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Page 14 - CD, of the city aforesaid, merchant, my true and lawful attorney, for me, and in my name, and for my use to ask, demand...
Page 13 - ... engage mutually not to grant any particular favor to other nations in respect of commerce and navigation, which shall not immediately become common to the other party who shall enjoy the same freely if the concession was freely made, or on allowing the same compensation if the concession was conditional.
Page 42 - Whenever one of the contracting parties shall be engaged in war with another state, no citizen of the other contracting party shall 'accept a commission, or letter of marque, for the purpose of assisting or co-operating hostilely, with the said enemy, against the said party so at war, under the pain of being treated as a pirate.
Page 40 - It shall likewise be lawful for the citizens aforesaid to sail with the ships and merchandise before mentioned, and to trade with the same liberty and security from the places, ports and havens of those who are enemies of both or either party, without any opposition or disturbance whatsoever, not only directly from the places of the enemy...
Page 13 - The two high contracting parties, being likewise desirous of placing the commerce and navigation of their respective countries on the liberal basis of perfect equality and reciprocity, mutually agree, that the citizens of each, may frequent all the coasts and countries of the other, and reside and trade there, in all kinds of produce, manufactures and...
Page 41 - ... with two or three men only, in order to execute the said examination of the papers concerning the ownership and cargo of the vessel, without causing the least extortion, violence, or...
Page 42 - ... so long as they behave peaceably and commit no offence against the laws; and in case their conduct should render them suspected, and the respective Governments should...
Page 43 - To make more effectual the protection which the United States and the Republic of New Granada shall afford in future to the navigation and commerce of the citizens of each other, they agree to receive and admit Consuls and Viceconsuls in all the ports open to foreign commerce, who shall enjoy in them all the rights, prerogatives and immunities of the Consuls and Vice-consuls of the most favored nation; each contracting party, however, remaining at liberty to except those ports and places in which...