Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-09-16
OFFICIAL.
By the President of the United States Of Ame,ica
A PROCLAMATION.

II
America and her Majesty the Queen of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was concluded
and signed by their respective Plenipotentiares at
Washington on the 9Th day of June last, which
treaty is, word for word as follows
The Government of the United States being equally de
srous with her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain to
avoid further between their respective
and subjects in regard to the extent of the right
Of fishing the coasts of British North America secured
to each by article Of Convention between the United
States and Great Britain, signed at London the Goth
day of October 1885, and being also DESTROYS 10
late the commerce and between their respective
territories and people, and especially between her
MsJestys possessions in North America and the United
such manner as to render the recprocay
beneficial and satisfactory have respectively named Pen
potentiaries to confer and 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 the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, James, Earl Of Elgn and Kncar-
dine, Lord Bruce and Egin, peer of the United King
DOM knight of the most ancient and noble Order OF
the Thistle and General in and all her Bril-
| fannie MaJestys provinces the continent Of North
America and in and the island of Prince Edward
who after having communicated each other their re-
spectve full powers found in good and due FORM have
agreed upon the following articles:
| ARTICLE l. .., -....
IL is agreed by the high contracting parties that in
addition to the liberty secured to the United States fish
ermen BY the mentioned Convention Of October 90
1915 Of taking curing, and drying fish certain coasts
Il
the inhabitants of the United States shall have in com
mon with the subjects of her Britannia Majesty the lib
erty to take fish Of every kind except shell FISH, the
and shores and in the bays harbors and creeks
Of Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Ed
WARD island and of the several islands hereunto ada
cent without being restricted to any distance 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 so do
ing they do not interfere with the rights of private pro-
rfta ruIfh Ri eel, a..
part of the said coast in their for the
| purpose
1t is understood that the above liberty an
plies solely the sea fishery and that the salmon and
shad hsherles and all fisheries in rivers and the mouths
OF rivers are hereby reserved exclusively for British fish
| ermen. ~
And it further agreed that in order to prevent or
settle any disputes as to the places which the
ton OF exclusive right to British fishermen contained in
this article and that of fishermen Of the United States
contained in the next succeeding article apply each
| or the high contracting parties, the application
of either to the other shall within six months thereaf
ter, appoint commissioner. The said commissioners
before proceeding to any business shall make and sub
scribe solemn declaration that they will impartay and
carefully examine and decide to the best of their udg
ment and according to justice and equity without fear
favor, or affection to their country, upon all such
places as are intended to be reserved and excluded from
thu. common liberty of fishing under this and the next
succeeding article and such declaration shall be entered
on the record Of their proceedings.
The commissioners shall name third person to act
as an arbitrator or umpire In which
they may themselves differ in opinion If they should
not be able to upon the of such third person.
they shall each person, and it shall be determined
oy lot which Of the two persons named shall be the
btrator or umpire in of difference disagreement
between the commissioners The person so be chosen
to be arbitrator umpire SHALL before proceeding to act
as such in any case make and subscribe solemn deca
ration in form similar to that which shall already have
been made and subscribed by the commissioners which
shall DE entered the record Of their proceedings In
the event OF the DEATH absence ncapacty of either of
the commissioners or of the arbitrator umpire, OF
their or his omittng declining ceasing to act such
commissioner arbitrator, umpire another and different
person shall be appointed named aforesaid act
such arbitrator umpire in the place and
stead OF the person so originally appointed named
aforesaid and shall make and subscribe such declaration
aforesaid.
Such commissioners shall proceed examine the
OF the North American Provinces and of the United States
embraced within the provisions of the first and second
ces Of this treaty shall designate the places
ed by the said articles from the right of fishing
therein
The decision of the commissioners and of the arbitrator
umpire shall be given in writing in each case and shall
be signed by them respectively.
The high contracting parties hereby soemnly engage
consider the decision of the commissioners conformity
of the arbitrator umpire, the may be- abso
lutey final and conclusive in each decided upon by
them or him respectively
ARTICLE III. i
1t is agreed by the high contracting parties that British
subjects shall have in with the citizens of the
United States the liberty to take fish Of every kind,
cep shefsh the eastern and shores of the
United States north of the seth parallel Of north latitude
and the shores of the several islands thereunto ada
cent and in the bays harbors and creeks of the said
seacoasts and shores of the United States and of the said
islands, without being restricted to any distance from the
Shore with permission land upon the said coasts
United States and Of the islands aforesaid for the pr
pose Of drying their nets and curing their fish provided
that in doing they do not interfere with the rights of
private property, with the fishermen of the United
States in the peaceabe of any part Of the said coasts
in their occupancy for the same purpose.
1t is understood that the aforementioned liberty ap
plies solely to the fishery and that salmon and shad
fisheries and all fisheries in rivers and mouths Of rivers
hereby reserved exclusively for fishermen Of the
United States.
ARTICLE III.
1t is agreed that the articles enumerated in the sche
due hereuno annexed being the growth and produce of
be admitted into each country respectively free of duty
Schedule ..#' ..'"...
Grain, -four, and breadstuffs of all kinds
Animals Of all kinds . .
Fresh, smoked, and sailed meats.
Cottonwood seeds, and vegetables.
Undried fruits, dried fruits. ....
Fish Of all kinds
Products of fish, and of all other creatures living in
the water. ......
Poultry, eggs.
Hides, furs skins, or tails, undressed
Stone or marble, in its crude or unwrought state.
Slate.
Butter cheese, tallow.
Lard, horns manures.
Ores of metals Of all kinds.
Coal.
Pitch, tar turpentine, ashes. ..
Timber and lumber of all kinds. round, hewed, and
sawed, manufactured, in whole or in part