Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Nicaragua; Concluded June 21, 1867; Ratified June 20, 1868; Proclaimed August 13, 1868. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: June 21, 1867. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS a treaty of friendship, commerce, and navigation, between the United States of America and the republic of Nicaragua, was concluded and signed by their respective plenipotentiaries, at the city of Managua, on the twenty-first day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, which treaty, being in the English and Spanish languages, is word for word as follows: TREATY OF FRIENDSHIP, COM-TRATADO DE AMISTAD, COMERCIO Y NAVEGACION ENTRE LA RE- Preamble. The United States of America La republica de Nicaragua y los Contracting and the republic of Nicaragua de- Estados Unidos de America, desean- parties. siring to maintain and to improve do conservar y mejorar la buena inthe good understanding and the teligencia y amigables relaciones que friendly relations which now hap- ahora felismente existen entre ellos, pily exist between them, to pro- promover el comercio de sus ciudamote the commerce of their citizens, danos y hacer algunos arreglos reand to make some mutual arrange-ciprocos respecto de la comunicacion ment with respect to a communica- entre los oceanos Atlantico y Pacifition between the Atlantic and Pa- co por el Rio San Juan, y cada uno cific oceans, by the river San Juan, ó ambos, los Lagos de Nicaragua ó and either or both the lakes of Nic- de Managua, ó por cualquiera otra aragua and Managua, or by any ruta al traves del territorio de Nicother route through the territories aragua; con tal objecto han conveof Nicaragua, have agreed for this nido en concluir un tratado de amispurpose to conclude a treaty of tad, comercio y navegacion, y en friendship, commerce and naviga- consecuencia han nombrado como tion, and have accordingly named as sus respectivos plenipotenciarios, á their respective plenipotentiaries, saber: Su Exelencia el Presidente that is to say the President of the de la republica de Nicaragua al United States, Andrew B. Dickin- Señor Licenciado Don Tomas Ayon, son, minister resident and extraor-ministro de relaciones esteriores, y dinary to Nicaragua, and his excel- el Presidente de los Estados Unidos, lency the President of the republic al Señor Andrew B. Dickinson, of Nicaragua, Señor Licenciado Don ministro residente y estraordinario Tomas Ayon, minister of foreign en Nicaragua, quienes, despues de relations, who, after communicating haberse comunicado reciprocamente to each other their full powers, sus plenos poderes, encontrados en found in due and proper form, have propia y debida forma, han conveagreed upon the following articles: ido en los articulos siguientes: ARTICLE I. There shall be perpetual amity between the United States and their ARTICULO 1. Peace and Habrá amistad perpetua entre la republica de Nicaragua y sus ciuda- friendship. Freedom of commerce. Coasting trade. Rights of - most favored nations. citizens on the one part, and the ARTICLE II. danos por una parte, y los Estados Unidos y sus ciudadanos por la otra. ARTICULO 2. There shall be between all the Habrá reciproca libertad de comterritories of the United States and ercio entre todos los territorios de la the territories of the republic of republica de Nicaragua y los terriNicaragua a reciprocal freedom of torios de los Estados Unidos. Los commerce. The subjects and citi- ciudadanos de los dos paises, rezens of the two countries, respec- spectivamente, tendrán plena libertively, shall have full liberty freely tad de llegar franca y seguramente and securely to come with their con sus buques y cargamentos á toships and cargoes to all places, dos los lugares, puertos y rios en los ports, and rivers in the territories terriotorios mencionados, á los cuales aforesaid to which other foreigners se permita ó se permitiere llegar á are or may be permitted to come, to otros extrangeros, de entrar en los enter into the same, and to remain mismos, y permanecer y residir en and reside in any part thereof, re- cualquier parte de ellos, respectivaspectively; also to hire and occupy mente; asi como de alquilar y ocuhouses and warehouses for the pur- par casas y almacenes para los obposes of their commerce; and gener-jetos de su comercio; y en general ally the merchants and traders of los comerciantes y traficantes de each nation, respectively, shall enjoy cada nacion, respectivamente, gozathe most complete protection and rán de la mas completa proteccion y security for their commerce, subject seguridad para su comercio, sugetos always to the laws and statutes of siempre á las leyes y estatutos de los the two countries, respectively. In dos paises, respectivamente. De la like manner the respective ships of misma manera los respectivos buques war and post-office packets of the de guerra y paquetes correos de los two countries shall have liberty dos paises, tendrán libertad de llegar freely and securely to come to all franca y seguramente á todos los harbors, rivers, and places to which puertos, rios y lugares á donde se other foreign ships of war and pack- permita ó se permitiere la llegada ets are or may be permitted to come, de otros buques de guerra y paqueto enter the same, to anchor, and to tes extrangeros; de entrar en los remain there and refit, subject always mismos, anclar, permanecer en ellos, to the laws and statutes of the two y reequiparse, sugetos siempre á las countries, respectively. leyes y estatutos de los dos paises, respectivamente. By the right of entering places, ports, and rivers, mentioned in this article, the privilege of carrying on the coasting trade is not understood; in which trade national vessels only of the country where the trade is carried on are permitted to engage. ARTICLE III. It being the intention of the two high contracting parties to bind themselves by the two preceding articles to treat each other on the footing of the most favored nations, it is hereby agreed between them that any favor, privilege, or immunity whatever, in matters of com En el derecho de entrar en los lugares, puertos y rios mencionados, no se comprende el privilegio de hacer el comercio costanero, en el cual solamente pueden emplearse buques nacionales del pais en que se haga dicho comercio. ARTICULO 3. Siendo la intencion de las dos altas partes contratantes obligarse por los articulos presentes á tratarse mutuamente bajo el pie que á la nacion mas favorecida, convienen por el presente, en que cualquier favor, privilegio ó inmunidad en materia de comercio y navegacion que una merce and navigation, which either | de dichas partes contratantes haya ARTICLE IV. á los subditos ó ciudadanos de otros ARTICULO 4. No higher or other duties shall be No se impondran otros ó mas al- Duties. imposed on the importation into the tos derechos sobre la importacion en territories of the United States of los territorios de los Estados Unidos any article being the growth, pro- de cualquier articulo que sea fruto, duce, or manufacture of the repub- producto natural 6 manufacturado lic of Nicaragua, and no higher or de la republica de Nicaragua, y no other duties shall be imposed on the se impondran otros ó mas altos dereimportation into the territories of chos sobre la importacion en los terthe republic of Nicaragua of any ritorios de la republica de Nicaraarticle being the growth, produce, gua, de cualquier articulo que sea or manufacture of the United States, fruto, producto natural ó manufacthan are or shall be payable upon turado de los Estados Unidos, que the like articles being the growth, los que se exigen ó exijieren por produce, or manufacture of any iguales articulos que sean frutos, other foreign country; nor shall productos naturales ó manufacturaany other or higher duties or charges dos de cualquier otro pais extranbe imposed in the territories of eith- gero, ni se impondran otros ó mas er of the high contracting parties on altos derechos ó gravamenes en los the exportation of any articles to territorios de ninguna de las dos althe territories of the other than such tas partes contratantes sobre la evas are or may be payable on the ex- portacion de cualesquier articulo a portation of the like articles to any los territorios de la otra, que los que other foreign country; nor shall any se exijan ó se exijieren por la exprohibition be imposed upon the im- portacion de iguales articulos para portation or exportation of any arti- cualquier otro pais extrangero, ni se cles the growth, produce, or manu- impondrá ninguna prohibicion sobre facture of the territories of the la importacion ó exportacion de United States or the republic of cualesquier articulos que sean frutos, Nicaragua to or from the said terri- productos naturales ó manufacturatories of the United States, or todos de los territorios de los Estados or from the republic of Nicaragua, which shall not equally extend to all other nations. ARTICLE V. Unidos ó de la republica de Nicara- ARTICULO 5. Prohibition No higher or other duties or pay- No se impondran otros ó mas altos Tonnage duties, harbor ments on account of tonnage, of derechos ó compensaciones por tone- dues, &c. light or harbor dues, or pilotage, of ladas, faros, puertos ó emolumentos salvage in case of either damage or any ARTICLE VI. de practicos, salvamento en caso de averia ó naufragio, ó impuestos locales de cualquiera clase en ninguno de los puertos de Nicaragua sobre los buques de los Estados Unidos que los que de ban pagarse por los buques de Nicaragua, que los que deban pagarse en los mismos puertos sobre buques de los Estados Unidos. ARTICULO 6. Duties on im- The same duties shall be paid on Se pagaran los mismos derechos ports the same in vessels of the importation into the territories por la importacion á los territorios either country. of the republic of Nicaragua of any de la republica de Nicaragua de article being the growth, produce, cualquier articulo que sea fruto, or manufacture of the territories of producto natural ó manufacturado the United States, whether such im- de los territorios de los Estados portation shall be made in Nicara- Unidos, ya sea que tal importacion guan vessels or in the vessels of the sea hecha en buques de Nicaragua United States; and the same duties ó en buques de los Estados Unidos, shall be paid on the importation in- y se pagaran los mismos derechos por to the territories of the United la importacion en los territorios de los States of any article being the Estados Unidos, de cualquier articulo growth, produce, or manufacture of que sea fruto, producto natural ó the republic of Nicaragua, whether manufacturado de la republica de such importation shall be made in Nicaragua, ya sea que la importaNicaraguan or United States vessels. cion sea hecha en buques NicaraThe same duties shall be paid, and güenses ó en buques de los Estados the same bounties and drawbacks Unidos. Se pagaran los mismos allowed, on the exportation to the derechos y se concederan los misrepublic of Nicaragua of any article mos premios y descuentos por la exbeing the growth, produce, or man- portacion á la republica de Nicaraufacture of the territories of the gua de cualesquier articulos que United States, whether such expor- sean frutos, productos naturales ó tation shall be made in Nicaraguan manufacturados de los territorios de or United States vessels; and the los Estados Unidos, ya sea que la same duties shall be paid, and the exportacion se hága en buques Nicsame bounties and drawbacks al- aragüenses ó de los Estados Unidos, lowed, on the exportation of any ar- y se pagaran los mismos derechos, ticles being the growth, produce, or y se concederan los mismos premios manufacture of the republic of Nic- y descuentos por la exportacion de aragua to the territories of the cualesquier articulos que sean frutos, United States, whether such expor- | productos naturales ó manufacturatation shall be made in the vessels dos de la republica de Nicaragua ó of the United States or of Nicara- de los territorios de los Estados gua. Unidos, ya sea que dicha exportacion sea hecha en buques de los Estados Unidos ó de Nicaragua. affairs themselves, as permitted by sus proprios negocios por si mismos, Rights of citithe laws, or to commit them to the como se permita por las leyes, ó de zens of each country in the management of whomsoever they encargar el manejo de ellos, á quien- territory of the please, as broker, factor, agent, or quiera que ellos tengan por conve- other. interpreter; nor shall they be ob- niente, con el caracter de corredor, liged to employ any other persons in factor, agente ó interprete, ni se les those capacities than those employed obligará á emplear ningunas otras by Nicaraguans, nor pay them any personas con aquel caracter que las other salary or remuneration than que sean empleadas por los Nicarasuch as is paid in like cases by Nic-güenses, ni à pagarles otros salarios araguan citizens; and absolute free- ó remuneraciones que los que en dom shall be allowed in all cases to iguales casos sean pagados por ciudathe buyer and seller to bargain and danos Nicaragüenses; y en todos fix the price of any goods, wares, or casos se concedera absoluta libertad merchandise imported into or ex-al comprador y al vendedor para ported from the republic of Nicaragua as they shall see good, observing the laws and established customs of the country. The same privileges shall be enjoyed in the territories of the United States by the citizens of the republic of Nicaragua under the same conditions. The citizens of the high contracting parties shall reciprocally receive and enjoy full and perfect protection for their persons and property, and shall have free and open access to the courts of justice in said countries, respectively, for the prosecution and defence of their just rights; and they shall be at liberty to employ, in all cases, advocates, attorneys, or agents, of whatsoever description, whom they may think proper; and they shall enjoy, in this respect, the same rights and privileges therein as native citizens. ARTICLE VIII. contratar y fijar el precio de cuales- Se gozaran los mismos privilegios Privileges. Protection to persons and Los ciudadanos de la altas partes property. ARTICULO 8. to various mat In whatever relates to the police En todo lo que hace relacion á la Rights of citi zens of each of the ports, the lading and unlading policia de los puertos, á la carga y country in the of ships, the safety of merchandise, descarga de los buques, á la seguri- territory of the goods, and effects, the succession to dad de las mercancias, generos y efec- other in respect personal estates, by will or other- tos, á la sucesion de bienes muebles ters. wise, and the disposal of personal por testamento ó de otro modo, y property of every sort and denomi- á la disposicion de bienes muebles nation, by sale, donation, exchange, de toda especie y denominacion, por testament, or any other manner venta, donacion, cambio, testamento whatsoever, as also the administra- ó de cualquiera otra manera, como tion of justice, the citizens of the two high contracting parties shall reciprocally enjoy the same privileges, liberties, and rights as native tambien á la administracion de jus- |