New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-07-27

which nave been OF may, Holh Lilly ~
be specially designated by the President Of
the United States. and destined for Her
Britannia Majesty's possessions IN North
America, NAV be entered at the proper
customhOuse and conveyed in transit, With
out the payment of duties, through the ter
ritory of the United States, under such
rules. regulations and conditions LOT the
protection of the revenue as the govern
ment of the United States may from time TO
time prescribe: and under like rules, regu-
lations and conditions, goods, wares or mer-
chandise may be conveyed IN transit wlth-
out the payment of duties, from sucn pos,
sessions through the territory OF the Unlted
States for export from the said ports OF the
United States.
1t is further agreed that, for the
like period, goods, wares or merehan-
disc arriving at any of the ports OF Her
Britannia Majesty's possessions in North
America. and destined for the United States,
NAV 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
NAV from time to time prescribe and, I'M
der like rules, regulations, and conditions,
goods, wares, or merchandise may be con
Veved in transit without payment OF duties,
from the United States through the SAD
possessions to other places in the Unlted
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
a portion of such transportation Is made
through the territory of the United States
bv 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 Majesty's
government engages TO urge the
Parliament of the Dominion of Can
ada and the legislatures of the other
colonies not TO impose any export
duties on good, wares, or merchandise
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
minion of Canada should at any time de-
prive the citizens of the United States of
the use of the canals in the said Dominion
on terms of equality with the inhabitants
of the Dominion, as provided in article
xvii.
ARTICLE XXXI.
The government of Her Britannia Ma
| iesty 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
| lumber 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 tioated down
that river to the sea, when the same is
shipped to the United States from
| the Province of New Brunswick. And, in
| case any such export or other duty con-
tinues to be levied after the expiration of
one year from the date of the exchange of
the notifications of this treaty. it is agreed
| that the government of thesUnited States
| before granted under article xxx of this
treaty for such period as such export or
other duty may be levied.
ARTICLE XXXII.
1t is further agreed that the provisions
and stipulations of articles xviii to XIV of
this treaty, inclusive, shall extend to the
colony of Newfoundland, so far as they are
| applicable. But if the Imperial Parlia-
ment, the Legislature of Newfoundland, or
the Congress of the United States, shall
not embrace the colony of Newfoundland in
their laws enacted for carrying the forego-
| ing articles into effect, then this article
shall be of no effect; but the omission to
make provision by law to give it effect, by
either of the legislative bodies aforesaid
shall not in any way impair any other ar
ticles of this treaty.
ARTICLE XXXuI.
The foregoing articles xviii to XIV. in
| elusive, and article xxx of this treaty. shall
| take effect as soon as the laws required K
| carry them into operation shall have beer
passed by the Imperial Parliament of Great
Britain, by the Parliament of Canada. anC
by the Legislature OF Prince Edward
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gross of the United States on the other
Such assent having been given, the said ar
| ticles shall remain III force for the period o.
| ten Years from the date at which thew may
| come into operation; and further until the
expiration of two years after either OF tht
high contracting parties shall have give1
notice to the other of its wish to terminate
the same; each of the high contracting par
ties being at liberty to give such notice tC
the other at the end of the said period o.
ten years or at any time afterward.
ARTICLE xXXIv.
Whereas it was stipulated by article ont
OF the treaty concluded at Washington OF
the fifteenth of June, 1876, between the
United States and Her Britannia Majesty
that the line of boundary between the ter
ritories of the United States and those o,
Her Britannia Majesty, from the point OF
the forty ninth parallel of north latitude ny
to which it had already been ascertained
should be continued westward along tn,
said parallel of north latitude "to the mid
die of the channel which separates the con
| tinent from VancOuver's Island, and thence
southerly, through the middle of said chan
mel and of Fuca Straits, to the Paci1it
Ocean; and whereas, the commissioners APP
pointed by the two high contracting parties
to determine that portion of the boundary
which runs southerly through the middle O
| the channel afnrasaid rrara ,,no bla 70 oora,