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tween Russia and Turkey, which is
stated officially in the following terms:
Article |. Bulgaria is constituted an
autonomy tributary principality, under
the suzerainty of the sultan, with a
Christian government and national
militia.
,. The principality is limited on the
south by the Balkans.
3. The prince shall be elected by the
population and confirmed by the porte
and powers. No member of the reign
ing European dynasties shall be prince.
In event of vacancy a new prince
will be elected under the same condi-
tons.
4. A plan of government will be
prepared by an assembly of mobiles con-
voked at TiInova before the election of
Il prince. The rights Of Turks, Rou-
manians, Greeks and others, will be
taken in account in whatever relates to
election or government.
). The following shall form the
basis Of the public law of Bulgaria:
Distinction of religious belief or con-
fession shall not operate against any
one as u reason of exclusion or inca
pacity in what concerns enjoyment of
political rights, admission to public
employment, functions of honor OF the
exercise of different professions and in
dustries; liberty of public profession of
all creeds shall be assured to all re-
turned population of Bulgaria as well
as to strangers; no trammels shall be
imposed on heirarchies, organization of
different communions or their relation
with their spiritual chiefs.
6. Until permanent organization is
completed Bulgaria shall be governed
by provisional organization, directed
by Prussian commissioners, who will
be accepted by delegated consuls of the
great powers
T. Provisory government shall not
be prolonged over nine months, by
which time organic government shall
be settled and prince elected.
s. Treaties of commerce, etc, be
tween the porte and others regarding
Bulgaria remain in force. The people
and commerce of all powers are to be
placed on a footing of equality.
9. The tribute to the porte shall be
settled by signatory powers at the end
of the first year of the new organiza-
ton. Bulgaria shall bear part of the
public debt of the Empire.
10. The principality shall carry out
existing railway conventions between
Austria, Hungary, Serviaand the porte.
II. The Ottoman army shall evacu-
ate Bulgaria; all fortresses shall be de-
stroyed within a year, and new ones
shall not be erected.
-. Mussulmans who removed from
the principality can retain their real
property by allowing it to be admins
tered by third parties. A Turkish
Bulgarian commission shall be engaged
two years with the regulation of all
matters regarding the transfer of state
properties and religious foundation.
-. There is formed south of the
Balkans the province of Eastern Rot
melia, under direct political authority
of the Sultan, having administrative
autonomy and christian governor
general.
IA. independence of Montenegro is
recognized.
Is. Applies to the conditions of ar
ticle FIVE, respecting the religious lib
ertv Of Montenegro.
l6. Fixes the frontiers of Monte
negro.
Il. Antivari is annexed to Monte
negro. No fertilization shall. be con-
structed except to protect Scutari.
Montenegro shall have right of free
navigation of the Boyana, but shall
have no flag or ship of war. Antivari
is closed to war ships of all nations.
Spezzia is incorporated with Dalmatia.
The consuls OF Austria shall protect
the merchants flag Of Montenegro, the
latter adopting the Dalmatian mari
time code.
Montenegrins shall evacuate within
twenty days the territory beyond the
new limits of the principality. Mon
tenegro shall bear share of the Turk
ISL public debt, proportionate to her
new territory. The independence of
Servia is recognized and the conditions
prescribed The independence of Rou-
mania is fixed. Roumania gives back