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in Washington, and hold their sitings
there or in New York or Boston.
Article II provides that the result of the
proceedings of the tribunal of arbitration
and of the Board of Assessors, should such
board be appointed, shall be "a full, per-
feet and final settlement of all claims here
In before referred to; and further engage
that every such claim, whether the same
may or may not have been presented to
their notice, or made, preferred, or laid be-
fore the tribunal or board, shall, from and
after the conclusion of the proceedings of
the tribunal or board, be considered and
treated as finally settled, barred, and hence
forth inadmissible."
CLAIMS OF BRITISH SUBJECTS.
By article 10 it is agreed that all claims
on the part of corporations, companies, or
individuals, citizens of the United States,
upon the government of Her Britannia Mai
esty, arising out of acts committed against
the persons or property of citizens of the
United States, during the period between
April 10, 1851, and April 8, 1855, inclu-
sive, not being claims growing out of acts
of vessels referred to in article 1, and all
claims, with like exception, on the part of
corporations, companies, or private indi-
.
upon the Government of the United
States, arising out of acts committed
against the person or property of subjects
of Her Britannia Majesty during the same
period, which may have been presented
to either government for its interposition
with the other, and which yet remain un.
settled, as well as any other such claims
which may be presented within the time
| specified in article IA of this treaty, shall
be referred TO three Commissioners, to be
appointed in the following manner: One
by the President of the United States one
by Her Britannia Majesty, and the third by
the President of the United States and Her
Britannia Majesty conformity; and in case
the third Commissioner shall not have
been so named within period of three
months from the date of exchange of the
ratification of this treaty, the third Com
missioner will be named by the represen.
tative at Washington of His Majesty the
King of Spain. The Commissioners to
meet at Washington at the earliest con-
venient period after their appointment.
Articles Is to II inclusive prescribe the
rules to govern the proceedings of the
Commission. On each and every separate
claim majority of the Commissioners
shall be sufficient for an award in each
CdSG. IL budll lO1 OdOh SON-
ernment to name one person to attend the
Commissioners as its agent, to be present
and support claims on it's behalf, and an
swer claims made upon it, and represent it
generally in all matters connected with
the investigation and decision thereof. The
decision of the Commission is to be abso-
lutely 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 established to the satisfaction OF
the Commissioners and in any such case
the period for presenting claims may be
extended by them to any time not exceed
ing three months longer. The Commits.
sioners to examine and decide upon every
claim within two years from their first
meeting. All sums of money which may
be awarded by the Commissioners on ac
count of any claims shall be paid by one
government to the other, as the case may
be, within twelve months after the date o.
final award, without interest, and without
any deduction.
THE FISHERIES.
Articles 1S to 25 inclusive relate to thu
Fishery question, and provide for the ap
poinment of three Commissioners-on'
one by Her Britannia Majesty, and th'
third by the President and Her Britannia
Majesty conjointly-to meet in the city o
Halifax, in the Province of Nova Scotia
at the earliest convenient period after they
have been respectively named, and u
whom are to be referred all questions il
dispute relating to the fisheries. The cas-
on either side shall be closed within
period of six months from the date o
organization of the Commission, and tn,
, Commissioners shall be requested to Civ,
their award as soon as possible thereafter
NAVIGATION OF CANADIAN WATERS.
Article 26 provides that the navigation
of the River St. Lawrence, ascending an(
descending, from the 45th parallel o
north latitude, where it ceases to form tn
boundary between the two countries, from
to, and into the sea, shall forever remail
free and open, for purposes of commerce.
to citizens of the United States, subject +
any laws and regulations of Great Britain
or of the Dominion of Canada not incon
sistent with such privilege. The FIRE
, navigation of the Rivers Yukon, Porcu
! pine and Stilline, ascending and descend
, ing, from, to, and into the sea, shall fol
,, ever remain free and open, for purposes O
: commerce, to citizens of the United States
! subject to any laws and regulations @
either country within its own territory
, not inconsistent with such privilege @
free navigation.
By the provisions of Article 27, tn
Government of Her Britannia Majesty en-
cages to urge upon The Government OF tn
Dominion of Canada to secure the citizen
of the United States the use OF the Wei
! land, st. Lawrence, and other canals il
Al ,;,,.o Of W VUi
the inhabitants of the Dominion; and tn
!; Government of the United States engage
! that the subjects of Her Britannia Majest
shall enjoy the use of the st. Clair Flat
!. Canal on terms of equality with the il
habitants of the United States; and ful
ther engages to urge upon the State goN
= ernments to secure to subjects of He
a Britannia Majesty the use Of the sewers
! State canals connected with the navigatio
9 of the lakes or rivers traversed by or col
= tiguous to the boundary line between tn
= possessions of the high contracting pa
ties, on terms of equality with the mhal
. itants of the United States.
!. Article 29 provides that the nayigatio
y of Lake Michigan shall, for the tern
& mentioned in Article 93 of this treaty, /
a fl ee and open for purposes OF commerC
J. to the subjects of Her Britannia Majest.
n subject to any laws and regulations of th
United States, or the States borderin
thereon, not inconsistent with the pri'
o ileges of free navigation.
y Articles 30 and 80 read as follows:
r It is agreed that for the term of yea
mentioned in Article 33 of this treat
a goods, wares or merchandise arriving
Z the ports of New York, Boston and PoI
land, and any other ports of the Unite
J. States which have been, or may from tin
d toI ime, be specially designated by the Pres
0 dent of the United States, and destint
e for Her Britannia Majesty possessions,
n North America, may be entered at u
t proper Custom House and conveyed
:, transit, without payment OF duties, throug
8 the territory of the United States, und
s., such rules, regulations, and conditions fl
d the protection of revenues as the Cover
n ment q the United States may from tin
IL to time prescribe; and, under like rule