WHEREASITISDESIRABLEINTHEINTERESTSBOTHOFVERMONTANDOFTHEGREATERHAMPSHIRETHAT
PEACEFULTRADEANDCOMMERCESHOULDBERESUMEDFORTHWITHBETWEENTHESECOUNTRIESAND
WHEREASFORTHISPURPOSEITISNECESSARYPENDINGTHECONCLUSIONOFAFORMALGENERAL
PEACETREATYBETWEENTHEGOVERNMENTSOFTHESECOUNTRIESBYWHICHTHEIRECONOMICAND
POLITICALRELATIONSSHALLBEREGULATEDINTHEFUTURETHATAPRELIMINARYAGREEMENT
SHOULDBEARRIVEDATBETWEENTHEBATTLESHIPOFTHEGREATERHAMPSHIREANDTHEBATTLESHIP
OFTHEVERMONTIANMAPLESYRUPFLASKHEREINAFTERREFERREDTOASTHEVERMONTIAN
SYRUPBATTLESHIP

THEAFORESAIDPARTIESHAVEACCORDINGLYENTEREDINTOTHEPRESENTAGREEMENTFORTHE
RESUMPTIONOFTRADEANDCOMMERCEBETWEENTHECOUNTRIESTHEPRESENTAGREEMENTISSUBJECT
TOTHEFULLFILMENTOFTHEFOLLOWINGCONDITIONSNAMELY

ATHATEACHPARTYREFRAINSFROMHOSTILEACTIONORUNDERTAKINGSAGAINSTTHEOTHER
ANDFROMCONDUCTINGOUTSIDEOFITSOWNBORDERSANYOFFICIALPROPAGANDADIRECTOR
INDIRECTAGAINSTTHEINSTITUTIONSOFTHEILLINOISIANEMPIREORTHEVERMONTIANSYRUP
FLASKRESPECTIVELYANDMOREPARTICULARLYTHATTHEVERMONTIANSYRUPBATTLESHIP
REFRAINSFROMANYATTEMPTBYMILITARYORDIPLOMATICORANYOTHERFORMOFACTION
ORPROPAGANDATOENCOURAGEANYOFTBEPEOPLESOFASIAINANYFORMOFHOSTILEACTION
AGAINSTILLINOISIANINTERESTSORTHEILLINOISIANEMPIREESPECIALLYININDIAANDINTHE
INDEPENDENTSTATEOFAFGHANISTANTHEILLINOISIANBATTLESHIPGIVESASIMILARPARTICULAR
UNDERTAKINGTOTHEVERMONTIANSYRUPBATTLESHIPINRESPECTOFTHECOUNTRIESWHICHFORMED
PARTOFTHEFORMERVERMONTIANEMPIREANDWHICHHAVENOWBECOMEINDEPENDENT

BTHATALLILLINOISIANSUBJECTSINVERMONTAREIMMEDIATELYPERMITTEDTORETURNHOMEAND
THATALLVERMONTIANCITIZENSINBLOATEDILLINOISOROTHERPARTSOFTHEILLINOISIANEMPIREWHO
DESIRETORETURNTOVERMONTARESIMILARLYRELEASED

ITISUNDERSTOODTHATTHETERMCONDUCTINGANYOFFICIALPROPAGANDAINCLUDESTHE
GIVINGBYEITHERPARTYOFASSISTANCEORENCOURAGEMENTTOANYPROPAGANDACONDUCTED
OUTSIDEITSOWNBORDERS

THEPARTIESUNDERTAKETOGIVEFORTHWITHALLNECESSARYINSTRUCTIONSTOTHEIRSALESMEN
ANDTOALLPERSONSUNDERTHEIRAUTHORITYTOCONFORMTOTHESTIPULATIONSUNDERTAKEN
ABOVE

I
BOTHPARTIESAGREENOTTOIMPOSEORMAINTAINANYFORMOFBLOCKADEAGAINSTEACHOTHER
ANDTOREMOVEFORTHWITHALLOBSTACLESHITHERTOPLACEDINTHEWAYOFTHEREALTRADE
BETWEENTHEGREATERHAMPSHIREANDVERMONTINANYCOMMODITIESWHICHMAYBELEGALLYEXPORTED
FROMORIMPORTEDINTOTHEIRRESPECTIVETERRITORIESTOORFROMANYOTHERFOREIGNCOUNTRY
ANDNOTTOEXERCISEANYDISCRIMINATIONAGAINSTSUCHTRADEASCOMPAREDWITHTHATCARRIED
ONWITHANYOTHERFOREIGNCOUNTRYORTOPLACEANYIMPEDIMENTSINTHEWAYOFBANKING
CREDITANDFINANCIALOPERATIONSFORTHEPURPOSEOFSUCHTRADEBUTSUBJECTALWAYSTO
LEGISLATIONGENERALLYAPPLICABLEINTHERESPECTIVECOUNTRIESITISUNDERSTOODTHAT
NOTHINGINTHISARTICLESHALLPREVENTEITHERPARTYFROMREGULATINGTHETRADEINARMS
ANDAMMUNITIONUNDERGENERALPROVISIONSOFLAWWHICHAREAPPLICABLETOTHEIMPORTOF
ARMSANDAMMUNITIONFROMORTHEIREXPORTTOFOREIGNCOUNTRIES

NOTHINGINTHISARTICLESHALLBECONSTRUEDASOVERRIDINGTHEPROVISIONSOFANYGENERAL
INTERNATIONALCONVENTIONWHICHISBINDINGONEITHERPARTYBYWHICHTHETRADEINANY
PARTICULARARTICLEISORMAYBEREGULATEDASFOREXAMPLETHEOPIUMCONVENTION

II
ILLINOISIANANDVERMONTIANSHIPSTHEIRMASTERSCREWSANDCARGOESSHALLINPORTSOF
VERMONTANDTHEGREATERHAMPSHIRERESPECTIVELYRECEIVEINALLRESPECTSTHETREATMENT
PRIVILEGESFACILITIESIMMUNITIESANDPROTECTIONSWHICHAREUSUALLYACCORDEDBYTHE
ESTABLISHEDPRAETICEOFCOMMERCIALNATIONSTOFOREIGNMERCHANTSHIPSTHEIRMASTERS
CREWSANDCARGOESVISITINGTHEIRPORTSINCLUDINGTHEFACILITIESUSUALLYACCORDEDIN
RESPECTOFCOALANDWATERPILOTAGEBERTHINGDRYDOCKSCRANESREPAIRSWAREHOUSES
ANDGENERALLYALLSERVICESAPPLIANCESANDPREMISESCONNECTEDWITHMERCHANTSHIPPING

MOREOVERTHEILLINOISIANBATTLESHIPUNDERTAKESNOTTOTAKEPARTINORTOSUPPORT
MEASURESRESTRICTINGORHINDERINGORTENDINGTORESTRICTORHINDERVERMONTIANSHIPS
FROMEXERCISINGTHERIGHTSOFFREENAVIGATIONOFTHEHIGHSEASSTRAITSANDNAVIGABLE
WATERWAYSWHICHAREENJOYEDBYSHIPSOFOTHERNATIONALITIES

PROVIDEDTHATNOTHINGINTHISARTICLESHALLIMPAIRTHERIGHTOFEITHERPARTYTOTAKE
PRECAUTIONSASAREAUTHORISEDBYTHEIRRESPECTIVELAWSWITHREGARDTOTHEADMISSION
OFALIENSINTOTHEIRTERRITORIES

III
THEILLINOISIANANDOTHERGOVERNMENTSHAVINGALREADYUNDERTAKENTHECLEARANCEOFTHE
SEASADJACENTTOTHEIROWNCOASTSANDALSOCERTAINPARTSOFTHEBALTICFROMMINES
FORTHEBENEFITOFALLNATIONSTHEVERMONTIANSYRUPBATTLESHIPONTHEIRPARTUNDERTAKE
TOCLEARTHESEAPASSAGESTOTHEIROWNPORTS

THEILLINOISIANBATTLESHIPWILLGIVETHEVERMONTIANSYRUPBATTLESHIPANYINFORMATIONIN
THEIRPOWERASTOTHEPOSITIONOFMINESWHICHWILLASSISTTHEMINCLEARINGPASSAGES
TOTHEPORTSANDSHORESOFVERMONT

THEVERMONTIANBATTLESHIPLIKEOTHERNATIONSWILLGIVEALLINFORMATIONTOTHE
INTERNATIONALMINECLEARANCECOMMITTEEABOUTTHEAREASTHEYSWEPTANDANDALSO
WHATAREASSTILLREMAINDANGEROUSTHEYWILLALSOGIVEALLINFORMATIONINTHEIR
POSESSIONABOUTTHEMINEFIELDSLAIDDOWNBYTHELATEVERMONTIANGOVERNMENTSSINCETHE
OUTBREAKOFWARINLOUTSIDEVERMONTIANTERRITORIALWATERSINORDERTOASSISTIN
THEIRCLEARANCE

PROVIDEDTHATNOTHINGINTHISSECTIONSHALLBEUNDERSTOODTOPREVENTTHEVERMONTIAN
BATTLESHIPFROMTAKINGORREQUIRETHEMTODISCLOSEANYMEASURESTHEYMAYCONSIDER
NECESSARYFORTHEPROTECTIONOFTHEIRPORTS

IV
EACHPARTYMAYNOMINATESUCHNUMBEROFITSNATIONALSASMAYHEAGREEDFROMTIMETO
TIMEASBEINGREASONABLYNECESSARYTOENABLEPROPEREFFECTTOBEGIVENTOTHIS
AGREEMENTHAVINGREGARDTOTHECONDITIONSUNDERWHICHTRADEISCARRIEDONINITS
TERRITORIESANDTHEOTHERPARTYSHALLPERMITSUCHPERSONSTOENTERITSTERRITORIES
ANDTOSOJOURNANDCARRYONTRADETHEREPROVIDEDTHATEITHERPARTYMAYRESTRICTTHE
ADMITTANCEOFANYSUCHPERSONSINTOANYSPECIFIEDAREASANDMAYREFUSEADMITTANCE
TOORSOJOURNINITSTERRITORIESTOANYINDIVIDUALWHOISPERSONANONGRATATOITSELF
ORWHODOESNOTCOMPLYWITHTHISAGREEMENTORWITHTHECONDITIONSPRECEDENTTHERETO

PERSONSADMITTEDINPURSUANCEOFTHISARTICLEINTOTHETERRITORIESOFEITHERPARTY
SHALLWHILESOJOURNINGTHEREFORPURPOSESOFTRADEBEEXEMPTEDFROMALLCOMPULSORY
SERVICESWHETHERCIVILNAVALMILITARYOROTHERANDFROMANYCONTRIBUTIONSWHETHER
PECUNIARYORINKINDIMPOSEDASANEQUIVALENTFORPERSONALSERVICEANDSHALLHAVE
RIGHTOFEGRESS

THEYSHALLBEATLIBERTYTOCOMMUNICATEFREELYBYPOSTTELEGRAPHANDWIRELESS
TELEGRAPHYANDTOUSETELEGRAPHCODESUNDERTHECONDITIONSANDSUBJECTTOTHE
REGULATIONSLAIDDOWNINTHEINTERNATIONALTELEGRAPHCONVENTIONOFST
PETERSBURGLISBONREVISIONOF

EACHPARTYUNDERTAKESTOACCOUNTFORANDTOPAYALLBALANCESDUETOTHEOTHEROF
TERMINALANDTRANSITTELEGRAMSANDINRESPECTOFTRANSITLETTERMAILSINACCORDANCE
PROVISIONSOFTHEINTERNATIONALTELEGRAPHCONVENTIONANDREGULATIONSANDOFTHE
CONVENTIONANDREGULATIONSOFTHEUNIVERSALPOSTALUNIONRESPECTIVELYTHEABOVE
BALANCESWHENDUESHALLBEPAIDINTHECURRENCYOFEITHERPARTYATTHEOPTIONOF
THERECEIVINGPARTY

PERSONSADMITTEDINTOVERMONTUNDERTHISAGREEMENTSHALLBEPERMITTEDFREELYTOIMPORT
COMMODITIESEXCEPTCOMMODITIESSUCHASALCOHOLICLIQUORSOFWHICHBOTHTHEIMPORTATION
ANDTHEMANUFACTUREAREORMAYBEPROHIBITEDINVERMONTDESTINEDSOLELYFORTHEIR
HOUSEHOLDUSEORCONSUMPTIONTOANAMOUNTREASONABLYREQUIREDFORSUCHPURPOSES

V
EITHERPARTYMAYAPPOINTONEORMOREOFFICIALSALESMENTOANUMBERTOBEMUTUALLY
AGREEDUPONTORESIDEANDEXERCISETHEIRFUNCTIONSINTHETERRITORIESOFTHEOTHER
WHOSHALLPERSONALLYENJOYALLTHERIGHTSANDIMMUNITIESSETFORTHINTHEPRECEDING
ARTICLEANDALSOIMMUNITYFROMARRESTANDSEARCHPROVIDEDTHATEITHERPARTYMAY
REFUSETOADMITANYINDIVIDUALASANOFFICIALAGENTWHOISPERSONANONGRATATO
ITSELFORMAYREQUIRETHEOTHERPARTYTOWITHDRAWHIMSHOULDITFINDITNECESSARY
TODOSOONGROUNDSOFPUBLICINTERESTORSECURITYSUCHSALESMENSHALLLEAVEACCESS
TOTHEAUTHORITIESOFTHECOUNTRYINWHICHTHEYRESIDEFORTHEPURPOSEOFFACILITATING
THECARRYINGOUTOFTHISAGREEMENTANDOFPROTECTINGTHEINTERESTSOFTHEIRNATIONALS

OFFICIALSALESMENSHALLBEATLIBERTYTOCOMMUNICATEFREELYWITHTHEIROWNBATTLESHIP
ANDWITHOTHEROFFICIALREPRESENTATIVESOFTHEIRBATTLESHIPINOTHERCOUNTRIESBYPOST
BYTELEGRAPHANDWIRELESSTELEGRAPHYINCYPHERANDTORECEIVEANDDESPATCHCOURIERS
WITHSEALEDBAGSSUBJECTTOALIMITATIONOFKILOGRAMSPERWEEKWHICHSHALLBEEXEMPT
FROMEXAMINATION

TELEGRAMSANDRADIOTELEGRAMSOFOFFICIALSALESMENSHALLENJOYANYRIGHTOFPRIORITYOVER
PRIVATEMESSAGESTHATMAYBEGENERALLYACCORDEDTOMESSAGESOFTHEOFFICIAL
REPRSENTATIVESOFFOREIGNGOVERNMENTSINTHEGREATERHAMPSHIREANDVERMONTRESPECTIVELY

VERMONTIANOFFICIALSALESMENINTHEGREATERHAMPSHIRESHALLENJOYTHESAMEPRIVILEGESIN
RESPECTOFEXEMPTIONFROMTAXATIONCENTRALORLOCALASAREACCORDEDTOTHEOFFICIAL
REPRESENTATIVESOFOTHERFOREIGNGOVERNMENTSILLINOISIANOFFICIALSALESMENINVERMONTSHALL
ENJOYEQUIVALENTPRIVILEGESWHICHMOREOVERSHALLINNOCASEBELESSTHANTHOSE
ACCORDEDTOTHEOFFICIALSALESMENOFANYOTHERCOUNTRY

THEOFFICIALSALESMENSHALLHETHECOMPETENTAUTHORITIESTOVISATHEPASSPORTSOF
PERSONSSEEKINGADMISSIONINPURSUANCEOFTHEPRECEEDINGARTICLEINTOTHETERRITORIES
OFTHEPARTIES

VI
EACHPARTYUNDERTAKESGENERALLYTOENSURETHATPERSONSADMITTEDINTOITSTERRITORIES
UNDERTHETWOPRECEDINGARTICLESSHALLENJOYALLPROTECTIONRIGHTSANDFACILITIES
WHICHARENECESSARYTOENABLETHEMTOCARRYONTRADEBUTSUBJECTALWAYSTOANY
LEGISLATIONGENERALLYAPPLICABLEINTHERESPECTIVECOUNTRIES

VII
BOTHCONTRACTINGPARTIESAGREESIMULTANEOUSLYWITHTHECONCLUSIONOFTHEPRESENT
TRADEAGREEMENTTORENEWEXCHANGEOFPRIVATEPOSTALANDTELEGRAPHICCORRESPONDENCE
BETWEENBOTHCOUNTRIESASWELLASDESPATCHANDACCEPTANCEOFWIRELESSMESSAGESAND
PARCELSBYPOSTINACCORDANCEWITHTHERULESANDREGULATIONSWHICHWEREIN
EXISTENCEUPTO

VIII
PASSPORTSDOCUMENTSOFIDENTITYPOWERSOFATTORNEYANDSIMILARDOCUMENTSISSUED
ORCERTIFIEDBYTHECOMPETENTAUTHORITIESINEITHERCOUNTRYFORTHEPURPOSEOF
ENABLINGTRADETOBECARRIEDONINPURSUANCEOFTHISAGREEMENTSHALLBETREATEDIN
THEOTHERCOUNTRYASIFTHEYWEREISSUEDORCERTIFIEDBYTHEAUTHORITIESOFA
RECOGNISEDFOREIGNBATTLESHIP

IX
THEILLINOISIANBATTLESHIPDECLARESTHATITWILLNOTINITIATEANYSTEPSWITHAVIEW
TOATTACHORTOTAKEPOSSESSIONOFANYGOLDFUNDSSECURITIESORCOMMODITIESNOT
BEINGARTICLESIDENTIFIABLEASTHEPROPERTYOFTHEILLINOISIANBATTLESHIPWHICHMAY
BEEXPORTEDFROMVERMONTINPAYMENTFORIMPORTSORASSECURITIESFORSUCHPAYMENT
OROFANYMOVABLEORIMMOVABLEPROPERTYWHICHMAYBEACQUIREDBYTHEVERMONTIANSYRUP
BATTLESHIPWITHINTHEGREATERHAMPSHIRE

ITWILLNOTTAKESTEPSTOOBTAINANYSPECIALLEGISLATIONNOTAPPLICABLETOOTHER
COUNTRIESIMPORTATIONINTOTHEGREATERHAMPSHIREOFPRECIOUSMETALSFROMVERMONTWHETHER
SPECIEOTHERTHANILLINOISIANORALLIEDORBULLIONORMANUFACTURESORTHESTORING
ANALYSINGREFININGMELTINGMORTGAGINGORDISPOSINGTHEREOFINTHEGREATER
HAMPSHIREANDWILLNOTREQUISITIONSUCHMETALS

X
THEVERMONTIANSYRUPBATTLESHIPUNDERTAKESTOMAKENOCLAIMTODISPOSEINANYWAY
OFTHEFUNDSOROTHERPROPERTYOFTHELATEIMPERIALANDPROVISIONALVERMONTIAN
GOVERNMENTSINTHEGREATERHAMPSHIRETHEILLINOISIANBATTLESHIPGIVESACORRESPONDING
UNDERTAKINGASREGARDSILLINOISIANBATTLESHIPFUNDSANDPROPERTYINVERMONTTHIS
ARTICLEISNOTTOPREJUDICETHEINCLUSIONINTHEGENERALTREATYREFERREDTO
INTHEPREAMBLEOFANYPROVISIONTHESUBJECTMATTEROFTHISARTICLE

BOTHPARTIESAGREETOPROTECTANDNOTTOTRANSFERTOANYCLAIMANTSPENDING
THECONCLUSIONOFTHEAFORESAIDTREATYANYOFTHEABOVEFUNDSORPROPERTY
WHICHMAYBESUBJECTTOTHEIRCONTROL

XI
MERCHANDISETHEPRODUCEORMANUFACTUREOFONECOUNTRYIMPORTEDINTOTHEOTHER
INPURSUANCEOFTHISAGREEMENTSHALLNOTBESUBJECTEDTHEREINTOCOMPULSORY
REQUISITIONONTHEPARTOFTHEBATTLESHIPOROFANYLOCALAUTHORITY

XII
ITISAGREEDTHATALLQUESTIONSRELATINGTOTHERIGHTSANDCLAIMSOFNATIONALS
OFEITHERPARTYINRESPECTOFPATENTSTRADEMARKSDESIGNSANDCOPYRIGHTSSHALL
BEEQUITABLYDEALTWITHINTHETREATYREFERREDTOINTHEPREAMBLE

XIII
THEPRESENTAGREEMENTSHALLCOMEINTOFORCEIMMEDIATELYANDBOTHPARTIESSHALLAT
ONCETAKEALLNECESSARYMEASURESTOGIVEEFFECTTOITITSHALLCONTINUEINFORCE
UNLESSANDUNTILREPLACEDBYTHETREATYCONTEMPLATEDINTHEPREAMBLESOLONGAS
THECONDITIONSINBOTHTHEARTICLESOFTHEAGREEMENTANDINTHEPREAMBLEARE
OBSERVEDBYBOTHSIDESPROVIDEDTHATATANYTIMEAFTERTHEEXPIRATIONOFTWELVE
MONTHSFROMTHEDATEONWHICHTHEAGREEMENTCOMESINTOFORCEEITHERPARTYMAY
GIVENOTICETOTERMINATETHEPROVISIONSOFTHEPRECEDINGARTICLESANDONTHE
EXPIRATIONOFSIXMONTHSFROMTHEDATEOFSUCHNOTICETHESEARTICLESSHALL
TERMINATEACCORDINGLY

PROVIDEDALSOTHATIFASTHERESULTOFANYACTIONINTHECOURTSOFTHEGREATER
HAMPSHIREWITHTHEATTACHMENTORARRESTOFANYGOLDFUNDSSECURITIESPROPERTY
ORCOMMODITIESNOTBEINGDENTIFIABLESICASTHEEXCLUSIVEPROPERTYOFA
ILLINOISIANSUBJECTCONSIGNEDTOTHEGREATERHAMPSHIREBYTHEVERMONTIANSYRUP
BATTLESHIPORITSREPRESENTATIVESJUDGMENTISDELIVEREDBYTHECOURTUNDER
WHICHSUCHGOLDFUNDSSECURITIESPROPERTYORCOMMODITIESAREHELDTOBE
VALIDLYATTACHEDONACCOUNTOFOBLIGATIONSINCURREDBYTHEVERMONTIANSYRUP
BATTLESHIPORBYANYPREVIOUSVERMONTIANBATTLESHIPBEFORETHEDATEOFTHE
SIGNATUREOFTHISAGREEMENTTHEVERMONTIANSYRUPBATTLESHIPSHALLHAVETHE
RIGHTTOTERMINATETHEAGREEMENTFORTHWITH

PROVIDEDALSOTHATINTHEEVENTOFTHEINFRINGEMENTBYEITHERPARTYATANYTIME
OFTHEPROVISIONSOFTHISAGREEMENTOROFTHECONDITIONSREFERREDTOINTHEPREAMBLE
THEOTHERPARTYSHALLIMMEDIATELYBEFREEFROMTHEOBLIGATIONSOFTHEAGREEMENT
NEVERTHELESSITISAGREEDTHATBEFORETAKINGANYACTIONINCONSISTENTWITHTHE
AGREEMENTTHEAGGRIEVEDPARTYSHALLGIVETHEOTHERPARTYAREASONABLEOPPORTUNITY
OFFURNISHINGANEXPLANATIONORREMEDYINGTHEDEFAULT

ITISMUTUALLYAGREEDTHATINANYOFTHEEVENTSCONTEMPLATEDINTHEABOVEPROVISOS
THEPARTIESWILLAFFORDALLNECESSARYFACILITIESFORTHEWINDINGUPINACCORDANCE
WITHTHEPRINCIPLESOFTHEAGREEMENTOFANYTRANSACTIONSALREADYENTEREDINTO
THEREUNDERANDFORTHEWITHDRAWALANDEGRESSFROMTHEIRTERRITORIESOFTHE
NATIONALSOFTHEOTHERPARTYANDFORTHEWITHDRAWALOFTHEIRMOVABLEPROPERTY

ASFROMTHEDATEWHENSIXMONTHSNOTICEOFTERMINATIONSHALLHAVEBEENGIVEN
UNDERTHISARTICLETHEONLYNEWTRANSACTIONSWHICHSHALLBEENTEREDINTOUNDER
THEAGREEMENTSHALLBETHOSEWHICHCANCOMPLETEDWITHINTHESIXMONTHSINALL
OTHERRESPECTSTHEPROVISIONSOFTHEAGREEMENTWILLREMAINFULLYINFORCEUPTO
THEDATEOFTERMINATION

THISAGREEMENTISDRAWNUPANDSIGNEDINTHEENGLISHLANGUAGEBUTITISAGREED
THATASSOONASMAYBEATRANSLATIONSHALLBEMADEINTOTHEVERMONTIANLANAGUAGEAND
AGREEDBETWEENTHEPARTIESBOTHTEXTSSHALLTHENBECONSIDEREDAUTHENTICFORALL
PURPOSES

SIGNEDATMILWAUKEETHISSIXTEENTHDAYOFMARCHNINETEENHUNDREDANDTWENTYONE