Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-05-30

thS OohlLlioSlOH' Ou Cdcn anu every
separate claim majority of the Com
missioners shall be sufficient for an
award in each case. 1t shall be com
petent for each govern ment to name
one pc IN TO attend the Commission
ers as Is agent, to be present and
support claims on its behalf, and an
swer claims made upon it, and repre-
sent it generally in all matters COM
nected with the investigation and
decision thereof. The decision of
the commission is to be absolutely
final and conclusive upon each claim
decided upon by them. Every claim
to be presented to the commissioners
within six months from the day of
their first meeting, unless in cases
where reasons for delay be establish
ed to the satisfaction of the commits
sioners ; and in any such case the Pc
riod for presenting claims may be
extended by them to any time not
exceeding three months longer. The
commissioners to examine and de-
eide upon every claim within two
years from their first meeting. All
sums of money which may be award
ed by the commissioners on account
of any claims shall be paid by one
government TO the other, as the case
may be, within twelve months after
the date Of final award, without any
deduction.
THE FISHERIES.
Articles Is to % inclusive relate to
the Fishery question, and provide
for the appointment of three COM
missioners-one by the President of
the United States, one by Her Brit
annie Majesty, and the third by the
President and Her Britannia Maies-
ty conjointly-to meet in the city of
Halifax, in the Province of Nova
Scotia, at the earliest convenient pc
Rod after they have been respective
ly named, and to whom are to be re-
ferred all questions in dispute rela-
ting to the fisheries. The case on
either side shall be closed within a
period of six months from the date Of
organization of the commission, and
the commissioners shall be requested
to give their award as soon as posi-
BILE thereafter.
NAVIGATION OF CANADIAN WATERS.
Article &c provides that the navi-
cation of the River St. Lawrence,
ascending and descending, from the
45th parallel of north latitude, where
it ceases to form the boundary be- |
tween the two countries, from, to,
and into the sea, shall forever re-
main free and open, for purposes of
commerce, to citizens Of the United
States, subject to any laws Of Great
Britain or of the Dominion of Cana
da not inconsistent with such privi-
lege. The free navigation of the
rivers Yu0on, Porcupine, and Still
line, ascending and descending, from,
to, and into the sea, shall forever re-
main free and open, for purposes of
commerce, to citizens of the United
States, subject to any laws and regu-
lations Of either country within it's
own territory, not inconsistent with
such privilege of free navigation.
By the provisions of Article q,
the Government of Her Britannia
Majesty engages to urge upon the
Government OF the Dominion of Can
ada to secure the citizens of the
United States the use Of the Wei.
land, St. Lawrence, and other canals
in the Dominion, on terms of equali-
ty with the inhabitants of the Do~
minion; and the Government of the
United States engages that the sub
iects of Her Britannia Majesty shall
enjoy the use of the st. Clair Flats
Canal on terms of equality with the
inhabitants of the United States
and further engages to urge upon the
State. governments to secure TO sub
ects of Her Britannia Majesty the
use Of the several State canals con-
nected with the navigation OF the
lakes or rivers traversed by or con-
tiguous to the boundary line between
the possessions of the high contracts
ing parties, on terms of equality with
the inhabitants of the United States.
Article % provides that the navi-
CATION Of Lake Michigan shall, for
the terms mentioned in Article SO of
this treaty, be free and open for pur-
poses of commerce to the subjects OF
Her Britannia Majesty, subject TO
any laws and regulations of the. Unit
ed States, or the States bordering
thereon, not inconsistent with the
privileges of free navigation.
Articles % and 80 read as follows
1t is agreed that for the term of
years mentioned in Article 80 of this
treaty, goods, wares or merchandise
arriving at the ports Of New York,
Boston and Portland, and any other
ports of the the United States which
have been, or may from time TO time
be, specially designated by the Presi-
dent of the United States, and des-
tined for Her Britannia Majesty's
possessions, in North America, may
be entered at the proper Custom
House and conveyed in transit, with
out payment of duties, through the
territory of the United States, under
such rules, regulations and cOndi-
tions for the protection of revenues
as the Government of the United
States may from time to time pre-
scribe and, under like rules, regula-
tons and conditions. goods, wares,
or merchandise may be conveyed in
transit, without payment of duties,
from said possession through the
United States. Ofexports from said
{ parts of the United States, it is fur
J Their agreed that for like period,
goods, wares, or merchandise arriv-
, ing at any of Her Britannia Majesty's
possessions in North America, and
, destined for the United States, may
be entered at the proper Custom
House and conveyed in transit, with
| out payment of duties, through said
possessions, under such rules, regu-
} lations and conditions for the protec-
{ ton of revenue as the government OF
! | said pOssessiOns may from tima To