Article 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 connexion 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.
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