UNITED STATES OP AMERICA. 



(119:35) east of Greenwich to the parallel of latitude 

 seven degrees and forty minutes (7:40) north, thence 

 along the parallel of latitude seven degrees and 

 forty minutes (7:40) north to its intersection with 

 the one hundred and sixteenth (116th) degree me- 

 ridian of longitude east of Greenwich, thence by a 

 direct line to the intersection of the tenth (10th) 

 degree parallel of north latitude with the one hun- 

 dred and eighteenth (118th) degree meridian of 

 longitude east of Greenwich, and thence along the 

 one hundred and eighteenth (118th) degree meridian 

 of longitude east of Greenwich to the point of be- 

 ginning. 



The United States will pay to Spain the sum of 

 twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) within three 

 months after the exchange of the ratifications of 

 the present treaty. 



ART. IV. The" United States will, for ten years 

 from the date of exchange of ratifications of the 

 present treaty, admit Spanish ships and merchan- 

 dise to the ports of the Philippine Islands on the 

 same terms as ships and merchandise of the United 

 States. 



ART. V. The United States will, upon the signa- 

 ture of the present treaty, send back to Spain, at 

 its own cost, the Spanish soldiers taken as prisoners 

 of war on the capture of Manila by the American 

 forces. The arms of the soldiers in question shall 

 be restored to them. 



Spain will, upon the exchange of the ratifications 

 of the present treaty, proceed to evacuate the Philip- 

 pines, as well as the island of Guam, on terms similar 

 to those agreed upon by the commissioners ap- 

 pointed to arrange for the evacuation of Puerto 

 Rico and other islands in the West Indies under 

 the protocol of August 12, 1898, which is to con- 

 tinue in force till its provisions are completely 

 executed. 



The time within which the evacuation of the 

 Philippine Islands and Guam shall be completed 

 shall be fixed by the two governments. Stands 

 of colors, uncaptured war vessels, small arms, guns 

 of all calibers, with their carriages and accessories, 

 powder, ammunition, live stock, and materials and 

 supplies of all kinds belonging to the land and 

 naval forces of Spain in the Philippines and Guam 

 remain the property of Spain. Pieces of heavy 

 ordnance, exclusive of field artillery, in the forti- 

 fications and coast defenses shall remain in their 

 emplacements for the term of six months, to be 

 reckoned from the exchange of ratifications of the 

 treaty ; and the United States may in the mean- 

 time purchase such material from Spain if a satis- 

 factory agreement between the two governments 

 on the subject shall be reached. 



ART. VI. Spain will, upon the signature of the 

 present treaty, release all prisoners of war and all 

 persons detained or imprisoned for political offenses 

 in connection with the insurrections in Cuba and 

 the Philippines and the war with the United States. 



Reciprocally the United States will release all 

 persons made prisoners of war by the American 

 forces, and will undertake to obtain the release of 

 all Spanish prisoners in the hands of the insurgents 

 in Cuba and the Philippines. 



The Government of the United States will at its 

 own cost return to Spain and the Government of 

 Spain will at its own cost return to the United 

 States, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and the Philippines, ac- 

 cording to the situation of their respective homes, 

 prisoners released or caused to be released lay them, 

 respectively, under this article. 



ART. VII. The United States and Spain mutu- 

 ally relinquish all claims for indemnity, national 

 and individual, of every kind, of either Govern- 

 ment, or of its citizens or subjects, against the 

 other Government, which may have arisen since 



the beginning of the late insurrection in Cuba 

 and prior to the exchange of ratifications of the 

 present treaty, including all claims for indemnity 

 for the cost of the war. The United States will 

 adjudicate and settle the claims of its citizens 

 against Spain relinquished in this article. 



ART. VIII. In conformity with the provisions 

 of Articles I, II, and III of this treaty, Spain re- 

 linquishes in Cuba and cedes in Puerto Rico and 

 other islands in the West Indies, in the island of 

 Guam, and in the Philippine archipelago all the 

 buildings, wharves, barracks, forts, structures, pub- 

 lic highways and other immovable property which 

 in conformity with law belong to the public domain 

 and as such belong to the Crown of Spain. 



And it is hereby declared that the relinquish- 

 ment or cession, as the case may be, to which the 

 preceding paragraph refers, can not in any respect 

 impair the property or rights which by law belong 

 to the peaceful possession of property of all kinds, 

 of provinces, municipalities, public or private estab- 

 lishments, ecclesiastical or civic bodies or any other 

 associations having legal capacity to acquire and 

 possess property in the aforesaid territories re- 

 nounced or ceded, or of private individuals, of 

 whatsoever nationality such individuals may be. 



The aforesaid relinquishment or cession, as the 

 case may be. includes all documents exclusively re- 

 ferring to the sovereignty relinquished or ceded 

 that may exist in the archives of the peninsula. 

 Where any document in such archives only in part 

 relates to said sovereignty a copy of such part will 

 be furnished whenever it shall be requested. Like 

 rules shall be reciprocally observed in favor of 

 Spain in respect of documents in the archives of 

 the islands above referred to. 



In the aforesaid relinquishment or cession, as the 

 case may be, are also included such rights as the 

 Crown of Spain and its authorities possess in re- 

 spect of the official archives and records, executh 

 as well as judicial, in the islands above referred 

 which relate to said islands or the rights and proj 

 erty of their inhabitants. Such archives and re 

 ords shall be carefully preserved, and private per 

 sons shall, without distinction, have the right 

 require, in accordance with the law, authenticate 

 copies of the contracts, wills, and other instrument 

 forming part of notarial protocols or files, or which 

 may be contained in the executive or judicial ar 

 chives, be the latter in Spain or in the islanc 

 aforesaid. 



ART. IX. Spanish subjects, natives of the penit 

 sula, residing in the territory over which Spain bj 

 the present treaty relinquishes or cedes her sover 

 eignty, may remain in such territory or may re 

 move therefrom, retaining in either event all their 

 rights of property, including the right to sell 

 dispose of such property or of its proceeds; anc 

 they shall also have the right to carry on their in- 

 dustry, commerce, and professions, being subject ir 

 respect thereof to such laws as are applicable 

 other foreigners. In case they remain in the ter- 

 ritory they may preserve their allegiance to the 

 Crown of Spain by making, before a court of m-- 

 ord. within a year from the date of the exchange of 

 ratifications of this treaty, a declaration of their 

 decision to preserve such allegiance ; in default of 

 which declaration they shall be held to have re- 

 nounced it and to have adopted the nationality of 

 the territory in which they may reside. 



The civil rights and political status of the native 

 inhabitants of the territories hereby ceded to the 

 United States shall be determined by the Congress. 



ART. X. The inhabitants of the territories over 

 which Spain relinquishes or cedes her sovereignty 

 shall be secured in the free exercise of their re- 

 ligion. 





