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.
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