TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA. XXV
above, as the circumstances of the different ports may demand.
Art. X.-A mistake having crept into the text of the 22d Article of the Treaty concluded at Tien-tsin in the year 1858, to the effect that Tonnage Dues would be charged on French ships over one hundred and fifty tons burthen at the rate of Five Mace per ton, it is now agreed that on vessels of more than one hundred and fifty tons Tonnage Dues shall be levied at the rate of Four Mace per ton; on vessels of less than one hundred and fitty tons, One mace per ton shall be collected. From henceforth, French vessels entering port shall each and all pay Tonnage Dues in ac- cordance with the rates hereby fixed.
Signed and sealed at Peking by the Plenipotentiaries of China and France, on the 25th day of October, in the year 1860.
[Hien Fung, 10th year, 2d month, 12th day.]
TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND CHINA. SIGNED AT TIEN-TSIN, JUNE 18, 1858.
The United States of America and the Ta-Tsing Empire, desiring to maintain firm, lasting, and sincere friendship, have resolved to renew, in a manner clear and positive, by means of a Treaty or general convention of peace, amity, and commerce, the rules which shall in future be mutually observed in the intercourse of their respec- tive countries; for which most desirable object the President of the United States and the August Sovereign of the Ta-Tsing Empire have named for their plenipotentiaries, to wit; the President of the United States of America, William B. Reed, Envoy Ex- traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to China; and his Majesty the Emperor of China, Kweiliang, a member of the Privy Council aud Superintendent of the Board of Punishments; and Hwashana, President of the Board of Civil Office, and Major General of the Bordered Blue Banner Division of the Chinese Bannermen, both of them being Imperial Commissioners and Plenipotentiaries; And the said ministers in virtue of the respective full powers they have received from their governments,
have agreed upon the following articles.
Art. I.-There shall be, as there has always been, peace and friendship between the United States of America and the Ta-Tsing Empire, and between their people, respectively. They shall not insult or oppress each other for any trifling cause, so as to produce an estrangement between them; and if any other nation should act unjust- ly or oppressively, the United States will exert their good offices, on being informed of the case, to bring about an amicable arrangement of the question, thus showing their friendly feelings.
Art. II.-In order to perpetuate friendship, on the exchange of ratifications by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate of the United States, and by his Majesty the Emperor of China, this treaty shall be kept and sacredly guarded in this way, viz: The original treaty, as ratifled by the President of the United States, shall be deposited at Peking, the capital of his Majesty the Emperor of China, in charge of the Privy Council; and, as ratified by his Majesty the Emperor of China, shall be deposited at Washington, the capital of the United States, in charge of the Secretary of State.
Art. III-In order that the people of the two countries may know and obey the provisions of this treaty, the United States of America agree, immediately on the ex- change of ratifications, to proclaim the same and publish it by proclamation in the gazettes where the laws of the United States of America are published by authority; and his Majesty the Emperor of China, on the exchange of ratifications, agrees im- mediately to direct the publication of the same at the capital and by the governors of all the provinces.
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