TIIK THKATY OF WASHINGTON. 0^37 



is not ndinittcd hy the flovcriinicnt of tlic Uiiiicil States, it is fiirtlicr ?if;rcci.l 

 tliitt C'(lln1ni^.Hi(llle^H sliail lie a|i|)oiiiteil to tlctermiiie, liavin^ regard to tlic privi. 

 le^Oi aieordod \>y tlic I'nited Slates to tlic siilijectf, ofller iW-itaiiiiie Miiji.-ty, us 

 tttated ill Articli's XIX. and XXI. of this 'I'reaty, the amount of any coinpcn.-a- 

 tiiiii which, ill their oiiinioii, (Might to he jiaid hy the G(jverniiient of tiic United 

 Stales to the (iovermnent of Her Hritannie Majesty in return for the pphileges 

 accorded to llic citizens of the United States under Anide X\'II1. of this 

 Treaty ; and that any sum of money wiiich tlio said Commissioners ina\ so 

 award hhall he |)aid hy the U'nileil Slates (iovernment, in a gross sum, wiiliia 

 twelve months after siicli iiwurd shall have been given. 



AnTici.i: XXIir. 



The Coir.missioncrs referred to in the jneccding article ^llall he ajipointed In 

 the following nninncr, that is to say : One Uomnussioncr shall he nainetl hy the 

 I'residcnt of the United States, one hy Her Uritannie Majesty, and a third hy 

 the I'residcnt of the United States and llcr Hritaiinic ^lajesty conjointly; and 

 in case the third Commissioner shall not have been so named within a jicriod 

 of thice months from tlic date when this article shall take etl'ect, then the tiiird 

 Comini>sioiier shall he named hy the Kepresentativc at London of His JIajesty 

 the luiijieror of Austria and King of Hungary. In case of the death, ah.-ence, 

 or incajiacity of any Commissioner, or in the event of any C(jmmis.>ioiier omitting 

 or ceasing to act, the vacancy shall he filled in the manner lieieinheforc jiro- 

 vided for making the original a|>|iointment, the jieriod of three months in case of 

 such snhslitniion lieing calculated from the date of the ha]iiieningof the vacancy. 



The Commissioners so luimcd shall meet in the City of Halifax, in the I'rov- 

 ince of Nova Scotia, at the earliest convenient period after they have hecn rc- 

 ppcctively named, and shall, before jirocccding to »iny laisiness, make and sub- 

 scribe a solemn declaration that they will imiiartially and carefully examine 

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

 cording to justice and ciiuity ; and such declaration shall be entered 011 the 

 record of their jiroceedings. 



ICacli of the High Contracting Parlies shall also name one jtcrson to attend 

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

 with the Commission. 



AllTICLK XXIV. 



The proceedings slinll he conducted in such order as the Conimii-sioncrs ap- 

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

 phidl be boniul to receive such oral or written testimony as either Government 

 may present. If cither Party shall olVer oral testimony, the other Tarty shall 

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

 hIuiU jirccribe. 



Jf III the case oubinltted to the Cutninissloncrii cither Tarty shall have speci- 



