New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-14

which have been or may, from time to time
. be specially designated by the President o
, the. United States. and destined for He
{ Britannia Majesty's possessions in Nortl
America, may be entered at the prope
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 tor th'
| protection Of the revenue as the govern
ment Of the United States may from time Il
time prescribe; and under like rules, regu
lations 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.
It is further agreed that, for the
like period, goods, wares or merchan'
disc arriving at any of the ports OF HeI
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 dfties, through the said possessions,
under such rules and regulations. and con-
ditions for the protection Of the revenue as
! the governments OF the said pOssesslons
may from time to time prescribe: and, M
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
possessions to other places in tie United
States, or for export from ports in the said
! possessions.
| ARTICLE XXX.
| It is agreed that, for the term OF years
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 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 aud 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,
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 ia 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
government engages to urge the
Parliament Of the Dominion Of Can
ada and the legislatures Of the other
colonies not IL impose any export
duties on g',,i. wares, or merchandise
carried unt, ra,- article; and the
government %. t4e United States NAV,
in case ~. .Sporr duties are
imposed h,- Il l7-.'en of Canada, sus-
pend, during -. Is t! that such duties
are imposed he ri-as III carrying granted
under this article III 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
Oh terms of equality with the inha bi-ants
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
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 it's tributaries. and foated 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 Publications of this treaty. it is agreed
that the government of the United States
may suspend the right of carrying herein
before granted under article XXX of this
treaty for such period as such export or
other duty may be levied.
ARTICLE xxxn.
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 uot III any way impair any Otner ar
ticles OF this treaty.
ARTICLE XXxIn.
The foregoing articles xviii to XIV, IN
elusive, and article xxx of this treaty shall
take effect as soon as the laws required 10
carry them into operation shall have been
passed by the Imperial Parliament of Great
Britain, by the Parliament of Canada and
by the Legislature of Prince Edwards
Island on the one hand, and by the Con-
gross OF the United States on the other.
Such assent having been given the said ar
tlcles shall remain III force for the period of
ten years from the date at which they may
come into operation and further until the
expiration OF two years after either OF tho
high contracting parties shall have given
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 to
the other at the end of the said period of
ten years or at any time atterwartl
ARTICLE xxXIv.
Whereas, 1t was stipulated by article ono
d the treaty concluded at Washington on
me fifteenth Of June. 1876, between The
United States and Her Britannia Majesty,
mat the line of boundary between the ter
,ltOries OF the United States and those OF
Her br1tahnic Majesty, from the point on
me forty ninth parallel of north latitude I'D
o which it had already been ascertained,
'hould be continued westward along the
'ald parallel of north latitude ''to the mid
lie OF the channel which separates the con-
lnent from Nancouver's Island, and thence
Outheriy, through the middle of said chan
lcl ana OF Fuca Strata tn the pacirt9