New Orleans Republican., 1871-09-16

the 0nlGo0 STATES. ana destined for n
Britannia Majesty's possessions in Nor.s
customhouse and conveyed in transit wR
out thopayment of duties, through the s' ~.
ritory Of the United StStes, under ,r.S s'
rules,s regulations and conditions for ~
protection of the revenue as the govsrs
ment of the United States may from Tina y
time prescribe and under like rules. re,s
lations and conditions, goods, wares or me-.
chandise may be conveyed in transit, with.
out the payment of duties, from such NJ.
sessions through the territory Of the Cn:tsS
States for export from the said ports Of tbs
United States
1t is further agreed that, for III.
like period, goods, wares or merchar'
disc arriving At any of the ports Of Hsr
Britannia Majesty's possessions in North
America, and destined for the United States
may be entered at the proper customhouss
ment Of duties, through the said possessions
under such rules and regulations, and con,
| ditiOns for the protection of the revenue "A
the governments of the said possessons
may from time to time prescribe: and. un.
der like rules, regulations, and condition,
goods, wares, or merchandise may be con.
| veyed in transit. without payment of duties
! from the United States through the saii
| possessions to other places in the United
States, or for export from ports in the said
| possessions.
ARTICLE xxx.
It ia agreed that, for the term OF vears
mentioned in article xxxiii of this treaty,
subjects of Her Britannia Majesty NAV
carry in British vessels, without pa vment 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 a portion of such transpor
tation is made through the Dominion of
Canada BY land carriage and in bond. un.
der such rules and regulations as NAV 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 or place within
the possessions of Her Britannia Majesty in
North America to another port or place
within the said possessions; provided, that
a 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
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
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 ths
government of the United States may,
ioess in case m sue such n2 export .e ca dutiss are
pend, during the period that such dutis;
are imposed, the right OF carrying granted
under this article in favor of the subjectsof Of
Her Britannia Majesty.
The government Of the United State;
may suspend the right of carrying granted
in favor Of the subjects of Her Britannic
Majesty under this article, in case the d.. 1.
prive the citizens of the United States of
the use of the canals in the said Dominion
on terms of equality with the inhabitants
Of the Dominion, as provided in article
xvii.
ARTICLE xxx1
The government of Her Britannia Ma
lesty further engages to urge upon the Par.
Lament Of the Dominion of Canada and the
Legislature of New Brunswick. that no e1.
port duty. or other duty, shall be levied on
lumber or timber of any kind cut on tina:
portion Of the American territory in the
State of Maine watered by the river st.
John and its tributaries, and doated down
that river to the sea, when the saneu
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
the ratidcations Of this treaty. it is agreed
that the government of the United States
before granted under article XXX of TIM
treaty for such period as such export Or
other duty may be levied.
ARTICLE xxxu.
It is further agreed that the provisions
and stipulatiOns Of articles xviii to xxvot
this treaty. inclusive, shall extend to the
colony of Newfoundland, SO far as they are
applicable. But if the Imperial Parla
ment. the Legislature of Newfoundland or
the Congress Of the United States. shal
not embrace the colony of Newfounland IL
ing articles into effect. then this article
shall be Of no effect; but the omissicnm to
make provision by law to give it effect. nT
either of the legislative bodies aforesaid
shall not in any way impair any other a.
ticles Of this treaty.
ARTICLE XXXuT.
The foregoing articles xviii to XIV: IN
elusive. and article XXX of this treaty. shall
take effect as soon as the laws requiredto
carry them into operation shall have been
passed by the Imperial Parliament Of Grea;
Britain. by the Parliament of Canada. ana
Dy the Legislature of Prince Edwards
Island on the one hand, and by the Con-
yrcss Of the United States on the otael
Such assent having been given, the said a.:
lcles shall remain IL force for the period ol
'en years from the date at which they MAJ
come into operation; and further until tna
EXPIRATION OF two years after either CT tas
algh contracting parties shall have gTeI
notice to the other of its wish to terminate
he same; each Of the high contraetingph
les being at liberty to give such notice
he other at the end Of the said period
EN- years or at any time afterward.
ARTICLE xxx1v
Whereas, it was stipulated by article Oh
i the treaty concluded at Washington
he fifteenth Of June, 1896 between u
nlted States and Her Britannia Malest.
nat the line Of boundary between the 1e
itOries Of the United States and those
Ter Britannia Majesty, from the point q
he fOrty-ninth parallel of north latitude
Q which it had already been ascertalnes
hould be continued westward along y
aid parallel of north latitude Ito the M
lie Of the channel which separates the coz
lnent from Vancouvers Island, and Them
through the middle of said ena
el and of Fuca Straits, to the Paci'
|cean; and whereas, the commissioners
olnted by the two high contracting palu
D determine that portion of the bounGa
'hich runs southerly through the middle
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