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 1762 CONVENTION———GREAT BRITAIN. JANUARY 23, 1924. 1- the urpose of ascert ` whether the vessel or those on board life endgavoring to import or have imported alcoholic beverages mto the United States, its territories or possessions in violation of the B¤¤*¤*=bh°‘ '°*°§ gg laws there in force. When such enquiries and examination show a ii3¤“£i$>¤. mm reaipinable ground for suspicion, a search of the vessel may be instrtut. “f&f°{g *{f°';,•‘§°’m§; (2) If there is reasonable cause for belief that_the vessel has comltérrm x>r¤¤i¤i¢i¤¤ mitted or gstrlaommittziggsor attemptting tt)o_comm1t an offense the laws o e Uni tates, its em ries or possessions ro _ 1 ing the importation of alcoholic beverages, the vessel may ge seized and taken into a port of the United States, its territories or possessions for adjudication in accordance with such laws. _ m§,§;*,}”§g,“°b,'}gu,‘;°g,?’g‘ (3) The rights conferred by this article shall not be_ exercised at ¤¢c-.v¤¤¤s- Y a greater distance from the coast of the United States its territories or possemions than can be traversed in one hour by the vessel susm§  _§{,,j§‘§,‘*g§ pected of endeavoring to commit the offense. In cases, however, m ml- which the liquor is intended to be conveyed to the United States its territories or ossessions by a vessel other than the one boarded and searched, it slixall be the s eed of such other vessel and not the speed of the vessel boarded, wgich shall determine the distance from the coast at which the right under this article can be exercised. ARTICLE HI. Li¤¤¤¤¤¤*¤¤,¤¤,;·•;= No pleualty or forfeiture under the laws of the United States shall ;r°°$§i¤t°iZewé be app 'riatblle or attach po alccfphlolic liquolrs or tghvgssels or peissqigsl by ·°· rcasono e eo su 'uors,wensu `uorsare` as sea stores or cargo destined for dl rt foreign to theqUnited States, its territories or possessions on boargo British vessels voyaging to or from ports of the nited States, or its territories or pomessrons orgdpassing through the territorial waters thereof, and suc carriage sh be as now provided by law with respect to the transit of such liquors w,'}`,Q’°Q‘,'§°*‘f,f‘,;’,'gf.,s,;“,§ through the Panama Canali-Iprovided that such liqluors shall beqkept wmws. under seal continuously w e the vessel on whic the are carried remains within said territorial waters and that no part 0; such liquors shall at any time or place be unladen within the United States. its territories or possessions. ARTICLE IV. °¤ °'¤*¤=¤ *0* _ Any claim by a British vessel for comppnsation on the grounds that ’ it has suffered loss or  throu h the impro er or unreasonable exercise of the rights co erred by grticle II of tlliis Treat or on the ground that it has not been given the benefit of Article Iill shall be referred for the joint consideration of two persons, one of whom shall be nominated by each of the High Contracting Parties. kgslxgg wclggggj _ _Eli'ect shall be given to the recommendations contained in any such ram. point report. If no joint report can be agreed upon, the claim_shall V I 37 lm e referred to the Claims Commission esta lished under the provisions °‘ ‘°‘ ‘ of the Agreement for the Settlement of Outstanding Pecunia Claims s@ed at Washington the 18th August, 1910, but the claimlslrall not, before submission to the tribunal, require to be included in a schedule of claims confirmed in the manner therein provided. ARTICLE V. ml§;f¤¤¤¤¤ °'¤°“*°=*· This Treaty shall be subject to ratification and shall remain in force for a period of one year from the date of the exchange of ratifications. mf{gj,jé=·$t,,;*,jS_Pm¤°S°d _ Three months before the expiration of the said period of one year, either of the High Contracting Parties may `ve notice of its desire to propose modifications in the terms of the Treaty.