The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-06

or cedes her sovereignty shall be de-
termined according to the following
rules:
F'irst-Judgments rendered either in
civil suits between private individuals.
or in criminal matters, before the date
mentioned, and with respect TO which
there is no recourse or right of review
under the Spanish law, shall be deem
ed to be final and shall be executed in
due form by competent authority IN the
territory within which such Judgment
should be carried out
Second-Civil suits between private
individuals which may, on the date
mentioned, be undetermined. shall be
prosecuted to judgment before the
court in which they may then be pend
ing or in the court that may be submit
ted therefor
Third-Criminal actions pending on
the date mentioned by the Supreme
Court of Spain against citizens of the
territory which by this treaty ceases to
be Spanish, shall continue under it's
jurisdiction until final judgment; but,
such judgment having been rendered,
the execution thereof shall be COM
mitted to the competent authority of
the place in which the case arose
Article XIII. The rights of property
secured by copyrights and patents &C.
quired by Spaniards in the Island de
Cuba and in Porto Rico, the Philippines
and other coded territories, at the time
of the exchange of the Publications of
this treaty. shall continue To be re-
spected. Spanish scientific, literary ard
artistic works, not subversive of public
order in the territories in question.
snail continue to be admitted free of
DUTY into such territories for the period
Oh ten years, to be reckoned from the
GATE OF the exchange of the notifications
of this treaty.
Article XIV. Spain will have the now
er to establish consular offices in The
ports and places of the territories. the
sovereignty over which has been either
relinquished or ceded by the present
treaty.
Article XIV. The Government of each
country will, for the term of ten years
accord to the merchant vessels of tho
country the same treatmen in respecr
of all port charges, including entrance
and clearance dues, light dues and tom
-N~>e~ NN~e, etS II dCCOIuS 10 It's own
merchant vessels not engaged in the
ceastwise trade
This article may at any time be ter
minated on six months notice given by
either Government to the other.
Article XVI. 1t is understood that
any obligations assumed IN this treaty.
by the United States with respect to
Cuba are limited to the time of its oc-
cupancy thereof; but it will. upon the
termination of such occupancy, advise
any Government established in the isl
and to assume the obligations.
Article XVII. The present treaty shall
be ratified by the President Of the
United States, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate thereon, and
by her majesty, the Queen Regent of
Spain; and the notifications shall b.
exchanged at Washington within six
months from the date hereof, or earlier
If possible.
In faith hereof, We, the respective
plenipotentiaries, 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.
signed by William r. Day. Cushman
X. Davis, William P. Frye George
Gray, Whitelaw Reid, Eugenio Montero