1837. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, a treaty of amity and commerce between the United States of America, and his Majesty the King of Siam, was concluded and signed at the City of Sia-Yut'hia, (commonly called Bankok,) on the twentieth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three, which treaty is, word for word, as follows: Treaty with the "Treaty of amity and commerce between his Majesty the MagKing of Siam. nificent King of Siam, and the United States of America: "His Majesty the Sovereign and Magnificent King, in the Chau Phaya- City of Sia-Yut'hia, has appointed the Chau Phaya-Phra-klang, Edmund Roberts one of the first Ministers of State, to treat with Edmund Roberts, appointed to form Minister of the United States of America, who has been sent Phra-klang and a treaty. Treaty conclu 1833. by the Government thereof, on its behalf, to form a treaty of sincere friendship and entire good faith between the two nations. For this purpose, the Siamese and the citizens of the United States of America shall, with sincerity, hold commercial intercourse in the ports of their respective nations as long as Heaven and Earth shall endure. "This treaty is concluded on Wednesday, the last of the ded 20th March, fourth month of the year 1194, called Pi-marông-chat-tavasôk, (or the year of the Dragon,) corresponding to the twentieth day of March, in the year of our Lord 1833. One original is written in Siamese, the other in English; but as the Siamese are ignorant of English, and the Americans of Siamese, a Portuguese and a Chinese translation are annexed, to serve as testimony to the contents of the treaty. The writing is of the same tenor and date in all the languages aforesaid: It is signed, on the one part, with the name of the Chau P'haya P'hra-klang, and sealed with the seal of the lotus flower, of glass; on the other part, it is signed with the name of Edmund Roberts, and sealed with a seal containing an eagle and stars. Siam will ratify the treaty if the U. S. do. Perpetual peace. Citizens U. S. at liberty to enter "One copy will be kept in Siam, and another will be taken by Edmund Roberts to the United States. If the Government of the United States shall ratify the said treaty, and attach the seal of the Government, then Siam will also ratify it on its part, and attach the seal of its Government. ARTICLE 1. There shall be a perpetual peace between the United States of America and the Magnificent King of Siam. ART. 2. The citizens of the United States shall have free the ports of the liberty to enter all the ports of the Kingdom of Siam, with their am, with their cargoes, of whatever kind the said cargoes may consist; and cargoes, to trade, they shall have liberty to sell the same to any of the subjects of when they the King, or others who may wish to purchase the same, or to Kingdom of Si and to depart please. barter the same for any produce or manufacture of the Kingdom, or other articles that may be found there. No prices shall be fixed by the officers of the King on the articles to be sold by the merchants of the United States, or the merchandise they 1837. may wish to buy, but the trade shall be free on both sides, to Duties payable United States. by vessels of the ART. 3. Vessels of the United States entering any port within his Majesty's dominions, and selling or purchasing cargoes of merchandisé, shall pay, in lieu of import and export duties, tonnage, license to trade, or any other charge whatever, a measurement duty only, as follows: The measurement shall be made from side to side, in the middle of the vessel's length; and, if a single decked vessel, on such single deck: if otherwise, on the lower deck. On every vessel selling merchandise, the sum of one thousand seven hundred Ticals, or Bats, shall be paid for every Siamese fathom in breadth, so measured; the said fathom being computed to contain seventyeight English or American inches, corresponding to ninety-six Siamese inches; but if the said vessel should come without merchandise, and purchase a cargo with specie only, she shall then pay the sum of fifteen hundred Ticals, or Bats, for each and every fathom before described. Furthermore, neither the No duties pay aforesaid measurement duty, nor any other charge whatever, entering to refit, shall be paid by any vessel of the United States that enters a Siamese port for the purpose of refitting, or for refreshments, or to inquire the state of the market. able by vessels &c. duties. ART. 4. If hereafter the duties payable by foreign vessels be Diminution of diminished in favour of any other nation, the same diminution shall be made in favour of the vessels of the United States. be given to ship ART. 5. If any vessel of the United States shall suffer ship- Assistance to wreck on any part of the magnificent King's dominions, the wrecked vessels persons escaping from the wreck shall be taken care of and of the U. S. hospitably entertained at the expense of the King, until they shall find an opportunity to be returned to their country; and the property saved from such wreck shall be carefully preserved and restored to its owners; and the United States will repay all expenses incurred by his Majesty on account of such wreck. Settlement of debts contracted Siam by citi zens of one country with those of ART. 6. If any citizen of the United States, coming to Siam for the purpose of trade, shall contract debts to any individual in of Siam, or if any individual of Siam shall contract debts to any citizen of the United States, the debtor shall be obliged to the other. bring forward and sell all his goods to pay his debts therewith. When the product of such bona fide sale shall not suffice, he shall no longer be liable for the remainder, nor shall the cre 1837. Merchants of the King's factories, &c. ditor be able to retain him as a slave, imprison, flog, or otherwise punish him, to compel the payment of any balance remaining due, but shall leave him at perfect liberty. ART. 7. Merchants of the United States coming to trade in the US to rent the kingdom of Siam, and wishing to rent houses therein, shall rent the King's factories, and pay the customary rent of the country. If the said merchants bring their goods on shore, the King's officers shall take account thereof, but shall not levy any duty thereupon. Citizens of the ART. 8. If any citizens of the United States, or their vessels, pirates to be set or other property, shall be taken by pirates and brought within at liberty, and the dominions of the magnificent King, the persons shall be their property reset at liberty, and the property restored to its owners. Merchants of ART. 9. Merchants of the United States trading in the kingspect the lave, dom of Siam shall respect and follow the laws and customs of the country in all points. stored. spect &c. Appointment of consuls. The final ratification reserved &c. ART. 10. If hereafter any foreign nation other than the Portuguese shall request and obtain his Majesty's consent to the appointment of consuls to reside in Siam, the United States shall be at liberty to appoint consuls to reside in Siam, equally with such other foreign nation. WHEREAS the undersigned, Edmund Roberts, a citizen of Portsmouth, in the State of New Hampshire, in the United States of America, being duly appointed an envoy, by letters patent, under the signature of the President and seal of the United States of America, bearing date at the city of Washington, the twenty-sixth day of January, A.D. 1832, for negotiating and concluding a treaty of amity and commerce between the United States of America and his Majesty the King of Siam: Now know ye, that I, Edmund Roberts, envoy as aforesaid, to the President, do conclude the foregoing treaty of amity and commerce, and every article and clause therein contained; reserving the same, nevertheless, for the final ratification of the President of the United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate of the said United States. Ratification. Done at the royal city of Sia-Yut'hia, (commonly called Bankok,) on the twentieth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three, and of the independence of the United States of America the fifty-seventh. And whereas, the said treaty has been duly ratified on both parts, and the respective ratifications of the same were exchanged at the city of Sia-Yut'hia, (commonly called Bankok,} on the fourteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six: NOW THEREFORE BE IT KNOWN, THAT I, MARTIN VAN BUREN, President of the United States of America, have caused the said treaty to be made public, to the end that the same, and every clause and article thereof, may be observed and fulfilled 1837. with good faith by the United States, and the citizens thereof. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington, this twenty-fourth day of June, in the year of our Lord 1837, and of the Inde[L. S.] pendence of the United States the sixty-first. By the President: JOHN FORSYTH, MARTIN VAN BUREN. Secretary of State. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. boundary of Mis President declar title to be extin state assenting to WHEREAS, by an act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1836, The western it was enacted that when the Indian title to all the lands lying souri to be exbetween the State of Missouri and the Missouri river should be tended upon the extinguished, the jurisdiction over said land should be ceded by ing the Indian the said act to the State of Missouri, and the western boundary guished, and the of said State should be then extended to the Missouri river, the act of 7th reserving to the United States the original right of soil in said June, 1836. lands, and of disposing of the same; and whereas, it was in and by the said act provided that the same should not take effect until the President should, by proclamation, declare that the Indian title to said lands had been extinguished, nor until the State of Missouri should have assented to the provisions of the said act : given assent by of 16th And whereas, an act was passed by the General Assembly Missouri having of the State of Missouri on the 16th of December, 1836, ex- an act of the Gepressing the assent of the said State to the provisions of the th Deceny said act of Congress, a copy of which act of the General As- ber, 1836; sembly, duly authenticated, has been officially communicated to this Government, and is now on file in the Department of State: Now, THEREFORE, I, MARTIN VAN BUREN, President of the United States of America, do, by this my proclamation, declare and make known, that the Indian title to all the said lands lying between the State of Missouri and the Missouri river, has been extinguished, and that the said act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1836, takes effect from the date hereof. Given under my hand at the city of Washington, this 28th By the President: JOHN FORSYTH, MARTIN VAN BUREN. Secretary of State. The President declares that the Indian title has been extinguished. . 1 1837. Congress to convene on the September. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, great and weighty matters claiming the consifirst Monday in deration of the Congress of the United States, form an extraordinary occasion for convening them, I do, by these presents, appoint the first Monday of September next for their meeting at the city of Washington; hereby requiring the respective Senators and Representatives then and there to assemble in Congress, in order to receive such communications as may then be made to them, and to consult and determine on such measures as in their wisdom may be deemed meet for the welfare of the United States. In testimony whereof, I have caused the seal of the United States to be hereunto affixed, and signed the same with my hand. Done at the city of Washington, the fifteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred [L. s.] and thirty-seven, and of the Independence of the United States the sixty-first. By the President: JOHN FORSYTH, Secretary of State. M. VAN BUREN. lish certain du of foreign nations such duties are BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. The President WHEREAS, by the third section of the act of Congress of authorized toabo- the United States of the thirteenth of July, one thousand eight ties on the vessels hundred and thirty-two, entitled "An act concerning tonnage in whose ports no duty on Spanish vessels," it is provided, that whenever the Prelevied on those sident shall be satisfied that the discriminating or countervailing duties of tonnage levied by any foreign nation on the ships or vessels of the United States, shall have been abolished, he may direct that the tonnage duty on the vessels of such nation shall cease to be levied in the ports of the United States : of the U. S. Satisfied that And whereas, satisfactory evidence has lately been received not levied in the from his Majesty, the King of Greece, that the discriminating ports of Greece; duties of tonnage levied by said nation on the ships or vessels of the United States have been abolished: the tonnage du Declares that Now, THEREFORE, I, MARTIN VAN BUREN, President of the ty on Grecian United States, do hereby declare and proclaim, that the tonnage cease to be le duty on the vessels of the kingdom of Greece, shall, from this vied in the U. S. date, cease to be levied in the ports of the United States. vessels |