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or for any other reason, permit the rep? "senkit-sounity or in writing, na gecasion may require, tí to of any friendly nation to reside at liin enpituli un terms of aquality and reciprocal respect. And for a long or short lime then, without any fur-the consuls and lucal officers shall employ the style ther consultation or express permission, the of mutual communication. If the offèers of either representative of the United States in China | nation are disrespectfully treated or aggrieved in any way by the other authorities, they have thu ahall have the same privilege. Art. VII. The superior authorities of the right to make representation of the saine to the United States and of China in correspondence superior officer of the respective governments, together shall do so en terins of equality and in who shall see that full inquiry and strict justico form of mutual communication (chuu-hrui. The hall bo hnd in the premises. And the said cou- suls and agents shall carefully avoid all acts of consuls and the local officers, civil and military, offence to the officers and people of China. On in corresponding together shall likewise employ the arrival of a consul duly accredited at any tho style and form of mutual communication When inferiur officers of the one port in China, it shall be the duty of the mi- nister of the United States to notify the same to government addresses the superior officers of the other they shall do so in the style and form of the governor-general of the province where such memorial (shin-ckim.) Private individuals, in ad-port is, who shall forthwith recognize the said dressing officers shall employ the style of petition cousul and grant him authority to act. Art. XI-All citizens of the United States of (pin-ching.) In no case aliull any termay or stylo be used or suffered which shall be offensive or America in China, peaceably attending to their a common footing of disrespectful to either party. And it is agreed affairs, being place on that no presents. under any pretext or form ninity and goodwill with subjects of China, shall whatever shall ever bo demanded of the United |reccive and enjoy for themselves aud everything States by China, or of China by the United States. appertaining to them the protection of the local Art. VIII.—In all future personal intercourse authorities of government, who shall defen them hetween the representative of the United States from all insult or injury of any sort. If their of America and the governors-general or gover-dwellings or property be threatened or attacked nors, the interviews shall be held at the official by mobs, incendiaries, or other violent or lawless residence of the said officers, or at their tempo persons, the local offices, on requisition of the rary residence, or at the residence of the repre-cousul, shall immediately dispatch a military sentative of the United States of America, which force to disperse the rioters, apprehend the guilty over may be agreed upon between them; nor individuals, and punish them with the utmost shall they make any pretext for declining there rigour of the law. Subjects of China guilty of any interviews. Current matters shall be discussed criminal act towards citizens of the United States by correspondence, so as not to give the trouble shall be punished by the Chinese authorities according to the laws of China; aud citizens of the United States, either on shore or in any of a personal taceting. Art. IX.—Wlienever national vessels of the merchant vessel, who may insult, trouble, or United States of Amerien, în ernising along the wound the persons or injure the property of coast mul among the ports opened for trade für thel Chinese, or commit any other improper act in protection of dio commerce of their country or for ↑ China, shall be punished only by the consul or the advanemment of science shall arrive at or near ¡ other public functionary thereto authorized, ae- any of the parts of China, commanders of said cording to the laws of the United States. ships and the superior local authorities of gov-|rests in order to trial may be made by either tho ernment shall, if it be necessary, bold intercourse | Chinese or the United States authorities. on terins of equality und courtesy, in token of
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the friendly relations of their respectiva na siding or sojourning at any of the ports open to tions ; and the said vessels almall enjoy all suitable foreign commerce, shall be perniitted to rent facilities on the part of the Chinese government in houses and places of business, or hire sites on procuring provisions or other supplies, and making which they can themselves build houses or And the United States of hospitals, churches and cemeteries. The parties necessary repairs. America agree that in case of the shipwreck of interested can fix the vents by mutual and equit- Any American vessel, and its being pillaged by able agreement ;the proprietors shall not demand pirates, or in case any American vessel shall be an exorbitant price, nor shall the local authorities pillaged or captured by pirates on the seas adjuterfere, unless there be some objectious offered jacent to the coast, without being shipwrecked, on the part of the inhabitants respecting the the national vessels of the United States shall lacs. The legal fees to the officers for applying pursuo the mid pirates, and it captured deliver their seal shall be paid. The citizens of the them over for trial and punishment,
United States shall not unreasonably insist on Art. X.—Tho United States of America shall|particular upote, but each party shall conduct have the right to appoint consuls and other coin-with justice and moderation. Any desocration morcial agents for the protection of trade, to of the cemeteries by natives of China uliull bo rosillo at such places in tho dominious of China severely punished recording to law. as slimll be agreed to be opencil ; who shall Jukl places where tho ships of the United States official intercourse hud correspondunco with the anchor, or their citizensroside, tho merchants, local officers of the Chinese government (a con-seamen, or others can freely pass and repass in „sul, or a vicu-consul iu charge taking rank with the inunediato neighborhood ; but, in order to tho an intendant of eircuit or a prefect,) either pur•|preservation of thŭ public poses, thoy shail not go
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into the country to the villagos and maria to sell the export and import of goods from Kul inta their goods unlawfully, in fraud of the revenue, China, shall be the salue as was agreed upon at Art. XIII.—If nuy vessel of the United Sta- the treaty of Wanghia, except so far as it may tes be wrucked or strandal on the coast of Le modified by trenties with other nations, it la Chinn, and be subjected to plunder or other daing expressly agreed that citizens of the United States shall never pay higher duties than thʊso mage, the proper officers of the government, on receiving information of the fact, shall iummedi-paid by the most favoured uation. Art. XVI.-Tonuage duties shall be paid on ately adopt mensures for its relief and security the persons on board shall receive friendly treat-every merchant vessel belonging to the United ment, and be enabled to repair at once to the States entering oither of the open ports, at die rate nearest port, and shall enjoy all facilities for of four mace per ton of forty cubic foot, if she Lo obtaining supplies of provisions and water. If over ono hundred and fifty tons burdon; and one the inerchant vessels of the United States, while mace per ton of forty cubic feet, if she be of thio within the waters over which the Chinese govern- | burden of one hundred and fifty tons or under, ment excrcises jurisdiction, be plundered by rob- according to the tonnage specified in the register; bers or pirates, then the Chinese local authorities, which, with her other papers, shall, ou her ar- civil and military, ou receiving information thereof, rival, be lodged with the co sul, who shall report shall arrest the said robbers or pirates, and the same to the commissioner of custoins. And punish them according to law, and shall cause all if any vessel, having paid tonnage duty at ono the property which can be recovered to bo report, shall go to any other port to completo tho stored to the owners, or placed in the hands of the disposal of her cargo, or, being in ballast, to pur- consul. If, by reason of the extent of territory chase an entire or fill up an incomplete cargo, and numerous population of China, it shall the cousul shall report the same to the compus. in any caso happen that the robbers cannot be sioner of customs, who shall note on the port- apprehended, and the property only in part re- clearance that the tonnage duties have been covered, the Chinese government shall not make paid and report the circumstances to the collec- iastenuity for the goods lost; but if it shall tors at the ollier custom-housos; in which case, bu proved that the local nuthorities have been the said vessel shall only pay duty ou her cargo, in collusion with tho robbere, tho sano shall and not be charged with tonungo duty a secund bo communicated to the superior authorities for time. The collectors of customs at the open. memorializing the Throne, and these officers ports shall consult with the consuls about the shall bo severely punished, and their property erection of beacons or light-houses, and where bo confiscated to repay the losaca.
buoys and light-ships should be placed.
Art. XVII.—Citizens of the United States Art. XIV.-The citizens of the United States are permitted to frequent the ports and cities of shall be allowed to engage pilots to take their Canton and Chau-clinu or Swatau, in the province vessels into port, and, when the lawful duties have all been paid, take them out of port. It alsall La of Kwangtung ; Amoy, Fulehan, and Tai-wau
in Formosa, in the province of Fulikien; Niug-lawful for them to hire at pleasure servants, con- po in the province of Chelkiang ; and Shanghai pradors, linguists, writers, labourers, seamen, and in the province of Kiangsu, and any other purt persons for whatever necessary service, with or place herefter by treaty with other power; sation, to be agreed upon by the parties or deter |passage or cargo-boats, for a reasonable compm- or with the United States, opened to commerce ;!)
and to reside with their families and trade there, ined by the consul. Art. XVIII—Whenever merchant vessels of and to provved at pleasure with their vessels and merchandise from any of these ports to any other | the United States shall enter a port, the collector of them. But Huid vessels aball not carry ou of customs shall, il be aro fit, appoint custome elandestine and fraudulent trade at other ports house oflicers to guard said vessels, who my live of Chim not declared to be legal, or along the on board the ship or their own boats, at their consta Wiereof; and any vessel under tho Ameri-convenience. The local authorities of the Chinoso can flag violating this provision shall, with her government shall cause to be apprehended all cargo, be subject to coufiscation to the Chinese mutineers or deserters from on board the vessels government; and any citizen of the United States of the United States in China on being informed who shall trade in any contraband article of by the consul, and will deliver them up to the merchandise shall bo subject to be dealt with by consuls or other officers for punishment." And if the Chinese government, without being entitled criminals, subjects of China, tako refuge in the to any countenance or protection from that of the houses or on board the vessels of citizens of tho United States; and the United States will take United States, they shall not be hurboured or con- measures to prevent their Dag from being abused cealed, but alinli in delivered up to justier ou by the subjects of other nations as a cover for the due requisition by the Chineso local officers, ad- violation of the laws of the Empire.
iressed to those of the United States. The iner- Art. XV.-At each of the ports open to com-chauts, seanien, and other citizens of the United merce, citizen of the United States shall be Stater shall bo under the superintendence of the permitted to import from abroad, and well, pur-appropriate officers of their government. If in- chase, and export all merchandise, of whirl" the|dividuals of either nation commit acts of vinkonee importation or exportation is not probibited by, or disorder, use urins to the injury of others, or the laws of the empire. The turity" of duties la'creato disturbances endangering life, the allieers be paid by the citizens of the Duited States, on1of the two governments will exert themselves tu
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