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 g TREATY WITH CHINA. JULY 28, 1868. 789 l Additional Articles to the Treaty between the United éiates and China, of ‘ June 18, 1858. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Jul? 28- 1868- A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS certain additional articles to the treaty now in force be- Preamble. tween the United States of America and the Ta-Tsing Empire, signed at Tientsin the 18th day of June, 1858, were concluded and signed by their plenipotentiaries at Washington, on the 28th day of July, 1868, which additional articles are, word for word, as follows : Additional Articles to the Treaty between the United States of America and the Ta- Bing Empire of the 18th of June, 1858. Wunnnns, since the conclusion of the treaty between the United States gonmcgng of America and the Ta—Tsing Empire (China) of the 18th·of' June, gmisq; 1858, circumstances have arisen showing the necessity of additional °1‘x“‘p‘1°"' articles thereto, the President of the United States and the august sovereign of the Ta-Tsing Empire, have named for their plenipotentiaries, to wit: the President of the United States of America, William H. Seward, Secretary of State, and his Majesty the Emperor of China, Anson Burlingame, accredited as his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, and Chih-Kang and Sun Chia-Ku, of the second Chinese rank; associated high envoys and ministers of his said Majesty, and the said plenipotentiaries, after having exchanged their full powers, found to be in due and proper form, have agreed upon the following articles: ARTICLE I. His Majesty the Emperor of China, being of the opinion No grant of that, in making concessions to the citizens or subjects of foreign powers ;:m‘;;’;°§: °f of the privilege of residing on certain tracts of land, or resorting to Chi¤3,&c,'f;0 certain waters of that empire for purposes of trade, he has by no means HM L¤°_Y§s¤¤F¤ relinquished his right of eminent domain or dominion over the said land Zlmfge and waters, hereby agrees that no such concession or grant shall be con- States, within, strued to give to any power or party which may be at war with or hostile &°· to the United States the right to attack the citizens of the United States or their property within the said lands or waters. And the United States, The United for themselves, hereby agree to abstain from olfensively attacking the Sgt}? ¤i_s¤¤¤¤¤ citizens or subjects of any power or party or their property with which  ;},,;°k":;°"' they may be at war on any such tract of land or waters of the said empire. But nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent the magma; United States from resisting an attack by any hostile power or party ¤**·¤¤ - upon their citizens or their property. It is further agreed that iflany Gm,,, Ofkmd, right or interest in any tract of land in China has been or shall here- forepurposesgt after be granted by the government of China to the United States or ;)‘;}v:·(§§fDf;’0f' their citizens for purposes of trade or commerce, that grant shall in no Jurisdiction ove; event be construed to divest the Chinese authorities of their right of ¤¤¤hPl¤<>€¤· jurisdiction over persons and property within said tract of land, except so far as that right may have been expressly relinquished by treaty. ARTICLE II. The United States of America and his Majesty the p,-gvygqgenud Emperor of China, believing that the safety and prosperity of commerce i:¤(p:::5¤;;;i_ will thereby best be promoted, agree that any privilege or immunity m gmom respect to trade or navigation within the Chinese dommions which may