The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1878-07-19
2THE TREATY OF BERLIN.


Partial Text Of the Documents
The following is the substance Of the
articles of the treaty of peace concluded
by the Berlin Congress
Art. I. Bulgaria Is constituted an automatic
| tributary principality under the suzeraiDty of
| the Sultan, with Christian government and
| national militia.
Art. 2. The principally is limited on the
south by the Balkans.
Art. 8. The Prince shall be elected by the
population and confirmed by the Porte and
| the powers. No member OF q reigning Euro
pean dynasty shall be the Prince. In event Of
vacancy new Prince will be elected under
| the same conditions.
Art. A. The plan OF government will be pre-
pared by an assembly of mobiles convoked at
| Tirnova, before the election of the Prince
| The rights OF Turks, Roumanians, Greeks and
| others will be taken in account in whatever re-
lates to the election or the Government.
Art. 8. The folio wing shall form the basis OF
the public law Of Bulgaria Distinction of re-
| lgious belief or confession shall not operate
| against any one as q reason Of exclusion or in
capacity in what concerns the enjoyment Of
| political rights, admission to public employ
ment, functions Of honor, or the exercise OF
different professions and industries. Liberty
Of public profession of all creeds shall be as
sured to all the returned population of Bull
| garia, as well as to strangers. No trammels
shall be imposed on the hierarchic organiza-
ton of the different communions, or their re-
lation with Their spiritual chiefs.
Art. 6. Until a permanent organization Is
completed, Bulgaria shall be governed by
provisional organization directed by Prussian
Commissioners, who will be assisted by dele
gated Consuls OF the great powers.
Art. 7. The provisional Government shall
not be prolonged over nine months, by which
time the organic Government will be settled
and Prince elected.
Art. 8. The treaty Of commerce, etc., be-
tween the Porte and others regarding Bulgaria
remain in force. The people and commerce Of
all powers are to placed on footing of equality.
Art g. The tribute to the Porte shall be set
tied 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 en-
| pre.
Art. 10. The prncipality shall carry out the
existing railway convention between Austro-
| Hungary, Servia, and the Porte.
Art. IL. The Ottoman army shall evacuate
| Bulgaria. All fortresses shall be destroyed
within year, and new ones shall not be
| erected.
Art. 10. The Mussulmans who removed
| from the principality can retain their real
property by allowing it to be administered 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 the religious foundation.
Art. There Is FORMED bOutU OF Tue Dali
kans the province OF Eastern Roumelia, under
the direct political authority of the Sultan, hav
ing administrative autonomy and a Christian
Governor General
Art. IA. Fixing the limits, is missing.
Art. Is. The Sultan shall fortify the from
tiers, keep troops there, employ no irregulars,
nor quarter troops on the inhabitants. Inter-
nal order shall be preserved by native gen.
darmerie and local militia, in the composition
Of which account shall be taken Of the religion
of the inhabitants where they are stationed.
Art. 16. The Governor may call on Turkish
troops if security is menaced
Art. II. The Governor shall be appointed for
five years by the Porte with the assent OF the
powers.
Art. 10. A European commission shall deter.
mine in three years the powers OF the Governor;
also the judicial, financial and administrative
requirements Of the province.
Arts. 10, 20 and 81. Provide that all interna-
tional arrangements applicable to Roumelia be
continued in force and insure religious liberty.
ART %. The Russian army in Bulgaria and
Roumeha shall not exceed &c, 1000. They shall
begin to evacuate the territory in nine months,
three months being allowed them to complete
the evacuation.
Art 23. Boznia and Herzegovina shall be
occupied and administered by Austro-Hungary,
with the exception Of the Sandjak Of Now
Bazaar.
Art "a. The independence of Montenegro is
recognized.
Art. 25 Applies the condition of Art. 5
respecting religious liberty to Montenegro.
Art. 26. Fixes the new frontiers of Monten-
egro.
Art. o. Antivari is annexed to Montenegro.
No Notifications shall be constructed except to
protect Scutari. Montenegro shall have the
right OF free navigation Of the Boyana, but
shall have no flag or ship Of war. Antivari is
closed to the war ships OF all nations Spizza
is incorporated with Dalmatia. Consuls Of
Austria shall protect the merchant flag Of
Montenegro, the latter adopting he Dalmatian
maritime code.
Art. 20. Prescribes for Montenegro the
same provisions as Art. IL, except that the
Turko- Montenegrin Commission continues
three years.
Art. 20. The Montenegrins shall evacuate
within twenty days the territory beyond the
new limits of the principality.
Art 80. Montenegro shall bear share Of
the Turkish public debt proportonate to her
new territory.
Art. 81. The independence of Servia is recog-
nized on the conditions prescribed in the fol-
lowing article.
Art. 80. Is a repetition Of article 5.
Art. 33. Laying down the new frontier Of
Servia, is missing.
Arts. "a and 35 Provide that the present
commercial relations, etc., of the principally
with foreign countries shall continue in force
until new arrangements are made.
for Mussulmans, public and private, as arti-
Gle %.
Art. 3S. The Servians shall be allowed fifteen
days to evacuate territory not in the new limits.
Art. 80. The tribute to Servia shall be cap
italzed, the rate Of capitalization to be ar
ranged by the powers with the Porte. Servia
shall bear her share of the Turkish debt pro-
portionate to the territory she acquires.
Art. 40. Independence Of Roumania is fixed
on the conditions in the following
Art. Al. Is repetition Of Art 5, relating to
religious liberty.
Art. AZ. Roumania gives back to Russia that
part Of Bessarabia taken under the Treaty of
Paris.
Art. 43. Roumania receives the Dobi udscha
also territory south far as line starting east
of Silistria and joining the Black sea south of
Mongolia.
Art. A. The lines of boundary and water
divisions shall be fixed by a European COM
mission and the Danube Commission pee
lively.
Arts. As, 46 and Az Continue the present COM
mercial relations Of Roumania in force until |
new arrangements are made.
Art As. The tribute shall be capitalized at |
the rate arranged by the powers and the