New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-16

States of America and the Ta-Tsing En-
pire, signed at Tientsin, the eighteenth da
of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-eighi
were concluded and signed by their plen
potentiaries at Washington, on the twenty
eighth day of July, eighteen hundred an
sixty eight, which additional articles are
/ word for word, as follows:
Additional Articles to the Treaty Betwee
the United States of America and tn
Ta-Tsing Empire of the eighteenth @
June, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight
| WHEREAS, Since the conclusion of tn
treaty between the United States of Amer
lea and the Ta-Tsing Empire fChina) of tn
eighteenth of June, 1858, circumstance
have arisen showing the necessity of add
tional articles thereto, the President of thu
United States and the august sovereign o
the TaTsing Empire have named for thei
plenipotentiaries, to wit: the President o
the United States of America, William II
Seward, Secretary of State; and his Maiest,
| the Emperor of China, Arson Burlingame
accredited as his Envoy Extraordinary ant
Minister Plenipotentiary, and Chih- Kans
| and Sun Chia-ku, of the second Chimes.
rank, associated high ENJOYS and ministers
OF his said Majesty; and the said plenipo
fentlaries, after having exchanged theil
| full powers, found to be in due and proper
| form, have agreed upon the following arti
| cles:
ARTICLE l. His Majesty the Emperor O.
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 tC
certain waters of that empire for pur
poses of trade, he has by no means relin-
pushed his right of eminent domain OF
dominion over the said land and waters
hereby agrees that no such concession or
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power 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 power or party or their property with
which they may be at war on any such tract
of land or 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 their citizens
for purposes of trade or commerce, that
grant shall IN no event be construed to di-
vest the Chinese authorities of their right
within said tract of land, except so far as
that right may have been expressly relin-
pushed by treaty.
ARTICLE III. 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-
spect 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 a manner or spirit incompatible
with the treaty stipulations of the parties.
ARTICLE Ill. 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 fifty-eight, having stipu-
lated for the exemption of Christian citi-
zens of the United States and Chinese con-
verts 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
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-
niZe the inherent and inalienable right of
man to change his home and allegiance, and
also the mutual advantage of the free mi
grafton and emigration of their citizens and
subjects, respectively, from one country to
the other, for purposes of curiosity, of
trade, or as permanent residents. The
high contracting parties, therefore. Join in
any other than an entirely vol
untary emigration for these purposes. They
agree to pass laws making it
penal offense for citizen of the United
States or Chinese subjects to take Chinese
subjects either to the United States or to
any other foreign country, or for Chinese
subject or citizen of the United States to
take citizens of the United States to China
Dr. any other foreign country, without their |
Tree and voluntary consent respectively.
ARTICLE VI. Citizens of the United |
States, visiting or residing in China, shall |
enjoy the same privileges, immunities or |
in respect to travel or residence !
rs may there be enjoyed by the citizens or |
subjects of the most favored nation. And, |
Chinese Subjects visiting or |
'esiding in the. United States, shall enjoy |
he same privileges, immunities and exemp- |
ions in respect to travel or residence, as |
nay there be enjoyed by the citizens or
subjects of the most favored nation. But
Nothing herein contained shall be held to
.onfer naturalization upon citizens of the |
United States IN China. nor upon the sub
ects of China In the United States.
ARTICLE VII. Citizens of the United
states shall enjoy all the privileges of the
'ublic educational institutions under the
ontrol of the government of China, and,
Chinese subjects shall enjoy
ii the privileges of the public educational
Institutions under the control of the gov
rnment of the United States, which are en-
Dyed in the respective countries by the citi-
ems or subjects of the most favored nation.
The citizens of the United States may freely
stablish and maintain schools within the
umpire of China at those places where for
lgners are by treaty permitted to reside,
nd, reciprocally, Chinese subjects may en-
~ the same privileges and immunities in
he United States.
ARTICLE VIII. The United States, always
isclalming and discouraging all practices
unnecessary dictation and Intervention
y one nation in the affairs or domestic adj
ilhiHt "tioh VI t'nVouolj uo Htrtpy 1ItclH
isclaim and disavow any intention or
ght to intervene in the domestic
of China in regard to
le construction of railroads, telegraphs,
r other material internal improvements
IN the other hand, his Majesty, the EN-
error of China reserves to himself the right
} decide the time and manner and cireum-
ances of Introducing such improvements
Tithin bis dominions. With this mutual
it is agreed by the contract
tg parties that if at any time hereafter
is imperial Majesty shall determine to con-
ruct or cause to be constructed works of
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