, 1869-12-14
CHINA.
Ehe HurilNSNme American Treaty
Haaa1ted-A special Courier fKsm
Rekln 10 WanhinK1pus

NJ Bo1lipgsme. vho, WITH the Chinese Enbas-
~. Wa 70 honoreA hy lae King of Prussia fnR
h,m taas lie chiosis Gtasy @ issay eoasassd sS bs1
tEcen the GoTefumtn. OF tha Emperor and that
q ne United States Of America has been ratified
Mr. McLevy Bzowu, Secretary OF The American
Elnha4sJs ID on hix way to ninRson tson Perm,
tts Gslaofna, & &sa11Jhz the atteatea eop!ss OF tne
TEXT OF TILE 1AKATF WITH CHINA IL kAI1F11o Br
The CaI1Eo E1A1xs exxA1L
no ioliowinz = the ttAt Of Tho BuE1nEaue-
aeni oi l6e tnited sisies, md ea1uei to PeS,n
ICE the imperial AxnatoIe, u spec1Aliy rrporIe1
70 the Herald from WAhln9ton, ihns:
TUE CR1fzp krATEs OF AXKklCA AND TIE
IAIslko khk1RE or IHK 18TH OF sCST, 1853.
wnxsEt y. s'Res % ne @ soss,a,,9a e sas tFeasg
tae = ns TT'rs Empire Sea!1., e ,ns 3sta
;sessS tse,ra H. IT, s. q q 10 H 's: s.:
Ep..e h.si1f nsnsa ior sts.1 P,eaiao,aaa.;asss I ss
H@esca w,iusa d. ssx,sd, ~ M sssss.sfy s oi Sue
Durunzame. acc7edt;eh ~ his Envoy EItzaoFdi-
ard sun C6is-Kn. ct Inc secoua Chinese max,
NatetIy, and ine s.td f'solrotelnsI,ss sttef ea7:
Ing e1ca2pged thelr snl poEer1 found to be IN
dne s1d pfoaeF form, hare agreed upon Tie lo}-
loving srteles: -.
AhHCA MS Ah}thtJ+ INC Enpffof of CaioA,
being OF the opinion that In making couce1ato1s
to the citaIcus or euhjccts Of forel4n powers Of
the FHv,leEc Of rt.'dlnR On certain tracis OF
land, or feaorticg to certain waters Of that en-.
Eeans reilIqu'shed his right OF eminent DO
Ia,n Of dominion over the sud laud and
graft soali be Construed 70 giye to any poxer
or party which maJ he al w4r With CT hoarIa
to The United St2tss}he right to auac5 tae CIT
izens Ct tbs Urifed States or their properly within
GHt0 lAEdk and the 1Yn.1f4h
tor themselves, hereby agree to abstain from Of
feps1Yeiy attaching the c,uzcna or suhtscIs Of
Il on aSy st Tn II .ua TsSa q
N.te1s Il the 1Atd empire: oa, nothing 10 this
ars.c:e sh4u os construed to prevent NE United
host!e poSer or pal1y upon sasa ee et.asas ass q
their pEuperty. II Is further agreed that II any
Ikht o. intsreat m ny ttset 9. land IL China nas
neIt Of Chita TO the Ubtted States or the.r cid.
zeDa lof puposea o. fsade OF commerce. that grant
shs1l IN no event be construed to d!vess the Chit
Dctc authorities Of thet1 right Of jurisdiction orer
persoLs atd psopeuy within said ttacs Of land,
except 50 Il. ~ that right may hare beca ex-
lrcss!y reltlqu!.hed py treaty.
ARI. = Tbs United S:Ates OF America and His
Majesty The Emperor Of China. believing that ths
eaieEy and prosperity ct conmsFce will thereby
6ess be promoted. asree hat ny pnsliese Or n
the cntLese do1alnions = hich may NOT hAEe been
stipulated for BY tteat5, shall be subject to the
niscEeI.9n 81 o. tse 20 Gn!ns4o ~ 9oyennen!. ne and nay
mnnt rr or aptru incompatible with TIC treaty 8up-
s1a.ens "a re rhe n.nes,- a, r,,,,, .h.r -, A..
s,1,r =, s,,s.,.t sne,s. ~ ,s1 Stsn ~ ~ nan s,,
s1.tes nr mn erIo, ne s,s " so!nea 81
tmnunitles as those winch arc enjoyed BY public
~. ~ Ertt H1tts,n .n% Prssie y T. tM@ .eo 2,
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AIT. / The txens1:rlath article Of the treaty
ui.,~n foE ~" ,ns svsm1,,n ,t 1Ax ~sx,,s,,sr su
cutz.ns Of the United stases and Chinese
.a soLve 'tIM tb1- PS!seGpuon III 70 N Cn!nA On
~ ~ ~ Tnis T. ss1s = ens1
iioiors narsnss,on snd c6,ne.s taSi.cts i1 ~ n
Gnea eses ~ s ~. ~ eo5oy eq1e f u noef! or con.
r,c., ecnt,on on acenunT ~ tht;r ee1on1 f.it "
~. NoIshp ~ = sisnsf SoantfI Cs@eter,es fsr sepoi-
tnfe o. .1s 10 neG ~ 81 ss a or
h!s,r ~ ne rets .a oa Ae0 'o3
TT mssG sa1ss q Asa apd ae
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c,,,T ~ nv -. gthsr y! " ~. uus
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Hn9 9 1,r fop sn.t nnra aa eaers so
see1eafiy sg1ss to pass las. mating il - : penI
e. = Isl 2 sas s1osss s9es IN; =
Or for ca.Iese SUBJECT or cisixen 81 tne En!;od
In
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f.tc ina rninnfsrT rnnssnt rssrer;;relY sA7A
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or ~ ssianv n I:htna .h.H ~ Nv IN san,. ns1v
irsHs3 ~ 1e.nene ~ '1sI n.q ~ = 20 70
ihe rffisene or snnseft1 ~ fhs T1nss fsTored
I1t,on and. rec,nrneai,1. Chinssr ann,.rta T1.is.
fTr nr rrs,tjrr IN me i{nJtad satta sha,l en,
to1 Inc fame n,tyf.eres immnnitiee and ~.
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a. Il A. tners b. tnMsed nv ne c,ti1rns nT S1ts.
ircta n fhs most n5rS na,ton. MT nnth.n1
tere,n rnnis,net sn.1 ~ he,d n.confer tnrsi
Trton NAV rne rst,1sn1 nT me TIrir.1 Sts.A. -
i.hi'e nrrncn ana sr1,tae,s ~ Cnt,s - :, - az -
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trtrs ~ th. ri,f1tn1 N snnt.cf. - tns rnc4t
i.S1r M rstio.,a The r.tSz.ns of ma 1,nIssd
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