Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1888-03-01
THE FISHERIES TREATY.
Full Text of the Agreement Ar
rived at by the Commission.
Together with the Protocols Attached
and Presid nnt Cleveiand's NJ .ssage
Transmitting Them to the
United States Senate.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The following is
the full text of the Fisheries treaty, made
public this afternoon by the Senate:
WHEREAS. Differences have arisen concern
ing Interpretation of Article of the convention
of October 20. 1873 and the United States of
America and Her Majesty. the Queen Of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
being mutually uesirous OF removing all causes
OF misunderstanding in relation thereto. and of
promoting friendly intercourse and good neigh
borhood between the United States AMI the pos
sessions Of Her Majesty in North America, have
resolved TO conclude a treaty to that end. The
plenipotentiaries have agreed upon the follow
ing articles:
ARTICLE l. The high contracting parties
agree to appoint q mixed commission to de-
limit in the manner provided in this treaty the
British waters, bays, creeks and harbors of the
coasts of Canada and of Newfoundland as to
which the United States, by Article of the
convention of October %, 1878 between the
United States and Great Britain. renowned
forever any liberty to tske, dry or cure fish,
ART. !. The commission shall consist of
two Commissioners to be named by Her
Britannia Majesty, and of two Commissioners
to be named by the President of the United
States without delay after the exchange of
notifications of this treaty. The commission
shall meet and complete the delimitation as
soon as possible thereafter. In case of death,
absense or incapaeity of any Commissioner. or
in the event of any Commissioner ceasing to
act as such. the President of the United States
or Her Britannia Majesty, respectively. shall
forthwith name another person to act as Com
missioner. instead Of the Commissioner origi-
nally named.
ART. 9. The delimitation referred to in Article
] of this treaty shall be marked upon
British admiralty charts by series of lines
regularly numbered and duly described The
charts so marked SHALL on the termination of
the work of the commission, be signed by the
Commissioners in quadruplicate. one copy
whereof shall be delivered to the Secretary of
State of the United States, and three copies to
Her Maiesty's Government. The delimitation
shall be made in the following manner, and
shall be accepted by both the high contracting
parties applicable for all purposes under
Article of the convention of October ~. 1918,
between the United States and Great Britain:
The three marine miles mentioned in Article
of the convention of October 20, 1918 shall be
measured seaward from low-water mark, but
at every bay, creek or harbor not otherwise
specially provided for in this treaty such three
marine miles shall be measured seaward from
straight line drawn across the bay, creek or
harbor in the part nearest the entrance at the
first point where the width does not exceed ten
marine miles.
ART. At or near the following bays the lin
its of exclusion under Article of the conven-
ton of October q, 1873 at points than three
marine miles from low-water mark, shall be es-
tablished by the following lines. namely: At
the Bale DIES Chaleurs, the line from the light at
Birch Point, Miscou Island. to Macquereau
Point light: at the bay of Miramichi, the line
from the light at Point Escuminac to the light
on the eastern point of Tabisintac gully: at
Egmont bay, in Prince Edward island, the line
from the light at Cape Egmont to the light at
West Point, andoff STAMINA bay,i the province
of Nova Scotia, the line from Cape Smoke to
the light at Point Aconi At Fortune bay, in
N cwfoundland. the line from Connaigre Head
tn LIGHT n lu md of
island thence to Fortune Head; at Sir Charles
Hamilton Sound, the line from the southeast
point of Cape Fogo to White island, thence to
the north end of Peckford island, and from the
south end of Peckford island to the east head
land of Ragged Harbor. At or neir the follow
ing bays the limits of exclusion shall be three
marine miles seaward from the following
lines: At near Darlington bay, in
Nova Scotia, the line from the light
on Stoddard island to the light on the south
point of Cape Sable, thence to the light at
Baecaro point; at Chedabucto and ST. Peters
bays, the line from Cranberry island light to
Green island light thence to Point Rouge: at
NJ ra bay the line from the light on the east
point of Scatara island to the nortkeasterly
point of Cape Morien, and at Placenta
bay in Newfoundland the line from Latino
Point, on the eastern mainland shore, to the
most southerly point of Red Island, thence by
the most southerly point of Merasheen island
to the mainland. Long Island and Bricre island.
at 81 MARY Ddy- III NOVA oCObld, SHtll, lOF the
purpose of delimitation, be taken as the coasts
of such bay.
ART. 5. Nothing in this treaty shall be con-
strued TO include within the common waters
any such interior portions of any bays, creeks,
or harbors as can not be reached from the
without passing within the three marine miles
mentioned in Article 1 Of the convention of
October 20, 1918.
ART. 6. The Commissioners shall, from time
to time, report to each of the high contracting
parties such lines they may have agreed
upon, numbered. described and marked as
herein provided, with quadruplicate charts
thereof, which lines so reported shall forth
with, from time to time, be proclaimed by the
high contracting parties. and be binding after
two months from such proclamation.
ART. {. Any disagreement of the Commits
sioners shall forthwith be referred to an UNI
pire, selected by the Secretary of State of the
United States and her Britannia Maiesty's Min
lister at Washington, and his decision shall be
final.
ART. 8. Each of the high contracting parties
shall paw its own Commissioners and officers,
all other expenses jointly incurred in connec-
ton with the performance of the work, incluCs-
ing compensation to the umpire, shall be paid
by the high contracting parties in equal mole
ties
ART. 9. 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 enter
ing the bays or harbors referred to in Article
of this treaty shall conform to harbor regula-
tions common to them and to fishing vessels of
Canada or of Newfoundland. They need not re-
port enter or clear when putting into such bays
for shelter or repairing damages nor
when putting into the same outside
the limits of established ports OF
entry for the purpose of purchasing wood or
obtaining waters, except that any such vessel
remaining more than twenty-four hours exclu-
sive 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 thereby
from giving due information to boarding
officers. They shall not be liable in
any such bays or harbors for compulsory pilot
age; nor when therein for the purpose of
shelter, of repairing damages, of purchasing
wood or of obtaining waters, shall they be liable
for harbor dues, tonnage dues, buoy dues or
other similar dues; but this enumeration shall
not permit other charges inconsistent with the
enjoyment of the liberties received or secured
by the convention of October %, 1918.
ART II. United States fishing vessels enter
ing the ports, bays and harbors of the eastern
and northeastern coasts of Canada, or of the
coasts of Newfoundland, under stress OF wealth
er or other casualty. may unload, reload, tran
ship or sell, or subject to custom laws and reg
ulatious all fish on board, when such unload
ing, transhipment or sale is made necessary as
incidental to repairs, and may replenish outfits,
provisions and supplies damaged or lost Dy ols-
aster and in case of death or sickness, shall
he allowed all needful facilities, in
Guiding the shipping of crews. License
to purchase in established ports OF
entry of the aforesaid coasts OF Canada OF
of Newfoundland, for the homeward voyage,
such provisions and supplies as are ordinarily
sold to trading vessels, shall be granted to
United States fishing vessels in such port
promptly upon application and without charge;
and such vessels, having obtained licenses In