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buildings or offices ports !harbors. mill
tary equipments and all other public
property OF every kind and description be-
longing % the government or ~ the
Hawaiian Islands tngether with every
right and appurtenanco thoreunto apper'
tanning, provided that ali revenue from
proceeds of land as may be used or occu-
pied for the civil, military or naval pur-
pcsas OF the United States or may bo
assigned for the use of the local govern
ment shall be used solely for tho benefit
of the inhabitants OF thc Hawaiian terri
tory.
Article 3. Until Congress provide for
the government OF such islands all the
civil, judioial and military powers exer-
cised by the officers OF the ex isting govern
ment in said islands. shall be vested IN
such person or persons and shall be eAer.
cised in such manner as the president of
the United States shall direct and the
president shall have power To remove said
officers and iii vacancies So occasioned.
The existing treaties OF the Hawaiian
Islands with foreign nations shall forth
with cease and determine. being replaced
by such treaties as may be hereafter con
cluded between the United States aud
such foreign nations. Tho municipal
legislation of tie Hawaiian Islands not
enacted for the fulfillment OF tho treaties
SO extinguished and not inconsistent
with this treaty, nor contrary Co the Con
stitution OF the United states nor any
existing treaty of tho United states
shall remain in force until the Congress
OF the United States shall otherwise deter
mine. Until legislation shall bo enacted
extending the United States customs,
laws ard regulations TO the Hawaiian
Islands, the existing customs relations OF
the Hawaiian Islands with tho United
States and other countries shall remain
unchanged
Article t. The public debt of Hawaii
lawfully existing at the date OF exchange
of Publications OF this treaty, incluuIng
the amounts due 10 depostors In the
Hawaiian Postal Savings Bank Is hereby
assumed by the government of the United
States, but the liability the United states
in this regard shall I'm no case exceed
"a, 000 600. SO long, however. as the existing
government and the present commercial
rotations of the Hawaiian Islands are con.
tinued as hereinb5fore Provided, said
government shall continue To pay the In
terest on said debt.
Article 5. There shall be no further
immigration of Chinese into the Hawaiian
Islands and no Chinese by reason of any
thing herein contained shall be allowed
TO enter the United States from the
Hawaiian Island.
Article NI-Ihe president shall appoint
five commissioners at least three Of whom
shall los residents of the Hawaiian
Islands, who shall as soon as reasonably
practicable recommend To Congress such
legislation concerning the territory of
Hawaii rs they shall deem necessary
or proper.
Article VII-This article shall be rati-
fed by the president of the United States
with advice aud consent of the Senate
and by the president of tho republic OF
Hawaii by aud with the advice and con
sent Of the Senate In accordance with the
Constitution of said republic and tho rati
fications hereof shall be exchanged at
Washington as soon as possible.
In witness whereof the respective plen-
ipotenciaries have signed the above articles
and have herounto affixed their seals.
Done In duplicate az the city of Wash
ington, this 10th day of June, 1897.
(Signed)
JOHN SHERMAN, (seaD
FRANCIS MARSH HATCH (seal).
LORIN A. THU RSTON (seal).
WILLIAM A. KINNEY (seal).