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is not admitted by the Government of the United States, it is further agreed 

 that Commissioners shall be appointed to determine, having regard to the privi 

 leges accorded by the United States to the subjects of Her Britannic Majesty, as 

 stated in Articles XIX. and XXI. of this Treaty, the amount of any compensa 

 tion 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 under 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 Government, in a gross sum, within 

 twelve months after such award shall have been given. 



ARTICLE XXIII. 



The Commissioners referred to in the preceding article shall be appointed. in 

 the following manner, that is to say : One Commissioner shall be named by the 

 President of the United States, one by Her Britannic 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, 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 hereinbefore pro 

 vided 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 the Prov 

 ince of Nova Scotia, at the earliest convenient period after they have been re 

 spectively named, and shall, before proceeding to any business, make and sub 

 scribe a solemn declaration that they will impartially and carefully examine 

 and decide the matters referred to them to the best of their judgment, and ac 

 cording 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 attend 

 the Commission as its agent, to represent it generally in all matters connected 

 with the Commission. 



ARTICLE XXIV. 



The proceedings shall be conducted in such order as the Commissioners ap 

 pointed under Articles XXII. and XXIII. of this Treaty shall determine. They 

 shall be bound to receive such oral or written testimony as either Government 

 may present. If either Party shall offer oral testimony, the other Party shall 

 have the right of cross-examination, under such rules as the Commissioners 

 shall prescribe. 



If in the case submitted to the Commissioners either Party shall have sped- 



