Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1873-05-16

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of Oregon; and her Britannia Majesty, on
her part, has appointed as her High Com
missioners and Plenipotentiarles, the Right
Honorable George Frederick Samuel Earl
de Grey and Earl of Ripon, Viscount Code
rich, Baron Grantham, Baronet, n Peer
Of the United Kingdom, Lord President Of
her Majesty's Most HONORABLE Privy Coun-
Gill; Knight Of the Most Noble Order Of tho
Garter, etc., etc. tho Right Honorable Sir
Stafford Henry Northcote, Baronet, one of
her Maiesty's Most Honorable Privy CoUn-
Gil, Member of Parliament, u Companion
Of the Most HONORABLE Order of the Bath,
etc, etc. Sir Edward Thornton, Knight
Commander of the Most Honorable Order
of she Bath, her Majesty's Envoy ExtraOr-
binary and Minister Plenipotentmy to the
United States of America; Sill John Alex
ander Macdonald, Knight Commander of the
Most Honorable Order Of the Bath. menu
Der Of her Majcsty's Privy Council for Cana
da, and Minister of Justice and Attorney
General other Majesty's Dominion of Cana
da and Montague Bernard, Esquire, Chi
chele Professor of International Law in the
University of Oxford.
And tho said plenpotentiaries, after hav-
ing exchanged their full powers, which were
found to bo in due and proper form. have
agreed to and concluded the following arti-
Giles -
ART. 1. Whereas differences have arisen
bNeNtNh NilN SVNtlh vi lut Ouiltu DAblCs
and the government of her Britannia Majes-
ty and still exist, growing out of the acts
committed by the several vessels which have
given rise to the claims generically known rs
| the " Alabama claims:"
And whereas her Britannia Majesty has
authorized her high commissioners and plen-
| ipotentiaries to express, in Friendly spirit
the regret felt by her Maestys government
for the escape, under whatever Circumstance
| es, of the Alabama and other vesseles from
| British ports, and for the depredations COM
| mitted 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
admitted by her Britannia Majesty's govern
ment the high contracting parties agree that
all the said clains, growing out of acts COM
mittcd by the aforesaid vessels, and genera
cally known us the Alabama claimsn shall
be referred to II tribunal of arbitration to be
| composed of five arbtratorS. to be appointed
| in the following manner, that is to say One
1 shall be named by the President of the Unit
cd States one shall DO named by her Britain
mic Majesty; his Majesty the King Of Italy
| shall he requested to name one; the Presi-
| dent of the Swiss Confederation shall he
| requested to name one; and his Majesty the
Emperor of Brazil shall be requested to name
| one.
IN case OF lit tltlll, absence, or lnCNDlcllN
| to serve of any or either Of the said arbitra-
tors, or, in the event of either of the said
arbitrators emitting or declining or ceasing
| to act us SUCH the President of the United
| States, or her Britannia Majesty, or his Ma
jcsty the King of Italy, or the President of
the Swiss Confederation, or his Majesty the
Emperor Of Brazil rs the case may be, may
| forthwith name another person TO act as
arbitrator in the place and stead of the arbi-
traitor originally named by such head of u
| state.
And in the event of the refusal or omission
for two months after receipt of the request
from either of the high contracting parties OF
his Majesty the King of Italy or the President
| of the Swiss Confederation, or his Majesty
the Emperor of Brazil, to name an arbitrator
either to fill the original appointment or in
the place of one who may have died, he alb
| sent. or inCapacitatcd, or who may omit
| decline or from any cause cease to act us
such arbitrator, his Majesty the King oil
Sweden and Norway shall be requested to
name one or more persons, rs the case may
be, to aCi us such arbitrator or arbitrators.
ART. H. The arbltrators shall meet at
Geneva, in Switzerland, mt the earliest con
venient day after they shall have been nam.
| ed, and shall proceed impartially and care
| fully to examine and decide all questions
that shall be laid before them on the part oil
the governments of the United States and
| HcG DIllanUlC respectively. All QUes
tions considered by the tribunal, including
the final award, shall be decided by major.
ity of all the arbitrator.
Each of the high contracting parties shall
also name one person to attend the tribunal
rs its agent to represent it generally in al
matters connected with the arbitration.
ART Ill. The written or printed case o
each of the two parties, accompanied by the
documents, the official correspondence, anC
other evidence on which each relies, shall
be delivered in duplicate to each of the ar
bitratOrs and to the agent Of the ether party
as soon rs may he after the organization o.
the tribunal, but within Il period not exceed.
ing six months from the date Of the exchange
of the notifications of this treaty.
ART. ". Within four months after the
delivery on both sides eft written or print
ed case, either party may, in like manner
deliver in duplicate to each of the said arb
traitors, and to the agent of the other party
q counter case and additional documents
correspondence, and evidence, in reply ia
the case. documents, correspondence, and
evidence so presented by the ether party
The arbitrators may, however, extend The
time for delivering such counter case, docu
mcnts, correspondence, and evidence, when
in their Judgment, it becomes necessary, II
consequence of the distance of the place from
which the evidence to he presented is TO b,
procured.
II III inc CASE Nllilllilttl ~ TIC ~ DlI albli
either party shall have specified or allude,
to any report or document in its own cXclu
sve possession without anneNing = copy, sucl
party shall be bound, If the other party think
proper to apply for it. to furnish that part!
with u copy thereof; and either party ma.
call upon the other through the arbitratorS
to produce the originals or certified copies o
any papers dluccd rs evidence, giving il
each instance such reasonable notice as tn,
arbitrator may require.
ART. Y. 1t shall be the duty of the agcn
of each party, within two months after TIN
| expiration of the time limited for the deliver
of the counter case Oh both sides. 10 deliYc
, in duplicate to each Of the said arbitrator
and to the agent oi the other party u writer
or printed argument showing the points an,
: referring to the evidence upon which hi
government relies; and the nrbitratOrs may
. if they desire furthvr calculation with rcgar
to any point, require II written or printed
J statement or Argument or oral argument b.
counsel upon il; bat in such case the Othe
party shall be entitled to reply either orall
. or in writing. rs the case may be.
ART VI. In deciding the matters sub
mitted to the arbilraturs, they shall he gov
% ernCd by tho following three rules, whic
are agreed upon by the high contracting
parties rs rules to be taken sa applicable t.
q the case, and by such principles Of interna
tlOnal law not inconsistent herewith rs tn
afDltflOfS Slllll VtlcIlnlne 10 nave DtcH ull
, plicablc to the case.
RULES. A neutral government is bound
First to use due diligence to prevent tn
! fitting ont, arming, or cquipping, within 1t
jurisdiction, of any vessel which it has rea
! sonablc ground TO believe is intended t
cruise or to carry on war against powe
. with which it is mt peace and also to us
! like diligence to prevent the departure fror
its jurisdiction of any vessel intended
cruise or to carry on war rs above, such YES
sci having been specially adapted, in Who'll
t or in part within such jurisdiction, to wal
like use.
Secondly, not to permit or suffer eithe
I bellgerent to make use of its ports or water
t "a the base of naval operations against tn
g other, or for the purpose Of the renewal Q
augmentation OF miltarY supplies or arms, G
i the recruitment of men.
Thirdly, to exercise due diligence in il
I own ports and waters, and, rs TO all person
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