3.—To leave the legal defence of the personal and material rights of Russian citizens in China, as well as the defence of the same rights of foreigners in their lawsuits against Russians, in the hands of Russia, Courts, the' office of—the Public Prosecutor' and the barristers attached to them, in "conformity with the Russian codes of legal procedure, ich entirely correspond with the legislation of Western Countries which have assimilated this legislation.
4.—To admit provisionally and in conformity with the decree of September 2% last the following modifications a, To establish in Chinese centres with a considerable Russian population, the territory of the Chinese Eastern Railway being excepted. Russian Counsellors attached to the Chinese Commis. sioner of Foreign Affairs, the duty of these Counsellors being to fulfil with regard to Russian citizens judicial and administrative functions b. To entrust the Principal Adminis tration for Russtan Affairs—mentioned above with the confirmation of Russian Tudges and Counsellors in their office To entrust with the de facto elec tion of Russian sentences and_ verdicts the corresponding Chinese officials 4. To entrust the Principal Adminis.
for Russian Affairs with the decision of all moot points with which the said officials might meet, og well as of the complaints which might be filed against their actions.
5.—To put the decision of Russo-Chinese law suits into the hands of Mixed Courts, constituted the cor. responding localities by Chinese and Russian Jvdges (or the Russian Counsellers which would replace them); the decisions of these Courts would be final and no complaints could be filed against them; in cases in which the two Judges should rot arrive at 9 unanimous decision, the affair would be submitted for final de to the Principal Administration for Russian Affairs,
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