New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-05

! government of Great Britain to the govern
ment of the United States at Washington
| within twelve months after the date of the
| award.
The award shall be in duplicate, one copy
| whereof shall be delivered to the agent OF
| the United States for his government, and
| the other copy shall be delivered TO the
agent of Great Britain for his govern.
ment
ARTIcLE VIII.
Each government shall pay its own
agent, and provide for the proper
remuneration of the counsel en-
ployed by it and of the arbitrator
appointed by 1t, and for the expense of pre-
pairing and submitting its case to the tribu-
the arbitration shall be betrayed by the two
governments in equal moieties.
ARTICLE TX.
The arbitrators shall keep an accurate
record of their proceedings, and may APP
point and employ the necessary officers to
assist them.
In case the tribunal finds that Great
Britain has failed to fulfil any duty or
duties as aforesaid, and does not award a
sum in gross, the high contracting parties
agree that board Of assessors shall be APP
pointed to ascertain and determine what
claims are valid, and what amount or
amounts shall be paid by Great Britain to
the United States on account of the liability
arising from such failure, as to each vessel
according to the extent of such liability as
decided by the arbitrators. s-a--S-s--
The board of assessors shall be consti-
tuted as follows: One member thereof shall
be named by the President of the United
States, one member thereof shall be
named By Her Britannia Majesty: and one
member thereof shall be named by the
representative at Washington of His Majesty
the King of Italy; and in case of vacancy
happening from any cause, it shall be filed
III the same manner in which the original
appointment was made.
As soon as possible after such nomina-
tons the board of assessors shall be organ
lied in Washington, with power to hold
their sittiDgs there, or in New York, or in
Boston. The members thereof shall sever
ally subscribe solemn declaration that
they will impartially and carefully examine
and decide, to the best of their Judgment
and according to justice and equity all mat
ters submitted to them, and shall forth
with proceed, under such rules and regular
tons as they may prescribe, to the investi-
CATION of the claims which shall be presented
to them by the government of the United
States, and shall examine and decide
upon them in such order and manner as
they may think proper, but upon such evi-
dence or information only as shall be fur
nished by or on behalf of the governments
of the United States and of Great Britain
respectively. They shall be bound to hear
on each separate claim, if required, one per-
son OH behalf of each government, as coun-
sci or agent. A majority of the assessors in
each case shall be sufficient for decision,
Tie decision of each assessor shall be
given upon each claim in writing, and shall
be signed by them respectively and dated.
Each claim shall be presented to the as
SCISSORS within six months from the day of
their first meeting, but they may, for good
cause shown, extend the time for the pre-
sentation of any claim to further period.
not exceeding three months.
The assessors shall report to each govern
ment at or before the expiration of one year
from the date of their first meeting the
amount of claims decided by them up to the
date of such report; if further claims then
remain undecided, they shall make further
report at or before the expiration of two
years from the date of such first meeting:
and in case any claims remain undetermined
at that time they shall make final report
within a further period of six months.
The report or reports shall be made in
duplicate, and one copy thereof shall be de-
livered to the Secretary of State of the
United States, and one copy thereof to the
of Her Britannia Majesty at
Washington.
"A sums of money which may be awarded
under this article shall be payable at Wash-
ington, in coin, within twelve months after
the delivery of each report.
The board of assessors may employ such
clerks as they shall think necessary.
The expenses of the board of assessors
shall be borne equally by the two govern
ments, and paid from time to time as NAV
be found expedient, on the production of
accounts certified by the board. The remu-
neration of the assessors shall also be paid
by the two governments in equal moieties
IN similar manner.
ARTICLE XII.
The high contracting parties engage to
consider the result of the proceedings of
5he tribunal of arbitration and of the board |
IF assessors, should such board be ap- |
pointed, as full, perfect and final SETTLE |
nent of all the claims hereinbefore referred |
70; and further engage that every such |
,laim, whether the same may or NAV not |
nave been presented to the notice of. made. |
or laid before the tribunal or |
board, shall, from and after the 'conclu- |
ion of the proceedings of the tribunal |
IT board, be. considered and treated as |
inally settled, barred, and thenceforth in
admissible.
Y ARTICLE XII.
The high contracting parties agree that /
II claims ON the part of corporations, COM
anies, or private individuals, citizens of
he United States, upon the government of
Ter Britannia Majesty, arising out of acts
ommitted against the persons or property
the citizens of the United States during
be period between the thirteenth of April, |