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 636 PUBLIC TREATIES. Anrrcnm VI. 1?““°“ °“ °xP°" All kinds of merchandise and articles of commerce, which may be t"°‘°"‘ lawfully exported or re-exported irom the ports of either of the high contracting parties to any foreign country, in national vessels, may also be exported or re-exported therefrom in vessels of the other party, respectively, without paying other or higher duties or_charges,_of whatever kind or denomination, than if the same merchandise or articles of commerce were exported or reexported in pational vessels. B¤¤¤ti¤¤, dr¤W— And the same bountries and drawbacks shall be allowed, whether b“°k » &°· such exportation or rc-exportation be made in vessels of the one party or the other. ` Anrxcnn VII. Coming trade. It is expressly understood that nothing contained in this treaty shall be applicable to the coastwise navigation of either of the two countries, which each of the high contracting parties reserves exclusively to itself. Aarrorn VIII. $¢ir¤1¤¢i¤¤¤ ¤<>¤ It is mutually understood that the foregoing stipulations do not apply
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P°where foreign commerce and navigation are not admitted; and that the commerce and navigation of Portugal directly to and from the United States of America and the said ports and territories are also prohibited. When ports to be But Her Most Faithful Majesty agrees that, as soon as the said ports opened iw U¤i¤¤d and territories, or any of them, shall be opened to the commerce or nav- S*•“*·°°· igation of any foreign nation, they shall, from that moment, be also opened to the commerceand navigation of the United States of America, with the same privileges, rights, and favors as may be allowed to the most favored nation, gratuitously, if the concession was gratuitously made, or on allowing the same compensation or an equivalent if the concession was conditional. Anrrcnm IX. Vessels seeking Whenever the citizens or subjects of either of the contracting parties or territories of the other, with their vessels, whether merchant or of war, through stress of weather, pursuit of pirates or enemies, they shall be received and treated with humanity, giving to them all favor, facility, and protection for repairing their ships, procuring provisions, and placing themselves in a situation to continue their voyage, without obstacle or hindrance of any kind. Amicus X. Consular omeers. The two contracting parties shall have the liberty of having, each in the ports of the other, Consuls, Vice-Consuls, Agents, and Commissaries of their own appointment, who shall enjoy the same privileges and Exequnturs. powers as those of the most favored nation. But before any Consul, Vice-Consul, Agent, or Commissary shall act as such, he shall, in the usual {form, be approved and admitted by the Government to which he IB sen. But, if any such Con uls shall exercise commerce, they shall be submitted to the same laws and usages to which the private individuals of their nation are submitted, in the same place, in respect of their commercial transactions. And it is hereby declared that, in case of offense against the laws, such Consul, Vice-Consul, Agent, or Commissary may either be punished according to law or be sent back, the offended Government assigning to the other reasons for the same.
 * °f“8°- shall be forced to seek refuge or asylum in any of the rivers, bays, ports,