Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-22
THE TREATY..
yext of the Articles Agreed to by
tho COnIMissio ers,

1
The Articles OF the treaty are as
follows:
ARTICLE 1.-The high contracting
parties agree to appoint'a mixed COM
mission to delimit in the manner pro-
vided in this treaty, British waters,
bays, creeks and harbors of the coasts
OF Canada and Newfoundland as to
which the United States by Article
of the convention OF October Goth,
1878, renounced forever any liberty
10 take, dry or cure fish.
ARTICLE The commission shall
consist OF two commissioners to be
named by her Britannia Majesty and
two commissioners to be named by
the President of the United States
without delay after the exchange Of
rati6cations in this treaty.
| ARTICLE III. The delimitation re-
ferred to in Article |, OF this. treaty
shall be marked upon the British Ad-
miralty charts by a series of lines
regularly numbered and duly de-
scribed, and the charts so marked
shall on termination of the work OF
the commission, be signed by the
commissioners. The delimitation
shall be made in the following man
ner and shall be accepted by both of
the high contracting parties as applic-
able for all purposes under Article l
of the convention of October 20, 1918,
between the United States and Great
Britain. The marine miles mentioned
in Article Of that convention shall be
measured seaward from low water
mark; but at every bay, creek or
harbor not otherwise specially pro-
vided for in this treaty, such three
marine miles shall be measured sea
ward from a straight line drawn across
the bay, creek oy harbor at the part
nearest the entrance at the first point
where the width does not exceed ten
marine miles.
ARTICLE ~ prescribes the limits
for the exclusion of he number oi
bays and inlets excepted in Article
Ill.
ARTICLE V. Nothing in this
treaty shall be construed to include
within common waters any such in
terror portion of any bays, creeks or
harbors as cannot be reached from
the sea without passing within the
three marine miles mentioned i
Article of the convention of October
20, 1918.
ARTICLE vi. The Commissioners
shall, from time to time, report to
each of the high contracting parties
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upon, numbered, described and
marked, as herein provided. with the
quadruplicate charts thereof; which
lines so reported shall forthwith. from
time to time, be simultaneously pro-
claimed by the high contracting
parties and be binding after two
'months.
ARTICLE VII. Any disagreement Of
the Commissioners shall be referred
to an umpire selected by the Secretary
of State of the United States and her
Britannia Majesty's minister at Wash
ington, his decision to b. final.
ARTICLE VIII provides for a settle
menL of the expenses of the Commis-
sion.
ARTICLE TX. Nothing in this treaty
shall interrupt or affect free naviga-
ltion.
ARTICLE X. United States fishing
vessels entering the bays or harbors
referred to IN Article l shall conform
to the rules and regulations common
to them and to the fl hing vessels of
Canada or Newfoundland. They need
not rep )rt, enrer or clear when put
ting into such harbors for shelter or re-
pair of damages, nor when putting into
the outside limits OF the established
ports Of entry, for the purpose of pur-
chasing wood or obtaining water, Ok
cept that any such vessels remaing
m. re than six days, exclusive of
Sundays and legal holidays, within
any such port or communicating with
the shore therein, may be required to
report, and enter or clear, and no ve.-
sci shall he excused hereby from Civ
ing due information to the boarding
officers. They shall not be liable in
any such bays or harburs for compul-
sorry pilotage, nor when therein for
the pur. ose of shelter, repairing dam
+. ages, purchasing wood or obtaining
water, shall they be liable for harbor
dues, but this enumeration shall not
permit he other charges inconsistent
with the enjoyment of liberties re,
served or secured the convention Oi
1918.
i ARTICLE XII. United States fishing
vessels entering bays and harbors OF
the eastern and northeastern coast Of
, anada or Newfoundland under stress
of weather or other casualty, may un'
load, reload, tranship, or sell, subject
to the Customs laws and regulations
all fish on board, when such unload
; ing, reshipment, or sale is made ne
cessary, as accidental, and may re
n lenish outfits, provisions and sup
tplies damaged or lost BY the disaster