The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
Administer 0aths

Article " The commission shall have power to administer oaths to wit nesses and take evidence on oath when ever deemed necessary in any proceed ing, or inquiry or matter within its jurisdiction under this treaty and the high contracting parties agree to adopt such legislation as may be appropriate and necessary to give the commission the powers above mentioned and to provide for the issue of subpoenas and for compelling the attendance of wit nesses in the proceedings before the commission.
 "On the inquiry both sides must be heard and each party is entitled to ap point an agent whose duty it shall be | to represent his government before the commission and to present to the commission. either personally or through counsel retained for that pur- pose. such evidence and arguments as he may deem necessary and appropriate for the information of the commits sion.
 Article Y The commission shall meet whenever called upon to make an examination and report under the terms of this treaty, and the commits sion may fix such times and places for its meetings as may be necessary, subject at all times to special call or | direction of the two governments. Each | commissioner. upon the first joint meeting of the commission after his 1 appointment shall, before proceeding 1 with the work of the commission, make 1 and subscribe a solemn declaration in
 writing that he will faithfully and inn partially perform the duties imposed | upon him under this treaty and such declaration shall be entered on the | records of the proceedings of the com mission.
 "The United States and British sections of the commission may each appoint a secretary and these shall act as joint sec
 retaries Of the commission al it's joint sessions and the commission may employ experts and clerical assistants from time
 to time as it may deem advisable. The | salaries and personal expenses of the l commission and of the agents and of
 counsel and of the secretaries shall be paid by their respective governments and 1 all reasonable and necessary joint ex-
 perses of the commission incurred by it l shall be paid in equal moieties by the
 high contracting parties
 | Article VI This treaty shall supersede the arbitration treaty concluded between | the high contracting parties on April 1, l l908 but all agreements, awards and pro- l ceedings under that treaty shall con- tinue in force and effect and this treaty | shall not affect in any way the provisions of the treaty of January II. 1909. ating
 to questions arising between the United
 States and the Dominion of Canada. Article VII. TheSpresent treaty shall
 be ratified bya the President of the United
 States of America by and with the ad-
 vice and consent of the Senate thereon,
 end by his Brittanic majesty. The ratif-
 cation shall be exchanged at Washington
 as soon as possible and the treaty shall l take effect on the date of the exchange of its notifications. It shall thereafter re-
 main in force continuously unless ana
 until terminated by 24 months written notices given by either high contracting l party to the other
 Tn faith whereof the respective pleni- | potentiaries have signed this treaty in dtl.
 pleate and have hereunto affixed their | seals
 | Done at Washington. the third day of
 August in the year of our Lord 1911'