New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-27

be specially designated by the President !
! the United. States. and destined. for H.
Britannia Majesty's possessions in Mort
America, may be entered at the prone
customhouse and conveyed in transit, with
out the payment of duties, through the to,
ritory Of the United States, under snc1
rules. regulations and conditions for En-,
protection of the revenue as the govern
ment of the United States may from time I,
time prescribe; and under like rules. rem
lations and conditions, goods, wares or mer
chandise may be conveyed in transit, with
out the payment Of duties, from such pOe
sessions through the territory of the United
States tor export from the said ports Of the
United States.
It is further agreed that. for the
like period, goods, wares or merchan.
disc arriving at any of the ports of Her
Britannia Malesty's possessions in North
America, and destined for the Cnite,l States
may be entered at the proper cust0mhonss
and conveyed in transit, without the nav
ment of duties, through the said possessions.
under such rules and regulations. and con,
ditiOns for the protection Of the revenue "a
| the governments of the said possessions
may from time to time prescribe; and. un-
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 q 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, tho
a 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
RED under this article through the TERRITORY
of the United States; and Her Majestyi
government engages to urge The
of the Dominion Of Can
ida and the legislatures of the other
mt 20
luties on good, wares, or merchandise
'arried under this article; and the
government Of the United States may, /
n case such export duties are
imposed by the Dominion of Canada. sus-
'end, during the period that such duties
re imposed, the right OF carrying granted
lnder this article in favor of the subjects of
Ter Britannia Majesty.
The government of the United States
nay suspend the right Of carrying granted
a favor of the subjects of Her Britannia
1ajesty under this article, in case the Do
niniOn of Canada should at any time de.
rive the citizens of the United States of
he use of the canals in the said Dominion
n terms Of equality with the inhabitants 50
+ the Dominion, as provided in article
xvii.
ARTICLE XXI.
The government of Her Britannia Ma
ssty further engages to urge upon the Par
ament of the Dominion of Canada and the
legislature Of New Brunswick. that no ex-
Ort duty, or other duty, shall be levied on
lmber or timber of any kind cut ON that
Ortion of the American territory in the
tate Of Maine watered by the river ST.
ohm and its tributaries. and tlOated down
nat river to the sea, when the same is
hipped to the United States frou
ne Province Of New Brunswick. And, in
ase any such export Or other duty con:
nues to be levied after the expiration of
ne year from the date of the exchange of
ne notifications Of this treaty. it is agreed
nat the government of the United States
lay suspend the right of carrying herein
efore granted under article xxx of this
'eaty for such period as such export or
ther duty may be levied.
ARTICLE XXI.
1t is further agreed that the provisions
nd stipulatiOns OF articles xviii to XIV of
lis treaty, inclusive, shall extend to the
'lOny of Newfoundland, SO far as they are
,plicable. But if the Imperial Parlia-
ent, the Legislature Of Newfoundland, or
le Congress of the United States, shall
ot embrace the colony Of Newfoundland in
leir laws enacted for carrying the foregO.
g articles into effect, then this article
lall be Of no effect: but the omission to
axe provision by law to give it effect. by
Their of the legislative bodies aforesaid,
lall not in any way impair any other ar.
cles Of this treaty.
ARTICLE xxxnI.
The foregoing articles xviii to XIV, in
usive, and article XXX of this treaty, shall
Ike effect as soon as the laws required to
TRY them into operation shall have been
assed by the Imperial Parliament of Great
ritain, by the Parliament of Canada, and
2 ia OF cIotVp NE Ia
land on the one hand, and by the Con-
'css Of the United States on the other.
lch assent having been given, the said ar.
cles shall remain III force for the period Of
n years from the date at which they may
'me into operations; and further until the
kpiratiOn Of two years after either Of the
gh contracting parties shall have given
)tice to the other of its wish to terminate
70 same; each of the high contracting par.
e other at the end of the said period Of
n years or at any time afterward.
ARTICLE xxxIv.
Whereas, it was stipulated by article one
the treaty concluded at Washington on
9 fifteenth Of June, 1876, between the
nited States and Her Britannia Majesty, :.
at the line OF boundary between the ter.
tories OF the United States and those Of
er Britannia Majesty, from the point on
e forty ninth parallel of north latitude up
which it had already been ascertained,
Ould be continued westward along the
Id parallel Of north latitude ''tO the mid.
9 OF the channel which separates the con.
lent from NancOuver's Island, and thence
utterly, through the middle of said chan.
i and of Fuca Straits, to the Pacific
:ean; anu whereas, the commissioners ap
lnted by the'twO high contracting parties
determine that norton of tho ho,,DIorr