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arms of the soldiers in question shall

coed to evacuate the Philippines, as
well as the island of Guam, on terms
similar to those agreed upon by the
Commissioners appointed to arrange
for the evacuation of Porto Rico and
other islands in the West Indies, under
the protocol of August IL, 1893, which
is to continue in force till it's provis-
ions are completely executed. The time
within which the evacuation of the
Philippine Islands and Guam shall be
completed shall be fixed by the two
Governments.
Stands Of corors, uncaptured war ves-
sells. small arms, guns Of all calibers,
with their cartridges and accessories.
powder, ammunition, livestock and ma
terials and supplies of all kinds, be-
longing to the land and naval forces Of
Spain in the Philippines and Guam
remain the property of Spain. Pieces
Of heavy ordnance, exclusive Of field
artillery in the Notifications and coast
defenses, shall remain in their en-
placements for the term of six months,
to be reckoned from the exchange of
the notifications of the treaty, and the
United States may, in the mean time,
purchase such material from Spain, if
a satisfactory agreement between the
two Governments on the subject shall
be reached.
Article VI.-Spain will, upon the sig
nature of the present treaty, release
all prisoners of war and all persons
detained or imprisoned for political Of
fenses in connection with the insur-
rections in Cuba, and the Philippines,
and the war with the United States.
Reciprocally, the United States will
release all persons made prisoners of
war by the American forces, and will
undertake to obtain the release of all
Spanish prisoners in the hands of the
insurgents in Cuba and the Philip
pines.
The Government of the United States
will, at it's own cost, return to Spain.
and the Government of Spain will, at
its own cost, return to the United
States, Cuba, Porto Rico and the Phil
ippines, according to the situation of
their respective homes, prisoners re-
leased or caused to be released by
them, respectively, under this article.
Article VII.-The United States and
Spain mutually relinquish all claims
for indemnity, national or individual,
of every kind of either Government, or
it's citizens or subjects against the 9TH
err Government, that may have arisen
since the beginning of the late insur-
rection in Cuba and prior to the e1-
change of ratifcations of the present
treaty, including all claims for indem
nifty for the cost of the war.
The United States will adjudicate ana
settle the claims of it's citizens against
Spain relinquished in this article
Article VIII. In conformity with the
-
this treaty, Spain relinquishes in Cuba
and cedes in Porto Rico and other isl
ands in the West Indies, in the island of
Guam and in the Philippine Archipel-
ago, all the buildings, wharves, bar
racks, forts, structures, public high
ways and other immovable property
which, in conformity with law, belong
to the public domain, and as such be-
long to the crown of Spain.
And it is hereby declared that the
REIMBURSEMENT or cession, as the case
may be, to which the preceding para
graph refers. cannot in any respect i'm
pair the property or rights which by
law belong to the peaceful possession OF
property of all kinds, Of provinces, mu
inequalities, public or private establish
ments, ecclesiastical or civic bodies, or
any other associations having legal ca
pacity to acquire and possess property
in the aforesaid territories renowned or
ceded, or of private individuals of what
soever nationality such individuals may
be.
The aforesaid REIMBURSEMENT or ces-
sion, as the case may be, includes all
documents exclusively referring to the
sovereignty relinqushed or ceded that
may exist in the archives of the PENN
sula- Where any document in such
archives only in part relates to said
sovereignty, copy of such part will be
furnished whenever it shall be re-
QueSted. Like rules shall be recipro-
cally observed in favor of Spain in
respect to documents in the archives of
the island above referred to-
In the aforesaid REIMBURSEMENT or
cession, as the case may be, are also
included such rights as the crown of
Spain and it's authorities possess in re-
spect to the official archives and rec
ords, executive as we'll as judicial in
the islands above referred to, which
relate to said islands or the rights and
property of their inhabitants. Such
archives and records shall be carefully
preserved, and private persons shall,
without distinction, have the right to
request, in accordance with law. au-
thenticated copies Of the contracts, wills
and other instruments forming part of
notarial protocols or files, or which may
be contained in the executive or judicial
archives, be the latter in Spain or in
the islands aforesaid.
Article TX. Spanish subjects, natives
OF the peninsula residing in the terri
tory over which Spain by the present
treaty relinquiSheS or cedes her sover-
eighty, 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 of its proceeds: and
they shall also have the right to carry
on their industry, commerce and pro-
LESSONS, being subject in respect there
of to such laws as are applicable to
other foreigners. In case they remain
in the territory, they may preserve their
allegiance to the crown of Spain by
making, before a court of record, with
in year from the date of the exchange
of notifications of this treaty, a treaty,
a declaration of their decision to pre-
serve such allegiance; in default Of
which declaration they shall be held to
have renowned 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 territories
hereby coded to the United States shall
be determined by the Congress.
Article X The inhabitants of the ter
ritories over which Spain relinouishes
or cedes her sovereignty shall be Sc
cured in the free exercise of their re-