The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-30
THE FISHERIES.
Final Ratification Of the Treaty
Of Washington.
PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT.
All the Provisions Respecting the Fish
cries in Full Force.

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WASHINGTON, May 20, 1874
The following proclamation has peen promuL
gated
BY the President OF the United States OF Amer.
tca:-
A PROCLAMATION
Whereas by the thirty-thrd article or . treaty
concluded at washington on the sth day OF May.
1871 between the United states ana Her Britannia
Majesty, it was provided that articles IS to as. In
elusive, ana article 80 OF this treaty shall take
effect as soon as the laws required to carry them
into operation shall have been passed by the i'm.
perai Parliament OF Great Britain. by the Parlta-
ment OF Canada and Dy the Legislature OF Prince
! Edward Island on the one hand, and BY the Con-
| gress OF the United States on the other; and,
Whereas It Is provided BY article 80 OF tho
treaty aforesaid that the provisions and stipnla.
tions OF articles IS to 2 inclusive, OF this treaty.
shall extend to the colony OF Newfoundland. so far
| as they are applicable but II the imperial Parlla-
menr, the Legislature OF Newfoundland or the
| Congress OF the United States, shall not embrace
| the colony OF Newfoundland In their laws enacted
for carrying the foregoing articles into effect, then
this article shall be OF no effect, but the omission
to make provision by law to give 1t effect by either
Of the legislative bodies Aforesaid shall not In any
way impair any other articles OF this treaty; and
Whereas by the second section OF an act entitled
| san act to carry into effect the provisions OF
| treaty between tine United States and Great
| Britain, signed in the city OF Washington the 9Th
! day OF May, 1871, relating to the fsheries,' 1t Is
| provided That whenever the colony OF New.
! loundland shall give Its consent to the apD.lcl-
! ton OF the stipuaJions and provisions OF the
| said articles Is to 25 OF said treaty. inclusive,
to that colony, and the Legislature thereof and tho
imperial Parliament shall pass the neces.
| Iowa hot
enumerated articles being the product OF tho
fisheries OF the colony Of Newfoundland, shall
| be admitted into the United States free OF duty
| from and after the date OF o proclamation oy the
| President OF the United States declaring that no
! has satisfactory evidence that the said colony OF
| Newfoundland has consented in due and proper
manner to have the provisions OF the said articles
IS TO IS inclusive OF the said treaty extended to IL.
ana to allow the United states the iull benent OF
all the stlpulations therein contained and shall be
so admitted. free Of duty so long as the said
articles IS to 25 inclusive and article 80 OF said
treaty shall remain in force according to the terms
and conditions OF article 33 OF said treaty." and
Whereas the Secretary OF State OF the United
States and Her Britannia Majesty's Envoy Extra.
ordinary and Minister Plenpotentiary at Washing
| ton have recorded In protocol OF conference
held by them ut the Department OF State in Wash
ington the 18th day OF May, 1874 IN the follow.
| ing ian suage:-
PROTOCOL OF CONFERENCE HELD AT WASHINGTON
ON THE 18TH DAY or MAY. lS74.
Whereas IT IS provided by artlce 80 OF the treaty
Majesty the Queen Of the United Kingdom OF Great
| tain aud ireland, signed at Washington on the
ARTICLE 81 It is iurtner agreed that the pro.
vision and supulations. Is to % oil this treaty
inclusive. shall extend to tn coony Of Newiound'
| land 80 far as they are apptcaoe but Il the Inn
periaI Parliament the LEGISLATURE OF Newound.
land or the Congress OF the United states shall nos
| m hra 70 hp q 90
enacted for carrying the foregoing articles into
effect then tn article snail be o. no enect; but me
by either OF the legislative bodies Aforesaid shall
not ~ any way impair any other articles Of this
Whereas an act was passed by the Senate and
House OF REPRESENTATIVES OF the United states OF
the LIST day March. 1873, by the President Of the
United States emitted IAN act TO carry into effect
States and Great Britain" signed In tue city Of
Washington the sth day OF May, 1877. relating to
the fisheries, by which act 1t is provlded:-
sKcrloNa That whenever the colony of Newfoundland
sys ~ Of e tho s sa sres Il % sa
ssst aas i%esrIa! @
81 nh BE- "a sssi q ne
states iSes q duy irsM AMI aver Ihs DATE q
s he e ns s s :
Colony o. Sewoun liani has consenied IN due and
sss'Ss an IS S = s
stpuiaons therein contained ami Shall be so admitiei
duty ions The san aItices Is 70 Is inclusive
corlns the terms ami conditions article 80 Of SAID
And whereas an act was passed by the Governor.
| Legislative Council AID Assembly Of Newfound-
land IN legislative session convened IN the thirty:
seventh year OF Her Malesty's reign, aud assented
to by Her Majesty on the 12th day of May, 1874.
entitled An act TO carry into effect the provisions
OF the Treaty Of Washington, as lar as they relate
TO this colony'-
The undersigned, Hamilton Fish, Secretary OF
State OF the United Sta es, ana the Right Hon. Sir
Edward Thornton, one o. Her Majesty's Most Hon.
oraole, Privy Council. Knignt Commander OF the
Most Honorable order OF the Bath, Her Britannia
Majes,s's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentlary 10 the United states OF America,
tive governments, naviug met together at Wash.
ington, ami nav Nc found tina; the laws required
to carry the articles Is TO 25 inclusive and arcles
80 and 80 Of the treaty aforesaid into opera
on nsa 'sea passed , Py Congress Of
Britain, by the Permanent OF Canada and by the
Legislature OF Prince Edwards Island and the
| Legislature VI Newfoundland on the other, hereby
declare articles Is to rs inclusive, and article 80 OF
the treaty between the United States OF America
cordance with arcle So OF SAID treaty between the
citizens OF the United states OF America ana her
Majesty's subjects IN the colony OF Newfoundland
Ia witness whereof the undersigned have signed
this protocol and have hereunto atixed their seals
Done In duplicate at Washington TINS - Jay OF
nav EDWARD THORNTON.
Now, therefore, I. ulysses s. Grans, President OF
tne united states Oh AWeIlCa, IL Puis~"Aoe y VIC
! premises, do herepy declare that nave received
satisfactory evidence that the Imperial parliament
OF Great Britain and the Legislature OF Newfound.
land have passed laws on their part to give full
eject to the provisions Of the said treaty as con-
tanned in articles Is to IS inclusive, and article 80
OF SAID treaty.
| In testimony whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal OF the United Statesto be
affixed.
Done at the city Of washington, this Goth day OF
MAY. in the year OF Our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seyenty-lour, and OF the in
dependence oil the United states OF America
the nlnety-eighth. US. GRANT.
BY the President