In consequence of the controversy about the flying of flags it was understood that separate areas would he delimited for each nation having relations with China. An area was delimited for America, but which was never possessed or organized as such. In April 1849, an area was. delimited for France, and that nation took possession and called it a Concession instead of a Settlement.
In the agreement delimiting the area for Prance this proviso ap-
Settlement show that in 1853 and 1855 a new code of municipal and land regulations" was adopted to govern the foreign community, and a result of the occupation of Shanghai by the Taiping rebels. The tenth. article of the new Code distinguished between the Govern: ment having authority over the soil of the Settlement, and the Governments having authority over the persons and property of the foreign residents, and the Chinese Govemment delegated to those foreign re: sidents the absolute sovereign power of taxing and policing the Bettlement, and in this way laying the foundation of the authority of foreigners in other respects. The land regulations of the times were substantially a re-enactment of the provisions of the regulations of 1845, and securing for future years the existing autonomous government of the Settlement.
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