TREATY BETWEEN PERU AND CHINA.
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His Majesty the Emperor of China may appoint a Consul-General, Con-uls, Vice-Consuls, or Consular Agents at any port or town of Peru where Consular Officers of any other Power are admitted to residle. All of these Officers s' all enjoy the same rights and privileges as those of the most favoured nation in Pe u.
It is further agreed that the appointment of the said Consular Officers shall not be made in merchants residing in the locality.
Art. V.-Peruvian citizens are at liberty to travel for their pleasure or for purposs of trade in all parts of China under express condition of being provi led with passports written in Spanish and Chinese, issued in due form by the Consul of Peru and viséd by the Chinese Authorities. These passports, if demanded, must be produced for examination in the localities passed through. If the passport be not irregular, the bearer will be allowed to proceed, and no opp sition shall be offered to his hiring persons, or hiring vessels or carts for the carriage of his baggage or merchandise, and the said merchandise shall be conveyed in accordance with the General Regulations of Foreign Trade.
If the traveller be without a passport, he shall be handed over to the nearest Consul in order to enable him to procure one. The above provision will in like manner be applicable to cases of a Peruvian citizen committing any offence against the laws of China. But be shall in no case be subj cted by the Chinese Autho ities to any kind of ill-treatment or insult.
The citizens of Peru may go on excursions from the open ports or cities to a dis. tauce not exceeding 100 li and for a period not exceeding five days, without being provided with a passport.
The above provisions do not apply to the crews of ships, who, when on shore, shall be subject to the disciplinary regulations drawn up by the Consul and the local Authorities,
Chinese subjects shall have the liberty to travel at their pleasure throughout the territory of Peru, as long as they behave peaceably and commit no offence a ainst the laws and regulati ns of the country.
Art. VI. The Republic of Peru, and the Empire of China cordially recognize the inherent and inalienable right of man to change his b me. Their citizens and subjects respectively may consequently go freely from the one country to the other for the purposes of curiosity, trade, labour, or as permanent residents. The High Contracting Parties therefore agree that the citizens and subjects of both countries shall only emigrate with their free and voluntary ensent; and join in reprobating any other than an entirely voluntary emigration for the said purposes, and every act of violence or fraud that may be employed in Macao or the ports of China to carry away Chinese subjects. Tre Contracting Parties likewise pledg them-elves to punish severe- ly, according to their laws, their respective citizens and subjects who may viol te the present stipulations, and also to proceed judicially against their respective ships that may be employel in such unlawful operations, imposing the fi es which for such cases are established by their laws.
Art. VII.—It 18 further agreed, that for the better understanding and more efficient protection of the Chinese subjects who reside in Peru, the Peruvian Govern- ment will appoint official Interpreters of the Chines language in to Prefec ures of the Department of Peru where the great 、entres of Chinese immigration exist.
Art. VIII. The merchant ships belonging to Peruvian citizens shall be permitted to frequent all the ports of China open to foreign trade, and to proceed to and tro at pleasure with their merchandise, enjoying the same rights and privileg s as those of the most favour d nation.
In like mann r, the merchant ships belonging to Chinese subjects may visit all the ports of P、ru open to foreign commerce and trade in them, enjoying the sme rights and privileges which in Peru are grated to the citizens or subjects of the most favoured nation.
Art. IX. Peruvian citizens shall pay at the ports of China open to foreign trade, on all the goods imported or exported by them, the duties enum rated in the tariff which is now in force for the regulation of foreign commerce; but they can, iu no case, be
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