Smyrna times., 1871-06-07

OF the second Chinese rank, associated high envovs
and ministers of his said Majesty and the said
plcnPotcntiarcs, after having exchanged their full
powers, found to be IN due and proper FORM have
agreed upon the following articles
ARTICLE |.
Ills 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 T.
certain watcs OF that empire for purposes Of trade
he mas by no means relinquShed his right of
eminent domain of dominion over the said land and
"aters' hereby agrees that such concession or
grant shall be construed to give to any power or
party which may be at war with or hostile 10 the
United Suites 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
seNeS hereby agree to abstain frpm Extensively
attacking the citizens subjects of any power or
party or their property with which they may be at
war on any such tract OF land or waters Of the said
umpire But nothing In this article shall be con.
STucd to prevent the United States from res sting
an atlack by any hostile power or party upon their
ciuZehS on their property. 1t is further agreed
tlat any right or interest in any tract Of land in
Ohiha has been or shall hereafter be granted by the
government of China TO the United States or their
citizenS tor purposes of trade or commerce, that
grant shall in event be construed TO dly,,t the
Chlhesc authorities of their right OF jurisdiction
over persons and property within said tract u land
except SO tar as that right may have been exp essly
relIhquIshed by treaty.
ARTICLE ii.
The United States OF America and his Majesty tho
Emperor Of ChiMa, believing tha; the saie,o ard
prosperity OF commerce VIII thereby best b: pro-
NOTED, agree that amy privilege immunity in re-
SPect TO trade or navigation within the Chinese
d"mlnIons which may not have been stipulated for
oy treaty, shall be subject to the discretion Of the
Chincsc government and may be regulated by 1t
! t,I1f
paIibIe with the treaty stiruIalIons Of thc parties
ARTICLE III.
Inc Emperor OF CHINA Shall have the right to
APPOINT consuis at ports OF the United States. who
snail ENJOY the same privileges and immunillcs
as iloSn winch are enjoyed by public law and treaty
III IhC Cn''ed States !y The consuLs oi Great Britain
aud Russia, or either oi thrm.
ARTICLE w.
ne twenty ninth article of the treaty Of the 18th
oi Jue, oJ5, having stipulated for the exemption
OF Christian citizens Of the Unitnd States and
Chinese Converts from persecution IN China on ac
count CT their faith, 1t is further agreed tha. ct
zcns Of tIc United States in China of every religious
persuasion, and Chincscs subjects in the United
states, shall enjoy entire liberty Of cons cicnct and
sldIi De exempt from all disability or persecution
on account of their religious faIth or worship ia
IN either country. Cemeteries for scpulture of the
dead, OF whatever nativity or nationality shall h..
held IN respect and iroec from disturbance or pro
iandtion.
ARTICLE V.
Inc United States OF America and the Emperor
OF Chlna cord ally recognize the inherent and
inalIehahIe right OF man to change his home and
allegiance, aud also the mutual advantage Of the
'ree migration and emigration Of their ciz.ns and
subject respectively, from the one country to the
olher tor purposes OF curiosity, Of trade or az per
mdnent residents. The high ~ontrac,ing parties
therefore, JON IN repfobatIng any other than an
entire voluntary emigration for these PURPOSES
lhcy consequently agree TO pass laws masking il a
penal offence tor citizen Of the United States or
Ch'ncsc subjects to take Z ilncse subjects elt CT to
the CnIed States or to any other foreign country.
or for Chinese subject lr citizen of the IIn,,Gc
states to take citizens OF the United States to
china or to any other foreign country, without
their Tree and voluntary ccnscnt resp, ,ctlycly.
ARTICLE vi.
Citizens Ot the United States yistinr or residing
IN China shall enjoy the same privileges, inlrunI
es or exemptions IN respect t. travel or rcsICence
as may there be enjoyed by the citizens or sui iccs
0 the most favored nation. And, reciproCaliy |
Chinese subjects visiting residing in the United
otates' shall ENJOY the same privileges, immunities
ana exemptions III respect to travel residence ms
may be enjoyed by the cit zcns or subjects of ,b,.
mosi favored nation But nothing herein cont incd
shall be held to confer natur;iz tton upon eli zep
OF the United States in Chnl nor upon the subiacts
of China in the United Satts.
ARTICLE VII.
CItIzons of the United States shall enjoy all the
privileges Of the public educational nstitu, ions
under the control OF the government of China. and
reciprocally, Chinese subjects shall enjoy all the
privileges Of the public educational Institution
under the control OF the government ul the Unucd
states, which arc njoycd in the respective couutres
by the citizens or subjects OF the most favursd ma
lon The citizens OF the UnItcd'Siltes may freely
establish and maintain schools within the Emn,re
ri China at those place where foreigners are bv
treaty permitted to reside, and rcciproclv Chinese
subjects may enjoy the same PRIVILEGES and iu,u,u
mites in the United States
ARTICLE VIII.
The United States, aIw4y Us dlsc'aiminr and dis
coragng all practices OF unnecessary dctu ton and
intervention byOnc nation in the affairs or domcstic
Of another, do hereby frclv dis
claim and dsavOw any attention or right to l,tcr.
vcne III the domestic administration OF China in
regard to the construction Of railroads "a oranLs
Or other mctcrial internal improvements On the
other hand, his M 'Jesty, the Emperor of China
reserves to himself the right to decide the time and
manner and circumstances of introducing each in,
provcmcnts within his dominiohs. With this mn
Lual understanding it is agreed by the cuntraotinr
parties thatlt at any time hereafter his imnn,iai
MAJESTY snail determine to construct or eau TO be
CONSTRUCTED works OF the character mctioncd within
inc empire, and shall make application To the
United States or any other western movers e,r
aciites to carry out that policy the United States
VIII III that cdse designated and authorize suitah
engineers TO be employed by the Chinese govern.
hent, and will recOmend to other nations an eouaI
with such application, the Chinese
government, and will recommend to other nations
an eqnal compliance with such application. the
'hheSe government in that protecting such
engineers in their perssns and property, and pay
my them a reasonable compensation for thcir
service. ~
IN ialth whereof the respective plcnipotontif res
nave signed this treaty and thereto affixed their
'cals Of their arms '
Done at Washington the twenty eight day of
'u'y, IN The year OF our Lord thousand eight
luDd ed and sixty.eigm
EALI WILLIAM II. SEWARD
ANSON BURLINGANE
sEAL"I CIIIIl-KANG.
SUN CHIA-KU
And whereas the said adJitiop,l ar,;,, H.