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 PROCLAMATIONS. N 0. S. 839 “r—XRTICLE XXII. “ Inasmuch as it is asserted by the Government of Her Britannic M nj- C<>r¤miss_i<>¤<>r¤ esty that the privileges accorded to the citizens of the United States *° d“*°““?“" dw under Article XVIII. of this Treaty are of greater value than those $;$1¥;`if:,H°:}f{d accorded by Articles XIX. and XX1.ot'this Treaty to the subjects of Her {116 ’Ummi smug Britunuic Majesty, and this assertion is not admitted by the Govern- for privileges ment of the United States, it is further agreed that Commissioners shall 8"“‘;t"g. by “"‘°]° be appointed to determine, lmving regard to the privileges accorded 180 t is treaty" by the United States to the subjects ot Her Britunnic Majesty, as stated in Articles XIX. and XXI. of this Treaty, the amount of any compensation which, in their opinion, ought to be paid by the Government of the United States to the Government of Her Britannic Majesty in return for the privileges accorded to the citizens of the United States undcr Article XVIII. of this Treaty; and that any sum of money which the said Commissioners may so award shall be paid by the United States Award; when to Government, in a gross sum, within twelve months after such award be Paidshall have been given. "ARTICLE XXIII. "The Commissioners referred to in the preceding Article shall be Commissioners; appointed in the following manner, that is to say: One Commissioner how tc bcnppcinv shall be named by the President of the United States, one by Her Bri- °d· tannic Majesty, and a third by the President of the United States and Her Britannic Majesty conjointly; and in case the third Commissioner shall not have been so named within a period of three months from the date when this article shall take effect, then the third Commissioner shall 'be named by the Representative at London of His Majesty the Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary. In case of the death, Vacancies. absence, or incapacity of any Commissioner, or in the event of any Commissioner omitting or ceasing to act, the vacancy shall be filled in the manner hereiubefore provided for making the original appointment, the period of three months in case of such substitution being calculated from the date of the happening of the vacancy. “The Commissioners so named shall meet in the City of Halifax, in when md when the Province of Novo Scotia, at the earliest convenientqperiod after they to meet. have been respectively named, and shall, before proceeding to any business, make and subscribe a solemn declaration that they will impartially T h 9 i, www and carefully examine and decide the matters referred to them to the and duties. best of their judgment, and according to justice and equity; and such - declaration shall be entered on the record of their proceedings. “ Each of the High Contracting Parties shall also name one person to Agent for each attend the Commission es its agent, to represent it generally in all mat- governmentters connected with the Commission. “Anr1c1..E XXIV. “The proceedings shall be conducted in such order as the Commis- Proceedings nesioners appointed under Articles XXII. and XXIII. of this Treaty shall f9¤¤ *·h§¤·L<=·>¤¤¤¤¤· determine. They shall be bound to receive such oral or written testi- gmfzziofw t° b° mony as either Government may present. If either Party shall oder oral testimony, the other Party shall have the right of cross examination, under such rules us the Commissioners shall prescribe. “ If in the case submitted to the Commissioners either Party shall have Documents and specified or alluded to any report or document in its own exclusive pos- P¤P°*'$• session, without annexing :1. copy, such Party shell be bound, if the other Party thinks proper to apply for it, to furnish that Party with a copy thereof; and either Party may call upon the other, through the Commissioners, to produce the originals, or certified copies of any papers adduced as evidence, giving in each instance such reasonable notice as the Commissioners may require.