Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-01-06

of Canada suspend, during the period that such du
ties imposed the right of carrying granted unde
this article in favor of the subjects of her Britannia
Majesty.
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 tht
Dominion of Canada should at any time deprive tht
citizens OF the United States of the OF the canals
the said Dominion terms of equality with the IN
habtants of the Dominion, ss provided IN article
XVII.
ARTICLE XXI.
| The Government of her Britannia Majesty further
engages to urge upon the Parliament ofth Dominion
of Canada and the Legislature of New Brunswick, tina
export duty, other duty shall be levied on lum
Der timber of any kind cut that portion OF the
American territory in the State of Maine watered by
the river St John and its tributaries and oaed dowT
that river to the sea- when the same is shipped tc
the United States from the Province of New Bruins
| wick. And, in case any such export or other duty
continues TO be levied after the expiration of one year
from the date of the exchange of the rafcatiOns Of
this treaty it is agreed that the Government of the
United States may suspend the right of carrying
hereinbeore granted under article XXX of this treaty
for such period such export or other duty may be
| levied.
! ARTICLE XXXII.
1. further agreed that the provisions and stpula
tons OF articles XVIII to XIV of this treaty. inclusive
shall extend to the Colony of Newfoundland, far as
they applicable But if the Imperial Parliament,
| 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
foregoing articles into effect then this article shall be
|
law to give effect by either Of the legislative bodies
aforesaid shall not in any way impair any other arti-
| cles of this treaty.
ARTICLE XXXIH.
The foregoing articles VIII to XIV inclusive and
article xxx of this treaty, shall take effect as soon as
the laws required carry them into operation shall
have been passed b the Imperir Parliament of Great
Britain by the Parliament of Canada, and by the Leg
islature of Prince Edwards Island the one hand,
by the Congress the United States on the other
Such assent having been given the said articles shall
remain in force for the period of ten years from the
date at which they may come into operation; and fur
Their until the expiration Of two years after either of
the high contracting parties shall have given notice to
the other OF its wish to terminate the same; each of
the high contracting parties being at liberty to give
such notice to the Other at the end of the said period
| of ten years or at any time afterward.
ARTICLE XXXIY.
Whereas 1t was stipulated by article of the treaty
concluded at Washington the 18th OF June, 1S46,
Between the United States and her Britannia Majesty
that the line of boundary between the territories Of
the United States and of her Britannia Majesty
from the point of the forty ninth parallel of north la
tude up to which it had already been ascertained,
should be continued westward along the said parallel
of north latitude Ito tine middle of the channel which
separates the continent from Yancouvers Island and
thence southery through the middle of the said
mel and of F-ca Strata, to the Pacific ocean, and
whereas the commissioners appointed by the two
high contracting parties TO determine that portion of
the boundary which southerly through the mid
die of the channel unable to agree upon
the same; and whereas the Government of her Brit
annie Majesty claims that such boundary line should
under the terms of the treaty above rected, be
through the Rosario Straits, and the Government of
the United States claims that should be through
the Canal de Haro it is agreed that the respective
claims of the Government of the United States and of
the Government of her Britannia Majesty shall be
submitted to the arbitration and award of his Majes
ty the Emperor of Germany, who, having regard to
the above mentioned article of the said treaty shall
decide thereupon finally and without appeal, which
of those claims is in accordance with the true
Interpretation Of the treaty of June 10, 1896
ARTICLE XXXY.
The award of his M,jesty the Emperor of Germany
shall be considered absolutely final and conclusive;
and full effect shall be given to such award without
any objection, evasion, delay whatsoever. Such de-
cison shall be given in writing and dated; it shall be
in whatsoever form his Majesty may choose to adopt;
it shall be delivered to the representatives other
public agents of the United States and of Great Brit
ain respectively who may be actually at Berlin, and
shall be considered operative from the day of the
date of the delivery thereof
ARTICLE XXXYI
The written or printed case of each of the two par
ties accompanied by the evidence offered in support
of the same shall be laid before his Majesty the En-
peror of Germany within six months from the date of
the exchange of the Publications of this treaty. and
copy of such and evidence shall be communicate
ed by each party to the other through their respective
representatives at Berlin.
The high contracting parties may include in the evil
dence to be considered by the arbitrator such docu
ments, official correspondence, and other official
refer
they may consider necessary to the support of
their respective cases.
After the written or printed case shall have been
communicated by each party to the other each party
shall have the power of drawing up and laying before
the arbitrator second and nitiye statement, if it
think fit to do in reply to the case of the other par
ty communicated which dehnitive statement snail
be laid before the arbitrator and also be mutually
communicated in the same aforesaid, by
each party to the other within six months from the
date of laying the first statement OF the case before
the arbitrator.
ARTICLE XXXVu.
party shall specify aude to any report document
in its own exclusive possession without anneIng a
copy such party shall be bound, if the other party
thinks proper to apply for it. to furnish that party
with copy thereof and either party may call upon
the other through the arbitrator to produce the orig
mails certified copies Of any papers sdduced evil
dence giving in instance such reasonable notice
the arbitrator may require And if the arbitrator
should desire further calculation evidence with
gard to any point contained in the statements laid be-
fore him, he shall be at liberty to require 1t from
either party, and he shAll be at liberty hear
counsel agent for each party, in relation to any
matter and at such time and in such manner, as he
may think tit.
ARTICLE XXXVI1.
The representatives or other public agents Of the
United States and of Great Britain at Berlin respect
lively shall be considered the agents of their
spective Governments to conduct their before
the arbitrator who shall be requested to address all
his communications and give all his notices to such
representatives other public agents, who shall rep
resent their respective Governments, generally in all
matters connected with the arbitration.
ARTICLE xxx.
1t shall be competent to the arbitrator to proceed in
the said arbitration and all matters relating thereto
as and when he shall see fit. either in person. by
person persons named by him for that purpose
either in the presence absence Of either both
agents. and either orally or by written discussion
otherwise
ARTICLE XII.
The arbitrator may, if he think fit, appoint secre
tary or clerk for the purposes of the proposed arb
tration at such rate of Grafton he shall think
proper. This aud all other expenses of and connect
ed with the said arbitration, shall be provided for
hereinafter stipulated.
ARTICLE XII.
The arbitrator shall be requested to deliver togeth
er with his award account of all the costs and
penses which he may have been put to in relation to
this matter, which shall forthwith be repaid by the
two Governments in equal moieties.
ARTICLE XIII.
The arbitrator shall be requested to give his award
in writing early convenient after the whole
each side shall have been laid before him. and to
deliver copy thereof to each of the said agents.
ARTICLE XLIu.
The present treaty shall be duly ratified by the Pres
dent of the United States of America by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate thereof and by her
Britannia Majesty and the Publications shall be
changed either at Washington at London within
siz months from the date hereo& or earlier, posi-
BILE.
In faith whereof we, the respective plenpotentia-
ries have signed this treaty and have hereunto affixed
seals.
Done in duplicate at Washington the eighth day Of
May in the year of Lord one thousand eight hun
bred and seventy-one.
L. 81 HAMILTON FISH.
IL. 81 ROBT. C. SCHENCK.
L. ST. SAMUEL NELSON.
L. ST EBENEZER LOCKWOOD HOAR.
IL. 81 GEO. H. WILLIAMS.
IL. 81 DEGREY & RIPON.
IL. ST. STAFFORD II. NORTHC0TE.
L.. 81 EDWD. THORNTON.
IL. ST. JOHN A. MACDONALD.
IL. ST. MONTAGUE BERNARD.
And whereas the said treaty has been duly ratified
both parts and the respective notifications of the
exchanged in the city of London, the
seventeenth day of june 1871, by Robert Schenck,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenpotentiary of
the United States, and Earl Granville her Maestys