Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-01-12

Article TX.
Spanish subjects. natives of the pen
Ursula, residing in the territory over which
SPAN py the present treaty relinQulSheS or
cedes her sovereignty. may remain in such
territory or may remove therefrom, retain
ing in either event all their rights o. prop
city. including the night 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 professions.
being subject in respect thereof 10 such
laws are applicable to other foreign
they may preserve their allegiance to the
CT own of Spain by making, before : court
Of record, within year from the the cate gate OF
a declaration of their decision to preserve
si.cn allegiance: in default OF which dec
nounced it and 10 have adopted he ma
tionality of the territory in which they may
''The civil rights and political status of
the native Inhabitants of the territories
hereby ceded to the United States shall be
determined by the congress.
Article n.
1.-THE inhabitants of the territories over
which Spain relinquishes or cedes her SOW
ereignty shall be secured in the free exer-
else of their religion.
Article xI.
THE Spaniards residing in the territories
over which Spain by this treaty cedes or
relinquishes her sovereignty shall be sub
the jurisdiction of the courts of the country
wherein they reside. pursuant to the ordi-
nary laws governing the same; and they
shall have the right to appear before
such courts. and to pursue the same course
as citizens of the country to which the
courts belong.
Article XII.
Judicial proceedings pending 1t the time
of the exchange of ratiticatfonS OF this
treaty IN the territories over which SPAN
DE determined according 10 the following
rules:
suits between private individuals or In
criminal matters, before the date men
TONED. and with respect to which there is
Spanish law, shall be deemed to be final
and shall be executed in due form by com
petent authorities in the territory within
which i'll lgments should be carried out.
80 Civil suits between private individuals
% Seiermi meS shall be Prosecuted to iudg
ment before the court in which they may
then be P pending, or IN the court that may
So Criminal actions pending on the date
mentioned before the supreme court of
Spain against citizens of the territory
shall continue under its jurisdiction until
final judgment; but, such judgment having
be committed to the competent authority
Of the place in which the case arose.
Article XIII.
1.-The rights OF property secured by copy
rights and patents acquired by SpaniardS
in the Island de Cuba and in Porto Rico,
the Philippines or other ceded territories.
a
Ga lions of this treaty, shall continue to
be respected. Spanish scientlilc, literary
and artistic works. not Subversive OF public
order in the territories in question, shaa
continue to be admitted free of duty into
such territories for the period of ten years,
10 be reckoned from the date of the ex-
change of the ratifications of this treaty.
Article XIV.
Spain will have the power TO establish
consular ofnces in the ports and places of
the territories the sovereignty over which
aifh ar rElinnniSnEd lGnRd
the present treaty.
Article Xv.
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 tort
charges. including entrance and clearance
dues, light dues and tonnage duties, as 1t
accords to its own merchant vessels, not
ems aged in the Goa Stwise trade.
This, article may az any time he ter
e:tker 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 occupancy thereof: but it will, upon
the termination of sucn occupancy, advise
any government esta blished in the island
to assume the same obligations.
Article xNII.
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 ratifications shall
be exchanged al Washington within six
months from the date hereof. or earlier IL
possible.
I'm faith whereof we. the respective
plenipotentiaries. have signed this treaty
ard have hereunto affixed our seals.
Done in duplicate al Paris. the tenth
day of December, in tho year OF Our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety
eight. civilian r. DAY.
"CUSHMAN X. DAVIS.
civilian p. FRYE.
GEORGE GRAY.
'WHITELAW REID.
EUGENE MONTERO RIOS
"B DE ABA RZCZA.
~. DE GARNICA
wv. r. DE VILLA URRUTIA
RAFAEL CERRERO"