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 352 TREATY WITH SWEDEN. 1827. Vessels an- confine themselves to unloading such part only of their cargoes, as the l‘;.a°,§'!€ a Pm"- Captain or owner may wish, and that they may freely depart with the $0 ;,:;r,,?{§,°j$;é remainder, without paying any duties, imposts, or charges, whatsoever, on the remain- except for that part which shall have been landed, and which shall be dm- marked upon, and erased from, the manifest exhibiting the enumeration of the articles with which the vessel was laden; which manifest shall be presented entire at the Custom House of the place where the vessel shall have entered. Nothing shall be paid on that part of the cargo which the vessel shall carry away, and with which it may continue its voyage, to one, or several other ports of the same country, there to dispose of the remainder of its cargo, if composed of articles whose importation is permitted, on paying the duties chargeable upon it; or it may proceed to any other country. It is understood, however, that all duties, imposts, or charges whatsoever, which are, or may become chargeable upon the vessels themselves, must be paid at the first port where they shall break bulk, or unlade part of their cargoes; but that no duties, imposts, or charges, of the ame description, shall be demanded anew in the ports of the same country, which such vessels might, afterwards, wish to enter, unless national vessels be, in similar cases, subject to some ulterior duties. ARTICLE XIII. g,,,,,,,,],_ gw_ Each of the high contracting parties grants to the other, the privilege to be admitted of appointing, in its commercial ports and places, Consuls, Vice Cong;-°‘:h:;‘:J:]‘:',Ec,_ suls, and Commercial agents, who shall enjoy the full protection, and 5,,8 pm;,,,, receive every assistance necessary for the due exercise of their functions; but it is expressly declared, that, in case of illegal or improper conduct, with respect to the laws or Government of the country in which said Consuls, Vice consuls, or Commercial Agents shall reside, they may be prosecuted and punished conformably to the laws, and deprived of the exercise of their functions by the offended Government, which shall acquaint the other with its motives for having thus acted; it being understood however, that the archives and documents relative to the affairs of the consulate shall be exempt from all search, and shall be carefully preserved under the seals of the Consuls, Vice Consuls, or Commercial Agents, and of the authority of the place where they may resi e. Consuls, Sec. The consuls, vice consuls, or commercial agents, or the persons duly
 * a',:js°;’n¤;;’*‘ authorized to supply their places, shall have the right, as such, to sit as

mn ,,,,,,,,,,_ r' judges and arbitrators in such differences as may arise between the cap- 1840, ali. 105. tains and crews of the vessels belonging to the nation whose interests are committed to their charge, without the interference of the local authorities, unless the conduct of the crews, or of the captain, should disturb the order or tranquillity of the country; or the said consuls, vice consuls, or commercial agents should require their assistance to cause their decisions to be carried into effect or supported. It is, however, understood, that this species of judgment, or arbitration shall not deprive the contending parties of the right they have to resort, on their return, to the judicial authority of their country. ARTICLE XIV. (3,,;,,,,;,,, gw_ The said consuls, vice consuls, or commercial agents, are authorized nuthprizcd w to require the assistance of the local authorities for the arrest, detention,
 * {g:K:°‘1;,'? 3; and imprisonment, of the deserters from the ships of war and merchant

imtaurhoyg. vessels of their country; and, for this purpose, they shall apply to the del- competent tribunals, judges, and officers, and shall, in writing, demand said deserters, proving, by the exhibition of the registers of the vessels, the rolls of the crews, or by other official documents. that such inli-