ALASKA. 



Article X. 



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Each Government shall pay the expenses of its members of the joint com- 

 mission in the investigation referred to in the preceding article. 



Article XI. 



The decision of the tribunal shall, if possible, be made within three months 

 from the close of the argument on both sides. 



It shall be made in writing and dated, and shall be signed by the arbitrators 

 who mav assent to it. 



The decision shall be in duplicate, one copy whereof shall be delivered to the 

 agent of the United States for his Government, and the other copy shall be 

 delivered to the agent of Great Britain for his Government. 



Article XII. 



Each Government shall pay its own agent and provide for the proper remu- 

 neration of the counsel employed by it and of the arbitrators appointed by it, 

 and for the expense of preparing and submitting its case to the tribunal. All 

 other expenses connected with the Arbitration shall be defrayed by the two 

 Governments in equal moieties. 



Article XIII. 



The arbitrators shall keep an accurate record of their proceedings and may 

 appoint and employ the necessary officers to assist them. 



Article XIV. 



The High Contracting Parties engage to consider the result of the proceed- 

 ings of the tribunal of arbitration as a full, perfect, and final settlement ot all 

 the questions referred to the arbitrators. 



Article XV. 



The present treaty shall be duly ratified by the President of the United States 

 of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by 

 Her Britannic Majesty; and the ratification shall be exchanged either at Wash- 

 ington or at London within six months from the date hereof, or earlier if possible. 

 In faith whereof, we, the respective plenipotentiaries, have signed this treaty 

 and have hereunto affixed our seals. 



Done in duplicate at Washington the 29th day of February, 1892. 



James G. Blaine. [seal.] 



Julian Pauncefote. [seal.] 



