The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-05-14

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES THE TRKATY BETWEEN III
UNITED STATES AND C INA. OF JUNE Is. lS5S.
By RE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas certain additional Articles to the treaty
now in force between the United sta If Amer
ia and the Ia Using Empire, signed at flemish
fins 18Th day OF June. 1858. were CON luded and
sigeed by their pieDiI-otentisries at Washington,
on the 18th day If July, 1865, which additional
articles are, ~ori 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 Jane, Is 8.
Where's since the conclusion OF the treaty be-
tween the United States Of America and the Ia
Tsing Empire (Cbins) of the 18th OF June, 1855.
circumstances nave ari en- showing The necessity
It adti' ,nal articles thereto, the President Of the
United states and the august soverei OF the Ia
Tsins Empire, have named for their plenipotentia
ries. to wit: the President of the I'm It'd States Of
Anne ica william II seward, Secret,ry of State.
and his M4jesty the Emperor Of China, Arson
Bnrlinsame, a cre,.it-das his Envoy Extraordinary
ami Minister Pienp,tentisry. and ChiI-kang and
Sun Chi .Ku, of the second Chinese rank, associ
ated high envoysaH' ministers Of hi, said Majest,,
and the said 2lcnipotenri ries, n ter having eN-
changed their full powers. found {" be in due an,.
proper form, have agreed upon the following ar'i-
cles:
ARTICLE His Majesty the Emperor of China,
being of the opinion t',,t. m liking concessions
tn citizens subjects o. foreign powers of the
privilege Of residing certain tracts Il land or
poses If trade he has by means rrlinqu shed mis-
right of eminent dom lin ,mini over the said
land and waite :, hereby agrees that no suc Con-
grant shall BE- cOn-tI ued to give TO any
power party which ma be a war with or hos
tile To the Unt-i states the right to atEack the
citixens of the United states their property
within the sail ianis or waters And the United
States. for themselves, hereby agree To abstain
from of -n>ivey tn king tie citizens or subjects
# any power or party OF their property with
which they my toe ut war any such tract f
land or waters # the said empire tut no hing in
this article shall b. c,nstruel to prevent the Uni
tel Stats from resisting attack BY any hostile
power party upin their citizens or heir prop
e-ty. IL Is further agree that if any light in
terest in tnv tract of ini in China has been
IN Ill hereafter ,, granted b. the give n"ent of
China t. the Uuitel States or their citiz, tor
purp Of trade ce. that grant shall in
no even, be rlstra.i ,dive-t the Chinese author
tiles OF their right of jirs lie ion persons and
property IN u sail rr,-t OF land, except rar a
thai ght may have been expressly r-Iinqui-hei
by trety-
ARfIcLE IL The Uaitel States of Amer ca and
his Majesty the emperor # china believing that |
ne safety and prosperity Of Commerce viii thereby
best b. promoted. agr-e that any privilege or I'M
munity II, respect totruc ntvig ,tion within thu
Chimes Il ,miliJn> viii Ia may not hsv been slip /
ulsted for by treaty, slisl; srbject 10 the >cre
tion OF tie shiue>e government and may lie re u
lated by it acc.Iiingly. hnt MT in a manner or |
spirit inc ',aIibic with the sreaty stipulatOns OF
the parties
D5n- a, Washington the ,wen.y-eighth day 81
July. in the year # our Lord one thousand eight |
hundred anl sixty eight
In faith whereof: the respective penipntensiares
have sisn-i this treaty and thereto afliNed The /
ksa1y of the.r arms
tsxaL WILLIAM II. SEWARD
AN-,IN BUKL!NGAME.
lsxar1 CHlH KA>G.
sun CHIA-kU.