New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-20

Britannia MaJeStyS POSSESSIONS IN. Mort
} America, may be entered at the prOpe
customhouse and conveyed in transit. with
out the payment of duties, through the ter
ritorv of the United States, under sucl
rules. regulations and conditions for tn
protection of the revenue a. 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 NAV 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
It ia further agreed that, for the
like period, goods, wares or merchan
Britannia Majestys 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 az
the governments Of the said possessions
may from time to time prescribe; and. I'm.
der like rules, regulations, aud conditions,
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 wears
mentioned in article xxxiii of this treaty.
subjects of Her Britannia Majesty NAV
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 q lace within the
territory of the United St4tes a. aforesaid;
provided, that portion of such transpor-
tation is made through the Dominion of
Canada by land carriage and in bond, IN
der such rules and regulations as may be
agreed upon between Me 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
q 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 Che territory
of the United States; and Her Majesty;s
Parliament of The Dominion ef Can an
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
eDBritannic 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
mini0n 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 XXI
The government of Her Britannia Ma
iesty further engages to urge upon the Par
Lament of the Dominion of Canada and the
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 f0ated down
that river to the sea, when the same is
shipped to the United States from
he Province of New Brunswick. And. in
case any such export or other duty con
,inues to be levied after the expiration of
me year from the date of the exchange OF
hat the government of the United States
nay suspend the right Of carrying herein
before granted under article Xxx of this
reaty for such period as such export or
'ther duty may be levied.
ARTICLE xxxu.
1t is further agreed that the provisions
md stpulatiOns OF articles xviii to XIV of
his treaty. inclusive, shall extend to the
OlOny Of Newfoundland, so far as they are
applicable. But it the Imperial Parlia-
nent, the Legislature of Newfoundland or
he Congress of the United States, shall
lot embrace the colony of Newfoundland In
heir laws enacted for carrying the forego-
ng articles into effect, then this article
hall be Of no effect: but the omission to
make provision by law to give it effect, by
ither Of the legislative bodies aforesaid,
hall not in any way impair any other ar
lcles of this treaty
ARTICLE xxxu1.
The foregoing articles xviii to XIV. in
lusive. 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
Britain, by the Parliament of Canada, and
y the Legislature of Prince Edwards
sland on the one hand, and by the Con-
rcss of the United States on the other.
uch assent having been given, the said ar
icles shall remain il force for the period Of
en- years from the date at which they may
ONE 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 its wish to terminate
he same; each Of the high contracting par
les being at liberty to give such notice to
he other at the end of the said period of
an years or at any time afterward.
ARTICLE xxxIv.
Whereas, it was stipulated BY article one
the treaty concluded at Washington on
,e fifteenth OF June, 1876, between the
nited States and Her Britannia Majesty.
lat the line of boundary between the ter.
torres OF the United States and those OF
er Britannia Majesty, from the point on
Re f0rty-ninth parallel Of north latitude up
which it had already been ascertained,
leuld be continued westward along the
nd parallel of north latitude ito the mid
e OF the channel which separates the CON
nent from Vancouver's Island, and thence
'utherly, through the middle of said chan
u and OF Fuca Straits, to the Pacific
cean; and whereas, the commissioners ap-
'lnted by the two high contracting parties
determine that portion of the boundary
hlch runs sOutherly through the middle OF