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 I70 TREATY WITH VENEZUELA. 1836. spect to the loading, unloading and sending off their ships; they being in all these cases to be treated as citizens of the country in which they reside, or, at least, to be placed on a footing with the subjects or citizens of the most favoured nation. ARTICLE S. No embargo The citizens of neither of the contracting parties shall be liable to without allow- any embargo, nor be detained with their vessels, cargoes, merchandrses, i“€.‘“d°""“n‘ or effects, for any military expedition, nor for any public or private pur- °°"°n` pose whatever, without allowing to those interested a sufficient indemnitication. ARTICLE 9. Citizens to be Whenever the citizens of either of the contracting parties shall be ¤f9¤¢¤d_¤S forced to seek refuge or asylum in the rivers, bays, ports or dominions 2,}z‘,‘1i,:,';,§§:;° of the other with their vessels, whether merchant or of war, public or resort, &,c. private, through stress of weather, pursuit of pirates or enemies, they shall be received and treated with humanity; giving to them all favour and protection for repairing their ships, procuring provisions, and placing themselves in a situation to continue their voyage, without obstacle or hindrance of any kind. ARTICLE 10. gpprum by All the ships, merchandise and the effects belonging to the citizens pirates. of one of the contracting parties, which may be captured by pirates, whether within the limits of its jurisdiction or on the high seas, and may be carried or found in the rivers, roads, bays, ports, or dominions of the other, shall be delivered up to the owners, they proving, in due and proper form, their rights before the competent tribunals; it being well understood, that the claim should be made within the term of one year, by the parties themselves, their attorneys, or agents of the respective Governments. ARTICLE 11. P,.,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,, When any vessel belonging to the citizens of either of the contracting case of wreck. parties shall be wrecked, foundered, or shall suffer any damage on the coasts or within the dominions of the other, there shall be given to them all assistance and protection in the same manner which is usual and customary with the vessels of the nation where the damage happens, permitting them to unload the said vessel, if necessary, of its merchandise and effects, without exacting for it any duty, impost, or contribution whatever, until they may be exported, unless they be destined for consumption. ARTICLE 12. Pcwerto dn. The citizens of each of the contracting parties shall have power to l¤q¤:_¤fp‘¤‘¤l>¤i¢Y dispose of their personal goods within the jurisdiction of the other, by. g:,,:,':,*0,$’,l[:;‘°' sale, donation, testament or otherwise, and their representatives, being contracting par- citizens of the other party, shall succeed to their said personal goods, im- whether by testament or ab intestate, and they may take possession thereof either by themselves or others acting for them, and dispose of the same at their will, paying such duties only as the inhabitants of the country wherein the said goods are, shall be subject to pay in like cases. And if in the case of real estate, the said heirs would be prevented from entering into the possession of the inheritance on account of their character of aliens, there shall be granted to them the term of three years, to dispose of the same as they may think proper, and to withdraw the proceeds without molestation, nor any other charges than those which are imposed by the laws of the country.