The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-06

| to have rcnounced 1t and TO have adopt
ed the natlonallty}of the territory N
which they may reside.
Civil. Religious, Political Liberty.
The civil rights and political status OF
iithe native Inhabitants OF the territories
hereby ceded TO the, United States shais
be determined BY the Congress. -
Article N.-The inhabitants OF the
territories over which Spain REIN.
quishes or cedes her sovereignty shan
be secured in the free exercise or theif
religion. y x
Article NI-The Spnnlards residing In
the territories over which Spain by THIS
treaty cedes or rellnquishes her sorer-
eighty shall be subject In matters civil
us well as criminal to the jurisdiction
OF the courts of the country wherein
they reside, pursuant TO the ordinary
laws governing the same: and they
shall have the right to appear before
such courts and to pursue the same
Fcourso as citizens of the country to
which the courts belong.
Article XII-Judlcial proceedings
pending ut the time OF the exchange or
rntifcations OF this treaty In the terri
tories over which Spain relinqulshes or
cedes her sovereignty shall be deter
mined according to the following rules:
J.. Judgments rendered either In civil
suits between private individuals or In
criminal matters before the date men
toned, and with respect to which there
Is no recourse or right OF review under
the Spanish law shall be deemed to be
final and shall be executed In due form
by competent authority in the territory
within which such judgments should be
| carried out. E.s
.. Civil suits between private indl-
viduals which may on the date men,
toned be undetermined shall be prose-
cutcd TO judgment before the court In
which they may then be pending. or In
the court that may be substituted there
for.
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 underi its jur-
isdictlon until final Judgment; but such
judgment having been rendered, cxecu-
ton thereof shall be committed to the
competent authority Of the place in
which the case arose. t7aaE
Privileges Accorded.
Article NIII-The rights Of property
secured by copyrights and patents ac-
quired by Spaniards In the island de
Cuba and In Porto Rico. the Philippines
and other ceded territories Mt the time
of exchange of the notifications OF this
treaty shall continue to be respected.
Spanish scientific. literary. and artistic
works, not subversive Of public order in
the territories in question. shall con-
tinue to be admitted free Of duty Into
4 t,nt, tAr ytny Sf. N ,f
years, to be reclkoned from the date of
exchange Of the ratifications OF this
treaty.
Article XIF-Spain will have the
power to establish consular offices in
the ports and places OF the territories.
the sovereignty over which has been
either relinquished or ccdcd by the
present treaty.
Article NV-The government OF each
country will for the time Of ten years
accord to the merchant vessels of the
other country the same treatment In
respect Of all port changes including en-
trance and clearance dues. light dues
and tonnage duties as It accords to It's
own-merchnnt vessels not engaged in
the coastwise trade.
This article may at any time be ter
minated on SIX months notice given
by either government to the other.
Article NVI-lt Is understood that
any obligations assumed IN this treaty
by the United States with respect to
Cuba are limited TO the time ofTtS occd:
pnncy thereof, but it will upon the ter
| mlnatiOn OF such occupancy advise any
| government established In the island to
assume the same obligations.
Article ENII-Thc present treaty
shall be ratified by the President Of the
United States by and with the advice
and consent Of, the sennte thereof, and
| by her majesty. the Queen Regent Of
| Spain; and the rltiiications shall be eX-
| changed at Washington within six
months from the date hereof, or earlier
| IL possible.
| In faith whereof, We. the respective
| plenipotentaries. havev signed this
treaty and have hcreunto affixed our
seals.
Done in duplicate at Paris. the 10th
day Of December. in the year of our
Lord. one thousand eight hundred and
ninety-cight.
| (Seal)
WILLIAM r. DAY.
| CtSHM4AN X. DAVIS.
WILLIAM p. FRYE.
GEORGE r. GRAY.
WH1TELAW REID.
| EGGENIO MONTERO RIOS. b
j. DE ABARZUZA.
j. DE GARNTCA.
| w. X. DE. VILLA IfRRUTIA,
| RAFAEL CERERO.