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 714 PUBLIC TREATIES. shall meet belbre the termination of one year from the date of the ratification of this treaty at Nachitoches, on the Red River, and proceed to run and mark the said line, from the mouth of the Sabine to the Red River, and from the Red River t.o the river Arkansas, and to ascertain the latitude of the source of the said river Arkansas, In conformity to what is above agreed upon and stipulated, and the hue of latitude 4;, to the South Sea: they shall make out plans, and kleep journalsdof their roceedin s, and the result agreed upon by them; al e consi ere as garb of theis treaty, and shall have the same force as 1f it were inserted therein. The two Governments will amicably agree respecting the necessary articles to be furnished to those persons, and also as to their respective escorts, should such be deemed necessary. Aaricnn V. Inhabitants of The inhabitants of the ceded territories shall be secured in the free ¤<>d•=d ¢¢1‘ri¤¤1‘¥· exercise of their religion, without any restriction; and all those who may desire to remove to the Spanish dominions shall be permitted t0_ sell or export their effects, at any time whatever, without being subject, ID either case, to duties. Awrrcrn VI. Igggrpgmtigu in The inhabitants of the territories which His Catholic Majesty cedes the Union- to the United States, by this treaty, shall be incorporated in the Unipn of the United tates as soon as may be consistent with the princip es of the Federal Constitution, and admitted to the enjoyment of all the privileges, rights, and immunities of the citizens of the United States. Anrxcrn VII. Spanish tronpsto The officers and troops of His Catholic Majesty, in the territories M Withdrawn- hereby ceded by him to the United States, shall be withdrawn, and possession of the places occupied by them shall be given within six months after the exchange of the ratiilcations of this treaty, or sooner if possible, by the officers of His Catholic Majesty to the commissioners or edi-_ cers of the-United States duly appointed to receive them; and the United States shall furnish the transports and escort necessary to convey the Spanish olllcers and troop and their baggage to the Havana. Anrronm VIII. G,,,,,,, of ]‘nd All the grants of land made before the 24th of January, 1818, by His before January2A, Catholic Majesty, or by his lawful authorities, in the said territories 1818- ceded by His Majesty to the United States, shall be ratified and confirmed to the persons in possession of the lands, to the same extent that the same grants would be valid if the territories had remained under compliance wm, the dominion of His Catholic Majesty. But the owners in possession of conditions. · such lands, who, by reason of the recent circumstances of the Spanish nation, and the revolutions in Europe, have been prevented from fulfilling all the conditions of their grants, shall complete them within the J terms limited in the same, respectively, from the date of this treaty; in u£;n;:¤:j;geJnn- de;ault_ of wshich theésalidfgarants shall be null and void. All grants · _- m e since e said t o anuary 1818 when the iirst r sal tigmy R£;’;;°:;. the part of His Catholic Majesty, for the ,cession of the lleldilidas wz; S,,,,,,.,,m,_71,,71B_] made, are hereby declared and agreed to be null and void. Anrronu IX. hI§¤¤¤¤¤|M¢i¤¤ nf The two high contracting parties, animated with the most earnest ° ‘““· desire of conciliation, and with the object of putting an end to all the differences which have existed between them, and of conllrming the