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 1930 TREATYQIAM. Dnonmnna ic, iezo. native citizens or subjects, and with the citizens or subjects of the most favored nation, to choose and employ lawyers, advocates and representatives to pursue and defend their rights before such courts. There shall be no conditions or requirements imposed upon American citizens in connection with such access to the Courts of Justice in Siam, which do not apply to native citizens or subjects or to the citizens or subjects of the most favored nation. ARTICLE V _m§as of ximian- Limited—liability and other companies and associations, already },`{’,,l]m" °°mP°m°°’ or hereafter to be organized in accordance with the laws of either High Contracting Party and domiciled in the territories of such Party, are authorized, in the territories of the other, to exercise their rights an·d appear in the courts either as plaintiffs or defendants, subject to the laws of such other Party. ugfggzjligvgpd ¤¤ti¤¤ There shall be no conditions or requirements imposed upon_ Ameriegi-pmaom, ae., in can corporations, companies or associations, in connection with such S‘“‘“· access to the Courts of Justice in Siam, which do not apply to such native corporations, companies, or associations, or to the corporations, companies or associations of the most favored nation. ARTICLE VI °¤¤*¤¤=*¢¤=l¤°*¤¤¤- The citizens or subjects of each of the High Contracting Parties shall enjoy in the territories and possessions of the other a perfect equality of treatment with native citizens or subjects and with citizens or subjects of the most favored nation, in all that relates to transit duties, warehousing, bounties, facilities, and the examination and appraisement of merchandise. ARTICLE VII m;`¤fi¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤*¤¤- The United States of America recognizes that the principle of ' national autonomy should apply to the Kingdom of Siam in all that pertains to the rates of duty on importations and exportations of merchandise, drawbacks, and transit and all other taxes and impositions; and subject to the condition of equality of treatment with other nations in these respects, the United States of America agrees to assent to increases by. iam in its tariff to rates higher than those established by existing treaties,-on the further condition, however, that all other nations entitled to claim special tariff treatment in Siam assent to such increases freelv and without the requirement of any compensatory benefit or privilege. ARTICLE VIII Qgigmem wd me- In all that concerns the entering, clearing, stationing, loading and g° unloading of vessels in the ports. basins, docks, roadsteads, harbors or rivers of the two countries, no privilege shall be granted to vessels of a third Power which shall not equally be granted to vessels of the other country; the intention of the High Contracting Parties being that in these respects the vessels of each shall receive the treatment accorded to vessels of the most favored nation. ARTICLE IX mG,g,g§_gz mss fe- The coasting trade of both the High Contracting Parties is excepted ` from the provisions of the present treaty, and shall be regulated according to the laws, ordinances and regulations of the United States