The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-05-25


adjacent, and in the bays, harbOrs
and creeks of the said sea coasts anC
shores Of the United States. and of ths
said Islands, without being restricted
to any distance from the shore. with
permission 70 land upon the SAID
coasts Of the United States. and of the
Islands aforesaid, for the purpose o.
drying their nets, and curing theil
fish. PrOUidsd, That in 50 doing they
do not interfere with the rights of pri-
vate property, or with the fishermen
of the United States in the peaceable
use of any part of the said coasts in
their occupancy for the same purpose
1t IS understood that the above men
toned liberty applies solely to the sea
fishery, and that the salmon and shad
fisheries, and all other fisheries in rfv-
ers and mouths of rivers, are hereby
/ reserved exclusively for fishermen OF
the United States.
ART %. II is sagreed that the places
designated by the Commissioners ap-
pointed under the first article of the
treaty between the United States and
( Great Britain, concluded at Washing
ton on the 9TH of January, 1854, uDOn
/ the coasts Of Her Britannia Majesty's
/ dOminiOns and Of the United States as
I places reserved from the common
: right of fishing under that treaty, shall
I be regarded as in like manner reserv-
ed from the common right Of fishing
under the preceding articles. In case
/ any question should arise between the
/ Governments of the United States
and of Her Britannia Majesty as to
/ the common right of fishing in places
not thus designated as reserved, it is
l agreed that a Commission shall be ap-
| pointed to designate such places, and
shall be constituted in the same man.
ner, and have the same powers, du-
/ ties, and authorities, as the Commits
sion appointed under the said first ar
( ticle OF the Treaty of the 5th of June,
/ 1854.
ART. p. 1t is agreed that for the
term of years mentioned in Article SO
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 preseryediin OIL" be-
1 ing the produce of the fisheries of the
/ United States or of the Dominion of
Canada, or of Prince Edwards Island,
shall be admitted into each country
respectively free of duty.
ART. %. Inasmuch as il is asserted
by the Government OF her Britannia
Majesty that the privilege accorded
to the citizens Of the United States,
under Article lSof this Treaty, are of
| greater value than those accorded by
Articles l9 and p of this Treaty to the
subjects of Her Britannia Majesty, and
l this assertion is not admitted by the
| Government of the United States. 1t
is further agreed that Commissioners
shall be appointed to determine, hav-
ing regard to the privileges accorded
| by the United States to the subjects of
Her Britannia Majesty as stated in
Articles IS and q of this treaty, the
amount of any compensation which,
in their opinion, ought to be paid by
the Government of the United States
to the Government OF Her Britannia
Majefty, in return for the privileges
accorded to the citizens of the United
States under Article Is of this Treaty;
that any sum of money which the
said Commissioners may so award
shall be paid by the United States
Government in a gross sum within u
months after such award shall have
been given.
ART. .. The Commissioners refer
red to in the preceding Article shall be
appointed in the following manner,
that is TO say: One Commissioned
shall be named by the President of
the U. s., one byH. b. NJ, and third
by the President and II. B. NJ. con-
jointly; and in case a third Commits
siOner shall not have been so named
within period of three months from
the date when this act shall take effect,
then the third Commissioner shall be
named by the Representative at Lon
don Of His Majesty the Emperor of
Austria, and King of Hungary. In
case of the death, absence. or inca
pacity OF any Commission, or in the
event of any Commissioner emitting
or eeasing to act, the vacancy shall
be filed in the manner herein before
provided for, making the original ap-
pOintment the period of three months
in case of each substitution being cal
culated from the date ofthe happening
of the vacancy. The Commissions
named shall meet in the City of Hall
fax, in the province of Nova Scotia,
at the earliest convenient period after
they have been respectively named,
and shall, before proceeding to any
business, make and subscribe a sol
emn declaration that they will impair
TALLY and carefully examine and de-
eide the matter referred to them to
the best Of their Judgement and ac-
cOrding to justice and equity, and such
declaration shall be entered on the
record Of their proceedings. Each Of
the high contracting Powers shall also
name one person to attend the Com
mission as his agent to represent it
generally in all matters connected
with the Commission.
ART. p. The proceedings shall be con-
Quoted in such order as the Commits
siOners appointed under Articles p &
% Of this treaty shall determine. They
shall be bound to receive such oral or
written testimony as either Govern
ment may present. If either party
shall offer oral testimony the other
party shall have the right of crOss-ex-
animation under such rules as the
Commission shall prescribe. If in the
case submitted to the Commission
either party shall have specified or al
luded to any report or document in its
own exclusive possession without an
neXing a copy, such party shall be
bound, if the other party thinks prop
er to apply for it, to furnish that par
ty with copy thereof, and eitherpar
ty may call upon the other party
through the Commissioners to pro-
duce the originals or certified copies
Of any papers adduced as evidence,
giving in each instance such reasona-
O. l. 4
may require. The case on either side
shall be closed within a period of six
months from the date of the Org8niZa-
ton of the Commission and the
Commissioners shall be requested to
give their award as soon as possible
thereafter. The aforesaid period of
six months may be extended for three
months in case a vacancy occurring
among the Commissioners under the
circumstances contemplated in Arti-
Gle % of this Treaty.
ART. p. The Commissioners shall
keep an accurate record and correct
minutes, or notes, of all their proceed
ings, with the dates thereof, and may
appoint and employ a secretary, and
any other necessary officer or officers
to assist them in the transaction Of
the business which may come before
them. Each Of the high contracting
parties shall pay its own Commissioner
and agent or counsel; all other expen-
ses shall be betrayed by the two Gov
ernments in equal portions.
ART. 26. The navigation of the
River st. Lawrence, ascending and
descending from the 45th parallel Of
north latitude, where it ceases to form
the boundary between the two cOun-
tries, from, to, and into the sea, shall
forever remain free and open for the
purpose Of commerce to the citizens Of
the United States, subject to any laws
and regulations Of Great Britain or Of
the Dominion Of Canada not incOnsis-
tent with such privilege of free navi
CATION. The navigation Of the rivers
Yuucdn, POrcupine, and Stikine, as
cending and descending from, to, and
into the sea, shall forever remain free
and open for the purpose Of commerce
to the citizens o. the United States,
subject to any laws and regulations of
either country within It's own terri
tory not inconsistent with such privi-
lege OF free navigation.
ART. q. The Government Of Her
BriJaHnic Majesty engage to urge
upon the Government Of the DOmin-
iOH Of Canada 10 secure 20 the citi-
Zens Of the United States the use Of
Waiiand 81 Lawrence and ofhe- on