The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-01-14

IN the f0resaid REIMBURSEMENT OF cesS
sion, as the case may be, are also ;ncluucn
such rights as the crown of Spain and ITS
authorities possess In respect OF me OF
fetal archives and records. executive a.
well as judicial In the islands referred TO-
which relate to said islands or the rights
and property II their Inhabitants such
archives and records shall be carefully pre-.
served. and private persons shall WITHOUT
distinction have the right to require. In sc-
cordance with law. authenticated copies
or the contracts. Wills and other lnstru-
ments forming part OF notarial protocois
or files. or which may be contained In the
executive or judicial archives, be the ia'-
ter In Spain or In the islands aforesaio.
Article TX.
Spanish subjects, natives OF the u
Insula. residing In the territory over which
Spain BY the present treaty relinquishes or
cedes her sovereignty. may remain In such
territory or may remove therefr r fe nsnn-
| city. including the right to sell or Oppose
OF such property or or It's proceeds. anu
they shall also have the right TO carry on
their industry. commerce and professions.
being subject In respect thereof TO such
laws as are applicable to- other foreign
ers In case they remain IN the territosy
they may preserve their allegiance to the
CT own of Spain by making, before court
of record. within a year from the date OF
the exchange of notifications OF this treaty.
a declaration of their decision to preserve
such allegiance: In default of which dec
laration they shall be held to have re-
nounced II and to have adopted ne ma
"The civil rights and political status OF
the native inhabitants Of the territories e.,
hereby ceded to the United States shall be
determined by the congress.
Article X.
THE Inhabitants of the territories over
which Spain relinquishes or cedes her SOW
ereignty, shall he secured in the free exer-
else of their religion.
Article NJ.
1.-THE Spaniards residing in the territories
over which Spain by this treaty cedes or
relinuuishes her sovereignty shall be sub
jcct in matters civil as well as criminal to
the jurisdiction of the courts of the country
wherein they reside, pursuant to the ordi-
nary laws governing the same: and they
such courts, and to pursue the same course
as citizens OF the country to which the
courts belong un., xu
Judicial proceedings pending al the time
OF the exchange of ratifications OF this
treaty In the territories over which Spaiis(
rclinquishes or cedes her sovereignty shall
be determined according to the following
rules:
81 Judgments rendered either in civil
suits between private indiytduals or IN
toned, and with respect to which there 10
no recourse or right Of review under the
Spanish law. shall be deemed to be final
and shall be executed in due form by com
petent authorities in the territory within
which judgments should be carried out.
Z.
which may on the date mentioned be un-
determined shall be prosecuted to judg-
ment before the court IN which they may
then be pending, or In the court that may
be substituted therefor.
"3. Criminal actions pending on the date
mentioned before the supreme court OF
Spain against citizens OF the territory
which by this treaty ceases to be Spanish
shall continue under its jurisdiction until
final judgment: but, such Judgment having
been rendered. the execution thereof shall
be committed to the competent authority
of the place in which the case arose.
Article XIII.
."Thc rights OF property secured by copy
rights and patents ahean,rded T., by Spani RiC
the Philippines or other ceded territories,
at the time of the exchange of the ratif-
be respected. .panish scientific. literary
and artistic works. not subversive OF public
OF der in the territories in question, shell
continue to be admitted free of duty into
such territories for the period of ten years.
to be reckoned from the date OF the ex-
change Of the notifications of this treaty.
Article XIV.
Spain will have the power to establish
consular offices in the ports and places or
the territories the sovereignty over which
has been either relinquished or ceded by
the present treaty.
Article XIV.
1.-The government of each country will.
for the term of ten years, accord to the
merchant vessels of the other country the
same treatment in respect OF all rort
charges including entrance and clearance
dues light dues and tonnage duties, as II
accords to its own merchant vessels, not
engaged In the coastwise trade
''This article may at any time he ter
either government to the other
Article XVI.
.It is understood that any obligations
assumed I'm this treaty by the United States
with respect to Cuba are limited to the time
OF it's occupancy thereof: but It will, upon
the termination OF such occupancy, advise
to assume the same obligations.
Article XVII.
1.-THE present treaty shall be ratified by
the president OF the United States, by and
with the advice and consent OF the senate
gent Of Spain; and the Publications shall
be exchanged at Washington within six
months from the date hereof. or earlier II
possible
'In faith whereof we, the respective
Observation-Disclosures, have signed this treaty
and have hereunto affixed our seals.
Done In duplicate at Paris. the tenth
day of December, In the year of Our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety
eight. civilian r. DAY.
"CUSHMAN X. DAVIS.
civilian p. FRYE
GEORGE GRAY.
"WHITEI.AW REID.
EUGENE MONTERO RIOS.
''B. DE ABARZUZA.
~. DE GARNICA.
"W r. DE VILLA URRUTIA.
RAFAEL CERRERO."