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year, without having declared their intention TO
retain the character Of Mcxicans, shall be con.
sidered to have elected to become citizens Of Ihe
United States.
Ia the said territories, properly Of every kind,
now belonging 10 Mexicans not established there,
shall be inyioIably respected. Theprcseni own.
ers, the heirs Of these, and all Mexcans who
may hereafter acquire said properly by contract
shall enjoy with respect to it guarantees equally
ample, as if the same belonged 10 citizens OF
the United States.
ARTICLE x.-Mexicans who, in the terrific
ries aforesaid, shall not preserve The character
Of citizens of the Mexican republic, conlorma.
bly, with what is stipulated 10 the preceding ar
ticle, shall be incorporated into the union Of the
United States, and be admitted at The proper
time Ito be Judged Of by the Congress Of the u
nited Stalesl TO the enjoyment Of all the rights
Of cilizens Of The United States, according TO the
principles Of the constitution; and in the mean
time shall be maintained and protected in the
enjoyment Of their liberty and properly, and Sc
cured in the free exercise Of their religion with
out restriction.
ARTICLE K Stricken out.
ARTICLE xI.-Considerng that o great part o.
the territories which, by the present treaty, are
to be comprehended for the future within the
limits Of The United States, is now occupied by
savage tribes, who will hereafter be under the
exclusive control of the government Of the U,
nIed States, and whose incursons within the
territory of Mexico would be Prejudicial in the
extreme, il is solemnly agreed that all such in
cursions shall be forciby restrained by the gov.
ernment Of the United States whatsoever this
may be necessary; and that when they cannot
be prevented. they shall be punished by the said
government, and satisfaction for the same shall
be exacted-all in the same way, and with equal
diligence and energy, as if the same incursions
were meditated or committed within lis own ter.
tority, against its own cilizens.
1t shall not be lawful, under any pretext what.
ever, for any inhabilant of the United States to
purchase or acquire any Mexican, or any for.
eigner residing in Mexico, who may have been
captured by Indians inhabning the territory oI
either of The two republics, nor TO purchase ol
acquire horses, mules, caue or properly Of any
kind, stolen within Mexican territory by such
Indians.
And in the event of any person or persons
captured within Mexican errlory,by Indians, be-
ing carried into theterrilory Of the United States
the government of the lauer engages and bind'
itself, in the most solemn manner, so soon as i
shall! know of such caplives being within its ter
ritory, and shall be able so do so, through thu
faithful exercise Of its influence and power, Il
rescue them and return them 10 their country
or deliver them to the agent or representative G
the Mexican government. The Mexican au
thorities wlll as far as practicable, give 10 tn
government Of the United States notice Of suc
captures; who, in the meantime, shall be treat
ed with the utmost hospitality by the American
authorities at The place where they may be. Bu
| if the government of the United States, before
receiving such notice from Mexico, should OBJ
tain intelligence, through any other channel, o
the existence Of Mexican captives within It's ter
rilory, it will proceed forthwith to effect the
release and delivery to the Mexican agent a
above stipulated.
For the purpose Of giving to those stipulation
the IullesI possible efficacy, thereby af1ordin,
the security aud redress demanded by their lru
spirit and intent, the government Of the Unite,
States will now and hereafter pass, without un
necessary delay, and always vigilantly enforce
such laws us the nature of the subject may re
qure. And finally, the sacrednesS of this obi
gulion shall never be lost sight Of by the sal
government when providing for the removal G
the Indians from any portion of the said terrific
ries, or for its being settled by citizens of the q
nited States; but, on the contrary, special cur
shall then be taken not TO place its Indian occu
pants under the necessity of seeking ne'
homes, by committing those invasons Nhic
the United States have solemnIy obliged them
selves to restrain.
ARTICLE Kiln consideration Of the exter
sion acquired by the boundaries of the Unite
States, as defined in the fifth article of the pre-
sent treaty, the government o(the United State
engages to pay to that Of the Mexican republi
the sum of fifteen millions of dollars.
Immediately after this treaty shall have bee
duly ratified by the government of the Mexca
republic, the sum of three mill ions of dollars sha
be paid TO the said government by that of the [
nited States, at the city Of Mexico, in the gold c
silver coin Of Mexico. The remaining lively
millions Of dollars shall be paid at the sam
place, and in the same coin, in annual insta
ments Of three millions of dollars each, togetf
er with interest on the same al The rate of six pc
centum per annum! This interest Shall begi
10 run upon the whole sum of twelve million
from the day Of the ratification Of the pfeser
tfeuty by the Mexican government, and the fir,
of the instamehts shall be paid at the expratio
of one year from the same day. Together wit
each annual inslalment, as il falls due, the Who'll
interest accruing on such instalment from III
beginning shall also be paid.
ARTICLE xiII-The United States engage
moreover, 10 assume and pay TO The claimant
all the amounts now due them, and those here
after TO become due, by reason of the claims al
ready liqnidated and decided against the Mexican
republic, Under the conventions between the tw
republics severalIy concluded on the eleventh
day Of April, eighteen hundred and thirty. mine
and on the 30th day Of January, eighteen hun
dred and (orIy-three: so that the Mexican repuh
lie shall be absolutely exempt, for The future
from all expense whatever on account of tn
said claims.
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