The record-union., 1898-12-14

tions of the present treaty, including
all claims for indemnity for the cost OF
the war; The United States will adju-
dicate and settle the claims of its citi-
zens against Spain relinquished under
this stipulation.
Spanish subjects, natives Of the pen
insula, residing in the territory over
which Spain by the present treaty relin-
quishes or cedes her sovereignty, may
remain in such territory or may remove
therefrom, retaining in either event all
their rights of property, including the
right to sell or dispose of such property
or it's proceeds, and they shall also have
the right to carry on their industry
commerce and profession, being subject
in respect thereof to such laws as are
applicable to other foreigners. In the
event of their remaining in the terri
tory, they may preserve their allegiance
to the crown of Spain by making, be-
fore a court of record, within a year
from the date of exchange of ratifica-
tions of the treaty, a declaration OF
their decision to preserve such alliance
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.
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 in
habitants Of the territory over which
Spain relinquishes or cedes her sover-
eighty shall be secured in the free ex-
ercise of their religion.
Spaniards residing in the territories
over which Spain by this treaty cedes
or relinquishes her sovereignty shall be
subject in matters civil as we'll as GRIM
inal to the Jurisdiction of the courts of
the country in which they reside, pur-
suant 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.
The right of property secured by
copyrights and patents acquired by the
Spaniards in the island of Cuba and in
Porto Rico and the Philippines and the
other ceded territories at the time OF
the exchange of the ratifications of the
treaty shall continue and be respect
ed. Spanish scientific, literary and ar
tistic works, not subversive of public
order in the territories, shall continue
to be admitted free of duty into such
territories for a period of ten years, to
be reckoned from the date of the ex-
change of the notifications of the
treaty.
Spain shall have the right to estab-
lish Consular officers in the ports and
other places of the territories, sover-
eighty over which has been either re-
linquished or ceded by the present
treaty.
The Government of each country, will,
for a term of ten years from the ex-
change of ratifications, accord to the
merchant vessels of the other country
the same treatment in respect of all
port charges, including entrance and
clearance duties, light dues and ton
mage duties, as it accords to it's own
merchant vessels not engaged in coast
wise trade. This provision may at any
time be terminated on six months notice
given by either Government to the
other
1t is understood that any obligation
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 Government will, upon
the termination of such occupation, ad-
wise any Government established IN
the island to assume the same obliga-
tiOnS