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 358 PUBLIC TREATIES. RULES. A neutral Government is bound- _ _ Obligations of a First, to use due diligeiice to prevent the fitting out, armlng,ber ¤°¤"**1 G°"°'“‘ equipping, within its jurisdiction, of any vessel which 1t has reasons. e “?f?‘° '°° “°° d"° ground to believe is intended to cruise or to carry on_war against a Sentthehtlinggst, Power with which it is at peace; and also to use like diligence to pre- &c., or vessels. vent the departure from its jurisdiction of any vessel intended to cruise or carry on war as ebove, such vessel having been specially adapted, in whole or in part, within such jurisdiction, to warlike use. _ Not to rsrmitiw Secondly, not to permit or suffer either belllgerent to make use of its P°'*·°· &°·> *° l" ports or waters as the base of naval operations against the other,_or for “ °°d f" °°d’°m the purpose of the renewal or augmentation of military supplies or PuP°"°` arms, or the recruitment of men. _ _ To uso duo dill- Thirdly, to exercise due diligence in its own ports and waters, and, g‘?‘l°°. *’° ,.¥"§fT"““ as to all persons within its jurisdiction, to prevent any violation of the Rules not admit- Her Britanmc Majesty has commanded her High Commissioners an todtoh¤wob¤¤¤i¤ Plenipotentiaries to declare that Her Majesty’s Government cannot f°"°° “'b°“ tl'? M' assent to the foregoing rules as a statement of principles of international Q:,:',"' ° °] Mm ° law which were in force at the time when the claims mentioned m Arti- ` cle I arose, but that Her Majesty’s Government, in order to evmce its desire of strengthening the friendly relations between the two countries and of making satisfactory provision for the future, agrees that in dociding the questions between the two countries arising out of those claims, the Arbitrators should assume that Her Majesty’s Government had undertaken to act upon the principles set forth in these rules. To govern in fu- And the high contracting parties agree to observe these rules as be- maritime Power, and to invite them to accede to them. Aarroun VH. Pwidiou of tho The decision of the tribunal shall, if possible, be made within three lYV;i<>3)r¤¤{1° 1; It shall be made in writing and dated, and shall be signed by the W ° m Arbitrators w o may assent to it. made. . . . The said tribunal shall ilrst determine as to each vessel separately lll 0 Il sigh)   ss; whether Great Britain has, by any act or omission, failed to fulnl any rnwly- of the duties set forth in the foregoing three rules, or recognized by the principles of international law not inconsistent with such rules, and, If Gmt Britain shall comfy such fact as to each of the said vessels. In case the tribuin f¤¤¤d in fault ¤ nal and that Great Britain has failed to fulfil any duty or duties as €;’:;’_d;‘5l" ""V *’° aforesaid, it may, if it think proper, proceed to award a sum in gross to be paid by_Great Britain to the United States for all the claims referred Payment of tho to it; and in such case the grom sum so awarded shall be paid in com °·"'·"‘r by the Government of Great Britain to the Government of the United States, at Washington, within twelve months after the date of the awa . D sliv ery of The award shall be in duplicate, one copy whereof shall be delivered °·'"“‘d· to the Agent of the United States for his Government, and the other copytoshall be delivered to the Agent of Great Britain for his Governmen Anrronm VIII. E,,,,,,,,,, of H. Each Govemment shall pay its own Agent and provide for the proper bitration. remuneration of the counsel employed by it and of the Arbitrator appointed by it, and for the expense of preparing and submitting its case to the tribunal. All other expenses connected with the arbitration shall be defrayed by the two Governments in equal moieties.
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 * ¤¤• ¤¤¤¤•· tween themselves in future, and to bring them to the knowledge of other
 * "b“°°l· months from the close of the argument on both sides.