they are not to be taken ont of that free ship unless they are officers or soldiers, and in the actual service of the enemies; provided, however, Limitation of and it is hereby agreed, that the stipulations in this article contained, *h° P““°'P‘°· declaring that the Hag shall cover the property, shall be understood as applying to those 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 enemies whose Governments acknowledge this principle, and not of others. Anrrcnn XV. It is likewise agreed that in the case where the neutral flag of one of N¤¤*¤‘¤l,P*°P°*'{! 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 vessel shall be held and considered as enemy’s property, and as such shall be liable to detention and confiscation, except such property as was put on board such vessel before the declaration of war, or even afterwards, if it were done without the kuowled e of it; but the contracting parties agree that, two months having ehrpsed after the declaration, their citizens shall not plead ignorance thereof On the contrary, if the iiag of the