New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-23

: that salmon and shad fisheries and all Othel
t fisheries in rivers and mouths of rivers. ar,
hereby reserved exclusively for fishermen O.
. the United States
, ARTICLE Xxx.
1t is agreed that the places designated by
!, the commissioners appointed under the first
,, article OF the treaty between the United
: States and Great Britain, concluded at Wash
lngtOn on the fifth of June, 1854 upon the
coasts OF Her Britannia Majesty dominions
and the United States as places reserved
from the common right of fishing under
that treaty, shall be regarded as in like
manner reserved from the common right OF
fishing under the preceding articles In case
any question should arise between the gov
ernments of the United States and Her
Britannia Majesty as to the common right
of fishing in places not thus designated as
reserved, it is agreed that a commission
shall be appointed to designate such places,
and shall be constituted in the same man
ner, and have the same powers, duties and
authority as the commission appointed I'M
der the said first article of the treaty of the
fifth of June, 1854.
ARTICLE XXI.
1t is agreed that, for the term of years
| mentioned in article Xxxiii OF this treaty,
fish Oil and fish of all kinds Except fish OF
the inland lakes, and of the rivers falling
into them, and except fish preserved in DILL,
bC4uS pIOuuCt VI TIC uSlltIitS VI olO
United States, or of the Dominion of Can
ada, or of Prince Edwards Island, shall be
admitted into each country, respectively,
free of duty.
ARTICLE XXI.
Inasmuch as it is asserted by the govern
ment of Her Britannia Majesty that the
! privileges accorded to the citizens of the
| United States under article xviii of this
| treaty are of greater value than those
| Had NV nptI Wv nd x~x~s Of al
| treaty to the subjects of Her Britannia
! Majesty, and this assertion is not admitted
! by the government OF the United States
| it is further agreed that commissioners shall
| be appointed to determine, having regard
| to the privileges accorded ny the United
TO the subjects of Her Britannia Majesty.
as stated in articles xix and xxi of this
I treaty, the amount OF any compensation
which, in their opinion, ought 10 be paid by
the government OF the nited States to the
government Of Her Britannia Majesty in
return for the privileges accorded TO the
citizens of the United States under article
xviii of this treaty; aud that any sum OF
money which the said commissioners may
so award shall be paid By the United States
government in gross sum within twelve
months after such award shall have been
given.
ARTICLE XIII.
The commissioners referred to in the pre-
ceding article shall be appointed in the fol
loving manner, that is to say: One commits
sioner shall be named by the President of
the United States, one by Her Britannia
Majesty, and third by the President of the
United States and Her Britannia Majesty
conformity; and in case the third commits
sioner shall not have been so named within
a period of three months from the date
when this article shall take effect, then the
third commissioner shall be named by the
representative at London of His Majesty
the Emperor of Austria and King OF Hun
gary. In case of the death, absence, or in.
capacity of any commissioner, or in the
event of any commissioner emitting or
ceasing TO act. the Tacancy shall be filled in |
the manner hereinbefore provided for max |
ing the original appointment, the period of |
three months in case of such substitution |
being calculated from the date of the happen
ing OF the vacancy.
The commissioners so named shall meet in |
the city of Halifax, in the province of Nova |
Scotia, at the earliest convenient period |
after they have been respectively named, |
and shall, before proceeding to any bust
ness, make and subscribe a solemn declara-
ton that they will impartially and care
fully examine and decide the matters re- |
terred to them to the best of their iudg- |
ment, and according to jSstice and equity;
and such declaration shall be entered on the
record of their proceedings.
Each of the high contracting parties shall
also name one person to attend the commits
sion as its agent, to represent it generally
in all matters connected with the commits
sion.
ARTICLE NXIy.
The proceedings shall be conducted in
such order as the commissioners appointed
under articles xxi and xiii of this treaty
shall determine. They shall be bound to
receive such oral or written testimony as
either government may present If either
party shall offer oral testimony, the other
party shall have the right Of cross-examina-
ton. under such rules as the commissioners
shall prescribe.
Ii in the case submitted to the commits
sioners either party shall have specified or
alluded to any report or document in its
own exclusive possession, without annex
ing a copy, such party shall be bound, if
the other party thinks proper to apply for
1t, TO furnish that party with q copy thereof;
and either party may call upon the other,
through the commissioners, to produce the
originals or certified copies of any papers
adduced as evidence, giving in each in
stance such reasonable notice as the COM
mlssiOners may require.
The case on either side shall be closed |
within period of six months from the date
of the organization of the commission, and
the commissioners shall be requested to
;
after. The aforesaid period Of six months
may be extended for three months in case
Of "a vacancy occurring among the COM
miSSiOners under the circumstances con-
templated in article XIII of this treaty.
ARTICLE XIV.
The commissioners shall keep an accurate
record and correct minutes or notes of all
their proceedings, with the dates thereof,
md may appoint and employ secretary
and any other necessary officer or officers to
assist them in the transaction of the busi-
ness which may come before them.
Each of the high contracting parties shall ,,
Jay its own commissioner and sgent or
all other expenses shall be de-
rayed by the two governments in equal :
noieties. ;
ARTICLE XVI. ;
The navigation of the river ST. Lawrence I
and descending, from the forty
18th parallel of north latitude, where it
eases to form the boundary between
he two countries, from, to, and into the G
ea, shall forever remain free and open for t
he purposes of commerce to the citizens of
he United States. subject to any laws and t
equations of Great Britain, or of the Do +
linion of Canada, not inconsistent with T
uch privilege of free navigation. t
The navigation of the rivers Yukon, Por- T.
upine and Stikine ascending and descend s
ne, from, to, and into the sea, shall forever S
emain free Ond open for the purposes of d
to the subjects of her Britannia t
iaiesty and to the citizens of the United s.
tates, subject to any laws and regulations n
either country within its own territory, c
OF inconsistent with such privilege of free p
ayigatiOn. t.
ARTICLE XVII. "
The government of Her Britannia Ma Il