New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-08-31
OFFICIAL.
TREATIES AND PROCLAMATION

TREATIES AND fhOOAAANAAAAV
A PROCLAMATION by the President of
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, oundary-Coneluded
May 8, 1871; ratifcations exchanged June
17,.lSl; proclaimed July 4, 1871.
Whereas, a 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
plenipotentiarfes 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 a joint high commission
and plenipotentiaries, Hamilton Fish,
Secretary of State; Robert Cum
ming Schenck, envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary to Great Brit.
ain; Samuel Nelson. an Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court of the United States;
Ebenezer lockwood Hoar, of Massachusetts,;
and George Henry Williams, of Oregon;
and Her Britanic Majesty, on her part, has
appointed as her high commissioners and
the Right Honorable
George Frederick Samuel, Earl de Grey and
Earl of Ripon, Viscount Goderich, Baron
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Kingdom. Lord President Of Her Majesty's
Most Honorable Privy Council, Knight of
the Most Noble Order of the Garter, ETC.,
etc.; the Right Honorable Sir Stafford Henry
Northcote, Baronet, one Of Her Majestys
Most Honorable Privy Council, q 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, a member of Her Males
tvs Privy Council for Canada, and Minister
of Justice and Attorney General of Her
Dominion of Canada; and Noun
tague Bernard, Esquire, Chichele Professor
of international law in the University of
Oxford. l.
And the said plenipotentiaries, 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
ticles: ls
ARTICLE L.
WHEREAS, Differences have arisen be-
tween the government of the United States
and the government of Her Britannia Ma
esty, and still exist, growing out of the acts
by the several vessels which have
given rise to the claims .generically known
"a the alabama claims;"
And whereas, Her Britannia Majesty has
her high commissioners and
Dlenipotentiaries to express, in friendly
spirit, the regret felt by Her Majesty's gov
ernment for the escape, under whatever cir
of the Alabama and other YES
,els from British ports, and for the depreda-
ions 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
nitted by Her Britannia Majesty's govern
nent, the high contracting parties agree
hat all the said claims, growing out of acts
committed by the aforesaid vessels and
known as the alabama
,laims," shall be referred to tribunal of
arbitration to be composed of five arbitra-
,ors, to be appointed in the following man
Ter, that is to say: One shall be named by
he President of the United States; one
hall be named by Her Britannia Majesty;
His Majesty the King of Italy shall be re- re-
luested to name one; the President of the
swiss Confederation shall be requested to
lame one; and His Majesty the Emperor OF
Brazil shall be requested to name one.
In case of the death, absence, or incapa-
,ity to serve of any or either of the said ar
or, in the event of either of the
aid arbitrator emitting or declining or
easing 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, or His
Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, as the case
nay be, may forthwith name another per-
on to act as arbitrator in the place and
tead of the arbitrator originally named by
UGH head of State.
And in the event of the refusal or omis-
ion for tive months after receipt of the re-
uest from either of the high contracting
'arties of His Majesty the King of Italy, or
he President of the Swiss Confederation,
T His Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, to
ame an arbitrator either to fill the original
ppointment or in the place of one who may
ave died, be absent, or incapacitated, or
7ho 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 arbitrators.
ARTICLE II.
The arbitrator shall meet at Geneva,
at 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
q laid before them on the part of the gov
rnments of the United States and Her
Britannia Majesty, respectively. All 9ues-
ions considered by the tribunal, including
he final award, shall be decided by ma
ority 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,
he official correspondence, and other evil |
ence on which each relies, shall be de- |
vered in duplicate to each of the arbitra- |
DIS and to the agent of the other party as |
DON as may be after the organization of the |
tribunal, but within period not exceeding |
TX months from the date of the exchange |
the Publications of this treaty.
ARTICLE ~. |
Within four months after the delivery on |
9th sides of the written or printed case, !
ither party may, in like manner, deliver |
1 duplicate to each of said arbitrators, |
nd to the agent of the other party, coun- |
or case and additional documents, cor |
espondence and evidence in reply to the |
ase, documents, correspondence and evil |
ence 80 presented by the other party. |
The arbitrators may, however, extend the |
me for delivering such counter case, doc |
ments, correspondence and evidence, |
vhen, in their Judgment, it becomes neces- |