Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-02-16
A PROCLAMATION

| Whereas treaty between the limited s,...u
of America and her Britannia Majesty f,r IN,
tnal settlement of the claims of the Hudson =
Bay and Pugets Sound Agricultural Con,l,a-
mes, was concluded and signed at Washing
| ton, by their respective pienipotentiar;os 9n
the first day of July, 1868, which trent !, ;
word for word, as follows:
The United States of America and ber NJ
esty the Queen of the United KINGDOM, -,
Great Britain and Ireland. being desirnns r,
provide for the final settlement of the cI1ins
ot the Hudson S Bay and Puget's Sound A.
! flcuitural Companies specified in articles III
| ana ~. OF the treaty concluded between tb,.
United States of America and Great Britaj,s
on the 10th OF June, 1916, have resolved IN,
conclude treaty for this purpose, and bay..
named as their Plenipotentiatics that il q,
'he PRESIDENT OF the United States of
America, William III. Seward. Secretary of
State; and her Majesty the Queen of the rni-
ted Kingdom OF Great Britain and Ireland
the Right Honorable Richard Bickerton pe,nt
ell, Lord Lyons, peer OF her United King
dom, knight grand cross of her most bonn1.
able order Of the Bath, and her Envoy Fxt,,.
ordinary aud Minister Plenipotentisry To the
United states OF America who, after having
communicated 10 each other their respective
fuii powers, found in good and due form. have
ticies. ... "
Article /. Whereas by the 81 anil 9Th ari;-
eies oI ,he treaty concluded at Washington ON
the 10Th day of June, 1916. between the mi
ted States of America and her Majesty tba
Queen OF the United Kingdom of Great Brit
am ana ireland, 1t was stipulated and agreed
that IN the future appropriation of the terrific
ry south OF the 49th parallel Of north latitud,.
~ provided in the first article of the said ,r.a
w. the possessory rights of the Hudson's Bay
Company. and OF all British subjects " bo rnny
DE alieady IN the occupation of land or other
property lawfully acquired within the said ter
ntory, should be respected, and that the farms
lands, and other property of every descrintion'
belonging To the Pugets Sound Apriculturai
Company, on the north side OF the Co,nmb;,
River, should be confirmed To the said COM
pany but that in case the situation of thos..
trms and lands should he considered bv the
United States To be of public and poEiticn. i'm
portance. and the United States government
should signify desire to obtain possessi,n of
the whole or OF any pant thereof, the proper
ty so required should be transferred To the s,,ii
government at proper valuation, to be agreed
upon between the parties
And whereas it is desirable that all opas-
tons between the United States autbo,iti,.s ON
the one hand, and the HudsOn's BAY and Pr
gets Sound Agricultural Companies ON the
other, with respect to the posscssory rights and
claims oi those companies and of apy 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 con.
sideration:
IL Is hereby agreed that the United States Of
America and her BIitannic Majesty shall. with
IN twelve months after the exchange of the
ratlhcations OF the present treaty, appoint
each commissioner for the purpose of exam
ming and deciding upon all claims arising out
OF the provisions of the above quoted article.
of the treaty Of June Is, 1916. : --5 =
Article H. lhe commissioners mentioned
in the preceding article shall, at the earliest
| convenient period after they shall have been
respectively named, meet at the city of WASH
ington, in the District of Columbia. and shall.
before proceeding to any business make and
subscribe u solemn declaration that they will
impartialiy and carefully examine and decide.
to the best of their judgment and according
TO Justice and equity, without fear, favor. or
affection To their own country. all the matters
referred to them for their decision. and such
declaration shall be entered Oh the record of
their proceedings.
The commissioners shall then proceed tn
| name an arbitrator or umpire To decide upon
any case or cases ON which they may differ in
] opinion and ii they cannot agree in the So
lection, the said arbitrator or umpire shall bs
appoited by the King of Italy. whom the two
high contracting parties shall invite To max o
snch appointment, and whose selection shall
be conclusive on both parties. The person so
10 De CHOSEN shall, before proceeding To act,
| make and subscribe solemn declaration. in n
form similar to that which shall already have.
been made and subscribed by the commission
els, which declaration shall also be entered on
the record OF the proceedings. In the event
OF the death, absence, or incapacity of such
person, or OF his omitting or declining or ceas-
ing to act as such arbitrator or umpire. anoth-
er person shall be named, in the manner a(ore-
said, to act in bis place or stead, and shall
make anu subscribe such declaration as afore-
said -r#
The United States of America and her Bri-
tannic Majesty engage Ia consider the decision
of the two commissioners conontly or of the
arbitrator or umpire, as the case may be, as f.
nal and conclusive on the matters to be refer
red to their decision, and forthwith to give
full effect to the same.
Article Ill. The commissioners and the ar
bitrator or umpire shall keep accurate records
ana correct minutes or notes of all their pro-
ceedings, with the dates thereof. and shall an
point and employ such clerk or clerks or other
persons rs they shall find necessary to assist
them In the transaction of the business which
may come before them. -
/ lhe salaries OF the commissioners and of the
clerk or clerks shall he paid by their respective
governments. The salary of the arbitrator or
umpire and the contingent expenses shall be
defiayed in equal moieties by the two govern
| ments.
Article ~. All sums of money which NAV
be awarded by the commissioners or by the
atoi,iator or umpire, on account of any claim,
shall be paid by the one government to the
other IN two equal annual instalments where
OF the tirst shall be paid within twelve months
after the date Of the award, and the second
within twenty four months after the date of
the awatd. without interest, and without any
deduction whatever. --.-~l : :.
| Article v. The present treaty shall he rat
lhed, and the mutual exchange OF ratitications
shall take place in Washington. in twelve
months from the date hereof, or earlier, ii pos