New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-16

the United States. and destined for Hel
Britannia Majesty's possessions in NOrtl
America, may 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 sucl
rules. regulations and conditions for the
protection of the revenue as the govern
ment of the United States may from time tt
time prescribe; and under like rules, regu
latioHs 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 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 as
the governments of the said possessions
may from time to time prescribe; and, un-
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
pUSstSSIOuS u ObUtE pldCtS III buC OAltCo
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 portion of such transpor-
tation is made through the Dominion of
Canada by land carriage and in bond, un-
der such rules and regulations as may be
agreed upon between the government of
Her Britannia Majesty and the government
of the United States. a
Citizens of the United States may for the
like period carry in United States vessels,
without payment of duty, goods, wares, or
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
by land carriage and in bond, under such
rules and regulations as may be agreed
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 Cam
ada and the legislatures of the other
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1uties on good, wares, or merchandise
carried under this article and the
government of the United States may,
n case such export duties are
imposed by the Dominion of Canada, sus-
pend, during the period that such duties
ire imposed, the right OF carrying granted
lnder this article in favor of the subjects of
Her Britannia Majesty.
The government of the United States
nay suspend the right of carrying granted
n favor of the subjects of Her Britannia
Majesty under this Article, in case the Do
ninion of Canada should at any time de-
rive the citizens OF the United States of
he use of the canals in the said Dominion
N terms of equality with the inhabitants
# the Dominion, as provided in article
xvii.
ARTICLE xxxI.
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-
'ort duty, or other duty, shall be levied on
lmber or timber of any kind cut on that |
ortion of the American territory in the |
tate of Maine watered by the river ST. |
ohm and its tributaries, and foated down |
hat river to the sea, when the same is
hipped to the United States from
be Province of New Brunswick. And, in
ase any such export or other duty con-
lnues to be levied after the expiration of
ne year from the date of the exchange of
he notifications of this treaty, it is agreed
hat the government of the United States
lay suspend the right of carrying herein
efore granted under article xxx of this
realty for such period as such export or
Their duty may be levied.
ARTICLE XyXu.
1t is further agreed that the provisions
nd stipulations of articles xviii to XIV of
lis treaty, inclusive, shall extend to the
1lony of Newfoundland, so far as they are
pplicable. But if the Imperial Parlia-
lent the Legislature of Newfoundland, or
le Congress of the United States, shall
OF embrace the colony of Newfoundland in
lelr laws enacted for carrying the forego-
e articles into effect, then this article
lall be of no effect; but the omission to
AXE provision by law to give it effect, by
ther of the legislative bodies aforesaid,
lall not in any way impair any other ar
Giles OF this treaty.
ARTICLE xxxIII.
The foregoing articles xviii to XIV, in
usive, and article xxx of this treaty, shall
Ike effect as soon as the laws required to
TRY 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
land on the one hand, and by the Con-
ross of the United States on the other.
UGH assent having been given, the said ar
cles shall remain III force for the period of
N years from the date at which they may |
,me into operation; and further until the
Spiration of two years after either of the
ign contracting parties shall have given
office to the other of its wish to terminate
le same; each of the high contracting par
es being at liberty to give such notice to
lie other at the end of the said period of
n 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, 1916, between the
nited States and Her Britannia Majesty,
lat the line of boundary between the ter
tories of the United States and those of
er Britannia Majesty, from the point on
e forty-ninth parallel of north latitude up
which it had already been ascertained,
ould be continued westward along the
id parallel of north latitude ''to the mid
e of the channel which separates the con-
lent from Vancouvers Island, and thence |
utterly, through the middle of said chan
j and of Fuca Straits, to the Pacific
sean; and whereas, the commissioners APP
tinted by the two high contracting parties
determine that portion of the boundary
1ich runs southerly through the middle of
g channel aforesaid, were unable to agree