Eastern times., 1854-09-28
The Reciprocity Treaty.
PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT or THE
UNITED STATES

~ HOiOpo 81 treaty between the OHltGC
States OF America and her Majesty the Queer
OF the United Kingdoms of Great Britain anc
ireland, was concluded and signed by theil
respective Plenipotentiaries at Washington
on the 5th day Of June last, which Treaty is
word for word, as follows
The government OF the United States being
equally desirous with her Majesty the Queen
of Great Britain, to avoid further misunder-
standing between their respective citizens and
subjects in regard to the extent of the right Of
fishing on the coasts of British North Ameri-
ca, secured to each by Article l, of a conven-
ton between the United States and Great
Britain, signed at London on the Goth day OF
October, 1918, and being also desirous to reg
ulate the commerce and navigation between
their respective territories and people, and
more especially between her Majesty's pos
sessions IN North America and the United
States, in such manner as to render the same
reciprocallY beneficial and satisfactory, have
respectively named plenipotentiaries to confer
and agree thereupon-that is to say, the Pres
ident of the United States of America VIM
| l.. Marcy, Secretary of the United States
and her Majesty the Queen of the United
| Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland !;
James, Earl Of Elgin, and Kincardine, Lord
Bruce and Elgin, peer of the United King
dom, knight of the most ancient and most no
bic order of the Thistle, and Governor Gener-
al in and over all her Britannia Maiesty's PROV
inces on the continent Of North America, and
in and over the island of Prince Edward ::
who, after having communicated to each 9TH
or their respective full powers, found in good
and due form, have agreed upon the following
articles:
ART. l. 1t is agreed by the high contract
ing parties that, in addition to the liberty Sc
cured to the United States fishermen by the
| above mentioned Convention of October 20.
1918, of taking, curing, and drying fish on
| certain coasts of the British North American
colonies, therein defined, the inhabitants of
the United States, shall have, in common
with the subjects Of her Britannia Majesty. the
liberty to take fish of every kind, except she'll
fish, on the sea coasts and shores, and in the
bays, harbors, and creeks of Canada, New
Brunswick Nova Scotia, Prince Edwards
Island. and Of the several islands thereunto
adjacent, without being restricted to any dis
tance from the shore, with permission to land
upon the coasts and shores of those colonies
and the islands thereof, and also upon the
Magdalen Islands, for the purpose of drying
their nets, and curing their fish (; provided
| that, in so doing, they do not interfere with
the rights of private property, or with British
fishermen, in the peaceable use of any part of
the said coast in their occupancy for the same
purpose.
1t is understood that the aforementioned
liberty applies solely to the sea fishery, and
that the salmon and shad fisheries, and all
fisheries in rivers, and the mouths of rivers,
are hereby reserved, exclusively, for British
fishermen.
And it is further agreed, that in order to
prevent or settle any disputes as to the places
to which the reservation of exclusive right to
British fishermen, contained in this article,
and thai of fishermen of the United States,
contained in the next succeeding article, ap-
ply, each of the high contracting parties, on
the application of each to the other, shall.
within six months thereafter, appoint com
missioner. The said commissioners. before
proceeding to any business, shall make and
subscribe 4 solemn declaration that they will
impartially and carefully examine and decide.
to the best Of their Judgment, and according to
justice and equity, without fear, favor, or af-
tectlon to their own country, upon all such
places as are intended to be reserved and eX-
cluded from the common liberty of fishing un-
der this and the next succeeding article, and
such declaration shall be entered on the record
of their proceedings.
The commissioners shall name some third
person TO act as an arbitrator or umpire in anv
case or cases on which they themselves differ
in opinion. If they should not be agreed upon
the name of such third person, they shall each
name person, and it shall be determined by
lot which of the two persons so named shall be
the arbitrator or umpire in cases of difference
or disagreement between the commissioners.
Nhov L. IL
umpire shall before proceeding to act as such
In any case, make and subscribe a solemn dec
laration in form similar to that which shall
already have been made and subscribed by
the commissioners, which shall be entered on
the record OF their proceedings. In the event
of the death, absence, or incapacty of either
of the commissioners, or of the arbitrator or
umpire, or of their or his omitting, declining,
or ceasing to act as such commissioner, arbi-
traitor, or umpire, another and different person
shall be appointed or named as aforesaid to
act as such commissioner, arbitrator or UNI
pire, in the place and stead Of the person so
originally appointed or named as aforesaid,
and shall make and subscribe such declaration
aforesaid.
Such commissioners shall proceed to exam
inc the coasts of the North American PROVING
es and of the United States embraced within
the provisions of the first and second articles
of this treaty, and shall designate the places
reserved by the said articles from the common
right of fishing therein
The decision of the commissioners, and of
the arbitrator or umpire, shall be given in
writing in such case, and shall be signed bv
them respectively.
The high contracting parties hereby sol
emnly engage to consider the decision of the
commissioners conformity, or Of the arbitrator
or umpire, as the case may be, as absolutely
final and conclusive in each case decided upon
by them or him respectively.
ART. Il. 1t is agreed by the high contract
ing parties that British subjects shall have, in
common with the citizens of the United States,
the liberty to take fish Of every kind, except
shell fish, on the eastern sea coasts and shores
of the United States north of the 36th parallel
north latitude, and on the shores of the sever
al islands thereunto adjacent, and in the bays.
harbors and creeks Of the said sea coasts and
shores of the United States and of the said is
lands, without being restricted 10 any distance
from the shore, with permission to land upon
the said coasts of the United States and of the
islands aforesaid, for the purpose of drying
their nets and curing their fish provided that,
in so doing, they do not interfere with the
rights of private property, or with the fisher
men of the United States in the peaceable use
Of any part of the said coasts in the occupan-
cy for the same purpose.
1t is understood that the above mentioned
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