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arbitrators may deem to be applicable to the 

 and which an- net in contravention , 

 rules. (3) In determining the boundary line, if ter- 

 ritory of one party found by the tribunal to have 

 been at the date of this treaty in the occupation of 

 the subjects or citi/.cns ..f the other party. such effect 

 shall be given to sucli occupation as rea-on. ji,- 

 tlie principles of international law, and the equities 

 of the case shall, in the opinion of the tribunal, 

 require. It was provided that within sixty days 

 after the delivery of printed arguments the tribunal 

 should meet in Paris and proceed impartially and 

 carefully to examine and decide the question-, laid 

 before them. The meetings may be held in any 

 other place, if the arbitrators prefer. They shall 

 decide all questions, including 1 the final decision, 

 by a majority vote. Each of the high contracting 

 parties will name one person a- to attend 



the tribunal and to represent it generally in all mat- 

 ters connected with the tribunal. The printed case 

 of each of the two parties, accompanied by the docu- 

 ments, official correspondence, and other evidence 

 on which each relies, shall be delivered in duplicate 

 to each of the arbitrators and to the agent of the 

 other party as soon as may be. but not later than 

 eight months after the exchange of ratifications, 

 and within four months after the delivery of the 

 printed cases each party may in like manner pre- 

 sent a counter-case and additional documents, cor- 

 respondence, and evidence in reply to the case, docu- 

 ments, and evidence presented by the other party. 

 It shall be the duty of the agent of each party, within 

 three months of the time limited for the delivery of 

 the counter-case on each side, to deliver in duplicate 

 to the arbitrators and to the agent of the other party 

 a printed argument showingthe points and referring 

 to the evidence upon which his Government relies, 

 and either party may also support the same before 

 the tribunal by oral argument of counsel, and the 

 arbitrators may. if they desire further elucidation 

 with regard to any point, require a printed or writ- 

 ten statement or argument or oral argument by 

 counsel upon it, in which case the other party will 

 be entitled to reply. The time limit for presenting 

 the case, counter-case, and argument may be extend- 

 ed thirty days for any cause deemed sufficient by the 

 arbitrators.' The decision of the tribunal shall be 

 made, if possible, within three months from the 

 close of the argument on both sides. This decision 

 shall be made in writing and signed by the arbi- 

 trators who assent to it. Each Government shall 

 pay its own agent and provide for the proper re- 

 muneration of its counsel and the arbitrators ap- 

 pointed by it, and for the expense of preparing and 

 submitting its case to the tribunal. All other ex- 

 penses shall be shared by the two governments. 

 The Ligh contracting parties engage to consider 

 the result of the proceedings of the tribunal of 

 arbitration as a full, perfect, and final settlement 

 of all the questions referred to the arbitnr 



a map of the disputed territory, see " Annual 

 Cyclopedia " for IS'.).!. j.aL'e 740. 



'VERMONT, a New England State, admitted to 

 the Union March 4. 1791 : area. 9.565 square miles. 

 The population, according to each decennial census. 

 was 154.465 in isdi); 217>!'5 in isio : ^.or.tj in 

 1*20: 2^1652 in !*:',< i: 2^1.94-: in 1*40 : 314.120 in 

 1850; 815.098 in 1860; :'-5u.o51 in 1^7<i: 332.2*6 in 



,:id 332.422 in 1890. Capital. Montpelier. 

 Government. Governor. Urban A. Wood bury, 

 succeeded in September by Josiah Grout : Lieuten- 

 ant Governor, Zophar M. Mansur. succeeded by Nel- 

 \V. Fisk : Secretary of State. Chauncey W. 

 Brownell: Treasurer. Henry F. Field: Auditor. 

 Franklin D. Hale : Adjutant General. T. S. Peck : 

 Superintendent of Education. Mason S. Stone: 

 Bank Inspector, Frederick E. Smith ; Railroad 



Olin Merrill. <>rioii M. r, ar bcr, 

 Diaries .1. I'.ell ; Secretary of the Hoard of Agricul- 

 ture. Victor I. Spear : ( 'liief Justice of tl 

 Court. Jonathan I.' 

 land Miinson. John \V. l;..u,-ll. 1; 

 Henry U. start. I,. II. Thomp-on. and 



P. Ail are l,Vpiil>li. 

 who is an Independent. 



Finances. Th the 



last biennial term were s 1.179.1 35.; 

 ccdi: ,ji,,jr 



tern:. '1. Al!;. : . 



term. S212.IIUH \\ a - !! perma!;'-:r 

 the State Asylum, li 



unusual expen- f printing and 



ing Vermont Statutes, about - 

 town free libraries, under act of 181 

 pen- - unt of tubercuWis. aboul 



The _ -he statement <>f the 



ernor, was largely made up of tin 

 com -ling 



term 27.757.711 : debentures of the General A- 

 bly . .'i; Balarii s excei de 



S 7 : total. - The increase of salaries is very 



largely those of judges of probate and State's at- 

 torn i 



The assessed valuation in 1895 was si 7:!.: 

 The amount received from corporations in I 

 exceeded the amount for the preceding term by 

 $40.648.76. which excess was contributed by sav- 

 ings banks and trust companies. The total amount 

 paid by corporations during the last biennial term 

 was $782,799.94, which is 62-1 per cent, of the total 

 expenses, or 75'7 per cent, of the ordinary ex] 

 of the State. Of this amount, savings banks and 

 trust companies paid sy.iO.434.H5. The railroads 

 paid 209.162.46: life and fire insurance companies 

 and other corporations paid sl27.lli2.6o. The rail- 

 roads paid $20,599.52 less than in the preceding 

 term, the savings banks and trust companies 41.- 

 881.33 more. 



State Institutions. The Legislature appointed 

 a joint special committee to investigate charges 

 against the management of the State Asylum for 

 the Insane. The report was extremely unfavorable 

 to the management so far as treatment of patients 

 was concerned. The committee found that the food 

 furnished was sufficient in quantity but deficient in 

 variety and not always of good quality: and that 

 the heating was inadequate, though this was due in 

 part to defects in the apparatus. The total number 

 of patients June 30. 1896. was 



The membership of the State Soldiers' Home in 

 October was 90, and there were 10 applicants for 

 admission. 



At the House of Correction 1.159 persons have 

 been confined within the past two years, of whom 

 2 died. There were 130 inmates in October, 20 of 

 whom were women. 



The. State Prison is now self-supporting. The 

 labor of convicts is leased at 72 cents a day. 



Militia. A permanent camp ground has been 

 bought for the militia, near Fort Ethan Allen. 

 The property adjoins the United States reserv.-. 

 and the rifle range belonging to the Government is 

 offered for the use of the National Guard. 



Vermont Central Railroad. This railroad 

 was placed in the hands of receivers in March. 

 The receivers were asked for in a suit in equity 

 brought by the Grand Trunk road, which sought 

 to obtain 415.712.45. alleged to be due on traffic 

 char_ report on file, t ; 



ration had in use in 1S!5 192 locomotives. 121 

 sengercarv -7<> freight car-. l.<>79 



stock cars, l.oill fiat cars, and . ears. Its 



earnings for that year 1 ;.3<is.02. The 



total or* 3.!i>5.0'7.:Ji. The net earn- 



