New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-09

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the United States.s and destined for He
Britannia Majesty's possessions in Nortl
America, may be entered at the prope
| customhouse and conveyed in transit, with
out the payment Of duties, through the ter
ritory of the United States, under sucl
| rules. regulations and conditions for thu
| protection Of the revenue as the govern
ment of the United States may from time t.
| time prescribe and under like rules, regu
lations 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 Her
| Britannia Majesty's possessions in North
| America, and destined for the United States
may be entered at the proper customhouse
| and conveyed 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, I'M
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 a portion of such transpor-
tation is made through the Dominion of
Canada by land carriage and in bond, I'M
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 Maiesty's
government engages to urge the
Parliament of the Dominion of Cam
ada and the Legislatures of the other
colonies not to impose any export
carried under this article; and the
government of the United States may.
in case such export duties are
imposed 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 |
ninion of Canada should at any time de- |
prive the citizens of the United States of |
the use of the canals III the said Dominion |
on terms of equality with the inhabitants !
of the Dominion, as. provided in article |
xvii.
ARTICLE XXI.
The government of Her Britannia Ma |
esty further engages to urge upon the Par |
lament of the Dominion of Canada and the |
Legislature of New Brunswick that no ex-
port duty, or other duty, shall be levied on
amber or timber of any kind cut on that
portion of the American territory in the
State of Maine watered by the river st.
John and its tributaries, and foated down
hat river to the sea, when the same is
hipped to the United States from
he Province of New Brunswick And, in
,ase any such export or other duty con-
inues to be levied after the expiration of |
me year from the date of the exchange of
he Publications of this treaty it is agreed
hat the government of the United States
nay suspend the right of carrying herein
,efore granted under article Xxx of this
realty for such period as such export or
'ther duty may be levied.
ARTICLE XxxII
1t is further agreed that the provisions
nd stipulations of articles xviii to XIV of
his treaty, inclusive, shall extend to the
olony of Newfoundland, so far as they are
pplicable. But if the Imperial Parlia-
nent, the Legislature of Newfoundland, or
he Congress of the United States, shall
ot embrace the colony of Newfoundland in
heir laws enacted for carrying the forego- |
1g articles into effect, then this article
ball be of no effect; but the omission to
lake provision by law to give it effect, by |
lther of the legislative bodies aforesaid, |
hall not in any way impair any other ar
cles OF this treaty.
ARTICLE xXxIu.
The foregoing articles xviii to XIV, in
luslve, and article xxx of this treaty, shall
AXE, effect as soon as the laws required to |
AIRY them into operation shall have been |
assed by the Imperial Parliament of Great
ritain, by the Parliament of Canada, and |
Y the Legislature of Prince Edwards |
IN no nd hv @ha |
ross of the United States on the other. | ,
uch assent having been given, the said ar :
cles shall remain III force for the period of
III years from the date at which they NAV
ome into operation and further until the
EXPIRATION of two years after either of the ,
Ugh contracting parties shall have given
office to the other of it's wish to terminate
10 same; each of the high contracting par-'
es being at liberty to give such notice to
10 other at the end of the said period of
N years or at any time afterward.
ARTICLE xxxIv. G
Whereas, it was stipulated by article one
the treaty concluded at Washington on t
le fifteenth of June, 1916, between the
nited States and Her Britannia Majesty, | S
lat the line of boundary between the ter G
tories of the United States and those of t
er Britannia Majesty, from the point on
e forty ninth parallel of north latitude ND | g
which it had already been ascertained, C
ould be continued westward along the t
id parallel of north latitude s'to the mid i
g of the channel which separates the con- '
nent from VancOuver's Island, and thence | s
utterly, through the middle of said chan v
i and of Fuca Straits, to the Pacific
cean and whereas, the commissioners ap- il
'inted by the two high contracting parties
determine that portion of the boundary | q
hlch runs sOutherly through the middle of :
e channel aforesaid, were unable to agree b