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 82 PUBLIC TBEATIES. Asrrcnn III. Reciprocal free-· The two high contracting parties, being likewise desirous of placing ‘]°"‘ °f."°"P'“°"°° the commerce and navigation of their respective countries on the liberal mm '"“"g°"°“‘ basis of perfect equality and reciprocity, mutually agree that the cmzens and subjects of each may frequent all the coasts and countries of the other, and reside and trade there IH all kinds of produce, manufactures, and merchandise; and they shall enjoy all the rights, privileges, and exemptions in navigation and commerce, which native citizens or subjects do or shall enjoy, submitting themselves to the laws, decrees, an d usages there established, to which native citizens orsubjects are sub- Coasting trade. jected. But it is understood that this article docs not include the coasting-trade of either country, the regulation of which 18 reserved by the parties respectively, according to their own separate laws. Anrrcm IV. vc,,,,,,;,, of both They likewise agree that whatever kind of produce, manufactures, or countries on the merchandise of any foreign country can be from time to time lawfully S¤m° *`°°*l”8· imported into the United States, in their own vessels, may be also imported in vessels of Brazil ; and that no higher or other duties upon the tonnage of the vessel and her cargo shall be levied and collected, whether the importation be made in the vessels of the one country or the other. And in like manner, that whatever kind of produce, manufactures, or merchandise of any foreign country, can be from time to time lawfully imported into the Empire of Brazil, in its own vessels, may be also imported in vessels of the United States; and that no higher or other duties upon the tonnage of the vessel and her cargo shall be levied or collected, whether the importation be made in vessels of the one country or of the other. And they agree that whatever may be lawfully exported, or reexported from the one country in -its own vessels, to any foreign country, may, in like manner, be exported or reex~ ported in the vessels of the other country. And the same bounties, duties, and drawbacks shall be allowed and collected, whether such exportation or reexportation be made in vessels of the United States or Whatwmls ,,0 of the Empire of Brazil. The Govemment of the United States, how- 1,,, c,,,,,,;,;,,,,,,; Br, ever, considering the present state of the navigation of Brazil, agrees zilian. that a vessel shall be considered as Brazilian when the proprietor and captain are subjects of Brazil and the papers are in legal form. ARTICLE V. Eq,,,, 1,,,, of No higher or other duties shall be imposed on the importation into duties cu produce the United States of any articles the produce or manufactures of <>f ¤¤¤b¤r ¤¤¤¤¢ry· the empire of Brazil, and no higher or other duties shall be imppose on the importation into the Empire of Brazil of any articles the produce or manufactures of the United States, than are or shall be pay- able on the like articles, being the produce or manufactures of aiiy other foreign country; nor shall any higher or other duties or charges be imposed in either of the two countries, on the exportation of any articles to the United States, or to the Empire of Brazil respectively, than such as are payable on the exportation of the like article to any other foreign country; nor shall any prohibition be imposed on the exportation or importation of any articles, the produce or manufactures of the United States, or of the Empire of Brazil, to or from the territories of the United States, or to or from the territories of the Empire of Brazil, which shall not equally extend to all other nations. ARTICLE VI. Merchants, atc., It is likewise agreed that it shall be wholl free for all m r m- E}$:$_gd°?0;£i;¤;<>¤¤ manders of ships, and other citizens or sgbjects of bothe dgluarittriegr to manage themselves their own business, in all the ports and places sub-