Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-03-29
Chinese subject shall land in the United States
FURTHER NOTIFICATIONS.


Article III.-The provisions of this convention
shall not effect the rights at present enjoyed OF
Chinese subjects being officials teachers, stu
dents. merchant or travellers, for curiosity or
pleasure. but not laborers, of coming to the
United States of America and residing therein.
To entitle such Chinese subjects as are above
described to admission into the United States of
America they may produce certificates from
their Government or the Government where
they have resided, issued by the Diplomatic or
Consular representative of the United States of
America in the country or port whence they de-
part 1t is also agreed that Chinese laborers
shall continue to enjoy the privileges of transit
across the territory of the United States of
America, in the course of their journey to or
from other countries, subject to such regula-
tons by the Government of the United States of
American as may be necessary to prevent such
privilege of transit from being abused.
RIGHTS OF CHINESE RESIDENTS
Article IV.-In pursuance of Article Ill of the
immigration Treaty between the United States
and China. signed at Pekin the 18th day of
November, $780, it is hereby understood and
agreed that Chinese laborers or Chinese of any
other class, either permanently or temporarily
IN the United States, shall have for the protec-
ton Of their persons and property all the rights
that are given by the laws of the United States
TO citizens of the most favored nation. excepting
the right to become naturalized citizens, and
the Government of the United states reaffirms
its obligation as stated i'll said Article I'LL, TO
exert all its powers to secure protection to per-
sons and property Of all Chinese subjects in the
United states.
THE AGREEMENT AS TO INDEMNITY.
Article V.-Whereas. Chinese subjects being in
remote and unsettled regions in the United
states have been victims of injury in their per-
SONS and property at the hands of wicked aud
lawless men. which unexpected events the Chi
nese Government regrets, and for which it has
claimed an indemnity, the legal obligation of
which the Government of the United States
denies; and, whereas. the Government of the
| United States, humanely considering these in
luries, and bearing in mind the firm and ancient
| friendship between the United states and China
which the high contracting parties wish to
| cement, is DESTROYS of alternating the excep-
| tional and deplorable suffering and losses to
which the aforesaid Chinese have been sub
jected; therefore, the United States without
reference to the question OF liability therefor
| (Which, as legal allegation, il denes), as rees
| to pay, on or before the first day of March, 1889
| the sum of S276 6l9 70, to the Chinese Minister
at this capital, who shall accept the same on be
| half of his Government as iull indemnity for
all losses and injuries sustained by the Chinese
| subjects as aforesaid and shall distribute the
said money among the said sufferers and their
relatives
| Article VI.-This convention shall remain in
force for period of twenty years, beginning
with the date or exchange of ratification, and
| if, six months before the expiration of the said
\ period of twenty years, neither Government
| shall formally have given notice of its termina-
ton TO the other it shall remain in full force for
| another like period of twenty years.