The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-05-12

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ARTICLE II. The high contracting par
ties engage TO consider the result Of th,
proceedings Of the tribunal of arbitration
and Of the board of assessors, shoulC
such board be appointed, a full, perGec
and final settlement Of all claims hereiI
before referred to and further engag,
every such claim, whether the same maN
or may not have been presented 10 thei
notice or made, preferred or laid bGlOrC
the tribunal or board, shall, from and af
ter the conclusion OF the proceedings o
the tribunal or board, be considered and
treated as finally settled, barred, aud
hGncGlOrth inadmissablc.
CLAIMS OF BRITISH SUBJECTS,
ARTICLE 12 provides for the appoint
ment Of commissioners for the selllemen
OF other claims Of citizens of the United
States and the claims Of subjects Of Hel
BriLanic Majesty, TO meet at Washington
ut the earliest convenient moment aiiel
the appointment.
ARTICLE 10 provides the manner in
which claims shall be settled, &c.
ARTICLES IA, 10, 10, and II provides fol
the payment Of such claims and expenses
Of the Commission.
THE FISHERIES.
ARTICLE IS. Its agreed by tho higl
contracting parties that in addition to the
liberty secured to the United States fish
Grmcn' by the convention between the
United States and Great Britain, signed
at London on the Goth day of October
1878, of taking, curing, or drying fish OF
certain coasts Of the British North Amer.
lean Colonies, therein defined, the inhabi
tants of the United States shall have ID
common with the subjects Of Her Britain
mic Majesty the liberty for u term Of year.
mentioned In article 90 of this treaty, tC
take fish Of every kind, except shell fish
on the sea coasts and shores, and in the
bays, harbOrs and creeks of the Provinces
Of Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick
and the Colony Of Prince Edwards Is
land, aud Of several islands thereuntO adj
jaCent, without being restricted to any
distance from the shore, with permission
to land upon said coasts and shores and
islands, also upon Magdalinc Island, fol
the purpose Of drying their nets and cur
ing their fish: prOrhicd, thut in so doing
they do not Interfere with the rights o
private property or with British fishermen
In pcaceablc use Of any part Of said coast
In their occupancy for the same purpose
ARTICLE 10. 1t Is agreed by the high
contracting parties that British subjects
shall have In common with those Of the
United States, liberty to take fish Of every
kind, except shell fish, on the eastern sea
cOast, and shores Of the United States
north Of 3Oth parallel Of north latitude
and the shores OF the several islands nd
jaCcnl, and in the bays, harbOrs and
creeks CT said sea CUasts and shores of the
United States and said islands, without
being restricted 10 any distance from the
shore, with the provisO 10 land upon said
cOasts for the purpose Of drying theil
nets and curing their fish; pr0Uidei, thai
in so doing they do not interfere with the
right oI private property, or with the
fishermen Of the United States. II Is I'M.
derstOOd that the above mentioned liberty
applies solely TO sea fishing, and that the
salmon and shad fisheries, and all other
fisheries in the rivers and mouths OF rivers
are hereby reserved exclusively for the
fishermen Of the United States.
ARTICLE 90. Its agreed that the places
designated by the Commissioners appoint.
ed under the first article Of the trealy be.
teen the United States and Great Britain
and concluded at Washington on the 9TH
Of January, 1854 upon the coasts Of her
Britanic Majesty's Dominions and of the
United States, as places reserved from
common right fishing under that treaty
shall be regarded us In like manner re-.
served from common right Of fishing un'
der the preceding articles.
ARTICLE 81. 1t Is agreed that for O
term Of years, mentioned In article 33 o.
this treaty, that fish oil and fish ol all kind:
except fish of inland lakes and of river:
falling into them and except fish preserved
in oil, being produce Of fish in the United
States or Of the Dominion Of Canada OF
Prince Edwards Islands shall be admit
ted into each country respectively Tree OI
duty.
ARTICLES 90, 23, "a and 95 provide fol
the appointment Of commissioners TO de.
tOrminc the compensation to be paid by
the Government Of the United States
for the privileges accorded 10 the
citizens Of the United States by
Her Brltanic Majesty greater in value
than .tllOse accorded In return. The
commissioners TO meet at Halifax, Nova
Scotia, Mt the earliest convenient period
after appointment.
ARTICLE 20. The navigation Of the
River st. Lawrence, ascending and de.
sCending, from the 4jth parallel of the
north latitude to where 1t crosses, to form
the boundary between the two countries,
from, to and into the sea,shall forever re.
main free and open for the purposes OI
commerce TO the citizens of the United
States, subject to any laws and regulations
of great Britain and of the Dominion of
Canada, not inconsistent with such privi.
lege OF free navigation. The navigation
Of the rivers Yucan, Porcupine and Sti.
kline, ascending and descending, from, to
and into the sea, shall forever remain open
for the purposes of commence 10 the citi.
zens Of the United States, subject TO any
laws and regulations Of either country
within It's own territory, not Inconsistent
with such privilege of Tree navigation.
ARTICLE 81. The government Of Her
Britanlc Majesty engage to urge upon the
government Of the Dominion OF Canada to
secure to citizens OF the United States the
use Of the Welland, st. Lawrence, and
other canals in the Dominion, on terms Of
equality with the inhabitants Of the Do.
minion; and the government of the
United States engage that the subjects oI
Her Britanic Majesty shall enjoy the use Of
the st. Clair Flats Canal on terms Of equal.
ity with the inhabitants Of the Dominion
and further engagetO urge upon the State
governments 10 secure n the subjects of
Her Britanic Majesty the use Of the sev.
eral State canals connected with the nay.
igation of the lakes or rivers traversed by
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