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le 1. After abdication the Emperor may retain his title and shall receive from the Republic of China the respect due to a foreign sovereign. Article 2. After the abdication the Throne shall receive from the Republic of China an annuity of Tls. 4,000,000 until the establishment of a new currency, when the sum shall be $4,000,000. Article 3. After abdication the Emperor shall for the present be allowed to reside in the Imperial Palace, but shall later remove to the Eho Park, retaining his bodyguards at the same strength as hitherto. Article 4. After abdication the Emperor shall continue to perform the religious ritual at the Imperial Ancestral Temples and Mausolea, which shall be protected by guards provided by the Republic of China. Article 5. The Mausoleum of the late Emperor not being completed, the work shall be carried out according to the original plans, and the services in connection with the removal of the remains of the late Emperor to the new Mausoleum shall be carried out as originally arranged, the expense being borne by the Republic of China. Article 6. All the retinue of the Imperial Household shall be employed as hitherto, but no more eunuchs shall be appointed. Article 7. After abdication all the private property of the Emperor shall be respected and protected by the Republic of China. Article 8. The Imperial Guards will be retained without change in members or emolument, but they will be placed under the control of the Department of War of the Republic of China. B.--Concerning the Imperial Clansmen. Article 1. Princes, Dukes and other hereditary nobility shall retain their titles as hitherto. Article 2. Imperial Clansmen shall enjoy public and private rights in the Republic of China on an equality with all other citizens. Article 3. The private property of the Imperial Clansmen shall be duly protected. Article 4. The Imperial Clansmen shall be exempt from military service. C.--Concerning Manchus, Mongols, Mohammedans and Tibetans. The Manchus, Mongols, Mohammedans and Tibetans having accepted the Republic, the following terms are accorded to them:-- Article 1. They shall enjoy full equality with Chinese. Article 2. They shall enjoy the full protection of their private property. Article 3. Princes, Dukes and other hereditary nobility shall retain their titles as hitherto. Article 4. Impoverished Princes and Dukes shall be provided with means of livelihood. Article
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