Eastern times., 1854-09-28

and crafts, as fully and freely as the subjects
of her Britannia Majesty, subject only to the
same tolls and other assessments as now are,
or may hereafter be, exacted of her Majesty s
said subjects il being understood, however,
that the British government retains the right
OF suspendlng this privilege on giving due no
tlce thereof to the government Of the United
States
1t is further agreed that if at any time the
British government should exercise the said
reserved right, the government Of the United
States shall have the right of suspending. if it
think fit, the operation of article III of the
present treaty, in so far as the province of
Canada is affected thereby, for so long as the
suspension of the free navigation of the river
ST. Lawrence or the canals may continue.
1t is further agreed, that British subjects
shall have the right freely to navigate Lake
Michigan with their vessels, boats, and crafts.
SO long as the privilege of navigating the river
St. Lawrence, secured to American citizens
by the above clause of the present article,
shall continue and the government of the
United States further engages to urge upon
the State governments to secure to the subjects
of her Britannia Majesty the use of the several
State Canals, on terms Of equality with the
inhabitants of the United States.
And it is further agreed that no export du-
ty, or other duty, shall be levied on lumber or
timber of any kind cut on that portion of
American territory in the State of Maine
watered by the river ST. John and It's tributa-
ries, and foated down that river to the sea,
when the same is shipped to the United States
from the province of New Brunswick.
ART. V. The present treaty shall take eff
feet as soon as the laws required to carry it
into operation shall have been passed by the
Imperial Parliament of Great Britain, and by
the Provincial Parliaments Of those Of the
British North American Colonies which are
affected by this treaty, on the one hand, and
by the Congress Of the United States on the
other. Such assent having been given, the
treaty shall remain in force for ten years from
the date at which 1t may come into operation,
and further, until the expiration of twelve
months after either of the high contracting
parties shall give notice to the other ofits wish
to terminate the same each of the high con
tracing parties being at liberty to give such
notice to the other at the end Of the said term
of ten years, or at any time afterwards.
1t is clearly understood, however, that this
stipulation is not intended to affect the reserva-
ton made by article " of the present treaty,
with reference to the right Of temporarily sus-
pending the operation OF articles ILL and lV
thereof.
ART. VI. And it is hereby further agreed,
that the provisions and stipulations of the fore
going articles shall extend to the island Of
Newfoundland, so far as they are applicable
to that colony. But if the Imperial Parlia-
ment, the Provincial Parliament of Newfound-
land, or the Congress of the United States,
shall not embrace in their laws, enacted for
carrying this treaty into effect, the colony of
Newfoundland, then this article shall be Of no
effect but the omission to make provision by
law to give it effect, by either of the legislative
bodies aforesaid, shall not in any way impair
the remaining articles of this treaty.
ART. VII. The present treaty shall be duly
ratified, and the mutual exchange of ratifca-
tions shall take place in Washington, within
six months from the date hereof, or earlier if
possible.
Tn faith whereof, we, the respective pleni-
potentiaries, have signed this treaty, and have
hereunto affixed our seals.