The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-06

n, voter nus. ba male citizen of
the island Of Negroes.
Cd OF the age of y years
CD He shall be able to speak, read
and write the English, Spanish or Vi
sayan language, or he must own real
property worth $500. or pay a rental on
real property of the value of $1,000.
(D He must have resided in the ISL
and not less than one year preceding
and in the district in which ne offers to
register as voter not less than three
months Immediately preceding the time
he offers to register.
60 He must register at time fixed
Co Prior to such registration he shall
have paid all taxes due by him to the
government
Provided, That no insane person shall
be allowed to register or vote.
The military governor has the right
to veto all bills or resolutions adopted
by the advisory council, and his veto
tarv eovernor az tbp Pbilinn;p sn The
advisory council discharges all the or
binary duties of a legislature The
usual duties pertaining to said officers
are to be performed bv the secretaries
of the treasury, interior, agriculture.
public instruction, the attorney general
and the auditor
re, MI
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The judicial power is vested in three
JUDGES VINO are 10 pc appointed py the
military governor OF the island. Inferior
courts are 70 De established
free pubic scnools are 10 De estao-
ilshed throughout the popuious distrlcts
OF the is ands' IN when tae Ensi sn an
suase shdii De Taught, anu tnis SApJect
VIII receive me careiul CONSIDERATION
ol tue doVlsory councl.
me puroeh OF government must De
oislrlouteu equahy ana equilaDly
among the people Inc military au-
thorlties VIII collect ana receive the
customs revenue and w,>--control postal
.na.tels ana Phllppine lhter-isiand
trace ana commerce.
Inc military governor, SUBJECT TO the
approval OF the military governor Oh
the FnLippines, determines all ques-
tions not specihcaiiy PROVIDED for ana
which 40 not come under the 1urlsdic-
tlon OF the ADVISORY council
Flag Over Sulu Island
~, .,,.. 80,
Ing aut1oIitiss Oh the ouiu .siaiiu
Haxe eeep.eo tne SUCCESSION OF me
Sn,leo STATES 10 lhe fisnts OF opalii'
On the 10th Of Auguet 1885 Brigadier
General ]. c. Bates, L. S. ", negotiated
an agreement with the sultan and his
IA liPoi StilC-S, hAAIll L u AiNiS-
with:
BY article /, the sovereignty of the
United States over the whole archipel-
ago of Jolo and it's dependencies is de-
clared and acknowledged. The United
States flag will be used in the archipel-
ago and its dependencies, on land and
sea- Piracy is to be suppressed and the
sultan agrees to cooperate heartily
with the United States authorities to
that end. end to make every possible
effort to arrest and bring to Justice all
persons engaged in piracy.
All trade in domestic products of the
archipelago Of Jolo will be carried on
with any part of the Philippine Islands
and under the American flag shall be
free. unlimited and urdutiable.
The United States will give full pro-
lection to the sultan in case any for
eign nation should attempt to impose
upon him The United States will not
sell the island of Jolo or any other is
land Of the Jolo archipelago TO any
foreign nation without the consent of
the sultan. Salaries for the sultan and
his associates in the administration of
the islands have been agree upon to the
amount of $I6O a month.
mn
Ane sanity "oes'ion.
Article X provides that any slave
in the archipelago of Jolo shall have
ing to the master the usual market
value. The agreement by General
Bates was made subject to confirma-
ton by the president and to future
notifications by the consent of the par
ties in interest. have confirmed SAID
agreement subject to the action OF the
congress and with the reservations
which / have directed shall be COM
municated to the sultan of Jolo. but
this agreement is not to be deemed in
any Wy th 70 f1n;tsd Sta ~ - +hn lis
tence of slavery in the Sulu archipela-
go.
| communicate these facts TO the con-
gress for its information and action.
Everything indicates that with the
speedy suppression OF the Tagaio re-
bellion. life in the archipelago Will soon
assume its ordinary course under the
protection of our sovereignty, and the
people of those favored islands Will en-
JOY a prosperity and q freedom Whlcn
they have never before known
Already hundreds or SCHOOLS are open I
and filled with children. Religious
freedom is sacredly assured and enjoy
ed,s the courts are dispensing justice
business is beginning TO circulate in It's
accustomed channels Manila. whose
inhabitants were fleeing to the country.
few months ago, 10 now a Dopuioas
and thriving mart of commerce.
The earnest ana unremitunS endeaF-
ors Of the commission ana the admiral
and major general commanding the d.
partinent OF the racine 10 assure the
people of the beneficent intentions of
tirnate effect in convincing the great
mass of them that ueace and safety.
and prosperity. and stable governn1e-t
can only be found in loyal acceptance