River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-07-18
OF THE TREATY.

concluded by the Berlin congress-:
Article One Bulgaria is constituted an
automatic tributary, principally under
sovereignty of the sultan, with Christian
governor and national militia.
| Article Two. The principality is limited
on the south by the Balkans.
Article Three. prince shall be elected
by the population, and confirmed by the
Porte and powers No member of the reign
ing European dynasty shall be prince. In
the event of vacancy a new prince will be
elected under the same conditions.
Article Four. A plan of government will
be prepared by an assembly of mobiles, con
voked at Tirnova. Before the election of a
prince the right of the Turks, Roumanians,
Greeks and others will be taken into account.
Article Fifth--Ihe following shall form
! the basis of the public law of Bulgaria:
/ Distinction of religious belief or confession
shall not operate against any one as reason
of exclusion or incapacity in what concerns
the enjoyment of political rights, admission
| to public employment or honor or the exer-
else of different professions and industries.
| Liberty of public profession of all creeds
shall be assured to all the returned popula-
| ton of Bulgaria; as we'll as to strangers. No
tTamels shall be imposed on the hierarchic
organization of different communions or
their relation with their spiritual chief
Article Six. Until permanent organiza-
! tor. is completed Bulgaria shall be governed
by a proTIsionaT organization directed by
! Prussian commissioners, who will be assisted
by delegated consuls of the great powers.
Article Seven. The proyisory govern
ment shall not be prolonged over seven
months, by which time the organic govern
| ment shall be settled and prince elected.
Article eight. The treaty of commerce, ETC.,
/ between the Porte and others regarding Bull
| garia remain in force. The people and COM
merce of all powers are to be placed on a
footing of equality.
/ Article nine. The tribute to the Porte shall
be settled by the signatory powers. AT the
end of the first year of the new organization
Bulgaria shall bear part of the public debt
of the empire.
Article Ten. The principality shall carry
out the existing railway conventions between
| stro-Hungary, Seryia and the Porte.
Article Eleven. The Ottoman army shall
evacuate Bulgaria. All the fortresses shall
be destroyed within o year and new ones
shall not be erected.
Article 12- The MussuImen who removed
from the principally can retain their real
property by allowing it to be administered
by third parties. Turkish Bulgarian com
/ rnissioners shall be engaged two years with
the regulation of all matters regarding the
transfer of state properties and religious
| foundation.
Article Thirteen. There is formed south
of the Balkans the province of Eastern Rou-
meIlia, under the direct political authority
of the sultan, and having administrator
autonomy and a Chritian governor general
ARTICLE Fourteen. Fixing the limits is
missing.)
Article Fifteen. The sultan shall fortify
| the frontiers, keep troops there, employ no
irregulars, nor quarter troops on the inhabi-
tants. Order shall be preserved by native
oendarmerie and loyal militia, in the COM
positioa of which account shall be taken of
! the religion of the inhabitants where they
are stationed, the officers to be named by the
sultan.
| Article Sixteen. The governor may call on
Turkish troops if security is menaced.
Article seventeen. The Governor shall be
appointed for five years by the Porte with thu
assent of the powers.
Article eighteen. A European commission
shall determine in three years of tie govern
ment all judiciary, financial and admins
/ trative requirements of the province.
Article nineteen, twenty, twenty-one
provide that all internal arrangements appll-
cable to RoumelIa be continued in force and
1 insure religious liberties.
/. Article TWENTY-FIVE. The Russian army in
| Bulgaria and Roumelia shall not exceed
| $4,000. They shall begin to evacuate the
territory in nine months, three months be-
ing allowed them to complete the eyacu-
alton.
| Article twenty-three. Bosnia and Here
govina shall be occupied and administered by
Austro-Hungary, with the exception of
Sandjakofrovi Bazad.
Article twenty-four. The independence of
| Montenegro liz recognized.
Article twerts live applies the conditions
of article 5 respecting religious liberty to
\ Montenegro.
Article twentv-six fixes the new from
! tier of Montenegro.
Article twenty seven. Antvari is annexed
1 to Montenegro. No Notifications shall be
constructed except to protect Scutari.
| Montenegro shall have the right of free
navigation of Boynia, but shall have no
i flag or ships of war. Anrvari is
/ closed to war ships of all nations. Spezza is
/ incorporated with Dalmatia. The consuls of
| Austria shall protect the merchants flag of
Montenegro, the latter adopting the Dalma-
/ tan, the maritime code.
| Article tweuty-eight. Preserlbes for Mon
/ tenegro the same provisions as article twelve,
/ except thai the Turco-Monfenegrin commits
/ sion continues three years.
Article tWenty-nIne.. Montenegro shall
evacuate within twenty days the territory be-
vond the new limits of the principality.
Article Thirty. MONTENEGRO shall bear
part of the Turkish public debt, proportion
ate to her territory.
Article Thirty-one. The independence of
Servia is recognized on conditions prescribed
in the following article
Article t-irty-two is a repetition OF article
fifth. slAt
Article thirty three. Laying down the
new frontier of Servia is missing.
Article thirtr -four, thirty five provides the
.nresent commercial relations of the pr1ncl-
pality with foreign countries shall continue
| in force until new arrangements ere made.
Articis thirty-six, thirty-seven make the
same ,,rcvision for Mussulmans public and
private as article twenty-eight.
Article thiIty-eight. The Servians SHAH
he allowed fifteen DAYS to evacuate territory
not in the new limits
Article thirty-nine. Tribute to Seryia
shall he capitalized at the rate Of capitallza-
ton to be arranged by the powers with the
Porte. Servians shall bear share of the
Turkish debt proportlonate to the territory
she acquires.
Article forty. The in dependence of Ron
mania is fixed on. Conditions in the follow
ing:
Article forty-one is repetition of article
five relating to religious liberty.
article forty-fwo. Roumania gives back
to Russia that part of Bessarabia taken
under the treaty of Paris.
Article forty-four. Roumailia receives
Dobreidscha: also the territory south as lar
as a lane starting east OF seilsfTla. ana JON
re the BLACK sea south of Mongolia.
Article forty-four. Lanes of the boundary
ard water line division shall be fixed by
F,ronaan commission and the Danube COM
mission, respectively.
Articles forty-fve, forty-six and forty
savs,, continue the present commercial rela-