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 256 TREATY WITH SPAIN. 1819. Boundary line in the sea, continuing north, along the western bank of that river, to WW1 <>f¥l1¤ Mh- the 32d degree of latitude; thence, by a line due north, to the degree "°"l‘l"‘ of latitude where it strikes the Rio Roxo of N achitoches, or Red River; then following the course of the Rio Roxo westward, to the degree of longitude 100 west from London and 23 from Washington ; then, crossing the said Red River, and running thence, by a line due north, to the river Arkansas; thence, following the course of the southern bank of the Arkansas, to its source, in latitude 42 north; and thence, by that Acpoydggg r, parallelof latitude, to the South Sea. The whole being las laid. down M•>l¤¤h’¤ ep. in Melish’s map of the United States, published at Philadelphia, im. °{ 1“*·l”‘· 181* proved to the hrst of January, 1818. But, if the source of the Arkansas river shall he found to fall north or south of latitude 42, then the line shall run from the said source due south or north, as the case may be, till it meets the said parallel of latitude 42, and thence, along the said ,,.,,6 mof the parallel, to the South Sea: All the islands in the Sabine, and the said w,,,,,,,, of ,1,,, Red and Arkansas rivers, throughout the course thus described, to be- Sabine, Red long to the United States; but the use of the waters, and the navigation Qxgzggngcgf of the Sabine to the sea, and of the said rivers Roxo and_Arkansas, ,,,0,, u,',,,,,}, throughout the extent of the sand boundary, on their respective banks, nations. shall be common to the respective inhabitants of both nations. Territorial re- The two high contracting parties agree to cede and renounce all their ¤¤¤¤¤¤*l¤*;,€· rights, claims, and pretensions, to the territories described by the said
 * %m°:§g’{,,;S§_ line; that is to say: the United States hereby code to his Catholic Madary line, jesty, and renounce forever, all their rights, claims, and pretensions, to

the territories lying west and south of the above-described line; and, in like manner, his Catholic Majesty cedes to the said United States, all his rights, claims, and pretensions, to any territories east and north of the said line; and for himself, his heirs, and successors, renounces all claim to the said territories forever. ARTICLE 4. Acommissiom To fix this line with more precision, and to place the landmarks gggd ¤¤*Y¤y:<5\' which shall designate exactly the limits of both nations, each of the by 6,,:{Q°,;;¥,y, contracting parties shall appoint a Commissioner and a Surveyor, who to runnre boun. shall meet before the termination of one year, from the date of the rati- •l¤‘¥ hue. lication 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 to 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 line of latitude 42, to the South Sea: they shall make out plans, and keep journals of their proceedings, and the result agreed upon by them shall be considered as part of this treaty, and shall have the same force as if 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. ARTICLE 5. pm, axsmigo The inhabitants of the ceded territories shall be secured in the free of religion in the exercise of their religion, without any restriction; and all those who ,‘f,*£°d6;:""’°‘ may desire to remove to the Spanish dominions, shall be permitted to ’sell 0;] export their effects, at any time whatever, without being subject, in eit er case, to duties. Inhabitants of ARTICLE 6* rhq ceded tqrri- The inhabitants of the territories which his Catholic Majesty cedes the Union, gm of the United States, as soon as may be consistent with the principles
 * ‘;‘:§;r:;;,“ to the United States, by this Treaty, shall he incorporated in the Union