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 GONVEN'l‘lON—GREA'l‘ BRITAIN. FEBRUARY 29, 1892. 951 Itlshall be made in writing and dated, and shall be signed by the Arbitrators who may assent to it. · ’ The decision shall be in duplicate, one copy whereof shall be delivered to the Agent of the United States for his Government, and the other copy shall be delivered to the Agent of Great Britain for his Government. ARTICLE XII. Each Government shall pay its own Agent and provide for the proper Payment of mm, remuneration of the counsel employed by it and of the Arbitrators “°“ °‘P°”°°*· appointed by it, and for the expense of preparing and submitting its case to the tribunal. All other expenses connected with the Arbitrat10D shall be defrayed by the two Governments in equal moieties. ARer1oLE XIII. The Arbitrators shall keep an accurate record of their proceedings, R•>¤¤rdand may appoint and employ the necessary officers to assist them. AR1—1c1.n XIV. The High Contracting Parties engage to consider the result of the mm: w he asm proceedings of the tribunal of arbitration, as a full, perfect, and final °°"‘°"‘°“‘· settlement of aH the questions referred to the Arbitrators. ARTICLE XV. The present treaty shall be duly ratined by the President of the Ratification. United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by Her Britannic Majesty; and the ratijication shall he exchanged either at Washington or at London within six months from the date hereof, or earlier if possible. In faith whereof, we, the respective Plenipotentiaries, have signed . this treaty and have hereunto affixed our seals. Done in duplicate at Washington the twenty-ninth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-two. Jnmns G. BLM1m snu. Sigmum J ULIAN Pnoucnrorm isnu. _ Exchange ofratiica And whereas the said Convention has been duly ratified on both ‘“°"“· parts, and the ratiiications of the two Governments were exchanged in the City of Loudon, on the seventh day of May, one thousand, eight hundred and ninety-two; Now, theretbre,be it known that I, Bniwemm Hannrson, President r¤»n¤..um.. of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, as amended, to the end that the same, and every article and clause thereof, may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof. In witness whereof, l have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the United States to be ailixed. Done at the City of Washington, this ninth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand, eight hundred and [SEAL] ninety-two, and of the Independence of the United States the one hundred and sixteenth. Bmw Huzmson By the President: J Aims G. Bnnmn Secretary of State.