The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-06

from the exchange OF rattncatIOnS of the
treaty; and the United States may, in the
meantime. purchase such material from
Spain. if a satisfactory agreement between
the two governments on the subject shall
be reached.
Prisoners to lie Released.
Article 6. Spain will, upon the sigma
ture of the present treaty, relase all pris-
oners of war, and all persons detained or
imprisoned for political offenses in connec-
ton with the Instructions in Cuba and
the Philippines, and the war with the
United States.
"Reciprocaly, the United States will re-
lease all persons made prisoners of war by
the American forces, and win undertake
to obtain the release of all Spanish pris-
oners in the hands OF the insurgents in
Cuba and the Philippines.
THE government of the United States
will at its own cost return TO SPAIN ana
the government of Spain will at its own
cost return to the United States, Cuba,
Porto Rico and the Philippines. according
to the situation of their respective homes.
prisoners released or caused to be released
by them, respectively under this article.
status of Personal Claims.
Article Z. The United States and Spain
mutually relinquish all claims for indem-
nifty, national and individual, of every kind,
of either government or Of it's citizens or
subjects, against the other government,
that may have arisen since the beginning
of the late instruction in Cuba ana prior
to the exchange of Publications of the
present treaty, including all Claims for in
demnity for the cost of the war.
The United States will adjudicate and
settle the claims of its citizens against
Spain, relinquished in this article
Article 8. In conformity with the pro-
visions of Articles l, 2 and of this treaty,
Spain relinquishes in Cuba and cedes in
Porto Rico and other islands in the West
Indies in the Island of Guam and i'm the
PHILIPPINES Archipelago, al the belongings
wharves, barracks, forts. structures. pub
lie highways and other immoVable prop
erty which, in conformity with law, belong
to the public domain, and as such belong
to the crown of Spain.
To Give Up Public Property.
"And 1t is hereby declared that the re-
linqushment or cession, as the case may
be- TO which the preceding paragraph
refers, cannot in any respect impair the
property or rights which by law belong TO
the peaceful possession of property of all
kinds, of provinces, municipalities. public
or private establishments ecclesiastical
or civic bodies, or any other associations
having legal capacity to acquire and
possess property in the aforesaid terrific
ries renowned or coded, or private indi-
viduals of whatsoever nationality such in
dividuas may be.
1.-THE aforesaid REIMBURSEMENT or ces-
sion, as the case may be includes all doc
uments exclusively referring to the soy
ereignty reinquished or ceded, that may
exist in the archives of the peninsular
Where any document in such archives only
in part relates to said sovereignty, a copy
of such part will be furnished whenever
it shall be requested. Like rules shall be
reciprocally observed in favor of Spain in
respect of documents in the
archives of the islands above
referred to.
To Keep the Papers.
"In the aforesaid relinquishment or ces-
sions, as the case may be, are also includ-
ed such rights as the crown of Spain aud
its authorities possess in respect of the Of
fetal archives and records, legislative as
well as judicial, in the islands above re-
ferred to- which relate to said islands or
the rights and property of their inhabi-
tants. Such archives and records shall
be carefully preserved and, private per-
sons shall without distinction have the
right to require in accordance with law.
authenticated copies of the contracts willis
and other instruments forming part OF
notarial protocols or files, or which NAV
be contained in the legislative or judicial
archives, be the latter in Spain or i'm the
islands aforesaid.
Spnniards May Go or Stay.
article 9. Spanish subjects natives of
the peninsula, residing i'm the territory
over which Spain, by the present treaty.
reiinquishes or cedes her sovereignty, may
remain in such territory or may remove
therefrom, retaining in either event all
sl.of,. rieylf@ IF
right to sell or dispose of such property
or of its proceeds; and they shall also have
the right to carry on their industry, com
merce and professions, being subject in
respect thereof to such laws as are appli-
cable to other foreigners. In case they
remain in the territory they may preserve
their allegiance to the crown of Spain bv
making, before a court of record within a
year from the date of the exchange Of rat
ihcations of this treaty, a declaration of
their decision to preserve such allegiance;
in default of which declaration they shah
be held TO have renounced il, and to have
adopted the nationality of the territory i'm
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.
Religion and Courts.
article 10. The inhabitants OF the terri
tories over which Spain relinquishes or
cedes her sovereignty shall be secured in
the free exercise of their religion
Article H. The Spaniards residing in
the territories over which Spain, by this
treaty, cedes or relinquishes her sovereign
ty, shall be subject in matters civil. as
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 10 pur-
sue the same course as citizens of the
country to which the courts belong
Judicial Rules.
article r. Judicial proceedings pending
at the time of the exchange of Publications
Of this treaty in the territories over which
Spain relinquishes or cedes her sovereign
ty shall be determined according to the
following rules:
First. Judgments rendered either in civ |
il 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. |
nd shall he executod In due forff, In, ,or,