The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-03

settlement thereof sufficient to consti-
tute adverse holding or to make title
by prescription.
(b.) The arbitrators may recognize
and give effect to the rights and claims
resting on any other ground whatever
valid according TO International law
and on any principle of international
law which the arbitrator may deem
to be applicable to the case and which
are not in contraventicn of the fore
going rule.
(c.) In determining the boundary
line, if territory of one party be found
by the tribunal to have been at Che
date of this treaty in the occupation
of the subjects or citizens of the other
party, such effect shall be given TO
such occupant as reason, justice, the
principles of international law and the
entities of the case shall, in the opinion
of the tribunal, require.
Art. 5. The arbitrator shall meet at
Paris, within 60 days after the de-
livery of the printed arguments men
toned in article s, and shall proceed
impartially and carefully to examine
and decide the questions that have
been or shall be laid before them as
herein provided on the part of the gov
ernmentS cf her Britannia majesty and
the United States of Venezuela re-
spectively; Provided, always, that the
fit, hold their meetings or any of them
at any other place which they may
determine. All questions considered by
the tribunal, including the final de-
ciSion, shall be determined by a ma
jority of all the arbitrator. Each of
the high contracting parties shall
name one person as it's agent to at
tend the tribunal and to represent it
generally in all matters connected with
the tribunal.
Art. 6. The printed case of each of
the two parties, accompanied by the
documents. official correspondence and
other evidence on which each relies,
shall be delivered in duplicate to each
of the arbitrator and to the agent of
the other party as soon as may be
after the appointment of the men,
bers of the tribunal, but within a
period not exceeding eight months
from the date of the exchange of the
notifications of this treaty.
Art. Z. Within four months after the
delivery on both sides of the printe4
case, either party may in like manner
deliver in duplicate to each of the said
arbitrator, and to the agent of the
other party. counter case, and adj
ditional documents, correspondence
and evidence in reply to the case, doc
uments, correspondence and evidence
so presented by the other party.
If in the case submitted to tie ar
bitratcrs either party shall have speci-
fed or alluded to any report or docu-
ment in it's own exclusive possession,
without an exchange copy, such party
shall be bound, if the other party
thinks proper to apply for it, to fur
nish that party with a copy thereof,
and either party may call upon the
other through the arbitrators to pro-
duce originals or certified copies of
any papers adduced as evidence, giving
in each instance notice thereof within
thirty days after delivery of the case;
and the original or copy so requested
shall be delivered as soon as may be
and within period not exceeding 40
days after receipt of the notice.
Article Wilt shall be the duty of
the agent of each party, within three
months after the expiration of the
time limited for the delivery of the
counter cases on both sides, to deliver,
in duplicate, to each of the said arbi-
traitors and to the agent of the other
party a printed form showing the
points and referring to the evidence
upon which his government relies, and
either party may also support the same
before the arbitrator by oral argu-
ment of counsels, and the arbitratorS
may, if they desire further elucidation
with regard to any point, require a
written or printed statement or drSu-
ment or oral argument by counsel.
upon it; but in such case the other
party shall be entitled TO reply either
orally or in writing as the case may be.
Article IX.-The arbitrator may,
for any cause deemed by them suf-
fcient. enlarge either of the periods
fixed by articles VI, VII and VIII by
the allowance of 80 days additional.
Article X.-The decision of the tri-
bunal shall. if possible, be made within
three months from the close of the ar
on both sides. 1t shall be made
in writing and dated and shall be
signed by the arbitrators who may as
sent to it. The decision shall be in
one copy whereof shall be
delivered to the agent of Great Britain
for his government and the other copy
shall be delivered to the agent of the
United States of Venezuela for his
government.
Article XI.-The arbitrator shall /
keep an accurate record of their pro-
and may appoint and employ
the necessary officers to assist them.
Article XII.-Either government shall !
pay its own agent and provide for the /
proper remuneration of the counsel J.