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of the insurgents in Cuba and the Philip

Of the insurgents In Cuba and the Philip
| pines.
1.-The United States will, at their own cost,
| return to Spain, and the government Of Spain
will, at Its own cost, return to the United
States, Cuba, Porto Rico or the Philippines
according to the situation Of their respective
homes, the prisoners released or caused to
be released by them respectively under this
provision.
''The United States and Spain mutually re-
linquish all claim for indemnity national or
individual, of every kind, of either govern
ment, OF Of It's citizens or subjects, against
the other government that may have arisen
since the beginning of the late insurrectton
in Cuba and prior to the exchange of ratif
cations of the present treaty, including all
claims for indemnity for the cost of the war.
The United States will adjudicate and settle
the claims of it's citizens against Spain, re-
linQuished under this stipulation.
Spanish subjects, natives of the peninsula,
residing in the territory over which Spain
by the present treaty relinquishes or ceded
her sovereignty, may remain In such terri
tory or may remove therefrom, retaining in
either event all their rights of property, in
cluding the right to sell or dispose Of guch
property or its proceeds, and they shall also
have the right to carry on their industry,
commerce and profession, being subject In re-
spect thereof to such laws IS are applicable
to other foreigners. In the event Of their
remaining in the territory they may preserve
their allegiance to the crown of Spain by
making before g court of record, within a
year from the date Of exchange OF ratifea-
tions of the treaty, declaration of their de-
cision to preserve such allegiance, in default
Of which declaration they shall be held to
have renounced it and to have adopted the
nationality of the territory In which they
| may reside.
1.-THE civil rights and political status Of the
native inhabitants of the territory hereby
ceded to the United States shall be determined
| by congress. The inhabitants Of the territory
over which Spain relinquishes or cedes her
sovereignty shall be secured in the free ex>
| ercise Of their religion.
"Spaniards residing in the territories over
which Spain by this treaty cedes or relin-
Quishes her sovereignty, shall be subject In
matters civil as well as criminal, to the
! Jurisdiction of the courts Of the country in
which they reside, pursuant to the ordinary
| laws governing the same, and they shall
have the right to appear before such court
| and to pursue the same course as citizens Of
| the country to which the courts belong.
1.-The rights of property secured by copy
| rights and patents acquired by the Spaniards
in the island of Cuba and In Porto Rico and
| the Philippines and the other ceded terri
! tories at the time of the exchange Of the
| ratifcations Of the treaty, shall continue to
| be respected. Spanish sc1entlncp literary ana
| artistic works, not subversive Of public Or
| der, in. the territories in question, shall con-
| tinue to be admitted free OF duty into such
territories for a period of ten years, to be
reckoned from the date Of the exchange OF
the ratifcations of the treaty.
Spain shall have the right to establish
consular offices in the ports and other places
Of the territories, sovereignty over which has
| been either relinquished CT ceded by the
present treaty. The government Of each
country win. for term Of ten years from
the exchange of ratifcations, accord to the
merchant vessels OF the other country the
same treatment, in respect Of all port charges,
including entrance and clearance dues, light
| dues and tonnage duties, as it accords to
| it's own merchant vessels not engaged in
coastwise trade. This provision may at any
time be determined on six months notice
given by either government to the other.
cit is understood that any other obliga-
ton assumed in this treaty by the United
States, with respect to Cuba, Is limited to the
| time Of the occupation by the United States
| of that island but the United States govern
ment win, upon the termination of such oc-
cupation, advise any government established
| in the island to assume the same obligations %