New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-09-05
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TREATIES AND PRocLAMAr1oNs

the United of America. Treaty between
the United States and Great Britain
Claims, fisheries, navigation of the st.
Lawrence, etc., American lumber ON the
river st. John, b0undary-Concluded
May 3, 1871; notifications exchanged June
IL, 1871; proclaimed July 4, 1871.
Whereas, treaty between the United
States of America and Her Majesty the
Queen of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, concerning the settle
ment of all causes of difference between the
two countries, was concluded and signed at
Washington by the high commissioners and
Observation-Disclosures of the respective govern
ments on the eight day of May last; which
treaty is, word for word, as follows:
The United States of America and Her
Britannia Majesty. being DESTROYS to pro-
vide for an amicable settlement of all
causes of difference between the two coun-
tries, have for that purpose appointed their
respective plenipotentiaries, that is to
say: the President of the United
States has appointed, on the part
of the United States, as commission
ers in joint high commission
and plenipotentiaries, Hamilton Fish,
Secretary of State Robert Cum
ming Schenck, envoy extraordinary
ana minister plenipotentiary to Great Brit
ain; Samuel Nelson. an Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court of the United States;
EbeneZer Rockw God Hoar, of Massachusetts,;
and George Henry Williams, OF Oregon;
and Her Britanic Majesty, on her part, has
appointed as her high commissioners and
Observation-Disclosures, the Right Honorable
George Frederick Samuel, Earl de Grey and
Earl of Ripon, Viscount Goderfch, Baron
Grantham, Baronet, a peer of the United
Kingdom. Lord President of Her Maiesty's
Most Honorable Privy Council, Knight of
the Most Noble Order of the Garter, etc,
etc.; the Right Honorable Sir Stafford Henry
Northeote, Baronet, one of Her Majesty's
Most Honorable Privy Council, member of
Parliament. Companion of the Most Hon
orable Order of the Bath, etc., ETC.; Sir Ed
ward Thornton, Knight Commander of the
Most Honorable Order of the Bath Her
Majesty's envoy extraordinary and minis
ter plenipotentiary to the United States of
America; Sir John Alexander Macdonald,
knight Commander of the Most Honorable
Order of the Bath, member of Her Males
tvs Puvy Council for Canada, and Minister
of Justice and Attorney General of Her
Majesty's Dominion of Canada; and Noun
tague Bernard, Esquire, Chichele Professor
of international law in the University of
Oxford.
And the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. after hav-
ing exchanged their full powers which were
found to be in due and proper form, have
agreed to and concluded the following ar
dcles:
ARTICLE I.
WHEREAS, Differences have arisen be-
tween the government of the United States
and the government of Her Britannia Ma
jesty, and still exist, growing out of the acts
committed by the several vessels which have
given rise to the claims generioally known
as the Alabama claims:"
And whereas, Her Britannia Majesty has
authorized her high commissioners and
plenipotentiaries to express, in a friendly
spirit, the regret felt by Her Majesty's gov
eminent for the escape, under whatever cir
of the Alabama and other YES
sells from British ports and for the depreda-
tions committed by those vessels:
Now, in order to remove and adjust all
complaints and claims on. the part of the
United States, and to provide for the speedy
settlement of such claims, which are not adj !
mitted by Her Britannia Majesty's govern
ment, the high contracting parties agree !
that all the said claims, growing out of acts |
by the aforesaid vessels and |
generically known as the alabama |
Claims" shall be referred to a tribunal of |
Arbitration to be composed of five arbitra- |
tors, to be appointed in the following man. |
ner, that is to say: One shall be named by |
the President of the United States: one |
shall be named by Her Britannia Majesty; |
His Majesty the King of Italy shall be re- |
1uested to name one; the President of the |
Swiss Confederation shall be requested to |
name one; and His Majesty the Emperor OF
Brazil shall be requested TO name one.
In case Of the death, absence, or incapa-
oity to serve of any or either of the said ar
or, in the event of either of the |
said arbitrators emitting or declining or |
leasing to act as such, the President of, the |
United States, or Her Britannia Majesty, or
His Majesty the King of Italy or the Presi-
lent of the Swiss Confederation, OF His |
Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, as the case
nay be, may forthwith name another per-
ION to act as arbitrator in the place and
tead of the arbitrator originally named by
uch head of a State.
And in the event of the refusal or omis-
ion for two months after receipt of the re-
Iuest from either of the high contracting
,arties of His Majesty the King of Italy, or
he President of the Swiss Confederation.
IT His Majesty the Emperor of Brazil to
lame an arbitrator either to I'll the original
appointment or in the place of one who may
ave died, be absent, or incapacitated, or
Who may omit, decline, or from any cause
ease to act as such arbitrator, His Majesty |
he King of Sweden and Norway shall be
to name one or more persons, as
he case may be, to act as such arbitrator
r arbitrator.
ARTICLE II.
The arbitrators shall meet at Geneva,
ct the earliest convenient day
fter they shall have been named and shall
roceed impartially and carefully to exam
ne and decide all questions that shall
re laid before them on the part of the gov
of the United States and Her
Britannia Majesty, respectively. All ques-
ions considered by the tribunal, including
be final award, shall be decided by ma
1rity of all the arbitrators.
Each of the high contracting parties shall
lso name one person to attend the tribunal
S its agent to represent it generally in all
latters connected with the arbitration.
ARTICLE III.
The written or printed case of each of the
wo parties, accompanied by the documents,
ne official correspondence, and other evil
ence on which each relies, shall be de-
vered in duplicate to each of the arbitra-
ors and TO the agent of The other party as 2
BON as may be after the organization Of the
tribunal, but within period not exceeding
* months from the date Of the exchange
the ratlheatlQns Of this treaty.
ARTICLE ". IL
Within four months after the delivery on
9th sides of the written or printed case.
Ither party may, in like manner. deliver /
/ duplicate to each Of said arbitrators.
nd to the agent of the other party. eoun-
n case and additional documents. cor |
espOndence and evidence in reply to the
ase, documents, correspondence and evil
ence SO presented by the other party.
The arbitrators may, however, extend the
me for delivering such counter case, doc
ments, correspondence and evidence. ,
hen, in their judgment, it becomes neces,
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