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emplacements for the term of six months
to be reckoned from the exchange of
Publications OF the treaty; and tho
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.
ARTICLE VI.
| Spain will, upon the signature of the
present treaty, release prisoners of war
and all persons detained or imprisoned
| for political offences in connection with
the instructions in Cuba and the Philip
pines and the war with the United
| States.
| Reclprocally. the United States will re-
! lease all persons made prisoners of war
| by the American forces and will under
take to obtain the release of all Spanish
prisoners in the hands OF the insurgents
| in Cuba and the Philippines.
The government of the United States
will at it's own cost return to Spain and
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.
ARTICLE VII.
= The United States and Spain mutually
relinquish all claims for indemnity. ma
tional ana individual or every kind, of
either government or of its citizens
or subjects against the other govern
meni that may have arisen since the
beginning OF the late instruction in
cuba, and prior to the exchange of
ratifica items CT the present treaty, in
GLIDING all claims for indemnity for the
cost of the war.
The United States will adjudicate and
settle the claims of It's citizens against
Spain re..nqulshed in this article.
ARTICLE VIII.
In conformity with the provisions of
articles l. II and III of this treaty, Spain
rclinoushes in Cuba and cedes in Porto
Rico and other islands in the West In
dies, in the island of Guam and in the
Philippine archipelago, all the buildings,
wharves, barracks, forts structures, pub
lie highways and other immovabe prop
erty, which, in conformity with law, be-
long to the public domain, and as such be-
long to the crown of Spain.
And it Is hereby declared that the re-
linquishment of cession as the case may
be, to which the preceding paragraph re-
fers. 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, eccle-
siastical or civic bodies, or any other as
sociations having legal capacity to ac-
= quire and possess property in the afore-
said territories renowned or coded, or OF
private individuals, of whatsoever ma
tionality such individuals may be.
The aforesaid REIMBURSEMENT or ces.
sion, as the case may be, includes al
documents exclusively referring to tho
sovereignty reinqushed or coded that
may exist in the archives of the PENN
sula. Where any document in such
archives only in part relates to sale
sovereignty a copy OF such part vii
be furnished whenever 1t shall be request
ed. Like rules shall be reciprocally OBJ
served in favor of Spain in respect ot
: documents in the archives of the islands
above referred to.
In the aforesaid REIMBURSEMENT of ces
sion, as the case may be, are also in
Guided such rights as the crown OF SPAR
and it's authorities possess in respect o.
} the official archives and records, execu
tive as well as judicial, in the islands
. above referred to, which relate to sail
: islands or the rights and property OF thei
inhabitants. Such archives and records
shall be carefully preserved and private
persons shall without distinction have tn
right to require in accordance with Law
! authenticated copies of the contracts
wills and other instruments forming par
Of notaria, protocols or files, or which
may be contained in the executive or ju
. dcal archives, be the latter In Spain o
= in the islands aforesaid.
y ARTICLE TX.
!, Spanish subjects natives Of the pen
- insula, residing in the territory owe
- which Spain by the present treaty re
= linqushes or cedes her sovereignty, ma
+, remain in such territory or may remov
= therefrom retaining in either event a
a their rights of property, including tn
u right to sell or dispose of such prop
y erty or of its proceeds, and they sha
y also have the right to carry on their In
- dustry, commerce and professions, bein
= subject in respect thereof to such law
:, as are applicable to other foreigners. !
u case they remain in the territory the
4 may preserve their allegiance to tn
= crown of Spain by making before a cour
d Of record, within a year from the dat
l. Of the exchange of Publications of thi
treaty, a declaration Of their decision I
preserve such allegiance, in default c
which declaration they shall be held I
y have renowned it and to have adopted tn
:, nationality of the territory in which the
N may reside.
h The civil rights and political status {
= the native inhabitants Of the territorie
II hereby coded to the United States sha
y be determined by the Congress.
If ARTICLE x.
~ The inhabitants of the territories owe
. which Spain relinquishes or cedes he
Sovereignty shall be secure In the free 81