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


Britannia Maiesty's possessions in North
America, may be entered at the proper
I cnstomhouse and conveyed in transit, with
ont the payment of duties, through The ter
ritory of the United States, nnder such
rules. regulations and conditions Tor the
protection of the revenue as the govern
| ment of the United States may from time to
time prescribe; and under like rules, regn-
lations and conditions, goods, wares or mer-
cbandise may be conveyed in transit, With
| out the payment of duties, from such pos
sessions through the territory OF the United
States for export from the said ports OF the
United States.
/ It is further agreed that, for the
like period, goods, wares or merchan-
disc arriving at any of the ports OF Her
Britannia Majestys 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; ard, I'm
| 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 tie said
possessions to other places in the United
States, or for export from ports in the said
| possessions.
| ARTICLE xxx.
| It is agreed that, for the term OF years
| mentioned in article xxxiii of this treaty.
| subjects of Her Britannia Majesty may
| carry in British vessels, without payment of
| duty goods, wares or merchandise from
one port or 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 suell 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, OF
merchandise from one port or place within
the possessions OF. Her Britannia Majesty IN
North America to another port or place
within the said possessions; PROVIDED, tha5
a portion of snch transportation is made
through the territory y the United States
by land carriage AMI III bond, under such
rules and regulations as may be agreed
upon between the government of the United
States and the government OF Her 6r75an-
mic Majesty.
The government of the United States
duties on goods wares, or merchandise car
ried under this article through the territory
of the United States; and Her Majesty's
government engages to urge the
Parliament OF the Dominion of Cam
ada and the Legislatures of the, other
duties on good, wares, or merchandise
carried under this article: and the
government of the United States NAV,
in case such export sgduties are
imposed by the Dominion of Canada, sus-
pend, during the period that such duties
are imposed, the right of carrying granted
under this article in favor of the subjects of
The government of the United States
may suspend the right of carrying granted
in favor of the subjects of Her Britannia
Majesty under this article, in case the Do
minion of Canada should at any time de-
prive the citizens of the United States of
on terms OF equality With the inhabitants
of the Dominion, as provided in article
xvii.
ARTICLE XXI.
The government of Her Britannia Ma
iesty further engages to urge upon the Par
lament of tAe Dominion of Canada and the
Legislature of New Brunswick. that no ex-
port duty, or other duty, shall be levied on
lumber or timber of any kind cut on that
portion of the American territory in the
State of Maine watered by the river ST.
John and its tributaries, and floated down
that river to the sea, when the same is
shipped to the United States from
the Province of New Brunswick. And, in
case any such export or other duty con-
tinues to be levied after the expiration of
one year from the date of the exchange of
the Publications of this treaty; it is agreed
that the government of the United States
may suspend the right of carrying herein
before granted under article Xxx of this
treaty for such period as such export or
other duty may be levied.
ARTICLE xxxu.
1t is further agreed that the provisions
and stlpulatlOns of articles xviii to XIV of
this treaty, inclusive, shall extend to the
colony OF Newfoundland, so far as they are
applicable: But if the Imperial Parlia-
ment, the Legislature of Newfoundland. or
the Congress of the United States. shall
not embrace the colony of Newfoundland in
their laws enacted for carrying the forego-
ing articles into effect, then this article
shall be of no effect; but the omission to
make provision by law to give it effect, by
either of the legislative bodies aforesaid.
snail not IN any way impair any other ar
ticles of this treaty.
= ARTICLE xxxur.
The foregoing articles xviii to- XIV, in
o-AU hA eASio AN VI lllS lfeaCV. SDall.
take effect as soon as the laws required to
carry them INTO operation shall have been :
passed by the Imperial Parliament of Crest
Britain, by the Parliament of Canada, and
Dy the Legislature of Prince Edwards
Island on the one hand, and by the Con-
gross of the United States on the other.
such assent having been given, the said ar
ucIes shall remain III force for the period of
ten years from the date at which they NAV
come INTO operation; and further until the
expiration OF two years after either of the
hlgn contracting parties shall have given
notice to the other of its wish to terminate
Inc same; each OF the high contracting par
Ies beng at liberty to give such notice to
Inc other at the end of. the said period of
Ten years or at any time afterward
ARTICLE xxxIv.
Whereas, it was stipulated by article one
y the treaty concluded at Washington on
he fifteenth of June, 1916, between the
9nlted States and Her Britannia Majesty,
nat the line OF boundary between the ter
,itorles Oh the. United States and those of
Ter brltannie Majesty, from the point ON
ne Iorty-nlnth parallel of north latitude ND
2 wnlcn 1t had already been ascertained,
mould De continued westward along the
,aalu parallel OF north latitude "to the mid
ne OF the channel which separates the con-
lhelib from Fancouver's Island, and thence
oqtherly, through the middle of said chan
lei ana of tuca Straits, to the Pacific
Icean; and whereas, the commissioners ap-
pointed by the two high contracting parties
o determine that portion of the boundary
yhlch runs southerly through the middle OF
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