The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-08-05
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United States and Great Britain

United States and Great Britain
Claims. Fisheries, Navigation of the st.
Lawrence, etc.: American Lumber ON
the River st. John, Boundary.
Concluded Hay 8, 1871 Notifications exchanged
Jane IL, 1871 Proclaimed Jaty 4, 1871.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas a treaty, between the United States of
America and her majesty the Queen of the Uni
ted Kingdom of Great Britain and ireland, con-
cerning the settlement of all causes OF difference
between the two countries, was concluded and
signed at Washington by the High Commission
ers and Plenipotentiaries of the respective gov
ernments on the eighth day of May last; which
treaty is, word for word, as follows:
The United States of America aud Her Brit
annie Majesty, being desireus to provide for an
amicable settlement of all causes of difference
between the two countries have for that purpose
appointed their respective plenipotentiaries that
is to say the President of the United States has
appointed, the part of the United States, as
Commissioners in a Joint High Commission and
Plenipotentiaries, Hamilton Fish, Secretary OF
State Robert Cumming Schenck, Envoy Extra
ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary TO Great
Britain /; Samuel Nelson, an Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court of the United States; Ebeu-
ezer lockwood Hoar, of Massachusetts; and
George Henry Williams of Oregon; and Her
Britannia Majesty, on her part, has appointed ms
her High Commissioners and Plenipotentiaries,
Earl de Grey and Earl of Ripon, Viscount Co
derich, Baron Grantham, Baronet, a Peer
of the United Kingdom, Lord President of
Her Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Council, a
Member of Parliament, Companion of the most
Honorable Order of the Bath, etc., etc.; Sir Ed
ward Thornton, knight Commander of the most
Honorable Order of the Bath, Her Majesty's En-
voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
to the United States of America; Sir John Alex
ander Macdonald, knight Commander of the
most Honorable Order of the Bath, member of
y ~ r.. ~ 4
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Her
Majcsty's Dominion of Canada and Montague
Bernard, Esquire, Chichele Professor of Inter
national Law in the University of Oxford.
And the said Plenipotentaries, after having
exchanged their full powers, which were found to
be in due and proper form, have agreed to and
concluded the following articles:
ARTICLE I.
Whereas differences have arisen between the
government of the United States and the govern
ment of Her Britannia Majesty, and still exist,
growing out of the acts committed by several ves-
sells which have given rise 10 the claims generic
ally known the Alabama claims:"
And whereas Her Britannia Majesty has au-
thorized her High Commissioners and Plenipo-
tentiaries to express In friendly spirit, the re-
gret felt by Her Majesty's government for the es-
cape, under whatever circumstances, of the Ala
bama and other vessels from British ports, and
for the depredations committed by those vessels ::
Now, in order to remove and adjust all COM
plants and claims the part of the United
States, and to provide for the speedy settlement
of such claims, which not admitted by Her
Britannia Majesty's government, the high con-
tracing parties agree that all the said claims
growing out of acts committed by the aforesaid
vessels and generieally known the alabama
claims" shall be referred to a tribunal of arbi-
tration to be composed of five arbitrators, to be
appointed in the following manner, that is to say
One shall be named by the President of the Unit
ted States; one shall be named by Her Britannia
Majesty his majesty the King of Italy shall be
requested to name one; the President of the
Swiss Confederation shall be requested to name
one and his majesty the Emperor of Brazil shall
be requested to name
In case of the death, absence, incap city to
servo of any either of said arbitrators, or, in
the event of either of the said arbitrators omit
ting or declining eeasing to act such, the
President of the United States, or Her Britannia
Majesty, or his majesty the King of Italy, or the
President of the Swiss Confederation. or his ma
jesty the Emperor of Bra Ill, as the may be,
may forthwith name another person to act ar
bitrator in the place and stead of the arbitrator
originally named by such head of State.
And in the event of the refusal or omission for
two months after receipt of the request from
either of the high contracting parties of his ma
jesty the King of Italy, the President of the
Swiss Confederation; or his majesty the Emperor
of Brazil, to name arbitrator either to fill the
original appointment in the place Of who
may have died, be absent, incapacitated, OF
who may omit, decline, or from any eause cease
to act as such arbitrator, his majesty the King o
Sweden and Norway shall be requested TO name
or more persons, the may be, to ac
as such arbitrator or arbitrators.
ARTICLE II.
The arbitrators shall meet at Geneva, in Switz
erland, at the earliest convenient day after the,
SHALL have been named, and shall proceed impair
TALLY and carefully to examine and decide nj
questions that shall be laid before them ON tn,
part of the governments of the United States ant
Her Britannia Majesty respectively. All question
considered by the tribunal, including the fna
award, shall be decided by majority of all tn
arbifrntors.
Each Of the high contracting parties sAa1l ais
name person to attend the tribunal as ii
agert to represent generally in all matters con
nected with the arbitration.
ARTICLE III.
The written or printed case of each of the tw
parties, accompanied by the documents, the off
cial correspondence, and other evidence whie
each relies shall be delivered in duplicate to eac
of the arbitrators and to tho agent of the othe
party coon as may be after the organization c
tho tribunal, but within period not exceedin
six months from the date of the exchange of tn
ratifcations Of this treaty.
ARTICLE ".
Within four months after the delivery on bot
sides of the written printed case, either part
may, In like manner, deliver in duplicate to eac
of the said arbitrators, and to the agent of th
other party, counter case and additional docr
ments, correspondence, and evidence, in reply
the case, documents, correspondence, ard ev
dence presented by the other party.
The arbitrators may, however, extend the tim
for delivering such counter case, documents. col
respondence, and evidence, when, in their juds
ment it becomes necessary, in consequence of th
distance of the place from which the evidence
be presented Is to be procured.
If in the case submitted to the arbtrators etI
er party shall have specified or alluded to any X
port OF. document in its own exclusive possessio
without annexing copy, such party shall b
bound, if the other party thinks proper TO appl
for it, to furnish that party with copy thereof
and either party may call upon the other, throug
the arbltrators, TO produce the originals or cert
fed copies OF any papers adduced as eyidencs
giving ia each instance such reasonable notice .
the arbitrators may require.
ARTICLE v.
It shall be the duty of the agent of each part,
within two months after the expiration Of ii
time limited for the delivery of tSe counter ca.
on both sides, to deliver in duplicate to each
the said arbitrators and to the agent Of the 9th
patty written prir ted argument showing Il
rnEerrino II, evidence