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CHINA, 1868. 147 Household, with the Insignia of the Second Grade; and Twan, a titular President; of the Fifth Grade, member of the Establishment of the General Council, and one of the junior under Secretaries of the Board of Punishments, all of them special Imperial Commissioners deputed for the purpose, have signed and sealed these presents. Done at Shanghai, this eighth day of November, in the year of our Date. Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight, and of the Independi ence of the United States the eighty-third, and' in the eighth year of Heinfung, thetenth month and third day. [sm;..] WILLIAM B. REED. _KWEILIANG. HWASHANA. [smh.] H0-KWEI-TSING. MINGSHEN. TWAN. C H I N A , 1 8 6 8 . ADDITIONAL ARTICLES T0 THE TREATY OF JUNE 18, 1858, BETWEEN THE July 28, 1868. UNITED STATES AND CHINA; FIRST CONCLUDED JULY 4, 1868; RATIFI- -—-———————- CATION ADVISED`BY SENATE, WI'l‘H AMENDMENTS, JULY 24, 1868; SEN- ATE’S AMENDMENTS INCORPORATED AND THE ARTICLES FINALLY CON- CLUDED AT WASHINGTON JULY 28, 1868; RATIFIED BY PRESIDENT OC- TOBER 19, 1868; RATIFICATIONS EXCHANGED AT PEKING NOVEMBER 23, 1869; PROCLAIMED FEBRUARY 5, 1810. Additional articles to the treaty between the United States of America and the Ta. Tsing Empire of the 18th of June, 1858. Whereas since the conclusion of the treatqy between the United States Preamble. of America and the Ta Tsing Empire (China) of the 18th of June, 1858, [See pp. 129-137.] circumstances have arisen showing the necessity of additional articles thereto, the President of the United States and the August Sovereign Cggtrgwtlpg pm. of the Ta Tsing Empire, have named for their Plenipotentiaries to wit: tics. The President of the United States of America, William H. Seward, Negetintci-s. Secretary of State, and His Majesty the Emperor of China, Anson Burlingame, accredited as his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, and Chih-Kang and Sun Chia-Ku, of the second Chinese rank, associated High Envoys and Ministers of his said Majesty; and the said Plenipotentinries, after having exchanged their full powers, found to be in due and proper form, have agreed upon the following articles: Antrrorn I. His Majesty the Emperor of China, being of the opinion that, in making Construction or concessions to the citizens or subjects of toreign powers of the privilege ¤<>n¤¤¤¤i<>¤¤ by of residing on certain tracts of land, or resorting to certain waters of Cl""- that empire for purposes of trade, he has by no means relinquished his fight of eminent domain or dominion over the said land and waters, Elniucvf d¤f¤¤i¤ hereby agrees that no such concession or grant shall be construed to give f,{],g"°'“ I1::,' °t;,,‘: to any power or party which may be at war with or hostile to the United ,,,,;,,,,,,d_ States the right to attack the citizens of the United States or their property within the said lands or waters. And the United States, for MMM b or themselves, hereby agree tenhstain from offensively attacking the citizens ,,,,0,, c,,;,..,: ,, { or subjects of any power or party or their property with which they may United States. be at war on any such tract of land or waters of the said empire. But nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent the United States irom resisting an attack by any hostile power or party upon their citizens 0F their property. It is tnrther agreed that if any right or interest in Lrrisdiction qf My tract of land in China has been or shall hereafter be granted by the g;';"°°° °“*h°'*‘ Government of China to the United States or their citizens for purposes '