New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-05
SEPTEMBER 5, 1871.

| five, inclusive, not being claims growing out
of the acts of the vessels referred to in arti
Gle one of this treaty, and all claims, with the
| like exception, on the part of corporations
companies, or private individuals, sub
| iects of Her Britannia Majesty, upon the
| government of the United States, arising
out OF acts committed against the persons
or property of subjects of Her Britannia
Majesty during the same period, which
may have been presented to either govern
ment for its interposition with the other, and
| which may vet remain unsettled, as well az
any other such claim which may be present
ed within the time specified i'll article xiv
of this treaty, shall be referred to three
| commissioners, to be appointed in the fol-
lowing manner that is to say: One com
missioner shall be named by the President
of the United States, one by Her Britannia
| Majesty and third by the President of the
| United States and Her Brittanic Majesty
| conieintly: and in case the third commits
sioner shall not have been so named within
a period of three months from the date OF
the exchange of the notifications of this
treaty, then the third commissioner shall be
named by the representative at Washington
of His Majesty the King of Spain. In case
of the death, absence, or incapacity OF any
commissioner, or in the event Of any com
missioner emitting or ceasing to act the
vacancy shall be filed in the manner here
inbefore provided for making the original
appointment; the period of three months IN
case of such substitution being calculated
from the date of the happening OF the
vacancy.
The commissioners SO named shall meet at
Washington at the earliest convenient period
after they have been respectively named;
and shall, before proceeding to any bust
ness, make and subscribe a solemn declara-
ton that they will impartially and care
fully examine and decide, to the best OF
their judgment and according to justice and
equity, all such claims as shall be laid be-
fore them on the part of the governments
of the United States and of Her Britanic
Majesty, respectively; and such declaration
shall be entered or the record of their pro-
ceedings.
ARTICLE XIII
The commissioner shall then forthwith
proceed to the investigation of the claims
which shall be presented to them. They
shall investigate and decide such claims in
such order and such manner as they NAV
think proper, but upon such evidence or in
formation only as shall be furnished BY or
on behalf of the respective governments.
They shall be bound TO receive and consider
all written documents or statements which
may be presented to them by or ON behalf
of the respective governments in support
OF, or in answer to, any claim, and to hear.
if required, one person ON each side, on
behalf of each government, en- each and
every separate claim. majority of the
commissioners shall be sufficient for
an award in each case. The award
shall be given upon each claim in
writing, and shall be signed by the COM
missioners asserting to- it. 1t shall be
competent for each government to name one
person to attend the commissioners as its
agent, TO present and support claims on its
behalf, and to answer claims made upon it.
and to represent it generally in all matters
connected with the investigation and de-
cisen thereof
The high contracting parties hereby en-
gage TO consider the decision of the com
missiOaers as absolutely final and conclusive
upon each claim decided upon by them, and
to give full effect to such decisions without
any objection, evasion or delay whatso-
ever.
ARTICLE XIV.
Every claim shall be presented to the
commissioners within six months from the
day of their first meeting, unless in any
case where reasons for delay shall be estab-
lished to the satisfaction of the commission
ers, and then, and in any such case, the pc
Rod for presenting the claim may be extend
ed by them to any time not exceeding three
months longer.
The commissioners shall be bound to ex-
anime and decide upon every claim within
two years from the day of their first meet
ing. 1t shall be competent for the commits
sioners to decide in each case whether any
claim has or has not. been duly made, pre-
ferred, and laid before them, either wholly
or to any and what extent, according to the
true intent and meaning of this treaty.
ARTICLE XIV.
All sums of money which may be awarded
by the commissioners on account of any
claim shall be paid by the one government
to the other, as the case may be, within
twelve months after the date of the final
award, without interest, and without any
deduction save as specified in article xvi Of
this treaty.
ARTICLE XVI.
The commissioners shall keep an
accurate record, and correct minutes
or notes of all their proceedings,
with the dates thereof, and may
appoint and employ secretary, and any |
other necessary officer or officers, to assist |
them in the transaction of the business |
which may come before them.
Each government shall pay its own COM |
and agent or counsel. All other |
shall be betrayed by the two gov
in equal moieties.
The whole expenses of the commission, |
including contingent expenses, shall be de- |
frayed bya ratable deduction on the amount |
)f the sums awarded by the commissioners |
provided always that such deduction shall |
not exceed the rate of five per cent on the |
sums SO awarded.
ARTICLE XVII
The high contracting parties engage to
consider the result of the proceedings of |
this commission as a full, perfect and final |
settlement of all such claims as are men
Toned in article XII of this treaty upon
either government; and fur her engage that
very such claim, whether or not the same I
nay have been presented to the notice of,
made, preferred or laid before the said COM
mission, shall, from and after the conelu-
ion OF the proceedings of the said commits
ion; be considered and treated as finally
ettled, barred, and thenceforth inadmiss-
bic.
"a ARTICLE XVIII.
1t is agreed by the high contracting par
les that, in addition to the liberty secured
o the United States fishermen by the con-
-entiOn between the United States and
treat Britain, signed at London on the
wentieth day of October, 1878, of taking,
uring, and drying fish on certain coasts of
he British North American colonies therein
lefined, the inhabitants of the United States
hall have, in common with the subjects of
Ter Britannia Majesty, the liberty, for the
erm of years mentioned in article xxxiii
f this treaty, to take fish of every kind, ex-
ept shell-fsh, on the sea-coasts and shores.
nd in the bays, harbors, and creeks, of the
rOvinces of Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New |
and the colony of Prince Ed
Yards Island, and of the several islands
hereunto adjacent, without being restricted
o any distance from the shore, with per-
mission to land upon the said coasts and
hores and islands, and also upon the Mag
allen Islands, for the purpose of drying
heir nets and curing their fish; provided
hat, in so doing, they do not interfere with