]88 PUBLIC TREATIES. P¤iVil·*s€¤f<•V¤¤- their own separate laws. And it is further agreed that this ai·tu·h· shall, “"l“.b“"°‘"’ G““Y' be subject to the following modification: That whereas, a law of mm1' Ecuador of March 21st, 1837, vessels builtin the dock yard ot Guayatpnl shall be exempted from various charges, thereforevessels of the L nited States cannot claim this privilege, but shall enjoy it if it should be granted to vessels belonging to Spain, or to Mexico, and to the other Hispano-American Republics. Aurromr IV. Equality of du- They likewise agree that whatever kind of produce, inanufacfures, or
- 5 0*1 V°¤¤°l¤ and merchandise of any foreign country can be, from time to tune, lawfully
°“‘¥°°°‘ imported into the United States in their own vessels, may be also imported in the vessels of the Republic of Ecuador; and that no higher or other duties upon the tonnage of the vessel and her cargo shall be levied and collected, whether the importation be made in the vessels of the one country or of the other; and, in like manner, that whatever kind of produce, manufactures, or merchandise of any foreign country can be, from time to time, lawfully imported into the Republic of Ecuador in its own vessels, may be also imported in vessels of the United States; and that no higher or other duties upon the tonnage of the vessel and her cargo shall be levied or collected, whether the importation be made in the vessels of the one country or of the other. And they agree that whatever may be lawfully exported or re-exported from the one country in its own vessels, to any foreign country, may, in like manner, be exported or re- 1;,,,,,,,;,,,, and exported in the vessels of the other country. And the same bounties, drawbacks. duties, and drawbacks shall be allowed and collected, whether such exportation or reexportation be made in vessels of the United States or of the Republic of Ecuador. Aurronn V. What shall be For the better understanding of the preceding article, and taking into ¤<>¤P¤<l¤f¢d EMR- consideration the actual state of the commercial marine of Ecuador, it d°"'““ "°“°l“· has been stipulatet and agreed that all vessels belonging exclusively to a citizen or citizens of said Republic, and whose captain is also a citi— zen of the same, though the construction or the crew are or may be ior— Sign, shall bp considered, for all the objects of this treaty, as an Ecuaorian vesse . Aarromr VI. tilgcpnsgifyigf Ro higher or other duties shall be imposed on the importation into the and exports. P° United States of any articles, the produce or manufactures of the Republic of Ecuador; and no higher or other duties shall be imposed on the importation into the Republic of Ecuador of any articles, the prodnce or manufactures of the United States, than are or shall be payable on the like articles, being the produce or manufactures of any other foreign country; nor shall any higher or other duties or charges be imposed in eitherwof the two countries, on the exportation of any articles to the United States or to the Republic of Ecuador, respectively, than such as are payable on the exportationof the like articles to any other foreign 'gq,,,,m·y of pm- country ; nor shall any prohibition be imposed on the exportation or iu1· hibmons. portutiou of any articles the produce or manufactures of the United States or of the Republic of Ecuador, to or from the territories of the United States, or to or from the territories of the Republic of Ecuador, which shall not equally extend to all other nations Aivrroma VII. blpiggisgto manage Olt is llikewipe plgreed that it shall be wholly free for all merchants, phmmap ers o _ s ips, and other citizens of both countries, to manage _. emse ves their own business in all the ports and places subject to the jurisdiction of each other, as well with respect to the consignment and
