The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-06-05

Ell IRE PRESIDENT OF TIE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
PROCLAMATION.
whereas certain additional articles to the treat
now in force between the United Sta'es Of Amer
;cs and the Ta-T-ing Empire signed at Tentsl
TIE 18th day of June. 1s5S. were con-luded an
sigueI by their plenipoteDtiari-s at Washington
gu this 18th day If July, 1855. which additions
articles are, word for word, as follows:
Additional articles to the treaty between the Uni
ted States of America and the Ta-Tsrg Empir
Of the 18th of June, ISIS.
Whereas since the conclusion of the treaty be
tween the United States of America and the Ia
Using Empire tChina) of the 18th OF June, 1858
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 to wit: the President of the United States 81
America, William H. Seward. Secretsry of State.
and his Majesty the Emperor of China, Anson
Bnr.inSame, accredited as his Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary, and Chih- Rang and
SUN Chia-ku, of the second Ch'hese rank associ-
ate high ENJOYS and minister If his said Majesty,
and the said p.enipofenriarie>, after having ex-
changed their full powers. found to be in due and
proper form, have agreed upon the following arti-
cles:
ARTICLE L. His Majesty the Emperor of China,
being of the opinion that, in making concessions
70 the citizens subjects OF foreign powers of the
privilege of residing certain tracts OF land or
resorting TO certain waters of that empire for pur-
poses Of trade he has by no means relinlushed his
right of eminent domain or dominion over the said
land and waters, hereby agrees that such con-
cession grant shall be construed to give to any
power party which NAV be q 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 waters. And the United
States. for themselves, hereby agree TO abstain
from extensively attacking the citizens subjects
of any power party their property with
which they may be at war on any such tract #
land or waters of the said empire But nothing in
this article shall be construed TO prevent the Uni
ted States from resisting attack by any hostile
power or party upon their citizens or their prop
-rty Ii is further agreed that if any right or 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 their citizens for
purposes OF trade or commerce, that grant shall in
10 event beconstrued to divest the Chinese author
tiles Of their right of jurisdiction persons and
property within said tract OF land, except far
that right may have been expressly relnquished
by treaty.
ARTICLE III. 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
munify in respect to trade navigation within the
Chinese domnons which may not have been slip |
ulated for by treaty shall be subject the discre
ton 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
the parties.
ARTICLE III. The Emperor of China shall have |
the right 10 appoint consuls at ports of the United
States. who shall enjoy the same privileges and |
imnunties those which enjoyed by public |
law and treaty in the United States by the consuis
VI Great Britain and Russia, or either of them.
ARTICLE ". The twenty-ainth article of the |
treaty of the 18th of June 1858. 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 further |
agreed 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
or persecution of their religious faith
worship in either country. Cemeteries for sepul-
fure of the dead. of whatever nativity national
ity shall be held in respect and free from disturb
Ancs or PROCLAMATION
the Emperor Of China cordially recognize the in
herent and inslienable right Of man TO change his
home and allegiance, and also the mutual advan-
of the free migration and emigration of their
citizens and subjects, respectively, from the one
country the other, for purposes of curiosity, of
trade, permanent residents. The high con-
tracing parties, therefore, join in reprobating
any other than an entirely voluntary emigration
for these purposes They consequently agree to
pass laws making it penal offence for citizen Of
the United States or Chinese subjects to take Chi
nese subjects either to the United States to any
other foreign country. or for Chinese subject or
citizen 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
respectively
ARTICLE W. Citizens of tie United States visit
ing or residing in China shall enjoy the same priv
ileges, immunities exemptions in respect to
travel OF residence may there be enjoyed by the
citizens or subjects of the most favored nation.
And reciprocally Chinese subjects visiting re-
siding in the United States, shall enjoy the same
privileges, immunities, and exemptions in respect
to travel or residence may there be enjoyed by
the citizens subjects Of the most favored nation
But nothing herein contained shall be held to CON-
fer 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 government of
China and reciprocally. Chinese subjects shall en-
.y all the privileges of the public educational in
.ti,utions under the control of the government of
The United States, which enjoyed in the re-
.pective countries by the citizens subjects OF
he most favored nation. The citizens of the Uni
ei States may freely establish and maintain I
ciooIs within the Empire of China at those places
md reciprocaily Chinese subjects may enjoy the
anne privileges and immunities in the United
tates.
ARTICLE VIII The United States, always dis
and discoaraging all practices of unneces
dictatiOn and Intervention by nafien in the
fairs or domestic administration of another do
ereby freely di-claim and disavcw any intention
e right TO intervene In the domestic adminlstra-
ion Of China in regard TO the construction Of rail-
nafs telegraphs or other material internal i'm
royements. On the other hand, his Majesty, the
mperor Of China reserves TO himself the right to
.cide the time and manner and circumstances OF
l;roducinC such improvements within his domin-
u.s. With this mutual understanding il is agreed C
the contracting ties that if at any time here
ter his imperial Majesty shall determine to Con-
rue. or cause TO be Instructed works Of the char
fer mentioned within the empire. and shall
AXE application to the United States or any other