Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-07-15

one OF more canal OF canals, or part of a
canal, be passed.
And it is also agreed that for the like
term of years, the inhabitants of Canada
shall enjoy the use of the Saint Clair Flats
Canal on terms of equality with the inhabi-
tants of the United States; and that the
navigation of Lake Champlain and of
Lake Michigan shall be free and open for
the purposes of commerce to the inhabi-
tants of Canada, subject to any laws or
regulations of the United States, or of the
Stated bordering thereon, respectively, not
inconsistent with such privilege of free
navigation.
And the United States further engage to
urge upon the governments of the States
of New York and of Michigan to secure
to the inhabitants of Canada the use of the
Erie the Whitehall, the Sault Sainte Marie
Canals, and of any enlarged or extended
or new canal or other Improvement con-
Meeting Lake Champlain with the lower
waters of the Hudson River which may
be made, as contemplated in Article vi,
on terms of equality with the inhabitants
of the United States.
And it is mutually agreed that full power
shall be given and allowed to transship
cargo from vessels into canal boats, and
from canal boats into vessels, at either ter
minus of every canal.
And. further, that if the use of the Erie
and Whitehall or other canal connecting
Lake Champlain with the lower waters of
the Hudson River, and of Sault Sainte
Marie Canal, be not granted to the inhabi-
tants of Canada on terms of equality with
the citizens of the United States, as con-
templated in this article, then the use of
the proposed Caughnawaga Canal by citi-
zens of the United States, as above con-
templated, shall be suspended and cease
until the use of the said canals in the
| United States shall be secured to the in
habitants of Canada as above contempla-
/ ted
ARTICLE IN.
/ For the term of years mentioned in Arti-
Gle NH Of this treaty, vessels of all kinds
built in the United States may be purchased
/ by inhabitants of Canada, subjects of Great
! Britain, and registered in Canada as Cana
dian vessels; and, reciprocally, vessels OF
all kinds built in Canada may be purchased
/ bv citizens of the United States. and regis
tered in the United States as United States
vessels
ARTICLE Y.
I y lOlIII COMMISSION Siltlt Dt tSlStDllSllttt
and maintained at joint expense during the
operation of this treaty for advising the
erection and proper regulation ofall light
houses on the great lakes, common to both
countries, necessary to the security of the
shipping thereon.
! ARTICLE Nj.
4 Joint commission shall also be estab-
lished at joint expense, and maintained
during the continuance of the treaty, to
promote the propagation of fish in the in
land waters common to both countries and
to enforce the law enacted for the protec-
ton of the fish and fishing grounds
ARTICLE MI.
1t is further agreed that the provisions
and stipulations of this treaty shall extend
to the Colony of Newfoundland SO far a>
they are applicable. But if the Imperial
Parliament, the legislature of Newfound-
land, or the Congress of the United States
shall not embrace theColony of Newfound
land in their laws enacted for CARRYING the
foregoing articles into effect, then this arti
Gle shall have no effect; but the omission
to make provision by law to give it effect
bv either of the legislative bodies aforesaid
shall not in any way impair any other ar
/ tlcIcS OF TINS treaty.
ARTICLE NH.
This treaty shall take effect As soon Il:
the laws required to carry it into operation
shall have been passed by the 1mperia
Parliament of Great Britain and by the
Parliament of the Dominion of Canada OF
the one hand and by the Congress of the
United States on the other. If such legis
Iatiye assent shall not have been giveI
within months from the date hereof
then this treaty shall be null and void
But such legislative assent having beer
given, this treaty shall remain in force fo
the period of twenty-one years from the
date at which it shall come into operation
and further until the expiration of three
wears after either of the high contracting
parties sh;sll have given notice to the othe
of its wish to terminate the same, each o
the high contracting parties being at llber
tv to give such notice to the other ut TIN
end of said period of twenty-one years
OF at any time afterWard.
ARTICLE NV.
r When the ratifications of this treat,
shall have been exchanged, and the law
! required to carry it into operation shal
have been passed by the Imperial Parlia
f ment of Great Britain and by the Parlia
ment of Canada on the one hand, and by
4 the Congress of the United States on tn
other. then Articles NXII, NXIII, XNIV
: and XIV of the treaty of May s, 1871
between Great Britain and the Unite
, States shall become null and void.
ARTICLE Nv.