The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-06-09

uxIrED STATES AND CHINA. OF JUNE IS. 1855.
Br THE PRESIDENT OF rHEuNrrEDsrArEs OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas. certain additional articles to the treaty
now in force bet-seen the United States OF Amer
lea and the Ta-Tsiny Empire, signed at TientsIr
the 18th day of June, 1S5S, were con-luded anc
signed by their plenipotentiaries at Washington,
on the 18th day Of July, 1868, 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.
Where's since the conclusion Of the treaty be-
tween the United States of America and the Ia
Using Empire (China) of the 18th of June, ISIS,
circumstances have arisen showing the necessity
If additional articles thereto the President of the
United States and the august sovereign of the Ia
Using Empire have named for their plenipotentia-
ries, wit: the President of the United States Of
America, William II. Seward, Secretary of State.
and his Majesty the Emperor of China, Anson
Bnr,ingame accreditedas his Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary, and Chih-Kang and
sun Chia-Ku, of the second Chinese rank. associ-
ated high ENJOYS anG ministers of his said Majesty,
aud the said pienipotentiaries, after having ex-
changed their full powers, found to be in due and
proper form, have agreed upon the following art-
Giles:
ARTICLE I. His Majesty the Emperor of China,
being of the opinion that, in making concessions
TO the citizens subjects of foreign powers of the
resortng to certain waters of that empire for pur
poses of trade he has by no 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 construed TO give TO any
power or party which may be a. war with OF 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 or subjects
Of any power party or their property with
which they may be at war on any such tract Of
land or waters Of the said empire. But no'hing IN
this article shall be construed to prevent the Uni
tel States from resisting attack by any hostile
r,owsr or party upon their citizens their prop
erty 1t is further agree! thar if any right OF 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 be construed to divest the Chinese author
tiles of their right Of jurisdiction over persons and
property within said tract OF land except so far as
that right may have been expressly reiinquished
by treaty.
ARTICLE IL The United States OF America and
his Majesty the Emperor Of China, believing that
Ihe safety and prosperity of commerce will thereby
best be promoted, agree that any privilege or I'M
,uunity in respect TO trade or navigation within the
Chinese domiaions which may not have been slip
usted for by treaty, shall be subject to the dscre-
tion Of the Chinese government and may be regu- |
lated by it accordingly, but not in a manner or
spirit Incompatible with the treaty stpulations of
he parties.
ARTICLE III The Emperor of China shall have
the right to appoint colsus at ports Of the United
states who shall enjoy the same privileges and
immunites as those which are enjoyed by public |
lsw and treaty IN the United States by the e0n-uls
Of Great Britain and Russia, or either of them.
Article ". The twenty-ninth article of the |
treaty of the 18th Of June, 1855 having stipulated
for the exemption of Christian citizens of the Uni
ted States aud Chinese converts from persecution !
in China on account of their faith. it Is further
freed that citizens Of the United States in China
OF 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 religions faith
worship in either country. Cemeteries Tor sepui- |
rure of the deal of whatever nativity NATIONAL |
.ty shall be held in respect and free from disturb
ance or PROCLAMATION
ARrIcIEy. The United States of America and
the Emperor of China cordially recognize the in
berent and inalienable right of man to change his
home and allegiance and also the mutua. advan-
tage of the free migration and emigration Of their
citizens and subjects respectively, from the one
country to the other for purposes of curiosity, Of
trade or rs permanent residents. The high con-
tracing parties, therefore. join in reprobating
any other than entirely voluntary emigration
fox these purposes. They consequently agree to
pass laws making it penal offence for citizen Of
The United States Chinese subjects to take Chi
aese subjects either to the United States to any
other foreign country, or for Chinese subject or
ritzea of the United States to take citizens of the
United States to China or to any other foreign
country without their free and voluntary consent
ARTICLE VI. Citizens of tie United States visit
ing or residing in China shall enjoy the same priv
ileges, imnlunities or exemptions In respect 10
travel or residence as may there be enjoyed by the
citizens or subjects of the most favored nation.
And, reciprocaily Chinese subjects visiting or
siding in the United States shall enjoy the same
privileges immunities, and exemptions in respect
travel residence, as may there be enjoyed by
the citizens subjects Of the most favored nation
But nothing herein contained shall be held TO con-
ter naturalization upon citizens Of the United ,
states in China nor upon the subjects Of China in
the United States.
ARTICLE VII. Citizens of the United States shall
Enjoy all the privileges of the public educational
Institutions under the control Of the governmental
China and. recprocally, Chinese subjects shall en-
oy all the privileges of the public educational in
under the control of the government Of
he United States, which enjoyed in the re-
'pective countries by the citizens or subjects of
the most favored nation. The citizens of the Uni
ed States may freely establish and maintain !
chools within the Empire of China at those places
Shere foreigners are by treaty permitted to reside,
nd reciprocaily Chinese subjects may enjoy the
ime privileges and immunities in the United
tates. II
ARTICLE VIII. The United States, always dis G
tanning and discouraging all practices of unneces
airy dctation and Intervention bv natien in the
fsairs domestic administration of another. do
ereby freely disclsim and disayow any intention I
r right to intervene in the domestic adminstra-
ion Of China in regard to the construction Of rail-
a Is. teIegraPhs other material internal i'm
rovements. On the other hand his Majesty, the :
mperor of China, reserves to himself the right to
ecide the time and manner and circumstances OF
,trodu eng such improvements within his domin- {
MS With this mutual understanding it is agreed
v the contracting parties that if at any time here
tier his imperial Majesty shall q determine to con-
uct or cause to be constructed works Of the char