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Ar. II.—The Representative of His Imperial the port of Tien-tsin, în the province of Chili-le, shatt Majesty the Emperor of France, when visiting Pekingbe opened to trade on the sume conditions in the to exchinige Treaty Ratifications, shall, whether on the way or at the cupital, be treated by all Chinese officials with the highest consideration. [Literally, shall receive from all Chinese offi- cials the most polite and most considerate treatment due to an Ambassador, no that he may without pre- judice assert his position, authority, or rights"]
The provisions of the present Conyou- tion shall take effect from the day on which it is signed, no separate Ratification of the same being necessary; they shall be observed and enforced just na ifforming part of the text of the Treaty of "l'ïen-tain. And on the receipt of Five hundred thousand tacks at Tien-tain, the French forces, Nuval and Military, shall retire from Tien-tain and occupy the two ports of Tuku and Yen-tae (Chefno), where they are to remain until the payment in full of the Indenuity,— upon which the French forces, at whatever places stationed, shall oue and all be withdrawn from Chi- nese territory; but the Naval and Military Com- Art. IV. The fourth Article of the Treaty commanders in Chief may encamp soldiers for the winter cluded at Tien-tain in the year 1868, by which it was in Tien-tsin, aud on the payment of the ready money provided that an Indemnity of Two Millions of Tacle indemnity [? the Ta. 500.000 to be paid on 30th should by paid by the Chinese Government, is horeby | Nov. at Tien-tsin】 the force shall retire from Tien-tsin. Art. VIIL-Ōn the exchange of the Ratificatious annulled; and it is agreed, in the stond thereof, that
Art. III.—The provisious of the Tien-tain Trenty of 1858 and of the Supplementary Articles, except in so far as modified by the present Convention, shall, without delay, come into operation, as soon as the Katifications of the Treaty aforesaid shall have been exchanged.
the amount of the Indemnity shall be Eight Millions of the Treaty of 1858, Chusan" shall at once be eva- of Taels. [Of that suin] the Canton Customs last cuated by the French forces Dow stationed there; year paid Three hundred and thirty three thousand and on the payment in full of the sum of Five hun- three hundred and thirty three taels; the remainder dred thousand Tacls for which this Convention pro- (Tla. 7,666,666) shall be collected from the various vides-with the exception of (that portion of} the Custom-bouses, which shall pay quarterly ons-fifth of force which, being about to winter at Tientsin, will the duties received by them, and the first quarterly remain there for a time, and which it is considered payment shall be due on the 31st December 1860. inconvenient to at once withdraw, as is stated îr The payments may be in either Hao-kwan Sycee or the seventh Article, the various forces occupying foreign cuin, and shall be made to either the Repre-Tien-tsin shall be withdrawn from that city, and shali sentative of France resident in China, or the Officer retire to the Taku forts, the North Coast of Tangchow by him deputed. But, on or before the 30th and the city of Canton, where they will be stationed November, there shall be paid at Tien-tsin a sum of until the Indesmity of Eight Millions of Tacle, gun- Five bundred thousand Tacks. The French Repremutced by this Convention, shall have been paid in sentative and the Chinese High Officers shall, here- |full: the occupant forces, as above referred to, shall after, respectively appaj ut deputies to commit together, then be entirely withdrawn, and arrange the manner in which the instalmonta uro
Art. IX. Ún tho exchange of the Ratifications of the Treaty of 1858, His Imperial Majusty, the to be paid and receipts granted, Art. V. The money to be paid by China is on Emperor of China will by Decres, notify to the Iligh account of French military expenditure, and lowes Authorities of every Province, that Chinese choosing sustained by French merchants and others under to take service in the French Colonies, or other ports (French) protection, whose hungs and chattels at beyond sca, are at perfect liberty to enter into engage Canton were burnt and plundered by the populacements with French subjects for that purpose, and The French Government will at a future period divide to ship themselves and their farailies on board any the money in fair proportions among such sufferers— vessol at any of the open ports of China; also that the amount to be appropriated for the losses and in-the High Authorities aforesaid shall, in concert with juries incurred by such French subjects and others the Representative in China of Ilis Imperial Majesty protected, to be One Million of Taels. The remainder the Emperor of France, frame such regulations for the protection of Chineso eruigniting as above, as the will be retained for military expenses. Art, VI.—It shall be proinulgated thronghout circunstances of the different ports may demand. Art. X.-A misuke baving crept into the text of the length and breadth of the land, in the terms of the Imperial Edict of the 20th February, 1846, that the 22d Article of the Treaty concluded at Tion-tain it is permitted to all people in all parts of Chios to in the year 1858, to the effect that Tonnage Dues propagate and practice the teachings of the Lord of would be charged on French ships over one hundred Heaven," to meet together for the preaching of the and fifty tons burthen at the rate of Five Maca per doctrine, to build churches and to worship; further, son, it is now agreed that on vessels of more than all such as indiscriminately orrcat [Christians) shall one hundred and fifty tona Tonnage Dues abali ba anly punished; and such churches, schools, be levied at the rate of Four Mace per ton; on cometerica, lands, and buildings, as were owned on vessels of less than one hundred and fifty tons, One former occasions by persecuted Christians shall be maco per ton shall be collected. From henceforth, paid for, and the money handed to the French Repre- French vessels entering port shall each and all pay sentative at Peking, for transinission to the Christians Tonnage Dues in accordance with the ratts herchy in the localities concerned. It is, in addition, per- fixed. mitted to French Missionaries to rent and purchase | land in all the provinces, and to erect buildings thereon at pleasure.
Signed and sealed at Peking by the Plenipoteu-
tiaries of China and France, on the 25th day of Oc- Art. VII-On the day on which the Ministers taber, in the year 1860.
of the two countries aflix their seals and signatures, | (Hieu Fang, 10th year, 2d month, 12th day.]
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TREATY BETWEEN TIIE UNITED STATES & CHINA.
TREATY BETWEEN THE "NITED STATES | proclaim the samo and publish it by proclamation
OF AMERICA AND CHINA.
Signed at Tientsin, June 18, 1858.
in the gazettes where the laws of the United States of America are published by nuthority; and his Majesty the Einperor of China, ou the The United States of America sad the Ta-Tsing exchange of ratifications, agrees immediately to Empire, desiring to maintain firm, lasting, and direct the publication of the same at the capital sincere friendship, have resolved to reuew, in a and by the governors of all the provinces. manner clear and positive, by means of a Treaty
Art. IV. In order further to perpetuate friend- or general convention of peace, amity, and com- merce, the rules which shall in future bo mutually ship, the minister or commissioner, or the highest observed in the intercourse of their respectiva diplomatic representative of the United States of countries; for which most desirable object tho America in China, shall at all times have the President of the United States and the August right to correspond on terms of perfect equality Sovereign of the Ta-Tsing Empire have named and confidence with the officers of the Privy for their plenipotentiaries, to wit; the President Council at the capital, or with the governors- of the United States of America, William B. Read, general of the Two Kwangs, the provinces of Envoy Extraordinary and Miniter Plenipoten Fulikien and Chelkiang, or of the Two Kiangs; tiary to China; and his Majesty the Emperor of and whenever ho desires to have such correspon- China, Kweiliang, a member of the Privy Council | dence with the Privy Council at the capital, ho and Superintendent of the Board of Punish-shall have the right to send it through either of ments; aud Hwnshana, President of the Board the said governors-general or by the general post; of Civil Office, and Major General of the Bor- and all sacli cominuuications shall be sent under dered Blue Banner Division of the Chinese Ban-seal, which shall be most carefully respected. The nerinen, both of them being Imperial Commis- Privy Council and governors-general, as the case aiouers and Plenipotentiaries: And the said mi-may be, shall in all cases consider and acknow- isters, in virtue of the respectivo full powers ledge such communications promptly and respect- they have received from their governuicuts, have| fully. agreed upon the following articles.
Art. V.-The minister of the United States of Art. I. —'Thiere shall be, as there has always America in China, whenever he has business, shail been, penco and friendship between the United have the right to visit and sojourn at the capital States of America and the Ta-Teing Empire, sud of his Majesty the Emperor of China, and there between their people, respectively. They shall confer with a member of the Privy Council, or not insult or oppress each other for any trifling any other high officer of equal rank deputed for cause, so as to produce an estrangement between that purpose, on matters of coininon interest and them; and if any other nation should act unjust-advantage. His visits shall not exceed one in ly or oppremively, the United States will exert cach year, and he shall complete his businerA without unnecessary delay. He shall be allowed their good offices, on being informed of the case, to bring about an amicablo arraugement of the to go by land or coine to the mouth of the Peile, and into which he shall not bring ships-of-war, question, thus showing their friendly feelings.
he shall inform the authorities at that place in
Art. 11.-In order to perpetuate friendship, order that boats may be provided for him to ga on the exchango of ratifientions by the President, on his journey. He is not to take advantage of with the advice and consent of the Senate of the this stipulation to request visits to the capital un United States, and by his Majesty the Emperor trivial occasions. Whenever he means to proceed of China, this treaty shall be kept and sacredly to the capital he shall comamuicate, in writing, guarded in this way, viz : The original treaty, his intention to the Board of Rites at the capital, as ratified by the President of the United States, and thereupon the said Board shall give the ne- shall be deposited at Poking, dhe expital of luis cossary directions to facilitato his journey and Majesty the Emperor of China, in charge of the give him necessary protection and respect on his Privy Council; and, aa ratified by his Majesty way. On his arrival at the capital le sball be the Emperor of China, shall be deposited at furnished with a suitable residenco prepared for Washington, the capital of the United States, in hint, and he shall defray his own expenses; and his entire suito shall not uxceed twenty persons, charge of the Secratary of Stato.
exclusivo of his Chinese attendants, none of whom Art. III.--In order that the people of the two shall bo engaged in trade.
countries may know and obey the provisions of his treaty, the United States of America agree,
Art. VI.—If at any time his Majesty the Em-
media tely on the exchange of ratifications, to peror of China shall, by treaty voluntarily ande,
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