Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-05-25

: lInpaTtlaiis anu caleIliiy eAdlLlLo anu ueciuc,
to the best Of their Judgment and according
to Justice and equity, all such claims as shall
/ be laid before them on the part of the Govern
ment of the United States and Her Britannia
! Majesty respectively, and such declarations
shall be ordered on the record of their pro-
ceedings.
ARTICLE XIII.
The commissioners shall then forthwith pro-
coed TO an investigation of the claims which
may be presented to them. They shall inves-
tigate and decide such claims in such order and
such manner as they may think proper, but
upon such evidence and information only as
shall be furnished by or in behalf of the re-
spective governments in support of or IN an
swer TO any claim and shall hear. II required.
one person on each side on behalf OF each
Government as counsel or agent of such gov
ernment on each and every separate claim.
majority of the commissioners shall De
sufficient for an award in each case.
The award shall DO given upon each
claim in writing and shall be signed by the
commissioners asserting to il. 1t shall be
I competent for each government to name one
person to attend the commission as its agent.
to present and support claims on its behalf,
and answer claims made upon it, and repre-
sent it generally in all matters connected with
the investigation and the decision thereof
The high contracting parties hereby engage
to consider the decision of the commissioners
claim dec ded upon by them, and to give full
effect to such decision without any objection,
evasion or delay whatsoever.
ARTICLE XIV.
Every claim shall be presented to the Com
mlssloners within six months from the day Of
their iirst meeting, unless In cases where rea-
sons for delay be established to the satistac-
ton of the Commissioners and in any such
case the period for presenting claim may be
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three months longer. The Commissioners
shall be bound to examine aud decide on every
! claim within two years from their first meet
ing. Ii shall be competent for the Commits
sioners to decide III each case whether any
claim has or has not been made, preferred and
laid before them, either wholly or to any and
what extent, according to the true intent and
meaning of this treaty.
ARTICLE XIV.
All sums of money which may be awarded by
the Commissioners on account of any claims,
shall be paid by one Government to the other,
as the case may be, within twelve months after
the date of the final award, without interest,
and without any deduction, as specified in the
treaty.
ARTICLE XVI.
| The commissioners shall keep an accurate
record and correct minutes or notes of all their
! proceedings with the dates thereof, and may
/ appoint and employ secretary and any other
necessary officer or officers to assist them in
! the transaction of the business which may
come before them. Each Government shall
pay it's own commissioner and agent or coun-
: sci. All other expenses shall be betrayed
/ equally by the two governments, in equal
moieties. The whole expenses of the COM
missoners, including the contingent expenses,
shall be paid by ratable deduction on the
amount of the sums awarded by the commits
/ sioners P,0oided 0f,cdys. That such deduc-
ton shall not exceed the rate of five per cent.
on the sums awarded.
ARTICLE XVII.
The high contracting parties engage to con-
slder the result of the proceedings of this
commission as full. perfect and final settle
ment of all such claims as are mentioned in
Article XII of this treaty on either government.
and further engage that every such claim,
whether or not the same may be presented to
the notice of, made, preferred or laid before
the said commission, shall. from and after the
conclusion of the proceedings of said COM
mission be considered aud treated as finally
settled, barred, and thenceforth inadmissible
The Fisheries.
ARTICLE XVIII.
1t is agreed by the high-contracting parties
that in addition to the liberties secured to
United States fishermen by the convention be-
tween the United States and Great Britain,
signed at London on the Goth day of October,
1918, of taking, curing or drying fish on GER
tain coasts of the British North American
Colonies, therein defined. the inhabitants of
the United States shall have, in common with
the subjects of Her Britannia Majesty, the
liberty for the term of years mentioned in
Article xxx of this treaty, to take fish of
every kind, except she'l-tish, on the sea
coast and shores, and in the bays, harbors and
| creeks of the provinces of Quebec, Nova SEQ
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Prince Edwards Island, and the several
islands thereunto adjacent without being re-
stricted to any distance from the shore, with
permission to land on said coasts and shores
and islands, and also upon the Madeline
Islands, for the purpose OF Trying their nets
and curing their fish, that in doing they do
not interfere with the rights of private pro-
perty. or with British fishermen in the peace
able use of any part of said coasts in their oc-
cupancy for the same purpose. 1t Is
understood that the above unentered liberty
applies solely to sea-tishing, and the salmon
and shad fisheries il the rivers and mouths of
rivers are thereby reserved exclusively for
British subjects.
ARTICLE XIX re,
1t is agreed by the high contracting parties
that British subjects shall have in common
with citizens of the United States, the liberty,
for the term OF wears mentioned In Article
XXXIII OF this treaty to take fish of every
kind except shell fish, on the eastern sea
coast and shores of the United States north of
the thirty-ninth parallel of north latitude,
and on the shores of the several islands there
unto adjacent. and in the bays, harbors and
creeks of said sea-shore of the United States,
and said islands, without being restricted to
any distance from the shore, with permission
to land on said coast of the United States and
of the islands aforesaid, for the purpose of
driving their nets and curing their fish: Pro
rided, That in so doing they do not interfere
with the rights of private property, or with
fishermen of the United States in the peaoeable
use OF any port of said coast, in their occu-
pancy for the same purpose. It is understood