Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-22

n2SSlOHefa 10 De named Dy tne freSlQent
Of the United States, without delay after
the exchange of notifications of this treaty.
The Commission shall meet and complete
the delimitation as seol as possible there
after.
ARTICLE 3-The delimitation referred TO
in article !, of this treaty shall be marked
upon British admiralty charts by series
of lines regularly numbered and duly de-
scribed. The charts 30 marked shall on
the termination of the work of the Com
mission be signed by the commissioners in
quadruplicate, one copy whereof shall be
delivered to the Secretary of the United
States and three copies to Her Majesty's
government. The delimitation shall
be made in the following manner, and
shall be accepted By both the high con-
tracting parties as applicable for all pur.
poses under Article l of the convention of
October 20, 1918, betweenthe United States
and Great Britain: The three marine
miles mentioned in Article of the con-
vention Of October 20, 1918, shall be meas
ured ssaward 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 sea-
ward from a 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.
ARTICLE 4 describes at length the de-
limitations on the coasts of Newfoundland
and Nova Scotia.
ARTICLE 5.-Nothing in this treaty
shall be construed TO include within the
common waters any such interior portion
of any bays, creeks or harbors as can not
be reached from the sea without passing
within the three marine miles mentioned
in article of the convention of October 20,
1918
ARTICLE 6--The Commissioners shall
from time to time report 90 each OF the
high contracting parties such lines "a they
may have agreed upon, numbered, de-
scribed and marked.
ARTICLE ANY disagreement Of the
Commissioners shall forthwith be referred
to an umpire, selected By the Secretary of
State of the United States and Her Brit
taric Majesty's Minister at Washington,
and his decision shall he final.
ARTICLE 6-Each of the high contract
ing parties shall pay its own Commiss on
ers and officers.
ARTICLE 9-Nothing in this treaty shall
interrupt or affect the free navigation of
the Strait of Canso by fishing vessels OF the
United States.
ARTICLE 10-United States fishing yes.
sells entering bays or harbors referred to in
article l OF this treaty shall conform to
harbor regulations common to them and to
fishing vessels of Canada or Newfouud.
land. They shall not be liable to any such
bays or harbor's dues for compulsory
pilotage; nor when therein for the
purpose of shelter, of repairing dam
ages, 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 charges
inconsistent with the enjoyment Of the
liberties reserved or secured By the con-
vention of October 20, 1913.
ARTICLE 11-United States fishing YES
sells entering the ports, bays and harbors of
the eastern and northeastern coasts Of
Canada, or of the coasts Of Newfoundland
under stress of weather or other
casual, may unload, reload, tranship,
or sell, subject to customs laws and regu-
lations all fish on board, when such un-
loading, traushipment or sale is made nec-
esssry as incidental to repairs, and may
replenish outfits, provisions aud supplies
damaged or lost by disaster, and in case Of
death or sickness shall be allowed all need
ful facilities, including the shipping of
crews. Licenses to purchase in es-
tablished ports Of entry of
the aforesaid coasts of Canada,
or of Newfoundland, for the homeward
voyage, such provisions and supplies as
are ordinarily sold trading vessels, shall
be granted to United States fishing vessels
in such ports promptly upon application
and without charge.
ARTICLE 12-Fishing vessels of Can
ada and Newfoundland shall have on the
Atlantic coast of the United States all the
privileges reserved and secured by this
treaty to United States fishing vessels in
the aforesaid waters of Canada and New
foundland.
ARTlCLE13 The Secretary Of the Treas
ury shall make regulations providing for
the conspicuous exhibition by every United
States fishing vessel Of its official number
on each boat, and any such vessel, required
by law to have an official number, and
falling to comply with such regulations,
shall not beHentitled to the licenses pro-
vided for in this treaty.
ARTICLE 14.-The penalties for uulaw-
fully fishing in the waters, bays, creeks
and harbors referred to in Article OF this
treaty may extend to forfeiture Of the boat
or vessel and appurtenances, and also of the
supplies and cargo aboard when the offense
was committed.
ARTICLE 15-Wheneyer the United
States shall remove the duty from fab oil,
whale oil, seal oil, and fish of all kinds,
Except fish preserved in oiO being the pro-
duction of fisheries carried on by the fisher
men of Canada and Newfoundland, includ
ing Labrador, and by the fishermen of the
United States as we'll, shall be admitted
free of duty into the Dominion OF Canada
and Newfoundland. And upon such
removal of duties, and while the aforesaid
articles are allowed to be brought into the
United States by British subjects without
duty being reimposed thereon the privi-
leges of entering the ports, bays and har-
bors of the aforesaid coasts
of Canada and Newfoundland
shall be accorded TO the United States fish
ing vessels by annual licenses free Of charge
for the following purposes, namely: l.
The purchase of provisions, bait, ice,
seines, lines, and all other supplies
and outfits 2. Transhipment of catch
for transport by any means Of
conveyance. 3. Shipping Of crews Sup.
plies shall not be obtained by barter, but
bait may be so obtained. The like privilege
shall be continued, or given to fishing yes
sells of Canada and Newfoundland on the
Atlantic coast OF the United States.
ARTICLE 16-This treaty shall be
ratified by the President of the United
States, by and with the advice
and consent OF the Senate,
and Her Brittanic Majesty, having re-
ceiyed the assent OF the Parliament OF Can
ada and OF the Legislature of Newfound-
land; and the ratifcations shall be ex-
changed at Washington as soon as possible.
In faith whereof we, the respective pleni.