2GS i\rri:Ni)ix. 



ficil or nlliidoil to nny icjiort or tlociiincnt in its own exclusive possession, with- 

 out aiinexin;: ii co])_v, sucii I'arty .sliiiii be hound, if the otlier rtiity tliinks jirop- 

 cr ti) ni'i'ly for it, to furnisli that I'arty with n copy thereof; nnd citlier I'arty 

 may call ujion tlic oilier, through the Commissioners, to ]>roiiuco the origiiuils 

 or certified co])ics of any i)aiier» aihhiceil ns evidence, givinjj in each instance 

 audi reasonahle notice as the I'oinmissioncrs may rctiuirc. 



The case on ciMicr siiie shall he dosed within n j)eriod of six motiihs from 

 the date of the orj;ani/.ntion of the C'ominis-'ion, and the Commissioners shall 

 he '•e<picsted to >;ive their award as soon as ]>ossihle thereafter. The aforesaid 

 j>eriod of six months may he extended Inr three months in case of a vacancy oc- 

 curring; ainon;^ the Connnissioners under the circumstances contcmpluted in 

 Article XXIII. of this Treaty. 



AltTICI.K XXV. 



The Commissioners shall keep an accurate record and correct minutes or 

 notes of nil their proccedinf,'s, with the dates thereof, and may appoint ami em- 

 ploy n f^crrctnry, and any other necessary ollicer or ofliccrs, to assist them in tlio 

 transaction of the husiness which may come heforc thcin. 



Kach of the 111^11 Contrnctinfj I'arties shall pay its own Commissioner and 

 ngent or counsel ; all other cxj)cnscs shall he defrayed by the two Governments 

 in etjual moieties. 



AllTlCI.K XXVI. 



The navi;;Mtii)n of the I{ivcr St. Lawrence, ascending nnd descending, from 

 the forty-lifih jiarallcl of north latitude, where it ceases to form the houndary 

 between the two countries, from, to, and into the sea, shall forever remain fico 

 nnd open for the jiurposes of commerce to the ciii/.ens of the I'nitcd States, sub- 

 ject to anv laws and regulations of (ireat Ilritain, or of llic Dominion of Canada, 

 not inconsistent with such privilege of free navigation. 



The navigatimi of the l{ivcrs Yukon, rorcupine, nnd Stikine, ascending nnd 

 descending, from, to, nnd into the sea, shall fv)revcr remain free nnd open for the 

 I)ur]K)ses of cnmincrcc to the subjects of Iler IJritnnnic Majesty nnd to the cit- 

 izens of the United .States, subject to nny laws and regulations of either country 

 within its own territory not inconsistent with such privilege of free navigation. 



AnTiri.t: XXVII. 

 The Ciovenimcnt of Her Britannic Majesty engages to urge upon the Govcrn- 

 nient of the l)i>minion of Canada to secure to the citizens of the Uniteil States 

 the use of the Wetland, S;. Lawrence, and other cannls in the Dominion on tenns 

 ,of c<iunlity witli the inhabitants of the Dominion ; and the Government of flio 

 United States engages that the subjects of Her Hritnnnic ^lajesty shall enjo}* 

 the use of the St. Clair Flats' Canal on terms of c<pndily with the inhabitants 

 of the United States, and further engages to urge upon the Jstnto Governments 



