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 872 TREATY WITH GREAT BRITAIN. MA! 8, 1871. closedinsix from the date of the organization of the commission, and the commis- ’“°"*l'°· sioners shall be requested to give their award as soon as possible there- A"‘“`d" after. The aforesaid period of six months may be extended for three months in case of a vacancy occurring among the commissioners under the circumstances contemplated in Article XXIII. of this treaty. Anrrcrn XXV. Records, The commissioners shall keep an accurate record and correct minutes or notes of all their proceedings, with the dates thereof, and may appoint mumy, &c_ and employ a secretary and any other necessary officer or officers to assist them in the transaction of the business which may come before them. Expenses. Each of the high contracting parties shall pay its own commissioner and agent or counsel; all other expenses shall be defrayed by the two governments in equal moieties. ARTICLE XXVI. Navigation of The navigation of the river St. Lawrence, ascending and descending, 2*wg°é§“€“°° from the forty-nfth parallel of north latitude, where it ceases to form the ’ boundary between the two countries, from, to, and into the sea, shall forever remain free and open for the purposes of commerce to the citizens of the United States, sub'ect to any laws and regulations of Great Britain, or of the dominion of (ianada, not inconsistent with such privilege of free navigation. of other rivers. The navigation of the rivers Yukon, Porcupine, and Stikine, ascending and descending, from, to, and into the sea, shall forever remain free and open for the purposes of commerce to the subjects of her Britannic Majesty and to the citizens of the United States, subject to any laws and regulations of either country within its own territory, not inconsistent with such privilege of free navigation. ARTICLE XXVII. The use on The government of her Britannic Majesty engages to urge upon the gyiidzgls of United States the use of the Welland, St. Lawrence, and other canals in both countries, the dominion on terms of equality with the inhabitants of the dominion; Britannic Majesty shall enjoy the use of the St. Clair Flats canal on terms of equality with the inhabitants of the United States, and further engages to urge upon the State governments to secure to the subjects of her Britannic Majesty the use of the several State canals connected with the navigation of the lakes or rivers traversed by or contiguous to the boundary line between the possessions of the high contracting parties, on terms of equality with the inhabitants of the United States. Anrrcms XXVIII. Nav; ,,0,, of The navigation of Lake Michigan shall also, for the term of years men- Lake tioned in Article XXXIII. of this treaty, be free and open for the purposes of commerce to the subjects of her Britannic Majesty, subject to any laws and regilations of the United States or of the States bordering thereon not inconsistent with such privilege of free navigation. Amsxcnn XXIX. Provisions for It is agreed that, for the term of years mentioned in Article XXXIII.
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