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

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: be- specially designatsd by ~ President y
. the United States. and destined for H.,
Britannia Majesty's possessions in Norfh
America, may be entered at the prone,
customhouse and conveyed in transit, with.
out the payment of duties, through the ter.
ritory Of the United States, under such
i rules. regulations and conditions for the
protection of the revenue as the govern.
. ment Of the United States may from time n
, time prescribe; and under like rules, repn.
lations and conditions, goods, wares or mer.
: chandise may De conveyed in transit, with.
, out the payment oil duties, from such pon
sessions through the territory of the United
, States for export from the said ports of ths
. United States.
1t is further agreed that, for the
like period, goods, wares or merchan.
, disc arriving at any of the ports of Her
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 duties, through the said possessions
under such rules and regulations, and con,
ditions for the protection of the revenue a.
the governments of the said possession
may from time to time prescribe; and nm.
der like rules, regulations, and conditions.
goods, wares, or merchandise may be con.
veyed in transit. without payment of dutiea
from the United States through the said
possessions to other places in the United
States, or for export from ports in the said
| possessions.
| - ARTICLE Xxx.
1t is agreed that, for the term of yean
mentioned in article xxxiii of this treaty
subjects OF Her Britannia Majesty ma,
carry III BRUSH vessels, without payment Of
| duty, goods, wares. or merchandise from
one port or place within the territory of tia
| United States upon the ST. Lawrence ths
| Great Lakes. and the rivers connecting m.
| same, to another port or place within tia
territory of the United States as aforesaid:
| provided, that a portion Of such transpor
| tatiOn is made through the Dominion ri
Canada by land carriag e and in bond. m.
der such rules and regulations may be
agreed upon between tue government Of
Her Britannia Majesty and the government
Of the United States. TOT
Citizens of the United States may for III.
like period carry in United States yesseIs
without payment of duty. goods, wares. q
merchandise from one port or place within
the possessions OF Her Britannia Majesty h
North America to another port or plaza
within the said possessions; provided, that
a portion Of such transportation is nah
through the territory of the United States
by land carriage and in bond, under such
rules and regulations as may lie agreed
upon between the government of the Unnd
Estates and the government Of Her Britain
hic Majesty.
The government of the United STATE.
further engages not to impose any export
fied rndef this article through the tsus;tsry
Of the United States and Her Maestys
government engages TO urge the
Parliament of the Dominion of Can.
ada and the legislatures of the other
colonies not to impose any export
carried under this article; and tie
government of the United States NAV,
In case such export duties ars
imposed by the Dominion of Canada sus
pend, during the period that such duties
are imposed. the right OF carrying granted
under this article in favor of the su6iectsa
Her Britannia Majesty.
The government of the United Statea
may suspend the right of carrying granted
in favor Of the subjects of Her Britanni
Majesty under this Article. in case the d.
aNiAi0n OF Canada should at any time de-
Prlve the citizens of the United States Of
the use Of the canals in tie said Dominion
on terms Of equality with the inhabitants
OF the Dominion, as provided in article
xvii
ARTICLE XXx1
The government Of Her Britannia M
!esty 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 its tributaries, and hoated down
nat river to the sea. when the same is
hipped to the United States from
he Province of New Brunswick. And, in
'ase any such export or other duty con.
inues to be levied after the expiration Of
me year from the date of the exchange OF
he notifications of this treaty. it is agreed
hat the government of the United States
nay suspend the right of carrying herein
'efore granted under article xxx of thh
reaty for such period as such export Or
Their duty may be Levied.
ARTICLE XXxH
1t is further agreed that the provision
nd stipulations of articles xviii to xxvd
bis treaty. inclusive. shall extend. to tn
olony of Newfoundland, so far as they ar
pplicable. But if the Imperial Parll
tent, the Legislature of Newfoundland Or
le Congress Of the United States, shall
OF embrace the colony of NEWFOUNDLAND
leiG laws enacted for carrying the foregr
e articles into effect. then this artih
hall be of NO effect; but the omissions
lake provision by law to give it effectt
ther of the legislative bodies aforesaa
lau not IN any way impair any other&
cles OF this treaty.
ARTICLE xxxu.
The foregoing articles xviii to XVII
usive, and article Xxx of this treaty, shI
Ike effect as soon a. the laws requiredn
airy them into operation shall have bee
assed by the Imperial Parliament of Grt
rltain, by the Parliament Of Canada, AZ
: the Legislature of Prince Edward
land on the one hand, and by the Con
rCss Of the United States on the othE
UGH assent having been given, the said
cles shall remain in force for the periodd
n years from the date at which they MAJ
'me into operation; and further until th
xplration of two years after either Of TIE
igh contracting parties shall have gwen
Dtlce to the other of its wish to terminate
lie same; each of the high contracting pr
es being at liberty to give such notice
e other at the end of the said periodic
n years or at any time afterward.
ARTICLE xxXIv.
Whereas, it was stipulated by article o1s
the treaty concluded at Washington o.
e fifteenth of June, 1876, between tn
nlted States and Her Britannia Majesn
at the line of boundary between the Ter
tories OF the United States and those
er Britannia Majesty, from the point %
G forty ninth parable. of north latitudeT
which it had already been ascertainS
ould be continued cwestward along ts
III parallel Of north latitude ito the NV
OF the channel which separates the coz
rent from Nancouver's Island and thene
utterly, through the middle of said Cha.
l AMI OF Fuoa Straits, to the Pae.s
:eah; and whereas, the commissioners
lnted by the two high contracting paI.r