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ARTICLE II.

Sec. 1.

• It is agreed that for the term of years no
  lands shall be granted, nor shall persons who may have settled
  since October 1—1800 on lands not granted prior thereto, be
  

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  permitted to continue within the space denned by the following
  limits, to wit, by a limit consisting on one side of the River
  Sabine or Mexicano from the sea to its source, thence a straight
  line to the confluence of the Rivers Osages and Missouri; and
  from the said confluence a line running parrellel with the
  Mississippi to the latitude of its northernmost source, and
  thence a maredian to the Northern boundary of Louisiana and
  by a limit on the other side consisting of the River Colorado
  (or some other river emptying into the Bay of St Bernard)
  from its mouth to its source, thence a straight line to the most
  Southwestwardly source of the red River with such deflections
  however as will head all the waters of that river, thence along
  the ridge of the highlands which divide the waters belonging
  to the Missouri and Mississippi from those belonging to the
  Rio Bravo to the latitude of the northernmost source of that
  river, and thence a maredian to the Northern boundary of
  Louisiana.

Sec. 2.

• Such of the settlements within the foregoing
  limits not prohibited by Article II Sec. 1 as were not under
  the authority of the Government of Louisiana shall continue
  under the authority of Spain. Such as were under that authority
  shall be under the authority of the United States.
  But the parties agree that they will respectively offer reasonable
  inducements, without being obliged to use force, to all
  such settlers to retire from the space above limited and establish
  themselves elsewhere.

Sec. 3.

• The Indian tribes within the said limits shall not
  be considered as subject to or exclusively connected with
  either party. Citizens of the United States and Spanish subjects
  shall be equally free to trade with them, and to sojourn
  among them as far as may be necessary for that purpose;
  and each of the parties agrees to restrain by all proper and
  requisite means its respective citizens and subjects from
  exciting the Indians, whether within or without the said limits,
  from committing hostilities or aggressions of any sort on the
  subjects or citizens of the other party. The parties agree moreover,
  

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  each of them, in all public transactions and communications
  with Indians to promote in them a disposition to live
  in peace and friendship with the other party.

Sec. 4.

• It shall be free for Indians now within the territories
  of either of the parties to remove to and settle within
  the said limits without restraint from the other party; and
  either party may promote such a change of settlement by
  Indians within its territories; taking due care not to make it
  an occasion of war among the Indians, or of animosities in
  any of them against the other party.

Sec. 5.

• The United States may establish Garrisons sufficient
  as security against the Indians and also trading Houses
  at any places within the said limits where Garrisons existed
  at any time under the Spanish Government of Louisiana.
  And Spain may continue Garrisons for the like purpose at any
  places where she now has them, and establish trading Houses
  thereat. Either party may also cause or permit any part of
  the Country within the said limits to be explored and surveyed,
  with a view to commerce or science.

Sec. 6.

• It shall be free for either of the parties to march
  troops within the said limits against Indians at War with
  them for the purpose of driving or keeping out invaders or
  intruders.