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TREATY BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND SIAM.
with the exception of this limitation, British residents in Siam may at any time buy or rent houses, lands, or plantations, situated anywhere within a distance of twenty-four hours' journey from the city of Bangkok, to be computed by the rate at which boats of the country can travel. In order to obtain possession of such lands or houses, it will be necessary that the British subject shall, in the first place, make application through the Consul to the proper Siamese officers; and the Consul having satisfied himself of the honest intentions of the applicant, will assist him in settling, upon equitable terms, the amount of the purchase money, will mark out and fix the boundaries of the property. and will convey the same to the British purchasers under scaled deeds. Whereupon and his property shall be placed under the protection of the Governor of the district and that of the particular local authorities; he shall conform, in ordinary matters, to any just directions given him by them, and will be subject to the same taxation that is levied on Siamese subjects. But if through negligence, and want of Capital, or other cause, a subject should fail to commence the cultivation or improvement of the lands su acquired within a term of three years from the date of receiving possession thereof, the Siamese Government shall have the power of resuming the property, upon returning to the British subject the purchase-money paid by him for the same.
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Art. V.--All British subjects intending to reside in Siam shall be registered at the British Consulate. They shall not go out to sea, nor proceed beyond the limits assigned by this treaty for the residence of British subjects, without a passport from the Siamese authorities, to be applied for by the British Consul; nor shall they leave Siam, if the Siamese authorities show to the British Consul that legitimate objections exist to their quitting the country. But within the limits, appointed under the ceding article, British subjects are at liberty to travel to and fro under protection a pass, to be furnished them by the British Consul, and counter-sealed by the proper Siamese officer, stating, in the Siamese character, their names, calling, and description. The Siamese officers at the Government station in the interior may, at any time, cali for the production of this pass, and immediately on its being exhibited, they must allow the parties to proceed: but it will be their duty to detain those persons who, by travelling without a pass from the Consul, render themselves liable to the suspicion of their being deserters; and such detention shall be immediately reported to the Consul
Art. VI.-All British subjects visiting or residing in Siam, shall be allowed the free exercise of the Christian religion, and liberty to build churches in such localities as shall be consented to by the Siamese authorities. The Siamese government wil place no restrictions upon the employment by the English of Siamese subjects as servants, But whenever a Siamese subject belongs or owes service to or in any other capacity some particular master, the servant who engages himself to a British subject without the consent of his master may be reclaimed by him; and the Siamese government will unless made with the knowledge and consent of the master, who has a right to dispose
of the services of the person engaged.
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Art. VII.-British ships of war may enter the river, and anchor at Paknamn, but they shall not proceed above Paknam, unless with the consent of the Siamese authe- rities, which shall be given when it is necessary that a ship shall go into dock for Her Majesty's Government to the Court of Bangkok, shall be allowed to come up to Any British ship of war conveying to Šiam a public functionary accredited by
unless expressly permitted to do so by the Siamese government; but in the absence of Bangkok, but shall not pass the forts called Pong Phirachamit and Pit-patch-nuck: a British ship of war, the Siamese authorities engage to furnish the Consul of force sufficient to enable him to give effect to his authority over British subjects, and
to enforce discipline among British shipping.
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Art. VIII. The measurement duty hitherto paid by British vessels trading to into operation, and British shipping and trade will henceforth be only subject to the pay Bangkok under the treaty of 1826 shall be abolished from the date of this treaty coming ment of import and export duties on the goods landed or shipped. On all articles of import the duties shall be three per cent., payable at the option of the importer, either in kind or money, calculated upon the market value of the goods. Drawback of the full amount
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