Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-11-13

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tect,) either personally or in writing,
as occasions may require, on terms OF
equality aud reciprocal respect. And
the consuls and local officers shall en-
! ploy the style of mutual communica-
ton. Ii the officers of either nation ,
are disrespectfully treated or aggriev-
ed in any way by the other authoy- !
ties, they have the right to make rep
resentatlon of the same To the supe-
rlor officers of the respective govern
ments, who see that full inquiry and
strict justice shall be had in the pre-
misses. And the said consuls and
agents shall carefully avoid all acts
OF offence to the officers and people of
China. On the arrival of consul
duly accredited at any port in China, !
1t shall be the duty of the minister Of
the United States to notify the same
to the governor-gcncral OF the PROV
lnce where such port is, who shall
forthwith recognize the said consul
and grant him authority to act.
ARTICLE xI. |
All citizens of tue United States of /
America in China, peaceably attend
ing TO their affairs, being placed on IA
common footing of amity and good |
will with subjects of China, shall re. !
ceivc and enjov for themselves and |
everything appertaining 70 them the |
protection of the local authorities of
government, who shall defend them
from all insult or injury of any sort
If their dwellings OF property be
hreatencd or attacked by mobs, in
| cendiarlcs, or other violent or lawlcss |.
persons, the local officers, on rcquis- |
tion of the consul, shall Immediately |
despatch military force to disperse
the rioters, apprehend the guilty indi-
vlduals, and punish them with the ut
most rigor Of the law. Subjects Of
China guilty of any criminal act to-
wards citizens of the United States
shall be punished by the Chinese au-
thorities according 10 the laws off
China ; aud citizens of the United |
States, either on shore or in any mer-
chant vessel, who may insult, trouble,
or wound the persons or injurc the |
property of Chinese, or commit any
other improper act in China, shall be !
punished only 10y the consul or other
public functionary thereto authorized
according to the laws of the United
! States. Arrests in order To trial may
be made 10y either the Chinese or the
United States authorities.
ARTICLE MI.
Citizens Of the United States. resi-.
ding or sojourning at any of the ports
open to commerce, shall be permitted
to rent houses and places of business,
or hire sites on which they can them
selves build houses or hospitals, chur- |
ches and cemeteries. The parties in
tcrcstcd can fix the rent by mutual !
and equitable agreement The pro
prletors shall not demand an cxhor- |
bitant price, nor shall the local author
tiles Interfere, unless there he some
objections offered on the part of the
inhabitants respecting tue place. The
legal fees to the officers for applying |
their seal shall be paid The I,
citizens Of the Uuited States shall not /.
unreasonably insist on particular spots (
but each party shall conduct with JUS |
tice and moderation. Any desccra-
ton of the cemeteries 10y natives Of
China shall be severely punished ac-
cording to law. At the places where
the ships of the United States anchor, |
or their citizens reside. the merchants, /
seamen, or others can freely pass and /
repass i'm the immediate ncighbor- /
It,t npI, -, L.
tion of the public peace, they shall
not so into the country to the villa /
ges and marts to sell their goods un-
lawfully, in fraud Of the revenue.
ARTICLE xIu.
If any vessel Of the United States
be wrecked or stranded on the coast
of China, and be subjected to plunder
or other damage, the proper officers
ot government, on receiving intorma- |
ton of the fact, shall Immediately |
adopt measures for its relief and Sc
curity the persons on board shall |
receive friendly treatment, and be en-
abled to repair at once to the nearest
port, and shall enjoy all facilities for
obtaining supplies of provisions and
water If the merchant vessels of
the United States, while within the |
waters over which the Chinese gov
crnment exercises jurisdiction, be
plundcred by robbers or pirates. then
the Chinese local authorities civil and
military, on receiving the information
thereof, shall arrest the said robbers !
or pirates, and punish them according
to law, and shall cause all the proper
ty which which can be recovered to
be restored TO the owners or placed
in the hands of the consul. If, by
reason of the extent of territory and
numerons population of China, it shall
in case happen that the robbers can
not be apprehended, and the property
only in part recovered, the Chinese
government shall not make indemni-
ty for the goods lost 7; but if it shall
be proved that the local authorities
have been in collusion with the rob-
bers, the same shall be communicated
to the superior authorities for memo
rializing the Throne, and these officers
shall be severely punished, and their
property be confscated to repay the
losses.
! ARTICLE XIV.
The citizens of the United States
are permitted to frequent the ports
! and cities of Canton and Chau-chau
or Swatau, in the province of kwang-
tung, Annoy, Fuh.chau, and Taiwan,
in Formosa, in the province of Fuh-
kien, Ningpo, in the province of Cheh-
kiang, and Shanghai. in the province
of Kiang-su, and any other port or
4 place hereafter by treaty with other
4 powers or with the United States
opened to commerce, and to reside
with their families and trade there,
and TO proceed at pleasure with their
vessels and merchandise from any Of
these ports to any other of them. But
said vessels shall not carry on clan