COLOMBIA, 1824. 151 nation is or shall be obliged to pay; and they shall unjoy all the rigms. privileges, and exemptions in navigation and commerce which the most favored nation docs or shall enjoy, submitting tahcmseivcs, nevertheless, to the laws, decrees, and usages there established, and to which are submitted the subjects and citizens of the most; favored nations. in like manner the citizens of the Republic of Colombia may frequent all the coasts and countries of the United States, and reside and trade there, in all sorts of produce, manufactures, and merchandise, and shall pay no other or greater duties, charges, or fees whatsoever than the most favored nation is or shall be obliged to pay; and they shall enjoy all the rights, privileges, and exemptions in navigation and commerce, which the most favored nation docs or shall enjoy, submitting themselves, nevertheless, to tho laws, decrees, and usages there established, and to which are submitted bbc subjects and citizens of the most favored nations. Amucxm IV. It is likewise agreed that it shall be wholly free for all merchants, 1fig1¤¤¤¤m¤¤¤:¤ commanders of ships, and other citizens of both countries, to manage "“°‘“°"·"°· 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 salc of their goods and merchandise by wholesale or retail, as with respect 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 cha most favored nation. Am·1c1.m V. The citizens of neither of the contracting parties shall be liable to any Explmrgo or anembargo, uor be detained with their vessels, cargoes, mcrchundiscs, or *¢¤¤°¤· eiiécts, for any military expedition, nor for any public or private purpose whatever, without allowing to those interested an sufficient indemuiticatiuu. Amxcma VI. Whenever the citizens of either of the contracting parties shall be V¢¤¤¤\¤ i¤ <‘i¤· forced to seek refuge or asylum in the rivers, bays, ports, or dominicus *"°“°· of the other, with their vessels, whether merchant or of war, public 01: private, through stress of weather, pursuit of pirates, or enemies, they shall be received and treated with humanity, giving to them all favor and protection for repairing their ships, procuring provisions, and placing themselves in a situation 1:0 continue their voyage without 0b· smc1c or hindrance of any kind. ARTICLE VII. All the ships, merchandise, and eifccts belonging to the citizens of Cupcum by pione 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 ibund in the rivers, roads, bays, ports, or dominious, 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. Anmxcm VIII. When nu vessel belou in to the citizens of either of the contracting WM k° d ’*“ d Parties shag be wrecked,gfonfindcred, or shall suffer any damugepu the d“"'°g°d "'°°l"" coasts, or within the dominious of the other, there shall be gnven to them all assistance and promotion in the sumc manner which IB usual
