East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-02-10
THE RECIPROCITY TREATY
THE DocuMnNr IN FULL.

I THE RECIPROCITY TREATY.
i THE DOCUMENT IN FULL.
, AsrIcLE /. 1t is agreed by the hing
contracting parties that, in addition to
the liberty secured TO the United
States fishermen by the above men
toned convention of October20, 1918,
of taking, curing and drying fish on
certain coasts of the British American
colonies therein defined, the inhabit-
ants of the United States shall have,
in common with the subjects of her
Britanic Majesty, the liberty to take
fish Of eveay kind, except shell-fish, on
the sea coasts and shores, and in the
bays, harbors, and creeks of Canada,
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince
Edwards Island, and of the several
islands thereunto adjacent without
being restricted to any distance from
the Shore, with permission to land
upon the coasts and shores of those
colonies, and tho islands thereof, and
upon the Magdalen Islands, for the
purroso of draeeing their nets. and
curing their fish, provided that, in so
doing, they do not interfere with the
rights of private property, or with
British fisherman, in the peaceable
use of any part of the said coast in
their occupacy for the same purpose.
1t is understood that tho above-men-
toned liberty applies solely to the
sea fishery, and that the salmon and
shad fisheries, and all fisheries in riv-
ers and the mouths of rivers, are here
by reserved, exclusively for British
fishermen. ,cfo
And it is further agreed, that in or
der to prevent or settle any disputes as
to the place to which the reservation
of exclusive right to British fishermen
contained in this article, and that OF
fishermen of the United States, con-
tanned in the next succeeding article,
apply, each of the high contracting
parties, on the application of either to
the other, shall within six months
thoreafter, appoint commissioned
The said commissioners, before pro
ceeding to any business, shall make
and subscribe a solemn declaration that
they will impartially and carefully ex-
anime and decide, to the best of their
| judgement, and according to justice
and equity, without fear, favor, or az
fection TO their own country, upon all
such places as are intended to be re-
served and excluded from the common
liberty of fishing, under this and the
next succeeding article, and such dec
laration shall be entered on the record
of their proceedings. The Commits
sioners shall name some third person
to act as an arbitrator or umpire in
any case or cases on which they may
themselves differ in opinion. If they
should not be able to agree upon the
name of such third person, they shall
each name person, and it shall be
determined by lot which of the two
persons so named shall be the arbi-
traitor or umpire, in cases of differ
ence OF disagreement between the
commissioners, the person 80 to be
chosen to be arbitrator or umpire,
shall before proceeding to act as such
in any case, make and subscribe sol
emn declaration in a form similar to
that which shall already have been
made and subscribed by the commits
sioners, which shall be entered on the
record Of their proceedings. In the
event Of the death, absence, or inca
pacity of either of the commissioners,
or Of the arbitrator or umpire, or OF
their or his emitting, declining, or
ceasing to act as such commissioner,
arbitrator or umpire, another and diff
ferent person shall bo appointed or
named as Aforesaid, in the place and
stead of tho person SO originally ap-
pointed or named as aforsaid, and
shall make and subscribe such decla-
ration as aforsaid.. ..t
/ Such commissioners shall proceed
to examine the coasts of the North
American provinces and of the United
States, embraced within the provis-
ions Of the first and second articles OF
this treaty, and shall designate the
places reserved by the said articles OF
this treaty, from the common right
of fishing therein. tAH
J The decision of the commissioners
and Of the arbitrator or umpire, shall
be given in writing in each case,
and shall be signed by them respect
lively. The high contracting parties
hereby solemnly engage to consider
the decision of the commissioners con-
jointly, or of the arbitrator or umpire,
as the case may be, as absolutely final
and conclusive in each case decided
upon by them or him respectively.
ART. 2. 1t is agreed by tho high
contracting parties that British sub
jects shall have, in common with the
citizens of the United States, the lib-
erty to take fish of every kind, except
shell fish, on the eastern sea coasts
and shores of the United States north
of the Both parallel of north latitude,
and on the shores Of the several is-
lands thereunto adjacent and in the
bays, harbors and creeks Of the said
sea coasts aud shores of the United
States, of the said islands, without be-
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