The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-18
ANNEXATION OF
The ISLANDS
Continued from Page y

over the Hawaiian islands and their de-
! tendencies: and il is agreed that all the
public OF Hawaii is hereby annexed TO
| the United States of America under the
name of the territory of Hawaii.
Article Ii. The republic of Hawaii also
| cedes and hereby transfers to the United
| States the absolute fee and ownership of
] all Dubl.cl government or crown lands,
! public buildings or edifces, ports, harbors,
military equipments and I'll other public
! property of every kind and description
belonging 70 the government OF the
/ right ard aDpurtenance thereunto apper-
/ tanning.
/ The existing laws of the United States
relative to public lands shall not apply 20
/ 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 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 vested
| in such person or persons and shall be
exercised in such manner as the orest-
dent of the United States shall direct. and
said officers and fill the vacancies so oc-
| casioned.
The existing treaties of the Hawaiian
| islands with foreign nations shall forth
with cease and determine, being replaced
| by such treaties as may exist or as may
be hereafter concluded between the
| United States and such foreign nations.
The municipal legislation of the Hawaii
| an islands. not enacted for the fultllment
OF the treaties so eXtinN uished, and not
inconsistent with this treaty nor con-
| fraTV 10 the constitution nf the limited
| States, nor to any existing treaty of the
United States. shall remain in force until
the congress of the United States shall
otherwise determine. Until legislation
shall be enacted extending the United
States customs laws and regulations TO
the Hawaiian islands, the existing Gus
toms relations of the Hawaiian islands
with the United States and other coun-
tries shall remain unchanged.
Article ". The public debt of the re-
public of Hawaii. lawfully existing at
the date of the ratification of this treaty.
including the amounts due to deDoSitors
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 regard shall, IN no
case, exceed s4.0OO.O00. So long. however,
as the existing government and the pres
ent commercial relations of the Hawaii
an Islands are continued. as herein pro-
vided. said government shall continue to
pay the interest on said debt.
Article V. There shall be no further i'm
migration 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
Chinese. reason OF anything herein
contained, shall be allowed to enter the
United States from tn hawaiian islands.
Article Va. The president shall appoint
five commissioners. at least two of whom
shall be residents of the Hawaiian is
lands. who shall as soon as reasonably
practical, recommend to congress such
legislation concerning the territory of
Hawaii as they shall deem necessary or
proper.
Article VII. This treaty shall be rati-
fed by the president of the United States
by and witt dhe advice and consent of
the senate on the one part, and by the
president of the republic of Hawaii. with
the consent and advice of the senate in
accordance with the constitution of the
said republic ON the other and the ratif-
cation hereof shall be exchanged at
Washington as soon as possible.
In witness Whereof. the respective plen-
ipotentiaries have signed the above ar
ticles and haze hereunto affixed their
seals.
Done in duplicate at the city of Wash
ington. this sixteenth day of June. one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-seven.
(Seal.1 JOHN. SHERMAN.
,Seal.) FRANCIS MARCH HATCH,
tSeal) LORRIN a. THURSTON,
(Seal) WILLIAM a KINNEY