The North-Carolina standard., 1847-02-03

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dead or without property, or have absconded, The
creditor cannot be indemni6ed, according TO the
| old syatem of the7cohong, so called. And if citi-
zcns of the United States be indebted to subjects of
China, the latter may seek redress in the same
way through the consul, but without any respon-
lslbllity for the debt on the part Of the United
States H.. -. t..... -
ART. II. 5Citizens Of the United States, resid-
ing or sojourning at any of the ports open to for
eign commerce, shall enjoy all proper, accommo-
dation in obtaining houses and places OF business
or in hiring sites from the inhabitants which to
construct houses and places of business, and also
hospitals, churches, and rcemeteries. The local
authorlies of the two governments shall select in
concert the sites for the foregoing Objects having
due regard to the feelings of the people in the To-
cation thereof; and the parties interested will fix
the rent by mutual agreement, the proprietors on
the one hand not demanding any exorbitant price,
nor the merchants on the other unreasonably in
sisting on particular spots, but each conducting
with justice and moderation - And any desecra-
ton of said cemeteries by subjects of China, shall
be severely punished according to law. 3..f
At the places of anchorage of the vessels of the
United States, the citizens of the United States
merchants, scamen, or others, sojourping there
may pass and repass in the immediate neighbor-
hood; but they shall not at their pleasure. make
excursions into the country among the villages at
large, nor shall they repair 10 pnblc marts for the
purpose of disposing of goods unlawful and in
fraud of the revenue. ..-t r.. ..--. ,..-. ..
And, in order to the preservation of the public
peace, the local officers of government at each Of
the five ports shall, in concert with the consuls
define the limits beyond which it shall not be law
fu for citizens of the United States to go. a
ART. lS. 1t shall be lawful for the officers. or
citizens of the United States to employ scholars
and people of any part of China, without dis
tinction of persons, to teach any OF the languages
of the empire, and TO assist in literary labors and
the persons employed. shall not for that cause,
be subject to any injury on The part either of the
government of individuals; and it shall in like
manner be lawful for citizens of the United States
TO purchase all manner of books in China.
ART-1 49, All citizens of the Uniled State, in
China, peaceabiy attending to their affairs. being
placed on common footing of amily and good
will with subjects Of China, shall receive and en-
JOY, for themselves and everything appertaining
to them the special protection of the local auhori
ties OF government, who shall defend them from
all insult injury of any sort on the part of the
Chinese. If thsir dwellings or property be threat
ened or attacked by mobs, incendiaries, or other
violent or lawless persons, the local officers, on
requsilion ofthe consul, will Immediately despatch
military force to disperse the rioters, and will ap
prehend the guilty individuals, and punish them
with the utmost rigor ofthe law. ..>a
ART. 20. Citizens Of the United States who
free ports of China, and paid the duty thereon, if
they desire to rc-e1port the same, in part or in
whole, to any other Of ,he said ports shall be en-
titled to make application, through their consul,
TO the superintendent Of customs, who, in order to
prevent frauds on the revenue, shall cause examl-
nation to be made by suitable officers, 10 see that
the duties paid on such goods as entered on the
custom-house books correspond with the represen-
ta,ion made, and that the goods remain with their
original marks unchanged, and shall then make
a memorandum in the port clearance OF the goods
and the amount of duties paid on the same, and
deliver the same TO the merchant; and shall also
certify the facts 10 the officers of customs Of the
other ports All which being done on the arriv
al in port Of the vessel IN which the goods are Ia
den, and every thing being found on examination
there to correspond she shall be permitted to break
bulk, and land the said goods, without being sub
iect TO the payment of any additional duty thereon.
But if on such examination, the superintendent
of customs shall detect any fraud on the revenue
in the case, then the goods shall be subject to for
feiture and con6scation 10 the Chinese govern
ment. .-.. .... ...... 81. s
ART. 21. Subjects of China, who may be gull
ty of any criminal act towards citizens of the
United States, shall be arrested and punished by
the Chinese authorities according 10 the laws of
China; and citizens of the United States, who
may commit any crime in China, shall be subject
to be tried and punished only by the consul, or
other public functionary of the United States there
to authorized, according to the laws of the United
Safes And in order to the prevention Of all con:
trovcrsy and disa6ecton, justice shall be cqutably
and impartially administered on both sides.
ART. a. Relations of peace and amity be-
tween the United States and China being estnb
lished by this treaty. and the vessels Of the United
States being admitted 10 trade freely to and from
the five ports of China open to foreign commerce
is further agreed that in case, at any time here
after, China should be at war with any foreign
nation whatever, and for that cause should exclude
such nation from entering her ports, still the
vessels of the United States shall not the less con-
tinue TO pursue their commerce in freedom and
security, and to transport goods TO and from the
ports of beigeren parties, full respect being paid
to the neutrality of the flag of the United States
Prorided, That the said flag shall not protect
vessels engaged in the transportation Of officers or
soldiers in the enemys service; nor shall said flag
be fraudulenty used to enable the sncmy's ships,
with their cargoes, to enter the ports Of China;
but all such vessels so offending shall be subject
to forfeiture and coniscation to the Chinese gov
eminent. ...- .-....
ART. g. The consuls of the United States
at each of the five ports open to foreign trade
shall make annually, to the respective governors
general thereof detailed report of the number Of
vessels belonging to the United States which have
entered and left said ports during the year, and of
the amount and value of goods imported or export
ed in said vessels, for transmission to and inspec-
ton of the board Of revenue
ART. % If citizens of the United States have
special occasion to address any communication to