The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1870-04-13
f0YYICIAL.1
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at tie Second Session Of tie Forty
first Congress.
CHINA-lS6e.

ADDITIONAL ARTICLES TO THE rREArr BEfwEEN m
UNITED sfArEs AND c. INA. OF JUNE Is. 1858.
BIT THE PRE-IDE>P OF THE UNITED sTAfEs OF AAKRIcA
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas. certain additional articles to the treaty
now in force between the United states Of Amer
lea and the Ts-rsng Empire, signed at IientsIr
the 18th day of June. ISIS. were con- luded AND
sigued by their pepipotentiaries at Washington,
on the 18th day Of July, 1865. which additional
articles are. word for word. - follows:
Additional articles to the treaty between the Uni
ted States of America and the -Tsng Empire
Of the 18th of June, 1s5S.
Whereas since the conclusion of the treaty be-
tween the United States Of America and the Ia
Using Empire China of the 18th Of June, 1855.
circumstances have arisen showing the necessity
Of adiiti,na articles thereto the President Of the
United States and the august sovereisn OF the Ia
Using Empire, have named for their plenipotentia-
rirs to Wit: the President Of the United States Of
Americs, william H. Seward, Secretary Of State,
and his Majesty the Emperor of China, Anson
Bnrlinxame, accredited rs his Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary. and Chin kang and
Sun Chia-Ku. Of the second Chinese rank. associ-
ated high ENJOYS anG ministers Of his said Majesty,
and the said pl-nipotentiaries, after having ex-
changed their full powers, found to be in due and
proper form, have agreed upon the following arri-
clss:
AKrIcLEI His Majesty the Emperor of China,
being of the opinion that. in mixing concessions
the citizens subjects OF foreign powers of the
privilege Of residing on certsn tracts Of land, OF
poses Of trade he has by means relinquished his
right IF eminent domain dominion the said
land and waters, hereby agrees that no such CON-
cs-s;on grant shall be eoD-ti ned to give to any
power or party which NAV be a war with or hos
tile to the United state. the right to attack the
citizens Of the United States their property
within the said lands or waters. And the United
States. for themselves. hereby agree to abstain
from extensively attacking the citizens subjects
of any power party or their property with
which they may be at war on any such tract IF
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 their prop
erty. II is further agreed that if any right in
terest in any tract Of land in China has been o.
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 he construed To dvest the Chinese author.
tiles of their right Of jurisdiction persons and
property within said tract of land, except far as
THAT right may have been expressly relinquished
by treaty.
ARr,cIE II. 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 i'm
munity respect to trade navigation within the
Chinese dominions which may not have been slip |
uased for by treaty. shall be subject the dscre-
tion Of the Chinese government and may be regu- |
lated by it accordingly, but not in a manner or |
spirit incomT atible with the treaty stipulatons Of
the parties.
ARTICLE III. The Emperor Of China shall have |
the right to appoint consus at ports Of the United
States. Who shall enjoy the same privileges and \
in, nunities as those which are enjoyed by public |
law and treaty in the United States by the consuls
Of Great Britain and Russia, either Of them.
ARTICLE ". The twenty ninth article Of the
treaty Of the 18th Of June 1885, having stipulated
for the exemption If Christian citizens Of the Uni
ted States and Chinese converts from persecution
in China account Of their faith, it further
greed that citizens Of the United States in China
in the United States, shall enjoy entire liberty of
.nscience and shall be exempt from all disability
or persecution on Of their religious faith or
worship in either country. Cemeteries for sepul-
ty shall be held in respect and free from disturb
NICE proclamation
Article v. The United States of America and
the Emperor Of China cordially recognize the in
hsrent and inaiienable right Of man to change his
h ne and allegiance, and also the mutua. advan-
age Of the free migration and emigration of their
citizens and subjects. respectively, from the one
country to the other, for purposes of curiosity, of
rade or - permanent residents. The high con
sractng psrtie-, therefore, j in in reprobatns
my other than entirely voluntary emigration
or these purposes. They consequently agree to
bass laws making it penal offence f,r citizen OF
,ese subjects either TO the United States T. any
,ther foreign country. @ for Chinese subject OF
fizen Of the United States to take citizens Of the
United States to China or to any other foreign
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ARTICLE VI. Citizens of tie United States visit !
or residing in China shall enjoy the priv
Iege>, immunities or exemptions in respect 10 a
rsvel or residence may there be enjoye by the
i;izens subjects Of the most favored nation. l
nd reciprocally Chinese subjects visiting re-
:ding in the United States. shall enjoy the same
II iy;ieges immunties. and exemptions in respect {
0 travel residence. may there be enjoyed by {
he citizens subjects Of the most favored nation
'ut nothing herein contained shall be beld to con
er naturalization upon citizens # the United 5
tstes in China, nor upon the subjects Of lima in
be United States. -
Asrrcrx VII Citizens Of the United States shall Il
njcy all the privileges Of the public educational
stiI utions nnder the ntrol Of the government: Of
nina, and reciprocaily Chinese subjects snail en- Il
~ al, the privileges If the public educational in
t;fnfoBs under the control OF the goverHE,en. OF
he United States. which enjoyed in the re- Ill
,ect:ve countries by the citizens subjects of "a,
ne most favored nation. The citizens OF the Uni "
Il States may freely establish and maintain 81
hools within the Empire Of China at those places
ID reciprocally Chinese subjects may enjoy the q
me privileges and immunties in the United a,
AteS. IN
ARTICLE VIII The United States. always dis te
shining and discoaraging all practices Of unneces u
~ dictation and Intervention by nation in the 81
fairs or domestic administration Of another. do f
rely freely di-clairi and dsayow any intention IN
right to intervene in the domestic a,ministra- ~
N of China in regard to the Construction Of rail III
Ais. telegraphs other material internal i'm 10
ovements. On the other hand. his Majesty. the bi
nperor Of China reserves To himself tire right t. "
eide the time and manner ans! circuni tin6 CT IN
such improvements within his dotnin-i M
s. With this mutua! understandings is agreed foi
the contracting par ties that il az any time here
er his imperial Nsjesty shall determine to e. 10
net to be Instructed works If the char foi
er mentioned within the empire. and shall l..
Ike application to the UI,ite6 States any other IL