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 382 '1`REATY WITH 1 RUSSIA. 1828. ARTICLE VIII. Neither pany No priority or preference shall be given, directly or indirectly, by [E0 EWG MY Pm- either of the contracting parties, nor by any company,. corporation, 0; sszizaggzjds agent, acting on their behalf, or under their authority, in the purchase tha importing of any article of commerce, lawfully imported, on account of, or in re. bmi0m- ference to, the character of the vessel, whether it be of the one party, or of the other, in which such article was imported: it being the true intent and meaning of the contracting parties, that no distinction or diti ference whatever, shall be made in this respect. ARTICLE IX. pmpecrgv, If either party shall, hereafter, grant to any other nation, any parproyxsmn for ticular favor in navigation or commerce, it shall, immediately, become rooting_ other nation, or on yielding the same compensation, when the grant is conditional. ARTICLE X. Consuls, gm The two contracting parties have granted to each other the liberty of having, each in the ports of the other, Consuls, Vice-Consuls, Agents and Commissaries of their own appointment, who shall enjoy the same privileges and powers, as those of the most favored nations. But if any such Consul shall exercise commerce, they shall be submitted to the same laws and usarres to which the rivate individuals of their nation b tt a · of 1 P are su mi e, in e same p ace. Jurisdiction of The Consuls, Vice-Consuls, and Commercial Agents shall have the consults, &c. right, as such, to sit as judges and arbitrators in such differences as ,8,,6 Cb_10s_ may arise between the captains 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 thelright they have to resort, on their return, to the judicial authority of their country. ARTICLE XI. Consuls, &c. The said Consuls, Vice-Consuls, and Commercial Agents, are autho- ¤)£Y;¤¤}.¤\E¤lh¤ rised to require the assistance of the local authorities, for the search,
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merchant vessels of their country. For this purpose they shall apply to the 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 individuals formed part of the crews; and, on this reclamation being thus substantiated, the surrender shall not be refused. Such deserters, when arrested, shall be placed at the disposal of the said Consuls, Vico- Consuls, or Commercial Agents, and may be confined in the public prisons, at the request and cost of those who shall claim them, in order to be sent to the vessels to which they belonged, or to others of the same country. But if not sent back within three months, from the day of their arrest, they shall be set at liberty, and shall not be again arrested for the same cause. However, if the descrter should be found to have committed any crime or offence, his surrender may be delayed until the tribunal before which his case shall he depending shall have pronounced its sentence, and such sentence shall have been carried into effect.