New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-29
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GThE4TIEs AND PROCLANLNTI0Ns.

| the United of America. Treaty between
the United States and Great Britain
Claims, fisheries, navigation Of the Vt.
Lawrence, etc, American lumber on the
=Hver Sc. JolIn,. boundary Concluded
May 8, 1871; notifications exchanged June
II, 1871; proclaimed July 4, 1871.
Whereas, treaty between the United
States of America and Her Majesty the
Queen of the United Kingdom Of Great
Britain and ireland, concerning the settle
ment of all causes OF difference between the
two countries, was concluded and signed at
Washington by the high commissioners and
plehip0tentiaries Of the respective govern
treaty is, word for word, as follows:
The United States of America and Her
Britannia Majesty being DESTROYS to pro
vide for an amicable settlement of all
causes of difference between the two coun-
tries, have for that purpose appointed their
respective plenipOtentiaries. that is to
say: the President of the United
States has appointed, on the part
of the United States. as commission
ers in joint high commission
and plenipotentiaries, Hamilton Fish,
Secretary Of State; Robert Cum
ming Schenck, envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary to Great Brit,
ain; Samuel Nelson. an Associate Justice Of
the Supreme Court OF the United States;
and George Henry Williams, OF Oregon;
| and Her Britanic Majesty, on her part, has
appointed, 10 her high commissioners and
Observation-Disclosures, the Right Honorable
George Frederick Samuel, Earl de Grey and
Earl of Ripon. Viscount Goderich. Baron
Grantham, q BarOnet, peer of the United
| Kingdom Lord President OF Her Majesty's
Most Honorable Privy Council, Knight Of
| the Most Noble Order OF the Garter. etc,
etc.; the Right Honorable Sir Stafford Henry
| NOrthcote, Baronet. one of Her Majesty's
Most Honorable Privy Council. a member OF
Parliament, Companion of the Most Hon
orable Order OF the Bath. etc, etc: Sir Ed
ward Thogpton, knight Commander of the
Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Her
Majesty's envoy extraordinary and minis
ter plenipotentiary to the United States Of
America; Sir John Alexander Macdonald.
Knight Commander OF the Most Honorable
Order Of the Bath, member of Her Males
tvs Privy Council for Canada. and Minister
Of Justice and Attorney General of Her
Majesty's Dominion Of Canada: and Noun
tague Bernard. Esquire Chichele Professor
Of international law in the University of
Oxford.
And the said plenip0tentiaries. after hav-
ing exchanged their full powers. which were
found to be in due and proper form, have
agreed to and concluded the following ar
ticles:
ARTICLE /.
WHEREAS. Differences have arisen be-
tween the government of the United States
and the government of Her Britannia Ma
jesty, and still exist, growing out of the acts
committed by the severn vessels which have
given rise to the claims generically known
as the Alabama claims:'
And whereas. Her Britannia Majesty has |
authorized her high commissioners and |
IAenipOtentiaries TO express. in friendly |
spirit, the regret felt by Her Maicsty's gov |
eminent for the escape. under whatever cir /
of the Alabama and other ves-
sefs from British ports. and for the depreIa- |
items committed by those vessels:
Now, in order to remove and adjust all |
complaints and claims On the part OF the
United States, and to provide for the speedy |
settlement of such claims, which are not adj
mitted by Her Britannia Majestys govern.
ment. the high contracting parties agree
that all the said claims, growing out OF acts
by the aforesaid vessels and
known as the Alabama
claims" shall be referred tn tribunal of
to be composed Of five arbitra-
tors, to be appointed in the following man
ner, that is to say: One shall be named bv
the President Of the United States: one
shall be named by Her Britannia Majesty:
His Majesty the King of Italy shall be re-
quested 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 one
In case of the death. absence. or incapa-
city to serve OF auy Or either OF the said ar
or. in the event OF either of the
sald arbitrators emitting or declining or
,easing to act as such. the President of the
United States. or Her Britannia Majesty. or
His Majesty the King OF Italy. or the Presi-
lent Of the Swiss Confederation. or His
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nay be, may forthwith name another per
'nn to act as arbitrator in the place and
stead Of the arbitrator orig .nally named by
such head of IL State.
And in the event of the refusal or omis-
iOn for two months after receipt of the re-
quest from either Of the high con tracing
PARTIES Of His Majesty the King of Italy. or
he President of the Swiss Confederation,
n His Majesty the Emperor Of Brazil, to |
lame an arbitrator either to I'll the original
appointment or in the place of one who may
lave died, be absent, or incapacitated, or
Who may omit, decline. or from,any cause |
ease to act as such arbitrator. His Majesty
he King of Sweden and Norway shall be
to name one or more persons, as
he case may be, TO act as such arbitrator
r arbitrators.
ARTICLE II.
The arbitrator shall meet ut Geneva.
w ilLcIldHl, dt tNe earliest cOnNeUlenC Oav |
fter they sllell have been named, and shall
roceed impartially and carefully to exam
ne and decide all questions that shall
e laid before them on the part OF the gov
of the United States and Her {
|rltannic Majesty, respectively. All CUES
ions considered by the tribunal. including {
he final award, shall be decided by a ma {
)rity of all the arbitrators. {
Each Of the high contracting parties shall {
lsO name one person to attend the tribunal !
it's agent to represent it generally in all s
latters connected with tue arbitration.
81 ARTICLE III.
The written or printed case of each of the :
wO pal ties, accompanied by the documents, {
ne official correspondence, and other evil 5
cnce on which each relies, shall be de- :
vered in duplicate to each of the arbitra
3rs and to the agent of the other party as i,
Don rs may be after the organization of the
tribunal. but within a period not exceeding q
* months from the date of the exchange !
the Publications Of this treaty.
So ARTICLE ". +
Within four months after the delivery on J
9th sides OF the written or printed case, a
lther party may, in like manner, deliver d
l duplicate to each of said arbitrators,
nd to the agent Of the other party. coun-
y case and additional documents, cor q
esp0ndence and evidence in reply to the l
ase, documents, correspondence and evil
enee 80 presented by the other party. 7
The arbitrators may: however. extend the '
me for delivering such counter case. doe.
ments, correspondence and evidence, u
hen, in their judgment, it becomes neces- II
Try, in consequence of the distance Of the t
lace from which the evidence to be pre-.
,nted is to be procured. c
If in the case submitted to the arbitrators