New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-10


the United States. and destined for Hell
Britannia Majesty's possessions in North
| America, may be entered at the proper
customhouse and conveyed in transit, with
out the payment of duties, through the ter
ritory Of the United, States, under such
rules. regulations and conditions for the
protection of the revenue as the govern
ment of the United States may from time to
time prescribe; and under like rules, regu-
lations and conditions, goods, wares or mer-
| chandise may be conveyed in transit, with
out thespayment of duties, from such pos
sessions through the territory of the United
States for export from the said ports OF the
| 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 Majesty's 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 as
the governments of the said possessions
may from time to time prescribe; and IN
| der like rules, regulations, and conditions,
! goods, wares, or merchandise may be con-
| veyed in transit, without payment of duties,
from the United States through the said
possessions to other places in the United
States, or fore export from ports in the said
possessions.
ARTICLE xxx.
1t is agreed that for the term of years
mentioned in article xxxii of this treaty,
subjects of Her Britannia Majesty may
carry in British vessels, without payment of
duty, goods, wares, or merchandise from
one port OF place within the territory of the
United States upon the st. Lawrence, the
Great Lakes, and the rivers connecting the
same, to another port or place within the
territory of the United States as aforesaid;
provided, that portion of such transpor-
tation is made through the Dominion of
Canada by land carriage and in bond, I'M
der such rules and regulations as may be
agreed upon between the government of
Her Britannia Majesty and the government
of the United States.
Citizens of the United States may for the |
like period carry in United States vessels, |
without payment of duty, goods, wares or
merchandise from one port OF place within |
the possessions of Her Britannia Majesty in /
North America to another port or place |
within the said possessions; provided, that |
portion of such transportation is made |
through the territory of the United States
by land carriage and in bond, under such
rules and regulations as may be agreed |
upon between the government of the United |
States and the government of Her Britain
mic Majesty. /
The government of the United States
further engages not to impose any export
duties on goods, wares, or merchandise car
ried under this article through the territory |
of the United States; and Her Majestys
government engages to urge the
Parliament of the Dominion of Can
ada and the legislatures of the other
colonies not to impose any export
duties on good, wares, or merchandise
carried under this article; and the
government of the United States NAV.
in case such export duties are
imposed by the Dominion of Canada, sris-
pend, during the period that such duties
are imposed, the right OF carrying granted
under this article in favor of the subjects of
Her Britannia Majesty.
The government of the United States |
may suspend the right of carrying granted l
N favor of the subjects of Her Britannia
Majesty under this article, in case the Do
ninion of Canada should at any time de-
Drive the citizens of the United States of |
he use of the canals i'll the said Dominion |
N terms of equality with the inhabitants |
II the Dominion, as provided in article
xvii.
ARTICLE XXI.
The government of Her Britannia Ma
esty further engages to urge upon the Par | .
lament of the Dominion of Canada and the |
legislature of New Brunswick. that no ex-
'ort duty, or other duty, shall be levied on
lumber or timber of any kind cut on that !
'ortion of the American territory in the
tate of Maine watered by the river St.
ohm and its tributaries, and foated down 7
hat river to the sea, when the same is
hipped to the United States from
he Province of New Brunswick And. in e
ase any such export or other duty con- O
inues to be levied after the expiration of O
ne 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 this
realty for such period as such export or
Their duty may be levied.
ARTICLE XXI.
1t is further agreed that the provisions
nd stipulations of articles xviii to XIV of
MS treaty, Inclusive shall extend to the
olony of Newfoundland, so far as they are d
pplicable. But if the Imperial Parlia- Ii
lent, the Legislature of Newfoundland, or il
he Congress of the United States, shall d
OF embrace the colony of Newfoundland in o
leir laws enacted for carrying the forego- o
ig articles into effect, then this article Il
lau be of no effect; but the omission to N
AXE provision by law to give it effect by ! +
Their of the legislative bodies aforesaid. | Il
lall not in any way impair any other ar
cles of this treaty. c
ARTICLE XXXUI. .
The foregoing articles xviii to XIV, in ~ u
usive, and article xxx of this treaty, shall | -
Ike effect as soon as the laws required to | -
lrry them into operation shall have been | E;
sssed by the Imperial Parliament of Great u
rltain, by the Parliament of Canada, and :,
7 the Legislature of Prince Edwards | 9
land on the one hand, and by the Con- .
'css of the United States on the other. g,
leh assent having been given, the said ar ~ :,
cies shall remain IL force for the period of ~ y,
n years from the date at which they NAV O.
me into operation; and further until the u"
Iplratlon OF two years after either of the ! ID
gh contracting parties shall have given -
'tlce TO the other of it's wish to terminate
e same; each of the high contracting par A
Is being at liberty to give such notice to -
e other at the end of the said period of
years or at any time afterward. !.
ARTICLE xxxIv. en-
whereas, it was stipulated by article one tv
the treaty concluded at Washington on te
g fifteenth of June, 1876, between the ia
nlted States and Her Britannia Majesty, sp
at the line of boundary between the ter er
ories of the United States and those of tn
or Britannic Majesty, from the point on
forty ninth parallel of north latitude up 81
which it had already been ascertained, or
ould be continued westward along the to
Id parallel OF north latitude "to the mid | In
3 of the channel which separates the con- W;
tent from Vancouvers Island, and thence su
utterly, through the middle of said chan W,
and of Fuca Straits, to the Pacific
can; and whereas, the commissioners ap- i'd
inted by the two high contracting parties he
determine that portion of the boundary | gu
itch runs southerly through the middle Of tel
3 channel aforesaid, were unable to agree by