The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-05-08

By rHE PRESIDENT OF THE uNnEDsTAIEs OF AMERICA
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas certain additional articles TO the treaty
now in force between the United States Of Amer
ia. and the Ta-Tsng Empire. signed at TientsIr
the 18th day of June, ls5s, were eon-luded and
signed by their plenipotentiaries at Washington,
on the 18th day If July, 1855. which additional
articles are, word for word, as follows:
Additional articles to the treaty between the Uni
ted States of America and the Ia Using Empire
of the 18th of June, 1855
Whereas since the conclusion of the treaty be-
tween the United States OF America and the Ia
Using Empire (China) of the 18th of June, ls5S.
circumstances have arisen showing rhe necessity
of additional articles thereto the President of the
United States and the august sovereign of the Ia
Using Empire, have named for their plenipotentia-
ries to wit: the President of the United States Of
America William ii. Seward, Secretary of State,
and his Majesty the Emperor of China, Arson
Bnrlneame, accredited as his Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipctentiary, and Chih- Rang and
sun Cha-ku. of the second Chinese rank. associ-
a:ed high ENJOYS and ministers of his said Majesty,
and the said plenipotentiaries, after having ex-
changed their full powers. found TO be in due and
proper form, have agreed upon the following arri-
cles:
ARTICLE I. His Majesty the Emperor of China.
being of the opinion that, in making concessions
20 the citizens subjects of foreign powers of the
privilege of residing certain tracts of land or
resorting certain waters of that empire for pur
poses of trade he has by means reiinquished his
right of eminent domain or dominion over the said
land and waters, hereby agrees that no such con-
cession grant shall be constr ued TO give to any
power party which NAV be 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 or waters. And the United
States. for themselves. hereby agree to abstain
from extensively attacking the citizens subjects
of any power OF 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
halt
ted States from resisting attack by any hostile
power or party upon their citizens or their prop
erty. 1t is further agreed that if any right in
terest in any tract Of land in 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 commerce. that grant shall! in
NO event beconstrued To divest the Chinese author
tiles of their right of jurisdiction over persons and
property within said tract of land, except 50 far
that right may have been expressly relinquished
by treaty.
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 any privilege or i'm
munity in respect TO trade navigation within the
Chinese dominions which may not have been stip-
ulated for by treaty shall be subject TO the discre
ton of the Chinese government and may be regu-
lated by it accordingly, but not in manner or
spirit Incompatible with the treaty stipulations of
the parties
ARTICLE III. The Emperor of China shall have
the right to appoins consuls at ports Of the United
states. who shall enioy the same privileges and
imnunities as those which are enjoyed by public
law and treaty in the United States by the consus
If Great Britain and Russia, or either of them.
ARTICLE ". The twenty-ainth article of the
treaty of the 18th Of June 1855 having stipulated
for the exemption of Christian citizens of the Uni
ted States and Chinese converts from persecution
in China account of their faith. il is further
agreed that citizens of the United States in China
II every religious persuasion, and Chinese subjects
in the United States, shall enjoy entire liberty of
conscience and shall be exempt from all disability
persecution account Of their religious faith or
worship in either country. Cemeteries for sepu- !
lure of the dead. of whatever nativity national
ty shall be held in respect and free from disturb
lnce proclamation. F..
ARTICLE " The United States of America and I
he Emperor Of China cordially recognize the in :
,erent and inalenable right Of man to change his :
lnme and allegiance. and also the nutua. advan- a
age of the free migration and emigration of their
itizeAs and Subjects respectively, from the one v
country to the other, for purposes of curiosity of
rade, permanent residents. The high con- I
racting parties, therefore. join in reprobatingI
NY other than an entirely voluntary emigration Il
or these purposes. They consequently agree to q
'ass laws making it penal offence for citizen Of
he United States Chinese subjects to take Chi
sntjects either 20 the United States to any
ther foreign country, or for Chinese subject or n
itzen Of the United States to take citizens of the
United States to China to any other foreign 4
ountry, without their free and voluntary consent \
!,
L. 10
ng or residing in China shall enjoy the priv ::
eges, imniunities exemptions in respect 10 :,
raves residence may there be enjoyed by the n
itizenS subjects of the most favored nation. n
md Ieciprocaiy Chinese subjects visiting RI
iding in the United States shall enjoy the same 4
rivleges. immunites. and exemptions in respect !,
o travel residence, may there be enjovei by g
ne citizens subjects of the most favored nation.
'Ut nothing her Elm contained shall bs held to COR
er naturalization upon citi zeBs If the United :;
tates in China, upon the subjects Of 1hina in A.
be United States =,
ARTICLE VII Citizens of the United States shall -
njoy all the privileges of the public educational %
,strutons under the control Of the government Of
hina and, recprocally, Chinese subjects shall en- ac
y all the privileges Of the public educational in c
iutions, under the control of the government of az
he United States. which enjoyed in the re- | of
lective countries by the citizens or subjects of
most favored nation. The citizens of the Uni c
d States may freely establish and maintain an
hoeis within the Empire of China at those places a.
here foreigners are by treaty permitted to reside n
I'd. reciprocally Chinese subjects may enjoy the to-
me privileges and immuniries in the United N;
ates. -
aAie-A ~ ine o"'s1 s'a.e>' aI~"ys "is feI
~ dictaticn and Intervention by nation in the m
ale VI u'neuS ..a'ioh VI "h''--7i' uo bri
reby freely disclaim and disavow any intention IL,
right intervene in the domestic administia- III
N of China in regard TO the construction of rail w
,'s. teiegrapbs other material internal I'M in
On the ether hand, his Majesty, the me
iPero, Chh'. iese1'es 70 hini.ei ne ilsht foil
reducing such improvements within his dOmin- Ioo
s. With this mutual understanding il is agreed to-
the contracting pa, ties that if any time here
er his imperial Majesty shall determine to n ia
net or cause to be instructed works Of the char ~
er mentioned within the empire. and shall \
ke application To- the United States any other s
stern power for IA ti' to carry out that policy. Tb