The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-04-14
fOrTICIAL.l
Laws OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the Second Session Of the Forty
Grst Congress.
CHINA-1soS.

ArpzrIoSAL ARTICLES The TREATY BETWEEN THI
UNITED STATES AND C INA OF JUNE Is. ls5s.
EY TIE President % rHE UNITED T.rEs OF AMERICA.
A PRDcLsNaTION.
Whereas, certain Additional articles TO the treat
no1 in force between the United staie> Of Amer
ica AMI the Ts-Tsing Empire. signed at Tientsin
tae 18th day of June. ISIS. were con luded and
sisned by their pleuipot-ntitries at Washington.
on the 18th day Of July. lsoS. which additional
articles are, word f,r word. as follows:
Additional articles 10 the treaty between the Uni
ted States Of America and the Ta-Tsins Empire
Of the 18Th Of June, ISIS
Whereas since the conclusion of the treaty be-
tweee the United States of America and the Ia
Using Empire China of the 18th OF June, 1855.
circumstances have ari en- showing 'he necessity
Of aiiti ual articles thereto the President Of the
United States and the august scverei n OF the Ia
Using Empire, have named for their plenipo;entia-
rj-s To Wit: the Pre>i lent Of the Tn ted States Of
America william II seward. Secretary Of State.
and his Majesty the Emperor of China, Arson
Bnrlingame, accreiiteds as his Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Pienpotenti,ry. and Chin kang and
Sun ChieKu. Of the second Chinese rank, ascot
afed high ENJOYS ans, mInister>of his said Niajest,
and the said plenipotenrisries, alter having ex-
changed their fail powers, found g. be in due ans.
proper form, have az reed upon the following ar l.
clss:
ARTICLE His Majesty the Emperor of China,
being OF the opinion that in msking concession,
TO thu citizens subjects OF fore powers OF the
privilege of residing cert ain tracts # land
res,rtiug t. certain waters of that empire tor pur
poses Of trade he has by No means r-linqushed MS
right Of eminent domsin mini n over tie said
LArl aud waters. hereby agrees that sue
grant shall be construed to give to any
power party which ma, be a war with or hos,
tile to the United states the right to attack the
citizens of the United states or their property
within the said lands waters And the United
States. for themselves, hereby agree To abstain
from off -nsivey tackin. the ci'Iz-ns subjects
which they may be at war on any such tract #
land or waters # the said empire BUT no hing in
this article shall be Construed 20 prevent the Uni
te States from resisting an attack by any hostile
power or party upon their citizens their prop
erty. 1t is further agreed that if any right in
terest in any tract Of l,ni in China has been o.
shall hereafter be granted BY the COVE invent of
China to the United States or their citize tor
purp Jses Of trade commerce, thar grant shall in
no event be construed ivest the Chinese author
tiles of their right of jurisdiction persons and
property with said tract OF land, except lar
thar right may have been expressly relinqui-hed |
by treay-
ARTICLE IL The United States of America and |
his Majesty the Emperor Of China believing that /
the safety and prosperity Of commerce will thereby
best BE- promoted agree that ans privilege or I'M
munity in respect trade nsvig alton within the
Chimes dominiuns which may not hav- been slip
ulated for by treaty. shall BE- subjec; TO the di>cre
ton OF the Chinese government and may be relu-
lated by it accordingly, hut not in n manner or
spirit .mpaibe with the treaty stipuiations OF
the parties.
Article III The Emperor Of China shall have
The right e. int consui> al IT'S of the United
states. who shall enjoy the zane Privileges and
i'm nuuities as those which enj we'd by public
law and treaty the United States by The con, mis-
If Great Britai n and Russia. or either of them.
AsTIc-E ~ Tne tSenty-ainth article of the
treaty. of the 18th of June, 1858. having stipulated
t,r the exemption # Christian eitiz-ns of the Uni
ted states and Chinese conv rts from persecution
n China account Of their faith, it further
lyreed that citizens Of the Cnitei state, in China,
If every reli-,i persuasion AMI Chinese subjects
IN the United ates, shall enjoy entire Iiber. of
nscience. and shall be exempt ON all disability
persecution OF their religious faith or
Eorshi in FL her country Cemeteries Tor sepui-
IRE OF the deal of Whatever nativity national
.y, shall be held in respect and free from disturb
nee or proclamation
Article v. The United States IF America and S
he Enperor IF CHA. etrti5ity Eilize the in
erent and ilsl eaab- right u change his
lrme and allegiance ard aisp gte mutual afvan-
age of the free riictiuSt and emigration OF their
itizeHs aid suhisct respectively, from the one
ountry to the other ( 'r purposes Of curiosity, of
raie or a. permanent resiie1ts. The higt, con- Q
ractng pJrties, tiIereffre. in IL r.prubating Y
ny other than an entirely y'9igiitsry emigration
Or these puEp.=es. 1hey consequently agree to
ass laws making ii pc n lffencE TT Il iZen OF
he United States GiIa->a subjects 10 take Chi
ese snsjec.s either to the GATED States T. any
ther foreign country "a. f'r Chinese -ubject or
it'zen If the United state "a t.ke citizens Of the
United States to hint anv other foreign I
ountry, without their fee and voluntary consent
EST ectively
ARTICLE vi. Citizens of TIE United States visit
ng residing in China shall enjoy the same priv \
eges, irnnruniries exemptions in respect TO a
rave or residence may there be enjoyed by the
:tixeus subjects of the mn-t favored nation. L
Ind recprocally, Chinese subjects visiting re- s.
lding IN the United states ehsll erjny the same o
tiyil-ges mmunities. and exem lions in respect q
o travel or RESIDENCE, may there be enjoyed by q
he citizens subjects Of the most favored nation.
sut nothing herein contained shall be held to Con-
er nstuTa ization upon citizens Il the United
tafe- in China, upon the subjects Of hna in :
be Unite d States
AhTIcL VII CITIZENS Of the United States shall ii
njoy all the privileges Of the public educational q
ns,i utions under thee ntrol # the government Of
nina, and, reciprocay. Chinese subjects shall
y al, the privileges # the public educational in at
under tie cntro OF the government Of az
he United States which are enjoyed in the re- at
pect.ve countries by the citizens subjects of af
ho most favored nation. The citizens OF the Uni ..
I'd States may freely establish and maintain Of
:hools within the Empire Of China at those places
here foreigners by treaty permitted to reside nc
nd reciprocity Chinese subjects may enjoy the q
Ime privileges and immunities in the United al
hates n
ARTICLE VII. The United States, always dis te
aiming ami dsccuraging all practices Of unneces ID
dictation and Intervention bv nation in the 81
fs;r- or domestic admnisti alton OF another. do 4.
,reby freely d-cti,n and disayow any intention IN
right to in'e in the domestic administra- II
On of China regard to the Construction Of rail br
ais. te'egrd:,hs other mater ial inter nal I'M 10
ovemen,-. On the other hand, his Majesty, the bi
nperor of China. reserves t. himself the right t. "
eide the time ami m amer and circum tk'n 1t IN
sBch improvements within his comm m
IS With T. is Iuutu, understanding it is agreed III
the Contracting pa ties that il at any TIM here .
ter his imperial Majesty shal! determine 10 10
net to he Instructed works If the char FOL
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