The New York herald., 1873-07-02
TIE TREATY or WASHINGTON.
Proclamation by the President Of
the United States.
The Fisheries Articles to Take
Effect on July !.
WASHINGTON, July /. 1871.

WASHINGTON, July !, 1873.
BY the President OF the United States OF America.
proclamation
whereas by the thirty-third article Of treaty
concluded at Washington on the Sth day OF May,
1871 between the United States and Her
Britannic Majesty, 1t was provided that articles
IL to 20, inclusive, and article 30 OF this
treaty shall take effect as soon as the laws re-
quired to carry them into operation shall have
been passed by the Imperial Parliament OF Great
Britain, by the Parliament OF Canada and by the
Legislature OF Prince Edward 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
IAN act to carry into effect the provisions Of the
treaty between the United States and Great Britain
signed in the city OF WASHINGTON the sth day Of
May, 1871, relating to the fisheries ait Is provided
that whenever the President OF the United States
shall receive satisfactory evidence that the I'M
peria Parliament OF Great Britain the Parliament
OF Canada and the Legislature OF Prince Edward
Island have passed laws on their part to give full
effect to the provisions OF the treaty between the
OF Washington on the Sth day OF May, 1871, con-
tanned In articles IS to 25, inclusive, and article 30
OF said treaty, he Is hereby authorized to issue his
proclamation declaring that he has such evidence.
And whereas the Secretary Of State Of the
ExtraordiDary and Minister Plenlp0tentiary at
Washington have recorded in protocol confer
Washington, on the 7th day OF June, 1879, In the
following languages
Protocol OF O. conference held in Washington,
on the 7th day Of June, 1;.@s:-
treaty between Her Majesty the Queen Of the
United Kingdom OF Great Britain and Ireland and
the United States OF America signed at Washing
ton on the sth day Of May, 1871, as follows:.-
ra;cs as foregoing s articles Is to % insusys ana
soon as the laws required to carry them
into operation shall have been passed by the
nj pn RI In nc u hA DoW
lament of canada and by the Legislature OF Prince
Edward Island, on the one hand, ana by the Com
sent having been given the said articles shall re-
main in force for the period Of ten years from
and urther 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
'Whereas in accordance with the stipulations
OF the above-recited article an act was passed by
the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain, In the
thirty-hlth and thirtysixth years Of the reign OF
Queen Victoria, entitled AN act TO carry into
effect treaty between Her Majesty and the
United states OF America
"Whereas an act was passed by the Senate and
House OF Commons of Canada, in the fifth session
of the first Parliament, held in the thirtyf year
OF Her Malesty's reign, ana assented to IN Her
Majesty's name by the Governor General on the
14th day OF June, 1872 entitled An act relating to-
the Treaty Of Washington, 1917
'Whereas an act was passed by the Legislature
of Prince Edward Island and assented TO Dy the
Lieutenant Governor OF that colony on the 18th
day of June, 1872 entitled 'An act relating to the
Treaty OF Washington, 1915;
"Wh ereas, an act was passed by the Senate and
House OF Representative OF the United States OF
America in Congress assembled and approved on
States entitled An act e o nto o eec s
the provisions OF the treaty between the United
States and Great Britain signed IN the city OF
Washington the Sth day OF May, 1871, relating to
nsteries;
''The undersigned, Hamilton Fish, Secretary OF
State OF the United States, and the Right HOnora-
bic Sir Edward Thornton, one OF Her Majesty's
Most Honorable frivy Civil Knights, Commander
Eritannic 81 o Maiesty's Envoy Extraordnary and
Minister Plenlpotentiary TO the United States Of
America, duly authorized or this purpose by their
respective governments having met together ut
Washington and having found that the laws re-
quired to carry the articles Is to 25,
said into operation, have been passed by the
Imperial Parliament OF Great Britain, by the Par
lament of Canada and by the Legislature OF Prince
Edward Island, on the part, and by the Congress
of the United States on the other hei eby declare
tnat articles is to 2 inclusive and article 80 Of the
treaty between Her Britannia Majesty and the
United States OF America oil the Sth May, 1871. Will
take effect on the lst day July next.
'In witness whereof tile undersigned have signed
this protocol and have hereunto affixed their seals
dome in duplicate at Washington this eth day OF
June, 1873 HAMILTON FISH.
EDWARD THORNTON"
Now therefore, ], Ulysses s. Grant, President Of
the United States OF America in pursuance OF the
premises do hereby declare that have received
satisfactory evidence that the Imperial Parliament
OF Great Britain, the Parliament Ol Canada ana the
Legislature OF Prince Edward Island have passed
laws on their part to give full effect to the pro-
visions OF the said treaty as contained in articles
1S to 25 Inclusive, and article 80 Of said treaty.
In testimony whereof / have heredntO set my
hand and caused the seal Of the United States to
be affix xed.
Done at the city of Washington, this 1st day OF
July, in the year OF Lord 1873, and OF the inde-
pendence OF the United States OF America the
ninety seventh L. S. GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary OF state.