The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1888-02-22

merits.
Art. 8. Nothing in this treaty shall
interrupt or affect the free navigation of
the Strait of Canso by fishing vessels of
the United States.
Art. 10. United States fishing vessels
entering the bays or harbors referred to
in Article l of this treaty shall conform
to the harbor rules common to them
and to the fishing vessels of Canada or
of Newfoundland. They need not re-
port, enter or clear, when putting INTO
such bays or harbors for shelter or re-
into the same, outside of the limits
of the established ports of entry
for the purpose of purchasing wood or
of obtaining water, except that any such
vessel remaining more than twenty
four hours, exclusive of Sundays and
legal holidays, within any such port. or
communicating with the shore therein,
may be required to report, enter or clear,
and no vessel shall be excused hereby
from giving due information to the
boarding officers. They shall not be
liable in any such bays or harbors for
compulsory pilotage, nor, when therein
damage, of purchasing wood or of
obtaining water, shall they be liable for
harbor dues, tonnage dues, buoy dues,
light dues, or other similar dues; but
this enumeration shall not permit other
:harges inconsistent with the enjoyment
of liberty reserved or secured by the
convention of October 90, 1918.
Art. II. United States fishing vessels
entering the ports, bays and harbors of
the eastern and northeastern coasts of
Canada, or of the coasts of Newfound-
land, under stress of weather, or other
casualty, may unload, reload, tranship
or sell, subject to the customs laws and
regulations. all fish on board, when such
unloading, transhipment or sale is made
necessary as incidental to repairs, and
may replenish their outfits, provisions
and supplies damaged or lost by disaster,
and in case of death or sickness shall be
allowed, all needful facilities, including
the shipment of crews, licenqe to pur-
chase in established ports of entry of
aforesaid coasts of Canada or of New
foundland, for the homeward voyage.
Such provisions and supplies as are or
dinarily sold to trading vessels, shall be
granted to United States fishing vessels
in such ports promptly, upon applica-
ton and without charge, and such yes
sells having obtained licenses in the man.
ner aforesaid, shall also be accorded up
on all occasions such facilities for the
purchase of casual or needful provisions
and supplies as are ordinarily rantcd to
trading vessels, but such provisions or
supplies shall not be obtained by barter
or purchased for resale or traffic.
Art. -. Fishing vessels of Canada
and Newfoundland shall have on the
coast of the United States all
the privileges reserved and secured by
their treaty to United States fishing yes
sells in the aforesaid waters of Canada
and Newfoundland.
Art. 13. The Secretary of the Treasury
of the United States shall make regula-
tions providing for the conspicuous ex-
bibition by every United States fishing
vessel of the official number of each boat,
and any such vessel, required by law to
have an official number, failing to COM
ply with such regulations, shall not be
entitled to the license provided for in
tins treaty. Such regulations shall be
communicated to her Majesty's Gov
ernment previous to their taking effect.
AIT. IA. The penalties for unlawfully
fishing in the waters, bays, creeks and
harbors referred to in Article 1 of this
treaty may extend to forfeiture of boat
or vessel and appurtenances, and also of
supplies and cargo aboard when the
offense was committed, and for prepar-
ing in such waters to unlawfuily fish
therein the penalties shall be fixed by
the coul not TO exceed those of unlaw-
fully fishing, and for any other violation
of the laws of Great Britain, Canada or
Newfoundland, relating to the right of
fishing in such waters, bays, creeks or
harbors, the penalties shall be fixed by the
couIS at not exceeding in all three
dollars for every ton of the boat or ves-
sci concerned. The boat or vessel may
be held for such penalties and forfeit
ures of proceedings shall be summary
and as inexpensive as practicable. The
trial Except on appeaD shall be at the
place-af detention, unless the judge
shall, on request of the defense, order it
to be held at some other place adjudged
by him more convenient. Security for
costs shall not be required of the de-
fense, except when bail is offered. Rea-
souable bail shall be accepted. There
shall be proper appeals available to the
defense only, and evidence at the trial
may be used on appeal. Judgments of
forfeiture shalt be reviewed by the Gov
ernor General of Canada in Council, or
the Governor in Courc;I of Newfound-
land, before the same are executed.
Art. Is. Whenever the United States
shall remove the duty from fish oil,
whale oil, seal oil. and fish of all kinds
except fish preserved in oiD being the
produce of the fisheries carried on by the
fishermen of Canada and Newfoundland,
including Labrador, as well as from the
usual and necessary casks, barrels, kegs,
cans and other usual and necessary COW
erings containing the products above
mentioned. like products, bein. the pro-
duce of the fisheries carried ON by the
fishermen of the United States, as well
as the usual and necessary coverings,
the same as above described, shall be
admitted free of duty into the Dominion