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

iuiiii nny uuly OF uutleS rs niOresald, II may
| hit think proper, proceed TO award y sum
IN gross TO be paid by Great Britain TO the
United States for all the claims referred TO
| III and in such case the gross sum so award
ed shall be paid in coin by the government
OF Great Britain 70 the government Of the
United states, at Washington, within twelve
months after the date of the award.
The award shall be in duplicate, one COPY
whereof shall be delivered to tho agent of
| the United States for his government, and
the other copy shall be delivered to the agent
OF Great Britain for his government.
ART. VIII. Each government shall pay its
own agent and provide for the remuneration
OF the counsel employed by il and of the ar
bitrator appointed by II, and for the expense
OF preparing and submitting its case to the
| tribunal. All other expenses connected with
the arbitration shall be betrayed by the gov
ernments OF the two countries in equal moie-
tics.
ART. IN. The arbitrators shall keen nm
accurate record Of their proceedings, and
may appoint and employ tho necessary Off
GERS to assist them.
ART. y. In case the tribunal finds that
Great Britain has failed to fulfil any duty or
duties MS aforesaid, and does not award a
sum IN gross, the high contracting parties
agree that board of assessors shall be APP
pointed to ascertain and determine what
claims are valid, and what amount or
amounts shall be paid by Great Britain to
the United States on account of the liability
arising from such failure, as to each vessel
according to the extent of such liability as
decided by the arbitrators.
The board of assessors shall be constituted
us follows; One member thereof shall be
named by the President Of the United States
one member thereof shall be named by her
Britannia Majesty, and one member thereof
shall be named by the representative at
Washington of his Majesty the Kingof Italy ;
and in case of II vacancy happening from any
'cause, It shall be filed in the same manner
IN which the original appointment was made.
As soon rs possible after such nominations
the board of assessors shall be organized in
Washington, with power to hold their sit
tings there, OF in New York, or in Boston.
The members thereof shall severally sub
scribe u solem declaration that they will i'm
partially and carefully examine and decide,
TO the best Of their Judgment and according
to justice and equity, all matters submitted
to them, and shall forthwith proceed, under
such rules and regulations rs they may pre-
scribe, TO the investigation of the claims
which shall be presented to them by the gov
eminent Of the United States, and shall
examine and decide upon them in such or
der and manner rs they may think proper,
but upon such evidence or information only
rs shall be furnished by or on behalf of the
governments of tho United States and of
Great Britain, respectively. They shall be
bound to hear on each seperate claim, If
required, one person on behalf of each gov
eminent, as counsel on agent, a majority
Of the assessors in each case snail be suili-
Cent for decision
The decision of the assessors shall be given
upon each claim in writing. and shall he
signed by them respectively and dated.
Every claim shall be presented to the AS
SCISSORS within six months from the day Of
their first meeting, but they may, for good
cause shown, extend the time for the pre-
sentation of any claim to II further period not
exceeding three months.
The assessors shall report to each govern
ment at or before the expiration of one year
from the date Of their first meeting tho
amount of claims decided by thcn up to the
date of such report; if further claims then
remain undecided, they shall make further
report mt or before the expiration of two
years from the date of such first meeting
and in case any claims remain undetermined
} ut that time, they shall make n final report
within futheriperiod of six months.
The report or reports shall be made in du-
plicate, and one copy thereof shall be deliv-
cred to the secretary Of state of the United
States, and one copy thereof olthO representa-
tive of her Britannia Majesty at Washington.
All sums of money which may be awarded
under this article shall be payable ut Wash
ington, In coin, within twelve months after
the delivery Of each report.
, The board of assessors may employ such
clerks us they shall think necessary.
The expenses of the board of assessors
shall be borne equally by the two govern
mcnts, and paid from time to time, rs may
! be found eXpedicnt, on the production of nc
counts certified by the board. The renumer-
alton OF the assessors shall also be paid by
+, the two governments in equal moieties in a
! similar manner.
ART. IL. The high contracting parties en-
gage to consider the result of the proceedings
Of the tribunal of arbitration and of the board
r "a a. I'll
us full, perfect, and final settlement of all
? the claims hcreinbciorc referred to; and
further engage that every such clam, whoth-
: cr the same may or may not have been pre-
scented to the notice of made, preferred, oil
laid before tribunal or board, shall. from and
after the conclusion of the proceedings Of the
tribunal or board, he considered and treated
; rs finally settled, barred, and thcnccforth in
, admissible.
ART. IL. The high contracting parties
agree that all claims on the part of cor
porations. companies, or private individuals
citizens of the United States, upon the gov
, eminent of her Britannia Majesty arising
out of acts committed against the persons oil
, property OF citizens of the United States dur
ing the period between the thirteenth OF
April eighteen hundred and siXty-one, and
! the ninth of April, eighteen hundred and six
ty-iive, inclusive, not being claims growing
out of the acts of the vessels referred to in
: Article | OF this treaty, and all claims, with
; the like exception, ON the part OF corpora
tons, companies, or private individuals, sub
fleets of her Britannia Majesty, upon the gov
r ermcnt of the United States arising out o
, acts committed against the persons or prop
= erty of subjects of her Britannia Majesty
during the same period, which may have
been presented To either government Tor It's
= intcrpostion with the other, aud which yc
. remain unsettled, us we'll rs any such claims
> | which may be presented within the tim,
: specified in Article XIV. of this treaty shall
: he referred to three commissioners, to be ap
4 pointed in the following manner, that is tC
y | say: One commissioner shall he named 10y
> the President OF the United States, one by
i her Britannia Majesty, and II third by thu
= President of the United States and her Maj
y csty conformity; and in case the third com
y missioner shall not have been so nnmet
!, within period of three Months from thu
; date of the exchange of the notifications o
be named by the Representative ut Washing
!, ton of his Majesty the King Of Spain. II
= case of the death, absence, or incapaclty o
I any commissioner, or in tho event of an.
= commissioner emitting or ceaslng to act, thu
: vacancy shall he filled in the manner herein
before provided for making the original ap
pointment; the period Of three months il
case of such substitution being calculated
:. from the date of the happening OF the va
:, cancy.
! The commissioners so named shall meet "a
O Washington ut the earliest convenient periot
r after they have been respectively named
a and shall, before proceeding to any business
n make and subscribe u solemn declaration
o that they will impartially and carefully ex
!, anime and decide, to the best of their Jugd
q ment, and according TO justice and equity
> all such claims rs shall be laid before then
on the part OF the governments Of the UniteC
~. States and of her Britannia Majesty, respect
- lively; and such declaration shall be entered
q on the record Of their proceedings.
n ART. 49, The commissioners shall thel
II forthwith proceed to the investigation of tn
claims which shall be presented to them. The
IS shall investigate and decide claims in sucl
IS order and such manner rs they may thinl
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