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 1504 TREATY-JAPAN. Fmum 21, isn. r•u¤ry¤.¤¤r Tm? con¤m·oean¢1n•¤r?d1on' bdween¢7•¢Uni¢¢dSta1esandJap¤», at Zhi, Febrwvy 1, 1911;  adviaedby theSenete, witJ•a, February2é1911;  Iarch.9, 1911; ratifed bylapan, _ 31, 1911;  wclnngad at Tokyo; April 4, 1911; proclaimed, April 5, 1911. Br nm Pnzsmmrr or mn Uxrrm Sums or Ammon. A PROCLAMATION. °¤¤¤¤°¤•¤**""‘ Whereas a Tree of Commerce and Navigation between the ’i·‘¤°-e¤`=ilbt=.m“° United Sotatis of Agerica and tllni Empire of vyas concluded and `  °ve enipoten ash1ngt»on' on the t?v?ity—ii1¥st day of b1?1ruary, ongethousantg nlilne lghindred and eleven the or1g1n` al of w 'I‘reaty, i in e ngl` language is, as nimended by the Senate of the Unitx States, word for word as follows: °°°"'°“"*'°""‘ The President of the United States of America and His Majesty the Emperor of Jasan,  desirous to strengthen the relations of amity and good un emtanding which happily exist between the two nations, an believing that the fixation in a manner clear and positive of the rules which are hereafter to govern the_ commercial intercourse between their respective countries will contribute to the realization of this most desirable result; have resolved to conclude a Treazof Commerce and Navigation or that purpose, and to that end ve named their Plen?otentiaries, that is to say: P¤¤*1=¤¤•¤¤•¤·•~ The President o the United States of America, Philander C. Knox, Secretary of State of the United States· and His Majesty the Emperor of Jamn, l3aron Yasu a Uchida, Jusammi, Grand Cordon of the perial Order ofy the Rising Sun, His Majesty’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States of America; Who,- after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed upon the following articles: Aurora I. mum or d¤1¤¤=¤¤» The citizens or sub'ects of each of the  Contractin Pai-tie; °°°°'°°°” shall have liberty to dntet, travel and reside 111 the territoris of the other to carry on trade, wholesale and retail, to own or lease and occupy houses, manufactories, warehouses and shops, to employ agents of their choicei to lease land for residential and commercial purposes, and general y to do anything incident to or necessary for tra e upon the same terms as native citizens or sub'ects, submitting themselves to the laws and rxnlations there establislied. “§¤¤•¤¢r ·* '¤¤· They shall not be compel! , under any pretext whatever, to pay mychargesortaxesotherorhigherthmthoeethatamormay be ·········-· ··,,··-» "‘é}.E’s“¤aa"'° 'EII-““‘t’z‘L’e"$`2"?.E‘e‘1. f ee mn. e., M-., P _ _ su 3 _ _ o n arties —“ shall receive, in the territories of the other, the most constant protectxon and security fortheu·personsandproperty,andsl1all¤ijoy