Whereas certain tions entitled Art. XVII.—Citizens of the United "Regulations for the Land set apart for the residence of British subjects by the States residing or sojourning in any of the Chinese Local Authorities and Her Bri-all desirable facilities to obtain houses and ive ports open to foreign trade shall enjoy;
jie Majesty's Consul at Shanghai, in lands suitable for their purposes, or to lease concert and communication together," were of the people, lands on which to build settled and by Captain Balfour, houses and warehouses or shops, also hos-H.B.A's said Consul, and Kung Moo-ken, pitals, churches, and cemeteries. ' The local Intendant of Circuit, &e., &e.; and where authorities of the two Governments will as doubts having arisen as to the validity of such tions in cases where forgelectin concert the sites, having due regard tothe feelings of the people. The parties eigners, not British subjects, are concerned; interested will arrange between themselves and s to the power of enforcing them the rates of rents, the proprietors on the against all persons coming within the one side not demanding exorbitant prices, Himits aforesaid, and it being expedient and the purchasers on the other not insisting in necessary for the peace, comfort and well an unreasonable manner on certain points being of all who reside within the said Duteach conducting with justice and mo-limits, that a Code of Regulations binding deration. upon all i without distinction should be estab and substituted in Extract from the French Treaty signed at and stead of the Code above referred Whampoa, September 24th, 18h4... to, the following tions have been} Art. XXU.—Eyery Frenchman who: in agreed to and by the undersigned conformity with Article LI of this Treaty,
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