New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-26

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| pire, signed at Tientsin, the eighteenth day
| of June. eighteen hundred and tifty-eight
were concluded and signed by their pien-
potentiaries at Washington, on the twenty
eighth day of July, eighteen hundred and
| sixty-eight, which additional articles are,
word for word, as follows:
| Additional Articles to the Treaty Between
! the United States of America and the
| Ta-Tsng Empire of the eighteenth OF
June, eighteen hundred and fifty eight.
| WHEREAS, Since the conclusion of the
| treaty between the United States of Amer
lea and the Ta-Tsing Empire (China) OF the
| eighteenth of June, 1858, circumstances
have arisen showing the necessity OF addl-
| tional articles thereto, the President OF the
| United States and the august sovereign OF
the Ta-Tsing Empire have named Tor their
plenipotentiares, to wit: the PRESIDENT OF
| the United States of America, William ID.
Seward. Secretary of State; and his Majesty
| the Emperor of China, Arson Burllngame,
| accredited as his Envoy Extraordinary and
| Minister Plenipotentiary, and ChIh- Rang
and Sun CHA ku. of the second Chinese
rank, associated high ENJOYS and ministers
of his said Majesty; and the said plenipo-
tentiaries, after having exchanged their
! full powers, found to be in due and proper
| form, have agreed upon the following artl-
| cles:
ARTICLE l. His Majesty the Emperor of
| China being of the opinion that IN making
concessions to the citizens or subjects OF
! foreign powers of the privilege OF residing
on certain tracts of land, or resorting to
certain waters of that empire for pur-
| poses of trade, he has by no means reln-
| ouished his right of eminent domain or
| dominion over the said land and waters,
| hereby agrees that no such concession or
grant shall be construed to give to any
| mower or party which may be at war
| with or hostile 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 them
selves, hereby agree TO abstain from often
sively attacking the citizens or subjects OF
any bower or party or their property with
which they may be at war on any such tract
of land OF waters of the said empire. But
nothing in this article shall be construed to
prevent the United States from resisting an
attack by any hostile power or party upon
their citizens or their property. 1t is further
agreed that if any right or interest IN any
tract of land in China has been or shall
hereafter be granted by the government OF
China to the United States or tlsir citizens
for purposes of trade or commerce, that
grant shall in no event be construed to d.
vest the Chinese authorities of their right
of jurisdiction over persons and property
within said tract of land, except so far as
that right may have been expressly REIN
uuished by treaty
ARTICLE II. The United States of America
and his Majesty the Emperor of China, be-
lieving that the safety and prosperity OF
commerce will thereby best be promoted,
agree that any privilege or immunity IN re-
speet to trade or navigation within the CHI
nese dominions which may not have been
stipulated for by treaty, shall be subject to
the discretion of the Chinese government,
and may be regulated by it accordingly,
but not in manner or spirit Incompatible
with the treaty stipulatiOns OF the parties.
ARTICLE III. The Emperor Of China
, shall have the right to appoint consuls at
ports OF the United States. who shall ENJOY
) the same privileges and immunities as those
which are enjoyed by public law and treaty
in the United States by the consuls OF Great
, Britain and Russia, or either of them.
ARTICLE ". The twenty-ninth article of
the treaty of the eighteenth of June, eight
cen hundred and tifty-eight, having stpu-
lated for the exemption of Christian clt-
zens of the United States and Chinese con-
!, yerts from persecution in China ON account
of their faith, it is further agreed that citi-
zens of the United States in China, of every
! religious persuasion, and Chinese subjects
in United States shall enjoy entire liberty OF
/, conscience, and shall be exempt from all
l disability or persecution on account OF their
religious faith or worship in either country.
Cemeteries for sepulture of the dead, OF
whatever nativity or nationality, shall be
held in respect and free from disturbance
= | or proclamation.
ARTICLE V. The United States of America
and the Emperor of China cordially recog-
e nize the inherent and inalienabie right OF
4 man TO change his home and allegiance, and
+ also the mutual advantage of the free mi
: grafton and emigration of their citizens and
t subjects. respectively, from one country to
: the other, for purposes OF curiosity, OF
: trade or as permanent residents. The
i high contracting parties, therefore. JOIN III
reprobating any other than an entirely vol
S untary emigration for these purposes. They
, consequently agree to pass laws making 1t a
e penal otfense for citizen of the United
/ States or Chinese subjects to take Chinese
: subjects either to the United States or to
4 any other foreign country, or for Chinese
f subject or citizen of the United States to
: take citizens of the United States to China
: or any other foreign country, without their
:, free and voluntary consent respectively.
y ARTICLE VI. Citizens of the United
Y States, visiting or residing in China, shall
> enjoy the same privileges, 1mmunltes OF
: exemptions in respect to travel or residence
0 as NAV there be enjoyed by the citizens or
u subjects of the most favored nation. And,
reciprocally, Chinese subjects, visiting OF
residing in the United States, shall enjoy
o the same privileges, immunities and eXemp
D tions in respect to travel or residence, as
: NAV there be enjoyed by the citizens oil
{ subjects of the most favored nation. Blu,
/. nothing herein contained shall be held tC
r confer naturalization upon citizens of the
l. United States in China, nor upon the sub
, iects of China in the United States.
ARTICLE VII. Citizens of the United
y States shall enjoy all the privileges OF the
/ public educational institutions under the
l. control of the government of China, and
u reciprocally, Chinese subjects shall EMO!
J all the privileges of the public educationa
. institutions under the control of the gov
!; eminent of the United States, which are en-
u loved in the respective countries by the cltl
3 zens or subjects of the most favored nation
:, The citizens of the United States may freely
ie establish and mantaif schools within thu
Empire of China at those places where for
70 eigners are by treaty permitted to reside
u and. reciprocally, Chinese subjects may en-
!. iov the same privileges and immunities il
~ the United States
ie ARTICLE Will The United States, Away
Is disclalming and discouraging all practice
s. of unnecessary dictation and intervention
le bv one nation in the affairs or domestic ad
~ ministration of another, do hereby freel
IL disclaim and disavow any intention o
right to intervene in the dOmesti
" administration of China in regard t
al the construction of railroads, telegraphs
10 or other material internal improvements
=, On the other hand his Majesty, the En-
III peror of China reserves to himself the RICH
IL to decide the time and manner and circum
stances of introducing such Improvement
within his dominions. With this mutua
understanding it is agreed by the contract
lie ing parties that if at any time hereafte
Id his imperial Majesty shall determine to con