The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-06-24
,orin A. Thurston and William A. Kin

Lorin A. Thurst0n ana Within a. hin'
ney.
by cedes absolutely and without reserve,
70 the United States of America all
rights of sovereignty of whatsoever KIND
in and over the islands of Hawaii, and
their dependencies, and it is agreed that
all the territory of and appertaining to
the republic of Hawaii is hereby annexed
to the United States of America under
the name of territory of Hawaii.
Article ii. The republic of Hawaii also
cedes and hereby transfers to the United
States the absolute free ownership OF all
public and government or crown lands,
buildings or edifices, ports, harbors, mill
tary equipments and all other public prop
erty of every kind and description belong
| ing to the government of the Hawaiian
! islands, together with every right and APP
purtenance thereunto appertaining. The
existing laws of the United States rela-
tive to public lands shall not apply to such
| lands in the Hawaiian islands, but the
congress of the United States shall enact
special laws for their management and
| disposition: provided: That all revenue
| from or proceeds of the same, except as
| regards such part thereof as may be used
or occupied for the civil, military or naval
purposes of the United States or may be
assigned for the use of the local govern
ment shall be used solely for the benefit
of the inhabitants of the Hawaiian is
lands for educational and other public
purposes.
Article III. Until congress shall pro-
vide for the government of such islands,
all the civil judicial and military powers
exercised by the officers of the existing
government in said islands shall be vest
ed in such person or persons and shall be
exercised in such Il manner as the presi
dent of the United States shall decide,
and the president shall have power to re-
move said officers and fill the vacancies so
occasi0ned. The existing treaties of the
Hawaiian islands with foreign nations
shall forthwith cease, or as may hereafter
be concluded between the United States
and such foreign nations The municipal
legislation of the Hawaiian islands, not
enacted for the fulillment of the treaties
SO eXtinguished and not inconsistent with
TINS treaty nor contrary to the cOnStitu-
tion of the United States nor tC any eX-
listing treaty of the United States. shall
remain in force until the congress of the
United States shall otherwise determine.
Until legislation shall be enacted eX-
tending the United States customs and
regulations to the Hawaiian islands, the
existing customs relations of the Ha-
waiian islands with the United States and
other countries shall remain unchanged.
Article ~. The public deot of the re-
pubic OF Hawaii lawfully existing at the
date of the exchange of the notifications
OF this treaty, including the amounts due
10 deposltors in the Hawaiian postal
Savings bank. is hereby assumed by the
government of the United States, but the
liability of the United States in this re-
gard shall in no case exceed $1,000, 900.
SO long, however, us the existing govern
ment ana the present commercial relations
OF the Hawaiian islands are continued
as herelnbefore provided, said government
snail continue to pay the interest on said
debt. ''''
Article V. There shall be no further
of Chinese into the Hawaiian
Islands, except upon such conditions as
are now or may hereafter be allowed by
The laws of the United States, and no
Chlnese, by reason of anything herein
contained, shall be allowed TO enter the
united States from the Hawaiian islands.
Article VI. The president shall oppoint
lve commissioners, at least two of whom
shall be residents of the Hawaiian islands.
who shall, as soon as reasonably practi-
cable, recommend to congress such legisla-
[lon concerning the territory of Hawaii
rs they shall deem necessary or proper.
Article VII. This treaty shall be rati-
led by. the president of the United States
by and with the advice and consent of
the senate, in accordance with the CON
'htution of the said republic, on the other,
md the Publications hereof shall be ex-
changed at Washington as soon as posi-
ole. In witness hereof, the respective
plenipotentiaries have signed the above
articles and have hereunto affixed their
seals.
Done in duplicate at the city of Wash
ngton, this sixteenth day of June. one
thousand, eight hundred and ninety
seven.
(SeaD JOHN SHERMAN.
(SeaD FRANCIS MARCH HATCH.
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