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 TREATY WITH GREAT BRITAIN. JANUARY 18, 1873. 947 ADDITIONAL ARTICLE To the Treaty of 8th of May, 1871, between the United States and Her Jim.18, 1873 Britannia Jihjesty. Relating to the Sessions of the Commissioners under W the T wemlt Article of said Treaty. Ooncluded January 18, 1873; Ratiyied February 28, 1873; Ratifieations exchanged April 10, 1873; Proclaimed April 15, 1873. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS an additional article to the treaty between the United Preamble. States and IIer Britannic Majesty of the 8th of May, 1871, relating to the sessions of the commissioners provided for by the twelfth article of the Ante,pp. 867, said treaty, was concluded and signed at Washington by their respective 868* plenipotentiaries on the 18th day of January, 1873, the original of which additional article is word for word as follows: Additional Article to the Treaty between the United States and [kr Britannic Majesty of the Stk of May, 1871. Whereas, pursuant to the XIIth article of the treaty between the United States and Her Britannic Majesty of the 8th of May, 1871, it was stipulated that the commissioners therein provided for should meet at Washington ; but whereas it has been found inconvenient in the summer season to hold those meetings in the city of Washington: In order to avoid such inconvenience, the President of the United States has invested Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State, with full power, and Her Britannic Majesty has invested the Right Honourable Sir Edward Thornton, one of Her Majesty’s most honourable Privy Council, Knight Commander of the most honourable Order of the Bath, Her Majesty’s Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States, with like power; who having met and examined their respective powers, which were found to be in proper form, have agreed upon the following Annrrronst Anrrotn. Mgggitioual It is agreed that the sessions of the commissioners provided for by the Seseions of the twelfth article of the treaty between the United States and her Britannic ;;’;‘;";;;S£%‘;§’;t Majesty of the 8th of May, 1871, need not be restricted to the city of ,,,c;,Jp1_mw;th;¤ Washington, but may be held at such other place within the United States meth ¤£;E1§;f€¤ as the commission may prefer. _ 4;;,,, 2,,,,, The present additional article shall be ratified, and the ratifications shall prefera _ be exchanged at Wasliington as soon as possible thereafter. • m&‘}g‘z§’,;‘:X} m In Witness whereof we, the respective plenipotentiaries, have signed the be ,,,,,},€d_ same and have hereunto affixed our respective seals. _ Sie¤¤¤¤¢• Done in duplicate at the city of Washington, the eighteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy- three. [SEAL.] HAMILTON FISH. [SEAL.] EDWD. THORNTON. And whereas the said additional article has been duly ratified on both ragggxyyse ¤f parts, and the respective ratifications were exchanged at Washiiigton on the tenth day of April, 187 3, by Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State of the