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 182 CONVENTION WITH FRANCE. 1800. in regard to commerce and navigation, the privileges of the most favoured nation. Cl,;,,,,,, Ol- Am-, VII. The citizens and inhabitants of the United States. shall be nither country at liberty to dispose by testament, donation, or otherwise, of their goods,
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£,.,,,,,,,.,,,,,,,,,ll,, public in Europe, and the citizens of the French Fepublic shall have ave the rh: the same liberty with regard to goods, moveable and irnmoveable, holden °,,,,,,l,,,,ll,,- shall think proper. The citizens and inhabitants of either of the two tion. countries, who shall be heirs of goods, moveable or immoveable, in the other, shall be able to succeed ab intestate, without being obliged to obtain letters of naturalization, and without having the effect of this provision contested or impeded, under any pretext whatever; and the said heirs, whether such by particular title, or ab intestate, shall be exempt from any duty whatever in both countries. It is agreed that this article shall in no manner derogate from the laws which either state may now have in force, or hereafter may enact, to prevent emigration; and also that in case the laws of either_ of the two states should restrain strangers from the exercise of the rights of property with respect to real estate, such real estate may be sold, or otherwise disposed of, to citizens or inhabitants of the country where it may be, and the other nation shall be at liberty to enact similar laws. l,,,,,,,,, Ol wm. Arm VIII. To favor commerce on both sides, it is agreed, that, in between the _ case a war should break out between the two nations, which God forbid, "”° “““°““· ’“ the term of six months after the declaration of war shall be allowed to months to be . . . . . allowed ll, ,8, the merchants and other citizens and inhabitants respectively, on one move property. side and the other, during which time they shall be at liberty to withdraw themselves, with their effects and moveables, which they shall be at liberty to carry, send away, or sell, as they please, without the least obstruction; nor shall their effects, much less their persons be seized, during such term of six months; on the contrary, passports, which shall be valid for a time necessary for their return, shall be given to them for their vessels and the effects which they shall be willing to send away or carry with them; and such passports shall be a safe conduct against all insults and prizes which privateers may attempt against their persons and effects. And if any thing be taken from them, or any injury done to them or their effects, by one of the parties, their citizens or inhabitants, within the term above prescribed, full satisfaction shall be made to them on that account. No dcbls ll, Amr. IX. Neither the debts due from individuals of the one nation gg to individuals of the other, nor shares, nor. monies, which they may in cm if wm have in public funds, or rn the public or private banks, shall ever, in any Svent of war or of national difference, be sequestered or confiscate. Ggmmgycilll Am. It shall be free for the two contracting parties to appoint Zggmtglluy be commercial agents for the protection of trade, to reside in France and · the United States. Either party may except such place, as may be Agents to nc: flwllght p!`9p<·>l',_ft‘0m the residence of those agents. Before any agent zgggcgcgvrlshfur- shall exercise has functions, he shall be accepted in the usual forms by m,Bq,mm__ the party to whom he is sent; and when he shall have been accepted and furnished with his exequatur, he shall enjoy the rights and prerogatives of the similar agents of the most favoured nations. Ama XI. The citizens of the French Republic shall pay in the ports, havens, roads, countries, islands, cities and towns of the United States, no other, or greater duties or imposts, of what nature soever
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