The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-04-15
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the Second Session Of the Forty
frst Congress.
CUINA-1S6S.

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES TO IHk rkxsrr BETWEEN TN
UNITED srarHs AND C INA. OF JUNE Is. 1858.
TT THE PkE>IpESr OF THE UNITED rafss OF AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas certain additional articles to the treaty
ROW in force between the United Sta,es Of Amer
ia ami the Ts-rsiny Empire. signed at Tient>'n
tire 18Th day OF June. ISIS, were con lCded and
si.ued by Their plesilotentiaries at Washington,
IN the 18th day Of July. IsoS. which additional
articles are. wori for word. as follows:
Additional articles the treaty between the Uni
ted States Of America and the Ta-Tsing Empire
Of the 18th Of June, ISIS
Where's since the conclusion Of the treaty be-
tween the United States OF America and the Ia
Using Empire (Chins) of the 18th OF June, lS5S.
circumstances have ari- en- showing The necessity
Of adIit nal articles thereto the President Of the
United states and the august soverei n the Ia
TsinS Empire, have named for their plenipotentia
ri-s IN git: the President Of the I'm t-d States Of
America. william II seward, Secretary of State,
and his Majesty the Emperor Of China, Anson
Rnrlins same, accredited as his Envy Extraordinary
anil Minister Pienippsentfary and Chii- kang and
sun Chi .-Ku OF the second Chinese rank associ-
afe,i hi envoys ans, ministers Of hi. said MajeSt
and the sud pi-nPofenri'ries, alter having ex-
changed th-ir fill powers found {" he in due ans:
proper form, have agreed upon the following ar'i-
cirs:
ARTICLE His Majesty the Emperor Of China
being Of the opinion that In IN ,kirg concessions
G, thu citizens subj o. foreign powers Of the
privilege Of residing cert tracts # land
resortny certain waters OF that empire tor pur-
poses Il trade he has by means relinlu'shed his
right Of uinent ,msin 4 ,sIini..n the said
Land aud waters, hereby agrees that no -uca c.,u-
essun or grant shall be cSn-tI uef 10 give to any
power or party which M, be a war with or hos
tile to the Unit-d 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 of -ns,vely attacking the citizens or subjects
cf any power or party or their property with
which they may he at war on any such tract Il
L..
this article >hal. be Construed to prevent the Uni
tel States from resisting attack b. any hostile
power party upon their citizens or heir prop
~rty 1t is further agreed that if any right in
forest in any tract Of l,ni in China has been o
shail hereafter BE- srsnte,, BY the COVE ent of
China To the United States Ut their citiz ms TOR
purp Of trade or commerce. thar grant shall in
no even, be construed t1dye-t the Chinese author
tiles of their right Of jurisdiction persons and
property with n said tract OF land, except TAR
thar right may have been expressly relinqui>hed
By tresry-
his Majesty the Emperor IF China believing that
the safety and prosperity Of commerce will thereby
best b. promoted. agr~e that am privilege i'm
muniry respect fotra,le n,vig .tron within the
Chimes dominiun> which may mt hsv been slip
uated for by treaty. s,ll b. sHbjec: To the di.cre
tton of the chinese government and may lie e,u-
lated by it accordingly. bat not in a manner or
s?ir, incsmr with the treaty stpulations Of
the parties.
AsrrslE III The Emperor Of China shall have
the right app,inr eonsuis 1T. Of the United
States. who STALL enjoy the anne privileges and
imnunities those which are enj ND by public
law and treaty the United States by the uls
Of Great Britain and Russia. " either Of them.
ARTICLE ". Tue tsenty-,inih article Of the |
treaty Of the 18th Of June. 1855 hiving stipulated
for thu exemption f Christian sitiz ms Of the Uni
ted states and Chinese conv rts from persecution
in China account Of their faith, it further |
agreed that citizens Of the Unite states in hiua
% every reli.i persuasion ant chiue-e subjects
in the United Sraf-s. shall erjoy entire liner Of
een>cience aud shall be exempt ON all disability
" persecution account Of their Religions faith
vorshi in ri her csuntry- Cemeteries for sepui.
ture Of the deaf Of whatever n1iivry national |
ity. shall be held i'm respect and free from disturb
Ance or profsna ion.
AkfrclEv The United States Of America and /
the Emperor Of china corsfi lily gnize the in
hsrent and iralenable right # man TO change his
h"me and allegiance. and also the mutua. advNn-
tage of the free migration and emigration Of their
citizens and subjects. respectively from the one
rouusry to the other, purp'e-s of curiosity, Of
lrsle permanent residents. The high con-
tracing prrrie-, therefore. j in Ia reFrobating
any other than entirely Voluntary emigration
for these pu,p~ res They consequently agree To
psss laws making it penai off-n-e fs ri izen Of
tie United State. " Chinese subj cts to take Chi
nese subjects either 10 the United States or any
other Eresgn country. for n Chinese -ubject or
-itzen If the Uni,ed State to take cit Of the
United States to china or to any other foreign
country, vii out their fee AMI voluntary consent
resi- ectiyelv
Article vi. Citizens of tie United States visit
rE residing in China shall arjoy the same priv
lrges. immuniiies exemptions in respect to
lravel or residence may there be enjoyed by the
.isix.ns or subjects Of the mist favored nation.
And reciprocai!y. Chinese subjects vi iting or re-
lidirtg the United states. -hsli efjy the same
privileges immunities. and exempt ons in respect
10 travel residence. as may there be enjoyed BY
he citizens subjects Of the most favored natioh
Rut nothing herein contained shall be held to Cur
Isr naiura izafion upon sriti gems Il the United
5t,s-- in shn,. upoa the subjects VI lima IN
he United States |.
AkrcI VII Ci.izens # the United States shall
'1jy all the privileges II the public educational
asfi utic.f> under thee nfroi the government of
nina. and reciprNraiy. Chinese subjects shall en-
~ AL the privileges Il the public educational in
uner tie c'ntrcl OF the government of
ne UnIte-f States which enjoyed in the re- a
Pect countries by the citizens or subjects of
he most favored nation. The citizens OF the Uni
ed States may fire. Il establish and maintain q
ehHois within the Empire of China at those plares
rk-re foreigners by treaty permitted to 'eiie,
nj reciprocity Chine-e subjects may enjoy the q
anne privileges and immunities in the United a
tases
AErrcrx VIII. The United States. always dis .
lsm ng AMI discoIraging all practices of unBec-s
A-y dicaticn and Intervention by one natian in the
Tsr- domestic admnisf, alton OF an .th-r. do I
ereby freely fi-cl Tim and disivow any invention
right To in erv. in the domestic astministr A.
On u China regard 70 the sistruc;io" Vi rail
eis telegraphs ar other mate ial inter nal I'M
ryvemenr- o., the other hani, his Majesty, the .
niper,r Of China reserves T., hims-l the right t.
>c,.e the time ami inner and circum tt'- es 4
such improvements within his s'ouin- \
rs With o.. is mutual understanding il is agreed
, the ntrsctirg IA ties thar il AZ any tim here
ter his imperial Msj-sty shal determine to n II
ruct Or csu>- be Instructed works ii the char
ter meation-d within the empire. and shall L
AXE sp iiratios to the Uniteo States any other