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 468 TREATY WITH VENEZUELA. 1830. themselves to the laws, decrees and usages there established, to which native citizens are subjected: but it is understood that this article does not include the coasting trade of either country, the regulation of which is reserved, by the parties respectively, according to their own separate laws. ARTICLE 4. _;;,,,,,],,,,,;,,,,,,, They likewise agree that, whatever kind of produce, manufactures duties on vas- or merchandize of any foreign country can be, from time to time, lawgzggg 'h°“' fully imported into the United States in their own vessels, may be also ` imported in vessels of the Republic of Venezuela; and that no higher or other duties upon the tonnage of the vessels and her cargo shall be levied and collected, whether the importation be made in the vessels of the one country or of the other: and, in like manner, that whatever kind of produce, manufactures or merchandize of any lbreign country can be, from time to time, lawfully imported into the Republic of Venezuela in its own vessels, may be also imported in vessels of the United States; and that no higher or other duties upon the tonnage of the vessels and her cargo shall be levied or collected, whether the importationbe made in vessels of the one country or of the other. And they agree that whatever may be lawfully exported or re-exported from the one country in its own vessels, to any foreign country, may, in like manner, be exported or re—exported in the vessels of the other country. And the same bounties, duties and drawbacks shall be allowed and collected, whether such exportation or re·exportation be made in vessels of the United States or of the Republic of Venezuela. ARTICLE 5. Characteristic; For the better understanding of the preceding article, and taking into °f¤ ‘1¤¤¤¤¤¤l¤¤ consideration the actual state of the commercial marine of the Republic mmof Venezuela, it has been stipulated and agreed, that all vessels belonging exclusively to a citizen or citizens of said Republic, and whose captain is also a citizen of the same, though the construction or crew are or may be foreign, shall be considered, for all the objects of this treaty, as a Venezuelan vessels. ARTICLE 6. rmporrmitms No higher or other duties shall be imposed on the importation into reciprocal ,-°0,_ Republic of Venezuela, and no higher or other duties shall be imposed ing, on the importation into de Republic of Venezuela of any articles the produce or manufacture of the United States, than are or shall be payale on the like articles, being the produce or manufactures of any other foreign country; nor shall any higher or other duties or charges be imposed in either of the two countries, on the exportation of any articles to the United States or to the Republic of Venezuela, respectively, than such as are payable on the exportation of the like articles to any other foreign country; nor shall any prohibition be imposed on the exportation or importation of any articles the produce or manufactures of the United States or of the Republic of Venezuela, to or from the territories of the United States, or to or from the territories of the Republic of Venozuelu, which shall not equally extend to all other nations. ARTICLE 7. (q",,8°;i,°,h It is likewise agreed that it shall be wholly free for all merchants, nations to be on commanders of ships and other citizens of both countries, to manage zxsmlg 3;,: themselves their own business, in all the ports and places subject to the 'jurisdiction of each other, as well with respect to the consignment and sale of their goods and merchandise by wholesale or retail, as with re-
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