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 'IILEATY OF COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION N¤v.1o,1s4s. Between the United States of America and his Majesty the 6€*;;Q§§°¤¤ King of the Beigians. March ,l846. _ _, _ Proolanmgton Tim United States of America on the one part, and his Majesty the gg El;;I“;}'°*§d°“‘ King of the Belgians on the other part, wishing to regulate in a formal Mm,ch3[’1§46_ manner their reciprocal relations of commerce and navigation, and further to strengthen, through the development of their interests respectively, the bonds of friendship and good understanding so happily established between the governments and people of the two countries; and desiring, with this view, to conclude, by common acreement a treaty establishing conditions equally advantageous to theg commeice and navigation of both states, have, to that effect, appointed as their plenipotentiaries, namely: the President of the United States, Thomas G. Clemson, Charge d’affuires of the United States of America to his Majesty the King of the Belgians; and his Majesty the King of the Belgians, M. Adolphe Dechamps, officer of the Order of Leopold, knight of the Order of the Red Eagle of the first class, grand cross of the Order of St. Michel of Bavaria, his minister for foreign affairs, a member of the Chamber of Representants, who, after having communicated to each other their full powers, ascertained to be in good and proper form, have agreed and concluded the following articles: ARTICLE I. Frccdom of There shall be full and entire freedom of commerce and navigation mf; between the inhabitants of the two countries; and the same security c,,,,,,,,,,,, and protection wlnch is enjoyed by the citizens or subjects of each The Sum du. country, shall be guarantied on both sides. The said inhabitants whepap t¤§§1¤, Sw- ther established or temporarily residing within any ports, cities, or places 58 3,3, b;,‘E,i_ whatever, of the two countries, shall not, on account of their commerce was or either or industry, pay any other or higher duties, taxes, or imposts, than those ¤¤u¤¤fy»&¤· whrch shall be levied on- citizensor subjects of the country in which they may be; and the privileges, immunities, and other favors, with regard to commerce or industry, enjoyed by the citizens or subjects of one of the two states, shall be common to those of the other. ARTICLE II. Bel ianvg-s ets Belgian vessels, whether corninw from a Belcrian or a foreirrn port ”l“‘l P° ‘" ‘l*° shall not a either on enterinrrcor lrr tlb f l GUri ,,0,,,,,,,;,i,c U_S_ P Y, _ ,,_ _ CX1V1U,,, ie ports. o tie Imte ,,9 0,,,,,,. 0,. States, whatever may be their destination, any other or higher duties of hnghcr dupps of tonnage, pilotage, anchorage, buoys, light-houses, clearance, brokerage, “"‘““S°· * °· or generally other charges whatsoever, than are required from vessels of the United States in similar cases. This provision extends, not only to duties levied for the benefit of the state, but also to those levied for the benefit of provinces, cities, countries, districts, townships, corporations, or any other division or jurisdiction, whatever may be its designation. ARTICLE III. BE;·Gst»ls,t>ifl,:,&E. Reciprocally, vessels of the United States, whether coming from a p,,‘,,Sl:;}?B3,_ ‘° p<>ft.j~l Stud States, or from a finreign port, shall not pay, either on g;,,,,, ,,,, 0,,,,,,. enteiing or leaving the ports of Belgium, whatever may be their desti- moth
 * 1`ngl::;(uupes nation, any other or higher duties of tonnage, pilotnge, anchorage,
 * »··*·‘· buuys, light-houses, clearance, brokerage, or generally other charger