The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-01-06
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| Spain by the present treaty relinquishes
| or cedes her sovereignty, 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 pro
| ceeds; and they shall also have the
| right to carry on their industry, COM
| merce and professions, being subject III
| respect thereof to such laws as are ap-
| plicable to other foreigners. In ease
| they remain in the territory they may
| preserve their allegiance to the crown
| of Spain by making, before a court of
record within n year from the date of the
exchange of ratification of this treaty.
| a declaration of their decision to pre-
serve such allegiance; IN default of which
declaration they shall be held to have
renounced 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 terrific
ries hereby ceded to the United States
shall be determined by the Congress.
ARTICLE Y.
The inhabitants of the territories over
which Spain relinquishes or cedes her
sovereignty shall be secured in the free
| exercise of their religion.
ARTICLE NJ.
] The Spaniards residing in the terri
tories over which Spain by this treaty,
| cedeS or relinquishes her sovereignty.
| shall be subject in matters civil as well
| as criminal to the jurisdiction of the
\ courts of the country wherein they re-
| side, pursuant to the ordinary laws gov
| erning the same: and they shall have
| the right to appear before such courts.
| and TO pursue the same course as citi-
zens OF the country to which the courts
belong.
ARTICLE MI.
judicial proceedings pending at the
| time of the exchange of ratifications of
| this treaty in the territories over which
Spain relinquishes or cedes her severe
ignty shall be determined according to
! the following rules:
/. 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 be
| carried out.
| z. Civil suits between private indi-
viduals, which may on the date mention
| ed be undetermined shall be prosecuted
TO judgment before the court in which
! they may then be pending. or in the
court that may as substituted therefor.
! 3. 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 its
jurisdiction until final judgment; but,
| such Judgment having been rendered,
| the execution thereof shall be committed
| to the competent authority of the place
| IN which the case arose.
ARTICLE XIII.
| The rights of property secured by copy
| rights and patents acquired by Spaniards
| in the island de Cuba and Porto Rico.
the Philippines and other ceded territories
| at the time Of the exchange of the rati-
| fications Of this treaty, shall continue
| to be represented Spanish scientific,
| literary and artistic works not subver-
| sive to public order in the territories in
question. shall continue to be admitted
| free from duty into such territories, for
| the period of ten years. to be reclloned
| from the date of the exchange Of the
| ratiications of this treaty.
ARTICLE XIV.
| Spain will have the power to establish
| consular offices in the ports ana places Of
the territories. the sovereignty over which
| has been either relnquished 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 the other country
| the same treatment in respect to all port
| charges. including entrance and clear
| ance dues, light dues, and tonnage duties.
as it accords to its own merchant YES
| sells. not engaged in the coastwise 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
| 10 the time of its occupancy thereof: but
, il will. upon the termination of such oc-
| cunancy. advise any government 'estab-
| lished in the island to assume the same
| 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 Sen
ate thereof and by Her Majesty, the
| Queen Regent of Spain: and the ratif-
| cations shall be exchanged at Washing
| ton within six months from the date here
Of or earlier if possible.
In faith whereof we, the respective
! plenipotentiaries, have signed this treaty
ans. 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.
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WILLIAM r. DAY.
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CUFHMAN X. DAVIS.
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WILLIAM p. FRYE.
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GEORGE GRAY.
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WHITELAW REID.
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EUGENIO MONTERO RIOS.