Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-01
IOFFICIAL.l
By he Fresidenf Of the United States of Amerea.
A PROCLAMATION.

A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, by the Thirty-third Article of q
Treaty concluded at Washington on the sth day
OF May, 1871, between the United States and
Her Britannia Majesty IL was provided that
E" Articles XVIII to XIV inclusive, and Arti-
"cle xxx Of this Treaty shall take effect a.
" soon as the laws required to carry them into
operation shall have been passed a,y the In
"perial Parliament Of Great Britain, by the
" Parliament Of Canada, and by the Legisla-
"ture Of Prince Edwards Island on the one
hand, and by the Congress Of the United
" States on the other"
And whereas by the first section OF an Act
entitled IN Act to carry into effect the provi-
sions of the Treaty between the United States
and Great Britain, signed in the city Of Wash
ington the eighth day Of May, eighteen hun
dred and sc venty-one, relating to the fisheries,
II IL provided that whenever the " President of
I" the United States shall receive satisfactory
" evidence that the Imperial Parliament of
Great Britain, the Parliament or Canada,
" and the Legislature of Prince Edwards Island
shave passed laws on their part to give full eff
" feet to the provisions Of the Treaty between
/" the United States and Great Britain, signed
|" at the city of Washington on the eighth day
" of May, eighteen hundred and seventy-one,
" as contained In Articles eighteenth to twenty
" fifth, inclusive, and Article thirtieth of said
/" Treaty, he Is hereby authorized to issue his
" Proclamation declaring that he has such evil
"dence."
And whereas the Secretary of State of the
United States and Her Britannia Maiesty's En-
voy Extraordinary and Minister Plen'poten-
tiary at Washington, have recorded in I. Proto-
col, conference held by them at the Depart
ment of State in Washington, on the til day of
june, 1873, in the following language.
"PRoToCoL
" of q Conference held at Washington on the SEP
"enth day Of June, one thousand eight hundred
Whereas 1t Is provided by Article XXXIII
OF the Treaty between Her Majesty the Queen
" Of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
ireland, and the United States of America,
" signed at Washington on the sth Of May, 1s7 1,
=" as follows:
"ARrIcLK XXXIII
The foregoing Articles, XVIII to XIV, in
d" elusive, and Article XXX of this Treaty shall
:" take effect as soon as the laws required to
carry them into operation shall have been
81 Britain, by the Parliament OF Canada, and
% by the Legislature of Prince Edwards Island
" on the one hand, and by the Congress Of the
4" nited States on the other. Such assent hav-
" ing 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 further, 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 Com
90 tracing Parties being at liberty to give such
" notice to the other at the end OF the said pe-
" riod Of ten years, or at any time afterward.
And whereas, in accordance with the stpu-
:" lations Of the above recIted Article, an Act
% was passed by the Imperial Parliament of
:" Great Britain in the S5th and 36th years of
" the R,ign Of Queen Victoria, entitled An
" Act TO carry into effect Treaty between Her
" Majesty and the United States of America
And whereas, an Act was passed by the
" Senate and House of Commons Of Canada in
Z" the fifth session of the First Parliament, held
. In the thirty fifth year of Her Majesty's
:" Reign, and assented to in Her Majestys
% name, by the Governor General on the Four
Z" teenth day of June, 1872, entitled AN Act
% relating to the Treaty of Washing On, ISL
And whereas, an Act was p; ed by the
:" Legislature of Prince Edwards Island ami
" assented to by the Lieutenant Governor of
. that Colony on the 18th day of June, 1872,
!" = emitted An Act relating to the Treaty of
And whereas, an Act was passed by the
" Senate and House of Representatives Of the
" United States OF Americs in Congress ass. IN
=" bled, and approved on the first day of March,
" 1873, by the President of the United States,
" entitled AN Act to carry into effect the pro-
g visions of the Treaty between the United
" States and Great Britain, signed in the City
" Of Washington, the eighth dav Of May.
" to fsheries:'
" Of State Of the United States, and the Right
" Honorable Sir Edward Thornton, one of Her
" Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Council.
:. Knight Commander Of the Most Honorable
" Order Of the Bath, Her Britannia Majesty's
a." Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
.. Tertiary to the United States of America. duly
81 authorized for this purpose by their respective
" ington and having found that the laws re-
g quired to carry the Articles XVIII to XIV
g inclusive, and Article xxx Of the Treaty
" aforesaid Into operation, have been passed by
the imperial Parliament Of Great Britain, by
the Parliament Of Canada, and by the Legisla-
'ture Of Prince Edwards Island on the one
:, part, and by the Congress of the United
I" Articles XVIII to XIV inclusive, and
Article XXX Of the Treaty between Her
Britannia Majesty and the United States of
Un the Ss F shs sss Of MAY wi" take
lin witness whereof the undersigned have
:. signed this Protocol, and have hereunto affixed
" Seventh day Of June, Issa.
tssai) tsisned) "EDw'D Taonsros."
Now, therefore, I, Ulysses 8. Grant, Presi-
dent Of the United States of America, In pur-
suance Of the premises, do hereby declare that
have received satisfactory evidence that the
Imperial Parliament Of Great Britain, the Par
Lament OF Canada, and the Legislature of
Prince Edwards Island, have passed laws on
their part to give full effect to the provisions Of
the said Treaty a. contained in Articles Eigh-
teenth to Twenty fifth inclusive, and Article
Thirtieth of said Treaty.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand, and caused the seal Of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this first day
OF July, IN thsyear OF our Lord one thou
,s sand eight hundred and seyenty-three,
and of the independence of the United
States Of America the ninety-seventh.
U. 8. GRANT.
BY the President: