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 FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 803. 1901. 897 \ the allotments: And rmzided urther, That if an erroneous ment "“‘“’“§Y °‘ °*“°°” is made because of thlg failureéf an officer responsible for sucgnaiieport ml re to repm to report, in the manner prescribed  the Secretary of War, the death of a grantor or an fact which ren ers the allotment not payable, then the amount of such, erroneous payment shall be collecte by the Paymaster-General from the officer who fails to make such report, if such collection is practicable: Provided, That enlistments in the Regu- Dmsdwhen gnpsv lar Army on and after April twenty-first, eighteen hundred and ninety- §°p%Zh ,$.$§“° °' eight, from which date war was declared to have existed between the United States and Spain, up to and including April twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, shall be deemed enlistments for the war with Spain, and shall entitle men so enlisting to the extra ay and on the same conditions granted to men who en isted in the Regular Arm subsequent to the declaration of war, for the war only as provided, by an Act approved March third, eighteen hundred and ninet - V0]- 3°»v·1°*`>5· nine, entitled "An Act making approipriations for the support of tile Regular and Volunteer Army or the scal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen·hundred:" Pro/videdfurther, That in fulfillment of thedecla- cum. ration contained in the joint resolution a proved April twentieth, wggmggugtgéatgggg eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, entitled), "For the recognition of mus: pe defined in the independence of the people of Cuba, demanding that the Govern- °‘¥;‘,§§f§,‘§§f'$g,8_ ment of Spain relinquish its authority and government in the island of Cuba, and to withdraw its land and naval forces from Cuba and Cuban waters, and directing the President of the United States to use the land and naval forces of the United States to carry these resolutions into eifect,” the`Presidenf is hereby authorized to " leave the government and control of the island of Cuba to its eople” so soon as a government shall have been established in said) is and under a constitution which, either as a part thereof or in an ordinance appended thereto, shall define the future relations of the United States with Cuba, substantially as follows: I. That the government of Cuba shall never enter into any treaty or ¤<>¤;1i¤¤¤s· other compact with any foreign power or powers which wil impair or `tr°° 1°°‘ tend to impair the independence of Cuba, nor in any manner authorize or permit any foreign power or powers to obtain by colonization or for mi itary or naval purpipses or otherwise, lodgment in or control over any portion of said is nd. Il. . That said government shall not assume or contract any public debt, -pub1m asu:. to pay the interest upon which, and to make reasonable sinking fund provision for the ultimate discharge of which, the ordinary revenues of the island, after defraying the current expenses of government shall be inadequate. - III. That the government of Cuba consents that the United States may -1pzerve¤u·.»¤ by exercise the right to intervene for the preservation of Cuban inde- U‘“"°d S““°“· pendence, the maintenance of a government adequate for the protection of life, property, and individual liberty, and for dischar ing the obligations wit respect to Cuba imposed by the treaty of %’aris on the ' Qngteg States, now to be assume and undertaken by the government o `u a. ‘ · IV. That all Acts of the United States in Cuba during its military occu- -m¤¤:U¤aa1smm pancy thereof are ratified and validated, and all lawful rights acquired gX§i,§,g,§§§E§f§TY °°°“` thereunder shall be maintained and protected. von xxx1———57