Delaware State journal and statesman., 1864-03-15
By q. P,s.td.nl etas United sssl.. Of America.
OFFIOIAL.
A PROCLAMATION.

|
Bay and Pugets Sound Agricultural Companies
was concluded and signed at Washington, by
| their respective Plenipotentiaries, on the first
day of July 1868, which Treaty is, word for
| word, as follows:
The United States Of America and her Males
ty the Queen Of the United Kingdom Of Great
Britain aud ireland, being desirous to provide
for the final settlement Of the claims of the Hud.
sons Bay and Puget's Sound Agricultural Com
panies specified in articles III. and ~. Of the
treaty concluded between the United States Of
America aud Great Britain, on the 18th Of June,
1876, have resolved 10 conclude treaty for this
purpose, and have named as their plenipotentia-
res, that is to say: the President Of the United
States OF America, William II. Ssaard, Secreta-
rry Of State and her Majesty the Queen of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and ireland,
the Right Honorable Richard Bickerton Pencil
LORD Lyons, peer Of her United Kingdom. a
knight grand cross Of her most honorable order
of the Bath and her Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States Of
America who, after having communicated to
each other their respective full powers, found in
good and due form, have agreed upon and con-
cluded the following articles:
ARTICLE L.
Whereas, by the Sd and 4th articles Of the
treaty concluded at Washington on the 10th day
OF June, 1876, between the United States Of
America and her Majesty the Queen ofthe Unit
ed Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ireland, it was
stipulated and agreed that in the future appro-
priation OF the territory south of the 49th paral
lei Of north latitude as provided in the fret
tele of the said treaty, the possessory rights Of
the Hudson's Bay Company, and Of all British
subjects who may be already in the occupation
OF land or other property lawfully acquired with
IN the said territory, should be respected, and
that the farms, lands, and other property OF
every description, belonging to the Pugets
Sound Agricultural Company, on the north side
OF the Columbia river, should be confirmed to
the said company but that in case the situation
of those farms and lands should be considered
by the United States to be ofpublic and political
Importance, and the United States Government
should signify q desire to obtain possession Of
the whole or OF any part thereof, the property
so required should be transferred to the said
Government ut proper valuation, to be agreed
upon between the parties:
And whereas it is desirable that all questions
between the United States authorities on the one
hand,- and the Hudson's Bay and Pugets Sound
Agricultural Companies on the other, with re-
spect to the possessOry rights and claims of those
companies, and Of any other British subjects In
Oregon and Washington Territory, should be
settled by the transfer Of those rights and claims
to the Government Of the United States for an
adequate money consideration:
| II is hereby agreed that the United States Of
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in twelve months after the exchange of the rati-
ficatiOns Of the present treaty, appoint each .
commissioner for the purpose of examining and
deciding upon all claims arising out Of the pro-
visions Of the above quoted articles of the treaty
Of June 10, 1876.
ARTICLE II.
The commissioners mentioned in the proceed
ing article SHALL at the earliest convenient period
after they shall have been respectively named,
meet at the city Of Washington, in the District Of
Columbia, and SHALL before proceeding to any
business, make and subscribe solemn declara-
tion that they will impartially aud carefully ex-
anime and decide to the best of their Judgment,
and according 10 justice and equity, without
fear, favor, affection to their own country all
the matters referred to them for their decision,
and such declaration she'll be entered on the re
cord of their proceedings.
The commissioner shall then proceed to name
an arbitrator or umpire to decide upon any case
or cases on which they may differ in. opinion
and if they cannot agree in the selection, the
said arbitrator or umpire shall be appointed by
the King of Italy, whom the two high contract
ing parties shall invite to make such appoint
ment and whose selection shall be conclusive on
! both parties. The person 80 to be chosen shall,
| before proceeding to act, make and subscribe a
solemn declaration, in form similar to that which
shall already have been made and subscribed by
the commissioners, which declaration shall also
/ US eultIeu on tne IecOfu OF ine proceedings. IN
the event Of the death, absence, or noapacity Of
such person, or of his omitting or declining or
ceasng to act such arbitrator or umpire,
another person shall be named, in the manner
aforesaid, TO act in his place stead, and shall
make and subscribe such declaration as afore-
| said.
The United States of America and her Britain
mic Majesty engage to consider the decision Of
the two commissioners conjointly. or of the ar
bitrator or umpire, as the case may be, as final
and conclusive on the matters to be referred to
their decision and forthwith to give full effect to
the same
ARTICLE III.
The commissioners and the arbitrator or UNI
pire shall keep accurate records and correct
minutes or notes Of oil their proceedings, with
the dates thereof, and shall appoint aud employ
such clerk or clerks or other persons as they
shall hnd necessary to assist them in the trans
action Of the business which may come before
them.
The salaries Of the commissioners and of the
clerk or clerks shall be paid by their respective
Governments. The salary of the arbitrator or
umpire and the contingent expenses shall be de-
frayed in equal mOieties by the two Govern
ments.
ARTICLE w.
All sums of money which may be awarded by
the commissioners or by the arbitrator or umpire
on account of any claim, shall be paid by the one
Government to the other in two equal annual in
stalments, whereof the first shall be paid within
twelve months after the date of the award, and
the second within twenty four months after the
date Of the award, without interest, aud without
any deduction whatever.
ARTICLE v.
The present treaty shall be ratified, and the
mutual exchange of ratfcations shall lake place
in Washington in twelve months from the date
hereof or earlier, If possible.
In faith whereof, we, the respective Plenipo-
tentiaries, have signed this treaty, and have
hereunto affixed our seals
Done in duplicate, at Washington, the first
day of July ammo Domini one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-three
Il IL WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
Il. g. LYONS.
And whereas the said treaty has been duly
ratified on both parts, and the respective ratih-
cations Of the same were exchanged at Washing
ton, on the I'd instant, by William II. Seward,
Secretary Of State Of the United States, and the
right honorable Lord Lyons, her Britannia Ma
iesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plen-
ipotentiary, on the part Of their respective Gov
ernments:
Now, therefore, be II known, that /, ABRAHAM
LINCOLN, President Of the United States Of Amer
lea, have caused the said treaty to be made pub
lie. to the end that the same, aud every clause
and article thereof, may be observed aud fulflled
! with good faith by the United States and the
citizens thereof,
In witness whereof, l have hereunto set my
hand, and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington, this fifth day
day Of fMarch, in the year ofour Lord one
L. 8. thousand eight hundred and sixty four,
and Of the independence of the United
States the eighty y-eghth.