The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1875-03-11
BY TIE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION.

No. 7.
BY 1HE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
A 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 Britannia
Majesty, it was provided that "Articles XVIII to
XIV, inclusive, and Article Xxx of this treaty,
d" shall take effect as soon as the laws required TO
carry them into operation shall have been passed
" by the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain, by the
Is Parliament of Canada, and by the Legislature of
81 Prince Edwards Island, on the hand, and by
" the Congress of the Utsted States the other:
And whereas it is provided by Article XXXll of
the treaty aforesaid that the provisions and stpu-
" lations of Articles XVIII to XIV of this treaty,
81 inclusive, shall extend to the colony OF New
"a foundland, so far as they are applicable. But if
f" the Imperial Parliament, the Legislature of New
4" fOundland, the Congress of the United States,
d" shall not embrace the colony of Newfoundland IN
" their laws enacted for carrying the foregoing
tcles into effect theh this article shall be of no
effect but the omission to make provision by law
to give it effect by either of the legislative bodies
d" aforesaid, shall not in any way impair any other
" articles of this treaty :"
And whereas by the second section of an act, en-
titled An Act to carry into effect the provisions of
"the treaty between the United States and Great
Britain, signed in the city of Washington on the
81 Stk day of May, eighteen hundred and seventy
one, relating to the fisheries" it is providedE
''That whenever the colony of Newfoundland
" "stipulations and provisions of the said articles
eighteenth to twenty-hfth of said treaty, lneiu-
siye, to that colony, and the Legislature thereof
"and the Imperial Parliament shall pass the neces-
sary laws for that purpose, the abOve-enumerated
articles, being the produce of the fisheries of the
colony of Newfoundland, shall be admitted into
the United States free of duty, from and after the
d" date of proclamation by the President OF tne
United States, declaring that he has satisfactory
" evidence that the said colony of Newfoundland
- has consented, in due and proper manner, 20
have the provisions of the said articles eighteenth
''to twentyffth, inclusive, of the said treaty ex-
tended to it, and to allow the United states the
full benefits of all the stipuations therein con-
tanned, and shall be so admitted free of duty so
"Iong as the said articles eighteenth to twenty-ffth,
inclusive and article thirtieth of said treaty. shall
"remain in force, according to the terms and con-
editions OF article thirty-third of said treaty .:
And whereas the Secretary of State of the United
States and Her Britannia Maiesty's Envoy Extra
ordinary and Minister Penipotentiary at Wash
ingtOn have recorded in a protocol of conference
held by them at the Department OF state IN wash
ngton on the eSth day of May, 1874, in the follow
ing language:
'.rotocol Of conference held at Washington on TIE
"twenty-eighth day If Nay, one thousand eight
"hUndred and seUelty.fOur.
"Whereas it is provided by Article XXI! of the
treaty between the United States of America and
Z" Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of
" Great Britain and Ireland, signed at Washington
on the Sth day of May, 1911, as follows:
".ARTIcLE XXXII.
"It is further agreed that the provisions and
" 'stipuiations of Articles XVIII to XIV of this
treaty, inclusive, shall extend to the colony OF
Newfoundland, so far as they are applicable. But
eff the Imperial Parliament, the Legislature OF
Newfoundland, or the Congress of the United
I" States shall not embrace the colony of New
afoundland in their laws enacted for carrying the
sfsf0reyOing articles into effect then this article
shall be of no effect; but the omission TO make
"provison by law to give it effect, by either of the
sfsi Of shvln in
"a impair any other articles of this treaty.
"And whereas an act was passed by the Senate
and House of Representatives Of the United
States of America in Congress assembled and ap-
proved on the first day of March, 1873 by the
president of the United States, entitled 'An Act
"o carry into effect the provisions OF the treaty
I" between the United States and Great Britain,
signed in the city Of Washington on the eighth day
H'of May, 1SI1 relating to fisheries, by which act
90 il is provided:
"sSection O. That whenever the colony of New
"foundland shall give its consent to the applica-
"'tion of the stipulations and provisions of the
f said articles eighteenth to twenty-ffth of said
Htreaty inclusive, to that colony, and the Legisa-
allure thereof and the Imperial Parliament shall
"a pass the necessary laws for that purpose, the
.above-enumerated articles, being the produce of
"'thc fisheries of the colony of Newfoundland,
s'shall be admitted into the United States free of
"'duty from and after the date of proclamation
"'by the President of the United States, declaring
s'that he has satisfactory evidence that the said
"'cclOny of Newfoundland has consented, in due
"'and proper manner to have the provisions of the
said articles eighteenth to twentyhfth, inclusive
sof the said treaty extended to it, and TO allow the
sGJnited States the full benefits of all the stipula
f'tions therein contained, and shall be so admitted
free of duty so long the said articles eighteenth
"to twenty-fh inclusive, and article thIrtieth, of
said treaty, shall remain in force, according to
"he terms and conditions of article thrtythird of
Z" said treaty."
And whereas an act was passed by the Gov
ernor, Legislative Council, and General Assembly
" of Newfoundland in Legislative session convened,
" in the thirty-sevenh year of Her Maestys reign,
al and assented TO by Her Majesty on the twelfth
"'efect the provisions of the treaty of Washington
'' 'as far as they relate to this colony
"The undersigned, Hamilton Fish, Secretary Of
" State of the United States, and the Right Honor
sable Sir Edward Thornton, one of Her Malesty's
"most honorable Privy Council. Knight Command
" er of the most honorable Order of the Bath, Her
" Britannia Majesiy's Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister PlenipOtentiary to the United States OF
"a America, duly authorized for this purpose by
" their respective governments, having met togeth-
ger at Washington, and having found that the
laws required TO carry the Articles XVIII to XIV
'inclusive, and Articles xxx and XXXII, of the
treaty aforesaid into operation, have been passet
I" by tine Congress of the United States on the one
part, and by the Imperial Parliament of Grea
{" Britain, by the Parliament of Canada and by thI
" Legislature of Prince Edwards Island and th'
" Legislature of Newfoundland on the other, here
by declare that Articles XVIII TO XIV, inclusive
" and Article XXX, of the treaty between the Uni
ted States of America and Her Britannia Majesty
"shall take effect in accordance with ArticlI
"XXXIII of said treaty between the citizens O
"the United States of America and Her Majesty
"subjects In the colony of Newfoundland, on th
I" first day of June next.
''In witness whereof the undersigned have signet
/" this protocol, and have hereuntO affixed thei
"seals
"Done in duplicate at Washington, this twenty
eighth day of May, 1874.
! "fL ST. "HAMILTON FISH.
"lL.s. "EDWD. THORNTON"
| Now, therefore, I, ULYSSES S. GRANT, Presiden
/ of the United States of America, in pursuance o
the premises do hereby declare that have receive'
satisfactory evidence that the Imperial Pariiamen
! of Great Britain and the Legislature of Newtound
| land have passed laws their part to give fn
effect to the provisions of the said treaty, as con
tanned in articles eighteenth to twenty-fth, inciu
| sive and article thirtieth of said treaty.
In testimony whereof have herennto set m
hand, and caused the seal of the United States Z
| be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this twenty
ninth day of May, in the year of on
Lord one thousand eight hundred an
! [sEAL.l seventy-four and of the Independenc
of the United States of America IN
ninety-eighth. U. ). GRANT
| By the President:
HAMILTON Fish,
Secretary of State.