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APPENDIX TO COUNTER-CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



unless cleared for consimiption, in 

 which case they shall pay the same 

 rate of duty as if they had been 

 imported in a national vessel. 



In the case either of a vessel 

 being driven in by stress of weather, 

 run aground, or wrecked, the re- 

 spective Oonsuls-Generals, Con- 

 suls, Vice-Consuls, and Consular 

 Agents shall, if the owner or mas- 

 ter or other agent of the owner is 

 not present, or is present and re- 

 quires it, be authorized to inter- 

 pose in order to aftbrd the neces- 

 sary assistance to their fellow- 

 countrymen. 



Article XIII. 



For the better security of com- 

 merce between the subjects of Her 

 Britannic Majesty and the citizens 

 of the United States of Mexico, it 

 is agreed that, if at any time any 

 interruption of friendly intercourse 

 or any rupture should unfortu- 

 nately take place between the two 

 Contracting Parties, the subjects 



or citizens of either of the 

 120 said Contracting Parties 



who may be residing in the 

 dominions or . territories of the 

 other, or who may be established 

 there, in the exercise of any trade 

 or special emidoyment, shall have 

 the privilege of remaining and con- 

 tinuing such trade or employment, 

 without any manner of interrup- 

 tion, in full enjoyment of their 

 liberty and i^roperty, so long as 

 they behave peacefully and com- 

 mit no offence against the laws; 

 and their goods, property, and 

 effects, of whatever description 

 they may be, whether in their own 

 custody or intrusted to individuals, 

 or to the State, shall not be liable 

 to seizure or sequestration, or to 

 any other charges or demands than 

 those which may be made upon the 

 like goods, proi)erty, and effects 

 belonging to native subjects or 

 citizens. Should tliey, however, 

 prefer to leave the country, they 

 shall be allowed to make arrange- 



d menos que se destinen al con- 

 sumo interior, en cuyo caso pagar^i 

 los mismos derechos que si hubie 

 sen sido importados en un buque 

 uacional. 



En el caso de que por razon de 

 mal tiempo un buque se refugiare 

 en un puerto 6 encallare 6 naufra- 

 gare, los Consules-Geuerales, Con- 

 sules, Vice-Consules, y Agentes 

 Cousulares, si el propietario 6 capi- 

 tan 11 otro agente del ijropietario 

 no est4n preseutes, 6 si estan pre- 

 sentes y lo pidieren, estaran au- 

 torizados para intervenir a fin de 

 impartir los auxilios necesarios d 

 BUS compatriotas. 



Articulo XIII. 



Para mayor seguridad del comer- 

 cio entre los ciudadanos de los 

 Estados Unidos Mexicanos y los 

 siibditos de Su Majestad Britanica, 

 se convieue que, si desgraciada- 

 mente en algun tiemj^o se iuterrum- 

 pieren las relacioues amistosas 

 ii ocurriese alguna ruptura entre 

 ambas Partes Contratantes, los 

 ciudadanos 6 subditos de una de 

 las dos Partes Contratantes que 

 residan en los dominios 6 territories 

 de la otra, 6 que alii esten estable- 

 cidos ejercieudo el comercio 6 em- 

 pleados en otra ocupaciou, tendrau 

 el derecho de permanecer y de oon- 

 tinuar en su comercio li ocupacion, 

 sin iuterrupcion alguna, con el 

 pleuo goce de su libertad y i)ropie- 

 dad, mi6ntras se conduzcan pacifl- 

 camente y no contra vengan las 

 leyes; y sus bienes, propiedades, 

 y efectos, de cualquiera clase que 

 scan, ya esten en su poder 6 con- 

 fiados 4 particulares 6 al Estado, 

 no estarjln sujetos -A embargo 6 se- 

 cuestro, ni 4 otras cargas u obliga- 

 ciones que las que se impongan en 

 bienes, propiedades y efectos andlo- 

 gos pertenecientes A los uacionales. 

 Sin embaigo, si prefiriesen salir 

 del pais, se les permitir4 hacer los 

 arreglos convenientes para la segu- 

 ridad de sus bienes, propiedades, 

 y efectos, 6 para disponer de alios 

 y para liquidar sus cuentas ; y se 



