Article XII. All differences and suits between the subjects of the M. C.
K. in the U. S., or between the citizens of the United States within the
dominions of the M. C. K. and particularly all disputes relative to the
wages and terms of engagement of the crews of the respective vessels,
and all differences of whatever nature they be, which may arise between
the privates of the said crews, or between any of them and their
captains, or between the captains of different vessels of their nation,
shall be determined by the respective Consuls and Vice-Consuls, either
by a reference to arbitrators, or by a summary judgment, and without
costs.
No officer of the country, civil or military, shall interfere therein,
or take any part whatever in the matter: and the appeals from the said
consular sentences shall be carried before the tribunals of France or of
the United States, to whom it may appertain to take cognizance thereof.
Article XIII. The general utility of commerce, having caused to be
established within the dominions of the M. C. K. particular tribunals
and forms, for expediting the decision of commercial affairs, the
merchants of the U.
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