Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-07-28
The Canadian Fishery and Reciprocity
Treaty.,
Spec'd D'pa,ch 10 III, Nv York Do,iy Times.
CONFIDENTIAL.

ing equally desirous with Her Majesty the
Queen of Great Britain, to avoid further mis-
understanding between their respective citi-
zens and subjects IN regard to the extent of
the right of fishing on the coasts of British
! North America secured to each by Article y,
Of n convention between the United States
and Great Britain. signed a London on the
10th day of October, 1878. and being also
desrous to regulate the commerce and naviga-
ton between their respective territories and
people, and more especially between Her Ma
lcsties possessions in North America and the
| | nited States, in such manner as to render
the same reciprocally beneficial and satislac-
tory have respectively named plenipotentia-
ries to confer and agree thereupon, that is to
say, the President of the United States Of
America, William L Marcy, Secretary of
State of the United States, and Her Majesty
the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland,
James, Earl of Elgin aud Kincarline. Lord
Bruce and Egin, IA Peer of the United King
dom, Knight of the Most Ancient and Most
! Noble Order of the Thistle. and Governor
General in and over all Her Britannia Maies-
tvs Provinces on the Continent of North
America, and in and over the Island Prince
Edward, who, after having communicated to
each other their respective full powers, found
in good and due form, have agreed upon the
| following articles
AhilCLk l. 1t Is aGIceu ~ the hi9" ~
'rdct'hS parties, ohat IN a1ultloh 10 'he Nv
| by the above mentioned Convention OF lolS,
Of taking, curing anG drying fish on certain
coasts Of the British North American Colo
MES therein defined. the inhabitants of the
niteu States shali nave, IN common WIN VII, tne
9""Jer's oi hcr pr''','ic ;N"TcS'!' 'ng r',ei'y
10 Jake hsh o' ever! hi"o cAceiV a"oli hS''' ."
the sea coasts ana sn"rtS ana III '"H "'HS'
harpors ana creeks ~ '"n"u'' We" ~ u''S
WICK Nova scotia ir'nce hdWar"S iSl'n''
ana ol tie several is'ai'HS 'h'r'un'o "'l't.'t'
Ml'h"u' poiiS restricted 10 amy instance rom
'"c s''or'' WIZ" l'r,'lSN'"" - '''.' upon ."'
GoaS' ana shores "i '''"S' "l"nl's ana 'ne
,San"s 'hcTco'' an" upon t"e 'N"S,".c" IS
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leiao" " az. "' VI ul, 80 r''s
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70 agree upon the name o' suGh person. thty
shaii eaci name person ana 1t sI"ll ne uc-
terllnca ~ lot Whitn o' 'ne .Mo persons W
haii,eI s''"l pe ar''ilr"'or OF u"' lle III ''s''
y, n.ie"'o VI "'9"S ''o'i'o'' '''"''" '"0
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Inc Pcrspn :" 10 oe cnoseh " "e Arbitrator
or umpire snail ne'ore proceeding 10 act as
such III any case make anu Suos,l li"e soi-
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De entered on the record o. their proceeolngs
In the event OF the death' absence Ut m
capacity OF either the commissioners or tne
arnltra'ors' OF umpire OF oi 'helr or ms
uniting, ueciihing' OF ceasihg 10 ac' as sue"
Commissioner arbitrator, or umpire, announcer
ana dinereht person snail DC alPoin'eu or
named as a''r's"''' ~ a'' as suGh toill'iS
sloher' arbitrator "r nNpire' IN the place ana
stead OF the person eo 1riginally alt"in'eu OF
named as aforesaid ana snail make anu SUD
scrihe such declaration as aforesaid
Such commissioners snall proceed 10 eA-
anime the COASTS OF the Nortn American fro,
NnceS ana OF the 'hl.ea H,ates e'"'i'ced
"'thih Tue provisions oi tle hI'' ana suco'n
HrIcleN ol tUl' treaty. ana sl,ah H,'l2n"'"
tl' l'"''S reserved ny tne sal" ar''cl'S 'r,'h
th' common riEht oi hs'lhG th'reln. Inc
accession oI t'c "mln'Ss'pherS, ana ol ''' ar
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III eatn case ana SlH'' "' S'Eh'" ny 'ncin re-
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