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 1a¤.1s,1sa9. TREATY WITH THE KING OF THE NETHERLANDS. (a) ,,,1$i;?,;g§°:m Tm; United States of America and his Majesty the King of the May 23, 1839- Netherlands, anxious to regulate the commerce and navigation carried P’°°l“"‘“?‘°“ on between the two countries in their respective vessels, have, for that of the President . . . . _ of the U_ S__ purpose, named plempotentiaries, that is to say . May 24.1839, The President of the United States has appointed John Forsyth, Secretary of State of the said United States; and his Majesty the King of the Netherlands, Jonkheer Evert Marius Adrian Martini, member of the body of nobles of the province of North Brabant, knight of the order of the Netherland Lion, and his Charge d’Af}`aires near the United States, who having exchanged their respective full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed to the following articles: ARTICLE I. p,,,;,,, cn gm. Goods and merchandise, whatever their origin may be, imported into ports and ex- or exported from the ports of the United States, from or to the ports of l’°"“· the Netherlands in Europe, in vessels of the Netherlands, shall pay no higher or other duties than shall be levied on the like goods and merchandise so imported or exported in national vessels. And reciprocally, goods and merchandise, whatever their origin may be, imported into, or exported from, the ports of the Netherlands in Europe, from or to the ports of the United States, in vessels of the said States, shall pay no higher or other duties, than shall be levied on the like goods and mer- Boumies, Spc. chandise so imported or exported in national vessels. The bounties, 5:’:;"°;tbYi§" drawbacks, or other favours of this nature, which may be granted in the 5,,,,,},0; 5,, 0,,,,, States of either of the contracting parties, on goods imported or exvessels, to be ported in national vessels, shall also and in like manner be granted on §f:;‘:°d ‘° ‘h° goods directly exported or imported in vessels of the other country, to ' and from the ports of the two countries; it being understood, that iu the latter as in the preceding case, the goods shall have been loaded in the ports from which such vessels have been cleared. ARTICLE II. T,,,,,,,,gc dw Neither party shall impose upon the vessels of the other, whether ues, &e. carrying cargoes between the United States and the ports of the Netherlands in Europe, or arriving in ballast from any other country, any duties of tonnage, harbour dues, light-houses, salvage, pilotage, quarantine, or port charges of any kind or denomination which shall not be imposed in like cases on national vessels. - ARTICLE III. Privileges at It is further agreed between the two contracting parties, that the °°¤¤¤l*¢ GW- Consuls and Vice Consuls of the United States in the ports of the Netherlands in Europe; and reciprocally the Consuls and Vice Consuls of the Netherlands in the ports of the said States, shall continue to enjoy all privileges, protection and assistance, as may be usual and necessary for the duly exercising of their functions, in respect also of the deserters from the vessels, whether public or private, of their countries. (a) For another treaty between the United States and the Netherlands, see ante, page 32. (524)