THE THKATY OF WASIIINGTOX. OQo 



pldv a secretary, nml nny otlicr ncrcssilry (ifliccr or oflictTs, to ns.-i.Ht tlicm ia 

 the tnuisaclicin of the liiisiiic.H.s wliirli imiy come licfore thom. 



I''.a('li {idvcriiiiinit t-hall piiy its own ('oiiiiiii?<si(,iicr ami n;,'oiit or coimsd. 

 AU otlier expenses sliall ho dofniyed liy iliu two (ioveniinents in e<iniil moieties. 



'I'hc wiioic exiienses of the <'oinniission, iiiehuiin;,' eontin^jent exjienses, sliail 

 ho (lefiayed iiy a ralahle dethietion on tlie anionnt of tlic sums awarded hy tlic 

 Conmiissioners, provided always liiat sneii dediielion siiall not exceed tlio rate 

 of live per cent, on tiio sums so awarded. 



AitTin.i; XVir. 

 Tlio Iligii rontrnclin),' rnriies en^ajje .'o consider tlic result of the proreed- 

 ings of this Commission ns a fidl, jierfect, and liiud settlement of all sueh claims 

 as arc mentioned in Article XII. of ihis Treaty upon cither (iovernment ; ami 

 further en;,'n>;e that every such claim, whether or not the same may huv<; hecn 

 )ircsented to thu notice of, made. ))iclerred, or laid hefore the said Comnission, 

 tthall, from and after the conclnsinn of the proceedings of the >'aid O'lninission, 

 1)0 considered and treated n» liindly settled, harred, and thencefurth nadmis- 

 8iblo. 



AiiTici.i; XVIII. 



It is agreed hy the High Contracting Varties that, in nddltion to the I herty 

 secured to the United States fishermen Ity the Convention hetwecn tlie l' lited 

 States and Great IJritain, signed at London ihi tho 'jnih day of Octoher, I ■^IM, 

 of taking, curing, and drying fish on certain coasts of the Jlritish North Anier- 

 ican Colonics therein dclined, the inhahitants of tho I'nited .^taies .shidi lii.vc, 

 in common with the snhjects of Her ISrilannic Majesty, the lii)erfy, for the ierm 

 of years mentioned in Article XXX II I. of this Treaty, to take lish of every 

 kind, except shell fish, on the sea-coasts and shores, a. id in the hays, harbors, 

 nnd creeks, of the l'rovi?)ccs of (Juchec, Xova Scotia, and New iJrunswii k,aiid 

 the Colony of I'rincc ICdward's Island, and of the several islands thereunto ad- 

 jacent, uithout being restricted to any distance from the shore, with )icrmis.>.i(ni 

 to land upon the said coasts and shores nnd islands, nnd also niM>n the Magda- 

 len Islands, for the piiqioso of drying tlijir nets nnd curing their fish; piovidcd 

 that, in so doing, they do not interfere with the rights of i>rivatc jiroperty, or 

 with llritish fishermen in the peaceable use of any part of the said coasts in 

 their occupancy for tho same ]>ur))ose. 



It "is understood that the above-mentioned liberty applies solely to the sea 

 fishery, nnd that the salmon nnd shad fisheries, and nil (jther fisheries in rivers 

 nnd tho mouths of rivers, arc hereby reserved exclusively fur llritish fishermen. 



AnTici.K XIX. 

 It is agreed by the High Contracting Parties that British subjects shall have, 

 in common w iih the citizens of the United States, the libeify, fur the term of 



