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 TREATY-0012EA. MAY 22, 1882. 721 crimiuation, which are accorded to the same classes of representatives from the most favored nation. Oonsuls shall exercise their functions only on receipt of an exequutur P’?hm*i°” mm from the Government to which they are accredited. Consular :mth0ri— t"’dmg’ &°' ties shall be bona jide officials. N 0 merchants shall be permitted to exercise the duties of the office, nor shall consular officers be allowed to engage in trade. At ports to which no consular representatives have been appointed, the cousnls of other powers may be invited to act, provided, that no merchant shall be allowed to assume consular functions, or the provisions of this treaty may, in such case, be enforced by the local authorities. If consular representatives of the United States in Chosen conduct their business in an improper manner, their exequaturs may be revoked, subject to the approval, previously obtained, of the diplomatic representative of the United States. ARTICLE III. Whenever United States vessels, either because of stress of weather, Belief of Unitod or by want of fuel or provisions, cannot reach the nearest open port in gP°*°° "”°1° m Chosen, they may enter any port or harbor, either to take refuge therein, 1m °°°‘ or to get; supplies of wood, coal and other ncccssaries, or to make repairs, the expenses incurred thereby being defrayed by the ship’s master. In such event the officers and people of the locality shall display their sympathy by rendering full assistance, and their libcrality by tnrnishing the necessities required. If a United States vessel carries on a clandestine trade at a port not open to foreign commerce, such vessel, with hor cargo, shall be seized and confiscated. If a. United States vessel be wrecked on the coast of Chosen, the Wmks. local authorities, on being informed of the occurrence, shall immediately render assistance to the crow, provide for their present necessities, and take the measures necessary for the salvage of the ship and the preservation of hor cargo. They shall also bring th’o matter no the · knowledge of the nearest consular representative of the United States, in order that stops may bctakcn to send the crew home and to save the ship and cargo. The ncccs ary expenses shall be defrayed either by the ship’s master or by the United States. Anmcnm IV. All citizens of tho United States of America in Chosen, poaccably Pmmetion ohm- attending to their own affairs, shall receive and enjoy for themselves musand everything apportaining to them, the protection oi the local authorities of the Government of Chosen, who shall defend them from all insult and injury of any sort. Ifthoir dwellings or property be threatened or attacked by mobs. incendiaries, or other violent or lawless persons, the local officcrs, on requisition of the consul,- shall immediately despatch a military force to disperse the riotcrs, apprehend the guilty individuals, and punish them with the utmost rigor of the law. Subjects of Chosen guilty of any criminal act towards citizens of the pqniahmont ot United States, shall im punished by the authorities of Chosen, accord- °¤¤¤¤•1¤· ing to the laws of Chosen; and citizens of the United States, either on shore or in any merchant-vessel, who may insult, trouble or wound tho persons, or injure the property of tho people of Chosen, 8ll8u b6 arrested and punished only by the consul or other public funcuonary ot tho United States, thereto authorized, according to the laws of the United States. When conurovemies arise in the Kingdom of Chosen between citizens C¤¤*¤W¤’¤i••- of tho United States and subjects of His Majesty, which need to be oxamined and decided by the public officers of the two nations, it is agreed between the two governments of the United States and Chosen, that such cases shall be tried by the proper official as the nationality of the xxxn-46