The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-04-05
t011CIAL.l
LAWS Or THE UNITED STATES
Passed at tie Second Session cf the Forty
first Congress.
fOYYTCIAL.1
CHINA-lS6S.


first Congress.
CHINA-1S68.
AD9EnoSAL ARTICLES To TIE TREATY BETWEEN m
UNITED STATES INA. OF JUNE Is. 1858.
81 fax PRK,IDE>f UNIFIED farEs or AMERICA
A PROCLAIM .rioN.
Whereas certain additional articles TO the treaty
in force between the United sta IS IL Amer
ia ana the Ta-rsins Empire, signed at flemish
t..e 18th day OF June. 1855. we're Con liided and
egned BY Their pies.iiSot-nfiaries At Washington
~ the 18th day ii July, 1868. which additional
aEeicies are, WORT for word. rs follows:
AdAitioual Articles the treaty between the Uni
ted States of America and tue Ia rsinS Empire
sf the 18th Of jane, ISIS.
where's aimee the conclusion o! the treaty be-
twsea the United States OF America AMI the Ia
isan9 Umpire (Chins) Of the 18th OF June, 1855.
circumstances nave ari en- shvwint 'he necessity
II additional articles thereto the President Ut the
Unisod States and the august soverei the Ia
Tp,nz Empire have named for their plenipotentia
ms, to wit: the President Of the Un I'D States Of
America, william IL seward. Secrrt'ry of State.
and his N.jesty the Emperor Of China. snson
Enrinsame, accTe,it-a AS his Env.,y Extraordinary
end Minister pieniposentisry. and Chii,- Nang and
SUN Chi s-ku of The second Ch'se>e rank ascot
afed high envoys am, ministers al hi, said M.jest
aid the said plrnipotenIi,ri es, alter having ex-
elAngel their fail powers, found {" be in due am
proper form, have reed upon the following ar j.
cles:
ARTICLE His Majesty the Emperor Of China,
being Of the opinion that. IN m, king conces,i1n-
II the citizens subject. o. foreign poSersor the
privilege Of residing certiin acts # Land
rssortng {, certain waters OF that empire :or pur
poses IL trade he has by no means relinqashed his
right Of isinent dom db:nin, owes the said
land and water >, hereby agrees that
coSs on Ut grant shall be Construed 10 give To
power party which nj, be a wac with or hos
tile to the Un=tsd states the right to attack The
CITIZENS OF the United States or their property
within tie sssii lands waters. And the United
f~se FIR her axIe abs nj in
frsu ofEensively attacking the citizens or subjects
II any power OF party OF their property with
which they may he at war on any such tract It
land or waters # the said -LI ire. Tut hing in
this article shall be Construed to prevent the Uni
tel States frosa resisting attack b, hostile
power party upon their citizens or heir prep
erty. 1t is further agreed that if any right or ill.,
terest in any tract of ] mi IN china has been q
ssaAlI hereafter b. granted by the COVE ent Of
China to the United States or their city, ms Tor
rurp, Of trade commerce. th,t grant shall in
event be Construed t"dive>t the Chinese author
tiles of their right Of ion uve persons AMI
property with said tract o. land, cxcep, 50 TAR As
thai right may have been expressly relinqnished
by treAry-
AR1IcLs H. The United States of America and
his Majesty the Emperor If China. believing that
.i,e safety and prosperity Of commerce will thereby
best b. promoted. agr-e that any privilege or I'M
munity respect 10 trade navi 'tIon within the
Chioesa damiaion> which may not hav- been slip
uiAted for by treaty. shall BE- subject to the ai>cte
ton Of the Chinese government and may be resu-
lafs.l BY it accordingly. but not in n manner or
spirit Incompatible with the treaty stipu,a;ions of
toe parties.
As11clx III The Emperor of China shall have
Tire right u arp int consuis 1t rts Of the United
StatesI Who snail enjoy the came privileges and
immunties a. those which enj .y.d by public
iAw and treaty in the United states by the con>ns
q Great Britain and Russia. OF either Of them.
ARTICLE ". TIE tSenty-ainth article Of the
treaty of the 18th of June. 1858, having stipulated
fur the exemption # Christian citizens Of the Uni
In China ON account Of their faith it further
agreed that citizens Of the Unitei States in China
of every religious persuasion AMI Chinese subjects
ia tho United -afes, shall erjoy entire liber Of
u persecutirn of their religious faith
vOeshir, in ri her country. Cemeteries for sepu!.
tars Of the dcs! Of Whatever nativity national |
~, shall be held in respect and free fom disturb
anes or prosa1a ion-
An41clx The United States Of America and |
he Emperor Of China corsi ally rec gnize the in
hsrsnt and inalenable right If Elan to change his
bono and allegiance, and also the mutua. advan-
eifizsas and subjects respectively, from the one
sountry to the other fr purposes of curiosity, Of
InAa permanent residents. The lsgh con-
sraetinS pTtie', therefore, in in reprobst'ng
r. tAsss purposes. they consequently agree to
- laws making it penal offence f1G citizen OF
lhe United States Ut Chinese $ubj-cts to take Chi
nsse subjects either to the United States OF any
I
citizen Of the Uni,ed State take citizens Of the
United States tn China to any other foreign
country, without their free and voluntary consent
ARTICLE vi. Citizens of tie United States visit
4 residing in China shall enjoy the same priv
Esses, immunities exemptions in respect to
tssvsl o. residence may there be enjoyed by the
:.tizsns subjects Of the most favored nation.
Nd. Tseiprucatiy. Chine-e subjects whiting re-
'iding in the United states. shall erjoy the same
privi1sGsa immuuities. and exemptions in respect
b travel or residence, may there be enjoyed BY
- eitisens or subjects Of the Eavorr nation.
1T aoshing herein contained shall be held to eon
~ nntDralisati0n upon citizens VI the United
1eAtss in China, nor upon the subjects Of thina in
- United States
An1lcls VII Citizens Of the United States shall
Qioy all the privileges II the public educational
buttons under thee ntrcl If the government IT
nina and reciprocaly Chinese subjects shall en-
oy all the privileges Of the public educational in
under the control of the government If
10 United States, which are enjoyed in the re-
pectsvs countries BY the citizens or subjects OF
10 most favored nation. The citizens OF the Uni
~ States may freely establish and maintain q
ehooas within the Empire Of China At tio-e places
There foreigners by treaty permitted to reside
nd reciprucaily ChDe-e subjects may enjoy the
no privileges and immunitirs in the United c
safes
AxSr,ls VII The United States, always dis {
.imin. AMI discoaraging all practices of unncc-s c
ny ictation and Intervention by one nation in the
Isr~ or domestic admin alton of snss:her. do c
ereby freely di-clsim and disavow any intention 1
right to infervs ne in the domestic administra-
on Of China in regard to the construction VI rail
ais, telegraphs ether material internal I'M q
rswements. On the other hand, his Majesty, the
nperE Of China. reserves to himself the right to
eide the time aud amer and circumstances RI y
srolucin. such improvements within his iomin- u
rs. With this mutual understanding il is agreed