The times., 1897-06-18
TEXT OF THE TREATY.
Rights to Be Acquired and the
Restrictions Levied.

h1SntS to DE AcQhiTfu duu TIC
Restrictions Levied.
The full text of the Hawaiian annexation
treatyis as follows:
| The United States and the republic oi
Hawaii in view of the natural dependence
OF the Hawaiian Islands upon the Unitet
States, OF their geographical proximity
| thereto, OF the prepon derant share acquired
| by the United States and It's citizens In the
| industries and trade of said islands and oi
| the expressed desire of the government Of
the republic of Hawaii that those islands
| should be Incorporated into the United
| States as an integra. part thereof and up-
der its sovereignty, have determined to ac-
complisb by treaty an object so Import
ant TO their mutual and permanent welfare.
| To this end the high contracting parties
have conferred full powers and authority
upon their respectively appointed plenipo
| tentiaries. to-wit:
The President OF the United States, John
| Sherman Secretary Of tate OF the United
| States.
The president of the republic of Hawaii.
| Francis March Hatch, Lorrin A. Thurston
| and William A. Kinney.
ARTICLE I.
The republic of Hawaii hereby cedes alb
solutely and without reserve to the United
| States OF America all rights OF sovereignty
of whatsoever kind in and over the Ha-
waiian Islands and their dependencies; and
| it is agreed that ali territory OF and apper.
tanning TO the republic OF Hawai- is here
10y annexed to the United States OF Amer
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Hawaii.
ARTICLE III.
The republic of Hawaii also cet.es and
hereby transfers to the United States the
absolute fee and ownership of all public,
government or crown lands, public build
iDgs, or edifices, ports, harpors, military
equipments, and ali other public property
or every kind and description, belonging to
the government OF the Hawaiian Islands,
together with every right and appurtenance
thereunto appertainiDg.
The existing laws of the United States
relative to public lands shall not apply to
such lands in the Hawaiian Islnads, but
the Congress of the United States shall
enact special laws for their management
and disposition Provided that all reye-
pucs from or proceeds OF the same, except
as regards such part thereof as may he
used or occupied for the civil, military
or naval purposes of the United States,
or may be assigned for the use of the
local government, shall be used solely
for the benefit of the inhabitants OF the
Hawaiian Islands for edu ucational and
other public purposes.
ARTICLE III.
Until Congress shall provide for the gov
ernnient of such islands all the civil, judi
cial and military powers eXerc sed by the
officers OF the existing government In
sad islands shall be vested IN such person
or persons, and shall lie exercised in such
manner as the President of the United
states shall direct; and the President shall
have power to remove said officers aud FIJI
the vacancies SO oCcasioned
The existing treaties of the Hawaiian
Islands with foreign nations shall forth
with cease and determine, being replaced
iy such treaties as may exist, or as may
be hereafter concluded between the United
States and such foreign nations. The
municipal legislation OF the Hawaiian
Islands. not enacted for the fulfillment OF
the treaties so eXunguished, and not IL
consistent with this treaty nor contrary To
the Constitution of the United States, nor
to any existing treaty of the United States,
stall remain in force until the Congress Of
the United States shall otherwise deter
mine.
Until legislation shall be enacted ex-
tending the United States customs laws
and regulations to the Hawaiian Islands,
the existing customs relation of the
Hawaiian Islands with the United States
and other countries shall remain un.
changed
ARTICLE ".
The public debt of the Republic of
Hawaii, lawfully existing at the date
Of the exchange Of the Notifications of the
treaty, including the amounts due 10 de-
positors in the Hawaiian Postal Savings
Bank. is hereby assumed by the Govern
ment OF the United States, but the liability
of the United States in this regard shall
In no case exceed $1,000, 600 So long,
however, as the existing government and
the present commercial relations of the
Hawaiian Islands are continued, as here
inbefore provided. said government shall
continue to pay the interest on said debt
ARTICLE v.
There Shall he no further immigration Of
Chinese into the Hawaiian Islands, except
upon such conditions as are now OF may
hereafter nc allowed by the laws of the
United States, and no Chinese by reason OF
anything herein contained shall he allowed
to enter the United States from the Ha-
waiian Isla ands.
ARTICLE VI.
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missioners, at least two Of whom shall be
residents of the Hawaiian Islands, who
shall, as soon as reasonable and practicable,
recommend to Congress such legislation for
the territory of Hawaii as they shall deem
necessary or proper
ARTICLE VII.
This treaty shall be ratified by the Presi-
dent of the United States, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, on the
one part: and by the president of the re-
public OF Hawaii by and with the advice
and consent of the senate. in accordance
with the constitution of said republic, on
the other; and the ratifications hereof shall
be exchanged at Washington as soon as
possible.
In witness whereofthe respective plenipo-
tentiaries have signed the above articles
and have hereunto affixed their seals.
Doneia duplicate at the city of Washing
ton, this sixteenth day of June, one thou-
sand, eight hundred and ninety-seven.
JOHN SHERMAN, (Seal.)
FRANCIS MARCH HATCH, (Seal,
LORRIN A. THURSTON, (Seal)
WILLIAM A. KINNEY, (seal)