New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-03-31
TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS.
A PROCLAMATION.

Il IisOCddm d11ON.
By THB PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
Additional Articles to the Treaty between
the United States and China, of June Is,
1858.
Whereas. certain additional articles to the
treaty now in force between the United
States of America and the Ta-Tsing Empire,
signed at Tientsin the eighteenth day of
June, 1865. were concluded and signed by
their pienipotentiaries at Washington, on
the twenty eighth day Of July, 1868, which
additional articles are, word for word. as
follows:
Additional articles to the treaty. between
the United States of America and the Ia.
rslng Empire of the eighteenth of June,
1858.
Whereas since the conclusion of the
treaty between the United States of America
and the Ta-rsing Empire (China) of the
eighteenth Of June, 1858, circumstances
have arisen showing the necessity of addi-
tional articles thereto. the President of the
United States and the august sovereign of
the Ta-Tsing Empire, have named for their
p eniDOtentlaries, to wit: the President of
The United States of America, William II.
Seward, Secretary of State, and his Majesty,
the Emperor of China, Arson Burlingame,
accredited as his Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary, and Chih Kang
and sun CHA Ku, of the second Chinese
rank, associated high ENJOYS and ministers
of his said Majesty, and the said plenipo-
tentiaries, after having exchanged their full
powers, found to be in due and proper
form. have agreed upon the following
articles:
ARTICLE /.
His Majesty, the Emperor of China, being
of the opinion that. in making concessions
to the cl,lzens or subjects of foreign powers
of the privilege of residing on certain tracts
OF land, or resorting to certain waters OF
that Empire for purposes OF trade, he
has by no means relinquished his right of
eminent domain or dominion over the said
Land and waters, hereby agrees that no such
concession or grant shall be construed to
give to any power or party which may be at
war with Or hostile to the United States the
right to attack the citizens of the United
States, or their property, within the said
lands or waters. Aud the United States
for themselves, hereby agree to ab-
stain from Extensively attacking the citizens
or subjects OF any power or party or their
property with which they may be at war on
any such tract of land or waters of the said
Empire. But nothing in this article shall be
construed to prevent the United States from
resisting an attack by any hostile power or
party upon their citizens or their prop
erty. Ii is further agreed that if any
rlgnt or interest in any tract OF land III
China has been or shall hereafter be granted
by the government Of China to the United
States or their citizens for purposes Of trade
or C mmerce, that grant shall in no event
be construed to divest the Chinese authori-
ties of their right of jurisdiction over per-
sous and property within said tract of land,
except so far as that right may have been
expressly reliuquished by treaty.
ARTICLE II.
The United States Of America and his
Majesty the Emperor of China, believing
that the safety and prosperity of CONNER
will thereby best be promoted, agree that
any privilege or immunity in respect to
trade or navigation within the Chinese
dominions which may not have been stiou-
lated for by treaty. shall be subject to the
discretion Of the Chinese government and
may be regulated by 1t accordingly. bat not