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 1992 PAN AMERICAN MARITIME NEUTRALITY. FEB. 20, 1928. AJrnCLB 7 8hI~'T. In the absence of a s{>6cial provision of the local legislation, the permit~ed. • maximum number of ShIPS of war of a belligerent which may be in a neutral port at the same time shall be three. Order of departure. AIm:CLE 8 A ship of war may not depart from a neutral port within less than twenty-four hours after the departure of an enemy warship. The one entering first shall depart first, unless it is in such condition as to warrant extending its stay. In any case the ship which arrived later has the r~ht to notify the other tlirou~h the competent local author- ity that WIthin twenty-four hours it wIll leave the port, ths one first entering: however, having the right to depart within that time. If it leaves, the notifying ship must observe the interval which is above stipulated. .AtrrICL1!l 9 Repairs permitted. Damaged belligerent ships shall not be permitted to make repairs in neutral ports lieyond those that are essentjal to the continuance of the voyage and which in no degree constitute an increase in its military strength. yenemY's Damages which are found to have been produced by the enemy's excep • fire shall in no case be repaired. The neutral state shall ascertain the nature of the repairs to be made and will see that they are made as rapidly as possiole. ARTICLE 10 Belligerent warships may supply themselves with fuel and stores in neutral ports, under the conditions especially established by the local authority and in case there are no special provisions to that effect, they may supply themselves in the manner prescribed for provisionmg in time of peace. ARTICLE 11 Refueling restric· Warships which obtain fuel in a neutral port cannot renew thei:." tlons. supply in the same state until a period of three months has elapsed. ARTICLE 12 oeiTarmstroBot (talk)o r~- Where the sojourn, supplying, and provisioning of belligerent ve eq men. ships in the ports and jurisdictional waters of neutrals are concerned, the provisions relative to ships of war shall apply equally: 1. To ordinary auxiliary ships; 2. To merchant shi:ps transformed into warships, in accordance with ConventIon VII of The Hague of 1907. 88=~:i ::. The neutral vessel shall be seized and in general subjected to the fenses. same treatment as enemy merchantmen: a) When taking a direct part in the hostilities; b) When at the orders or under the direction of an agent placed on board by an enemy government; c) When entirely freight-loaded by an enemy government; d) When actually and exclusively destined for transporting enemy troops or for the transmission of information on behalf of the enemy. . Merchandise of, in· In the cases dealt with in this article, merchandise belonging to eluded. the owner of the vessel or ship shall also be liabla to seizure. Poll. p. 19116. 3. To armed merchantmen.