180 CONVENTION WITH FRANCE. 1800. (_;,!,;,,,,,,; pm. on the following proofs of ownership; viz. The proof on beth Side, Fen;". ifnogglv- with resuect to merchant shnps, whether armed or unarmed, shan bg a
3, be passport rn the form following .
restored. “Ta all who shall sec these presents, cmxmmez Form of me “It is hereby made known that leave and pcnnission has been given pusspomo mer- to master and commander of the ship called °l““”hlP“· of the town of burthen tons, or there. See treat of abouts, lying at present in the port and haven of and 177*% j***l¤ll* 25» bound for and laden with after that his “'f}§;<j6(;f cm ship has been visited, and before sailing, he shall rmnke oath beibre the mred vessels officers who have the jurisdiction of maritime alfaxrs, that the said ship ¤'¢¤*<>*'°d~ belongs to one or more of the subjects of the act whereof shall be put at the end of these presents, as likewise that he will keep, and cause to be kept by his crew on board, the marine ordinances and regulations, and enter in the proper office a list, signed and witnessed, containing the names and surnames, the places of birth and abode of the crew of his ship, and of all who shall embark on board her; whom he shall not take on board without the knowledge and permission of the officers of the marine, and in every port or haven where he shall enter with his ship, he shall shew this present leave to the officers and judges of the marine, and shall give a faithful account to them of what passed and was done during his voyage; and he shall carry the colours, arms and ensigns of the [French republic or the United States] during his voyage. In witness whereof we have signed these presents, and put the seal of our arms thereunto, and caused the same to be countersigned by at the day of anno Domini." And this Eassport will be sufficient without any other paper, any ordinance to the contrary notwithstanding: which passport shall not be deemed requisite to have been renewed or recalled, whatever number of voyages the said ship may have made, unless she shall have returned moo: wiuim. home within the space of a year.-Proof with respect to the cargo shall
- P¤¢=¤ *0 ¤¤¢s¤- be certificates, containing the several particulars of the cargo, the place
whence the ship sailed and whither she is bound, so that the forbidden and contraband goods may be distinguished by the certificates; which certificates shall have been made out by the ohicers of the place whence the ship set sail, in the accustomed form of the country. And if such passport or certificates, or both, shall have been destroyed by accident or taken away by force, their deficiency may be supplied by such other proofs of ownership, as are admissible by the general usage of nations. 1;:00; with respect to other than merchant ships shall be the commission t ey ear. ·phg,,m;,,rcm This article shall take effect from the date of the signature of the takecffcctfrcm present convention. And ii from the date of the said signature, any
- g;2§:$;‘:;?0‘:£ property shall be condemned contrary to the intent of the said conven-
` tron, before the knowledge of this stipulation shall be obtained, the property so condemned shall without delay be restored or paid for.
Debts due by Am`. V. The debts contracted by one of the two nations with indi-
- £g;;:d:;l; : vxduals of the other, or by the individuals of one with the individuals
may M pam of tlw Otlwl', shall be paid, Ol' the payment may be prosecuted in lll1B &¤. same manner as if there had been no misunderstanding between the two states. But this clause shall not extend to indemnities claimed on account of captures or conliscations. Qommerce be- Ama VI. Commerce between the parties shall be free. The vessels tween the ur- · · · ms w ba {fw of the two nations und their privateers, as well as their prizes, shall bf? treated m their respective ports as those of the nation the most favoured; and, in general, the two parties shall enjoy in the ports of each other,
