New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-05

Britannia Majesty's possessions IN NORTH
America, may be entered at the proper
customhouse and conveyed In transit, with
out the payment of duties, through the ter
ritory Of the United States, under such
rules, regulations and conditions for the
protection of the revenue as the govern
ment of the Unipd States may from time te
time prescribe; and under like rules, regu
lati0ns and conditions, goods, wares or mer
chandise may be conveyed in transit, with
out the payment of duties, from such pos
sessions through the territory of the United
States for export from the said ports of the
United States.
1t is further agreed that, for the
like period, goods, wares or merchan
disc arriving at any of the ports of HeI
Britannia Majesty's possessions in North
America, and destined for the United States
may be entered at the proper customh0use
and convened in transit, without the pay.
ment of duties, through the said possessions,
under such rules and regulations, and con-
ditions for the protection OF the revenue as
the governments of the said possessions
may from time to time prescribe; and, IN
der like rules, regulations, and conditions,
goods, wares, or merchandise may be con-
veyed in transit, without payment OF duties,
from the United States through the SAID
possessions to other places in the United
States, or for export from ports IN the said
possessions.
ARTICLE xxx.
1t is agreed that, for the term of years
mentioned in article xxxiii of this treaty,
subjects of Her Britannia Majesty may
carry in British vessels, without payment OF
duty, goods, wares, or merchandise from
one port or place within the territory of the
United States upon the st. Lawrence, the
Great Lakes, and the rivers connecting the
same, to another port or place within the
territory of the United States as aforesaid;
provided, that portion of such transpor-
tation is made through the Dominion Of
Canada by land carriage and in bond, IN
der such rules and regulations as may be
agreed upon between the government of
Her Britannia Majesty and the government
of the United States.
Citizens of the United States may for the
like period carry in United States vessels,
without payment of duty, goods, wares, or
merchandise from one port or place within
the possessions of Her Britannia Majesty in
North America to another port or place
within the said possessions; provided, that
portion of such transportation is made
through the territory of the United States
by land carriage and in bond, under such
rules and regulations as may be agreed
upon between the government of the United
States and the government of Her Britain
mic Majesty.
The government of the United States
further engages not TO impose any export
duties on goods, wares, or merchandise car
ried under this article through the territory
of the United States; and Her Majesty's
government engages to urge the
Parliament of the Dominion of Can
ada and the legislatures of the other
colonies not to impose any export
duties on good, wares, or merchandise
carried under this article; and the
government of the United States may.
by the Dominion of Canada, sus-
pend, during the period that such duties
are imposed, the right OF carrying granted
under this article in favor of the subjects of
Her Britannia Majesty.
The government of the United States
may suspend the right of carrying granted
in favor of the subjects of Her Britannia
Majesty under this article, in case the Do
minion of Canada should at any time de-
prive the citizens of the United States of
the use of the canals in the said Dominion
on terms of equality with the inhabitants
Of tbs Dominion, as provided III article
xvii.
ARTICLE XXI.
The government of Her Britannia Ma
iesty further engages to urge upon the Par
of New Brunswick. that no ex-
port duty, or other duty, shall be levied on
lumber or timber of any kind cut Oh that
portion of the American territory in the
State of Maine watered by the river st.
John and its tributaries, and foated down
that river to the sea, when the same is
shipped to the United States from
the Province of New Brunswick. And, in
case any such export or other duty con-
f<,h -.al
)ne year from the date of the exchange of
The notifications of this treaty. it is agreed
hat the government of the United States
may suspend the right of carrying herein
before granted under article XXX of this
-reaty for such period as such export or
'ther duty may be levied.
ARTICLE xxxu.
1t is further agreed that the provisions
ind stipulations of articles xviii to XIV of
his treaty, inclusive, shall extend to the
colony of Newfoundland, SO far as they are
applicable. But if the Imperial Parlia-
nent, the Legislature of Newfoundland, or
he Congress of the United States, shall |
lot embrace the colony of Newfoundland in
heir laws enacted for carrying the fOrege-
ng articles into effect, then this article |
hall be of no effect; but the omission to
make provision by law to give it effect, by
,ither of the legislative bodies aforesaid,
hall not in any way impair any other ar
icles OF this treaty.
ARTICLE xxxIu
lusive, and article Xxx of this treaty, shall |
axe effect as soon as the laws required to |
AIRY them into operation shall have been |
passed by the Imperial Parliament of Great |
Britain by the Parliament of Canada, and |
~ the Legislature of Prince Edwards |
Island on the one hand, and by the Con- |
.rcss of the United States on the other. |
such assent having been given, the said ar
icles shall remain iu force for the period of |
en- years from the date at which they may |
ome into operation; and further until the |
expiration of two years after either of the |
nigh contracting parties shall have given |
notice to the other of its wish to terminate |
he same; each of the high contracting par |
les being at liberty to give such nstice to |
he other at the end of the said period of |
en- years or at any time afterward.
ARTICLE xxxIv.
Whereas, it was stipulated by article one |
# the treaty concluded at Washington on |
he fifteenth of June, 1876, between the |
United States and Her Britannia Majesty, |
hat the line of boundary between the ter |
itories of the United States and those of |
Ter Britannia Majesty, from the point on |
he forty ninth parallel of north latitude up
o which it had already been ascertained,
hould be continued westward along the |
aid parallel of north latitude ''to the mid
lie of the channel which separates the con-
lnent from Vancouver's Island, and thence |
through the middle of said chan
eel and of Fuca Straits, to the Pacific |
ocean; and whereas, the commissioners ap-
ointed by the two high contracting parties
0 determine that portion of the boundary
vhich runs southerly through the middle of |
be channel aforesaid, were unable to agree /
pon the same: and whereas. the govern-