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jects of Her Britannic Majesty, and this assertion 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 

 privileges 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 compensation which, in their opinion, 

 ought to be paid by the Government of the United States to the Gov- 

 ernment of Her Britannic Majesty in return for the privileges ac- 

 corded to the citizens of the United States under Article XVIII. of 

 this Treaty ; and that any sum of money which the said Commission- 

 ers 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 Commis- 

 sioner 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 

 -hall be filled in the manner hereinbefore 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 

 the Province of Nova Scotia, at the earliest convenient period after 

 they have been respectively named, and shall, before proceeding to 

 any business, make and subscribe a solemn declaration that they will 

 impartially and carefully examine and decide the matters referred to 

 them to the best of their judgment, and according to justice and 

 equity; ami such declaration shall be entered on the record of their 

 proceedings. 



Each of the High Contracting Parties shall also name one person 

 to attend th<- Commission a- it- agent, to represent it generally in all 

 matters connected with the Commission. 



Article XXIV. 



The proceedings shall be conducted in such order as the Commis- 

 sioner- appointed under Articles XXII ami XXI II of this Treaty 

 shall determine. They shall be bound (<> receive such oral or written 

 testimony as either Government may present. If either Party shall 

 offer oral testimony, the other Party -hall have the right of cross- 

 examination, under 3uch rule- ;) - the < '<>i issioners shall prescribe. 



If in the case submitted to the Commm-ioners either Party shall 

 have pecified or alluded to any report or document in it:- own ea 

 elusive po e ion, wit! I annexing a copy, such Party shall he 



