Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-01-06
settle the claims OF its citizens against
spain relinquished in this article
ARTICLE VIII.

SP@ih teiihQuiSned In this article.
ARTICLE VIII.
In conformity with the provisions of
ARTICLES l, and 8, of this treaty. Spain
reiinqufshes in Cuba, and cedes in Por-
10 Rico and other islands in the West
Indies, in the island of Guam, and in
the Philippine archipelago, all the
buildings. wharveS, barracks, forts,
structures, public highways and other
immovable property which, in confor-
nifty with law. belong to the public do
main. and as such belong to the Crown
Of Spain.
:. And it is hereby declared that the re-
Establishments or cession, as the case
may be. to which the preceding para
graph refers, cannot in any respect
impair the property or rights which, by
law, belong TO the peaceful possession
or property OF all kinds, OF provinces.
municipalities, public or private estab-
iishments, ecclesiastical or civic bod
les, or any other associat tons having
leSal capacity to acquire and possess
property in the aforesaid territories re-
nounced or coded. or private individu-
ais. of whatsoever nationality such in
dividuals may be.
The aforesaid ACCOMPLISHMENTS or ces-
sion. as the case may be. includes all
documents exclusively referring to the
sovereignty relinquished or coded that
may exist In the archives of the Pc
nlnSula- Where any document in such
archives only in part relates to said
sovereignty. copy of such part will
be furnished whenever 1t shall be re-
quested. Like rules shoil be recipro-
caily observed In favor of Spain in re-
spect OF documents III the archives of
the islands above referred to.
In the aforesaid ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF
ceSsion, as the case may be, are also
included such rights as the Crown OF
Spain and it's authorities possess in re-
srect of the official archives and rec
ords, executive as we'll as judicial. in
the islands above referred TO, which re-
late to said islands or the rights and
property of thei L Inhabitants. Such
archives and records shall be carefully
preserved and private persons shall,
without distinction, have the right to
require. 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 order
judicial archives. be the latter in Spain
or in the islands aforesaid.
ARTICLE TX.
Spanish subjects. natives of the pc
ninsula residing in the territory over
which Spain by the present treaty re-
linquishes or cedes her sovereignty.
may remain in such territory or may
remove therefrom. retaining in either
event all their rights of property. in
Guiding 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-
fessions, being subject in respect there
OF to such laws as are applicable TO
other foreigners. In case they re-
main in the territory they may pre-
serve their allegiance to the Crown of
Spain by making, before court or
Will hi h.
the exchange, of Publications OF this
treaty. declaration OF their decision
to preserve such allegiance; in default
Of which declaration they shall be held
to have renowned 1t 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 ter
ritories hereby coded to the United
States shall be determined by the Con,
gress.
ARTICLE X.
The inhabitants OF the territories over
which Spain relinquishes or cedes her
sovereignty shall be secured in the
free exercise of their religion.
ARTICLE XI.
The Spaniards residing in the terri
tories over which Spain, by this treay
shall be subject. in matters civil az
we'll 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 course
as citizens of the country to which the
courts belong.
ARTICLE XII.
judicial proceedings pending at the
time of the exchange of notifications of
this treaty in the territories over which
Spain relinQuishes or cedes her sover-
eighty shall be determined according
to the following rules:
l. 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 he
carried out.
2 Civil suits between private individ-
uals winch may on the date mentioned
be undetermined shall be prosecuted to
Judgment before the court in which
they may then be pending, or in the
court that may be substituted there
for.
b. 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 under jts
jurisdiction until final Judgment: but.
such Judgment having been rendered
the execution thereof shall be commit
ted to the competent authority of the
place In which the case arose
ARTICLE XIII.
The rights Of property secured by
copyrights and patents acquired by
Spaniards in the island de Cuba and in