The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-14
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and her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom Of
Great Britain and Ireland concluded and signed by
their respective penpoentaries at Washington the
9Th day of June last which treaty is word for word as
follows:
The government of the United States being equally de-
sirous with her Majesty the Queen of Britain TO
avoid further misunderstanding between their respective
citizens and subjects in regard the of the right of
fishing the coasts of British North America secured 10
each by article of convention between the United States
and Great Britain signed London the goth day OF
October, 1875 and being also DESTROYS to regulate the
and navigation between their respective terrific
res and people and more especially between her Masys
possessions in North America and the United States in
such TO render the recpocaly beneficial
and satisfactory have respectively, named plenlpoena-
ries to confer and agree thereuponthat 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 the United Kingdom Of Great Britain
and Ireland James, Earl of Elgin and kneardine Lord
Bruce and Egn peer Of the United Kingdom knight OF
the ancient and noble Order of the Thistle and
encouragement in and all her Britannia Majesty
provinces the continent of North America and in and
the island of Prince Edward who after having com
muncaed TO each other their respective full powers found
in good and due FORM have agreed upon the following
articles:
1t agreed by the high contracting parties that in adj
don the liberty secured to the United States fisher
by the aforementioned convention of October 90
1878 of taking curing and drying fish certain coasts
of the British North American colonies therein Defined
the inhabitants of the United States shall have in
with the subjects of her Britannia Majesty the liberty TO
take fish of every kind except shesh the secoasts
and shores and in the bays harbors and creeks OF Can
ada New Brunswick Nova Scotia, Prince Edwards island
and Of the several islands thercunto adjacent without be-
ing restricted TO any distance from the shoe with perms
sion 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 Usher
men, the peaceabe of any part Of the said coast in
their occupancy for the same purpose.
1t is understood that the aforementioned liberty applies
solely the fishery and that the salmon and shad fish
cries and all fisheries in rivers and the mouths of rivers
are hereby reserved, exclusively for British fishermen
And il further agreed that in order prevent set
tie any disputes the places to which the reservation of
exclusive right British fishermen contained in this ar
ce that of fishermen of the United States contained
tracing parties the application Of either to the other
SHALL within six months thereafter appoint commissioner
The said commissioners before proceeding to any bust
ness shall make and subscribe solemn declaration that
they will mpartially and carefully examine and decide to
the best of their Judgment and according to justice and
equity without fear favor affection to their own coun-
try upon such places intended to be reserved and
excluded from the common liberty OF fishing under TINS
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 umpire in any cases on which
they may themselves differ in opinion II they should not
be able To agree upon the name OF such third person. tey
shall each name person. and it shall be determined by
which of the two persons named shall be the arbra
tor or umpire in of difference disagreement between
the commissioners The SO to be chosen to be arb
traitor umpire SHALL before proceeding to act as such in
any case make and subscribe solemn declaration in
form similar to that which shall already have been made
and subscribed by the commissioners, which shall be en-
tered on the record of their proceedings In the event
of the DEATH absence ncapaciy of either of the COM
mssioners of the arbitrator umpire or OF their or
his omitting declining ceasng TO act as such commits
soner arbitrator, umpire another and different per-
shall be appointed named as aforesaid to act az
such commissioner arbitrator umpire in the place and
stead of the person originally appointed or named as
ufor
aforesaid a1
Such commissioners shall proceed to examine the coasts
of the North American provinces and of the United States
embraced within the provisions Of the first and second
cles this treaty and shall designate the places reserved
by the said articles from the common right or fishing
therein
The decision of the commissioners and Of the arbitrator
or umpire shall be given in writing in each and shall
be signed by them respectively,
The high contracting parties hereby sOemply engage 10
consider the decision Of the commissioners conformity or
of the arbitrator umpire as the case may be- as abso
utey final and conclusive in each decided upon by
them or him respectively.
is agreed by the high contracting parties that British
subjects shall have, in with the citizens of the
United States the liberty TO lake feb Of every kind ex
cept shes on the eastern seacoasts shores Of the
United States north of The seth parallel of north latitude
and on the shores of the several islands heeuno ada
cent and in the bays harbor and creeks of the said sea-
coasts and shores Of the United States aud of the said
islands without being restricted to 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 and curing their fish provided that
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
pancy for the purpose.
1t is understood that the aforementioned liberty APP
plies solely 10 the fishery and that salmon and shad
fisheries and all fisheries in rivers mouths of rivers
hereby reserved exclusively for fishermen of the United
States
1t is agreed that the articles enumerated the schedule
hereuno annexed being the growth and produce of the
aforesaid British colonies Of the United States shall be
admitted into each country respectively free OF duty
Schedule
Grain, -four, and brsadstufTs of all kinds.
Animals OF all kinds.
Fresh, smoked and sailed meats
Cottonwood, seeds and vegetable
Undried frnts dried fruits
Fish of all kinds
Products of fish, and of all other creatures living in the
water
Poultry, eggs
Hides, fnrs, skins, tails undressed.
Stone marble in its crude unwrought state,
Slate
Butter, cheese, tallow.
Lard, horns, manures.
Ores Of metals of MI kinds.
Coal
Pitch tar, tnrpcnbne, ashes
Timber and lumber of all kinds round, hewed, and
sawed unmanufactured in whole or in part.
Firevood.
Plants, shrubs and trees.
Pelts, wool.
Fish OIL
Rice, broom-corn, and bark.
Gypsum ground or unground.
liewn, or wrought, unwrought burr grindstones
Dye stuis
Flax hemp, and tow, manufactured
Unmanufactured tobacco