New-York tribune., 1873-07-02
TIE FISHERY QUESTION

THE FISHERY QUESTlON.
! PRocI ,uaTioS BY THE PRRsIDENT-PAssAGE OF
THE NECESSARY LEGISLATION TO CARRY OUT
TIKI FISHERY CLAUSES or THR TREATY or WASH
rNGroN-ARTICLEs is 10 25 AND ARTICLE ~ NO"
n FORCE
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The President to-day
issued the following
BIZ ne President Of ne UHted STATES OF A"'cr'e"' n
! Wbe-sGs. By the XXXIIId Article Of a treaty con
cIuded al Washington The eighth day OF May 1871
between the United states and ner brtannc hYesy5
vas provided that Articles XVIII 70 XIV. inclusive,
I ana Article XXX. OF this treaty shau take ene1t a.
soon as required 70 carry them INTO opefato
shall have been passed by the Imperial Ia h tS m
Legislature Of Prince Edwards Island on The Que hand
aud by Congress OF the Cuiied states on e otDeI
whereas By the nrSt section " al act entitled An
carry into eject the PROVISIONS oi te sas d M n
the city Washington the eighth day oil MaN, lsI'
relating 10 the fisheries, It. s provided that whenever
49,, prent ~ fbe United states shall receive satisfac
tory evidence the Imperial Parliament OF rIet
T}an the Parliament OF Canada. and the Legislature
OF Prince Edwards Isnud have passed laws on thsr
part TO full effect tu the provisions OF ne ueatl
between the United States aud Great Britain, signed AZ
the CITY OF Washington the eighth day uf NAV, ISL
a. contained III Articles xviii 70 AAFr ncIus,its
And Article xxx or said Treaty, he is hereby author
zed 70 proclamation declaring that be Dh s'e
Whsreas The Secretary Of state OF the United States
ana Her Britaumc MIjestys Envoy Extraordinary ana
Minister PleuipOentlary Washington have rerothed
iu protocol conference held by rnem at the peptrl
meut of state Washington, On the seventh day OF
Z lime 1875. in the following language
hsAd Warrington on ~ ie'1''N hf o.
Jun. Is'3 -.
Treaty between Her Majesty the queen Of ne Dulea
Kingdom Of treat Britain and Ireland and the United
states OF America signed ~ Washington on the elShh
day Of May, l6il ls follows; Inc iOnEOins AIy,yS
I XVIII 10 XIV, inclusive, aud Article AAA.
OF TINS Treaty shall t-se effect as soon az the AVS
passed by the Imperial Parliament VI Great Br1tan Dy
PTihoe EaTar1i's Isiand on the one hsnd Oy
Congress OF the Unted states On the other tueh assent
I me flflg an 4
force for the period o ten wears nom te date al wleh
they may come into operation, ana further unt the
expraton two years after either OF tnt 1ig cunraci
ng parties shall have gwen notice 70 the other OF lie
wish terminate the same each Of the high contracting
parties being liberty sucn notice 10 the other
the end Of the said period or Ten years or al any
Whereas In aocordance with the stipulations of the
reeited Article ac1 vas passed Dy the Imperial
Parliament Of Great Britain. the 35tb and Sch years or
tne reign OF Queen Victoria. ntuisd Al act 10 carri
effect treaty between Her Majesty aid tbe UAited
states Of America :" aud
WhersaG An act wa passed Nv the senatr and Honse
Commons OF cansdn 10 tho Fth session ~ The ursi
and assented 70 Her M4iestys Dy tIe Governor
General the l4to day OF June ls'1 tnuieu An act
WheredS An act We passed W the Legislature OF
Prince Edwards Island. and assented 70 by the Leu
tenautoverD0r Of that COlouY tue 18th day Of June
1872 nttuled An act relating 70 the treaty of wash
iugtOn, 1871; and
whereas An act passed by the senate aud House
OF Representatives OF the United staTe OF Amer1o u
Congress assembled ana approved Oh the nrst daB OF
March 1873, BY tine President of the United States ent
tied An act 10 carry INTO effect the proVsios OF tho
Treaty between the Euited STATES aud britain,
sigued the city Of Washington Lhe eighth y VI MAJ
1871. re lating 70 nsherIes d"
The undeIsig gned Hamilton Fsh Secretary OF state OF
the United aud the Rght Honorable SIR Etward
Thornton OF Her Mliesty's Most Honorable Prl'y
civil knights. Commander Of the Most Honorable Dfder
1f the Bath. Her Britannia Mllestys Envoy EXtranf.
dnary and Minister PenipOteut-iry 10 the United
States Of America duly authorized Tor this purpose ny
their respective Governments having met together 81
Washington. and having found mat he laws required ~
the Articles XVIII 10 XIV inclusive, and Arlce
XXX the Treaty Aforesaid into operation have been
passed by Imperial Parliament ~ Great Britain. Dy
the Parliament Of Canada ana by the Legislature OF
Prince Edwards Island the part. ann by the
Congress Of the United states tho Other hereby de
c are that Articles XVIII 90 Xxx inclusive, ana Article
Xxx Of Treaty between Her Britanne Majesty aud
United states OF America " the sih Of May bIl
will take effect the lst day Of July
In whereof the undefsgne have signed thls
Protocol ana have hereuntO aihX their seas Done
in duplicate Washington, thls tn day 0f June 1913
4Sea
HlHLT0s Fi-I
EDWARD THORNTON.
Now Therefore, T. Ulysses Grant, President ot the
United states America pursuance OF premises.
DO hereby declare that have received satsso tory ey-
denee that the Imperial Parliament Of Great Britain the
Parliament OF Canada, and the Legislature OF PrbNi
Edwards Island PASSED laws their part ~ gve
effect the provisions Of the said Treaty, as con.
tanned in Articles XVIII. 70 XIV. inclusive, aud
Article XXX. Of said Treaty.
In testimony whereof ! have hereuntO set my hand
and caused the seal Of the United States 90 be AFFIXED
Done the City Of Washington this let dag july the
wear Of our Lord thousand eight hundred and seY
entyree and uf the nde pendence OF the United states
I Of America the ninety seventh.
BY the President: L. s. Grant.
Hamilton Yish Secretary OF etatp