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iluiii tliosi' acconleil i>y Articles XIX iiiul XXI nf this Treaty to the siilyoLis of Her Ilritmiiiic 

 ^laji'sly, and this asseitiuii is lun adiiiilloil liy tlu' (iovcninu'iit ut' the rnitcil States, it is lurthor 

 aiiVfcil that ('ni]iiiiis>iciiiL'rs shall he aiiiiniiiU'il to ilt'lerniiiu', haviiii,' u'u'anl tn the ]iii\ iK'i;fs afcimird 

 liv llu' l'iiiti.'4 'StalL's tu tht' siiUJoias nf llcr Uvilaiiiiii' Alajc .ly, as sialni in Ailiili-. XIX and XXI nf 

 this IVi'aly, ihe anioiiut dl' any I'unii'inisatiim which, in ihi'ir iiiiiniun, might In he paid hy the 

 (iiiwinnioni of the United States to the lioveinnicnt of Her J.iitannie Majesty, in lelnni for tiio 

 I'vivile-es ,ieeordi.l tip the eitizeiis of the I iiited States nnder Article XVllI of liiis 'J'rcaty : and that 

 any sunjjof iiumey -which file saiil Conniussioners may .so award, shall he paid li\ the I'nited States' 

 t.uiveniiu'j!it in a gross sum, witliin twelve moiulis after such award shall have oeeii ^liveii. 



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c AIJTICLK XXUI. 



Tlie Coiiimissionors referred to in the ]iieeedin;4 Article shall he ai'iioiiued in the following 

 nianiiei ; tliat is to say, one Conimissioiicr shall he named liy the President of the rnit(>il Stales, one 

 hy Her r.ritaiiiiii- ^lajesly, and a third liy the I'lesident Hf tiie United States anil Her liritaniiie 

 ilair>ty conjointly ; and, incase tlie lliinl Coiiimis.-.ioiK'r sliall not have lieen so named within a ]ieriod 

 of ihicc uioiuiis from llie date wlien this Artiile shall take etlei'l.theii tlu' lliiid Comna.ssioiier shall he 

 named liy liic llepiVseiitative at i.oiidon of His Majesty the Knipeior of Austria aiulKiiij; of llnnpiry. 

 In ease of the death, ahseiiee, or iiieapai ily nl any ( 'ommis.-.ioner, or in the e\eul ol any Commissioner 

 omillini,' la' eeasini,' to aet, llie vaeauey .-.liall lie tilled in the manner hcieinliel'oie ]irovided for making' 

 till' oiiLtinal aiipointmeiil, ihe period of three months in ca.se of such siilisiiunion licing calculated 

 from the date of the hajipeiiing of liie vaeauey. 



The C'omniis>iiiiirrs so named shall meet in the City of Halifax, in the Province of Nova Scotia, 

 ut the earliest eouveiiienl period after they liavt' iieen lespeetively named : and shall, liefoie jaoceeding to 

 any liiisiness, make and suliscrihe a solemn diclaralioii that they will impart ially and carel'nlly examine 

 and decide the matters reftffred to them to ihe hesl of their Ju<lp;ment, and according,' to justice and 

 equity ; and such declaration shall lie entered mi the record of their inoceediie^s. 



Eaeii of the High Contraetiiii; Parlies shall also name one ])erson to attend the Commission OS its 

 Aguut, to represent it geuoiiilly iu all matiers connected with the Coinniission. 



AUTICLE XXIV. 



The iii'iiicedinus .sjiall he conducted in such order as the Commi-simicrs aiijioiiited under Articles 

 XXll an 1 XXIIl oL this Ti«»aty shall detertniiie. They shall lie limuid to receive such oral or written 



CO testimony as either (iovernnienl may I'l-i sent. If either party shall offer oral tislimony, the other 

 (Wily sii.dl have the right of eross-examinatimi, iindcr such rules as tin' Cmumissioneis shall ]irescrilie. 

 ll ill the uisc siiliiiiilti'd to the Coinmissioners either Jiarty slcdl ha\e --iiccilied or alluded to any 

 ivpmi 1 !■ d'lcunieal in its own exclusive lio.xsi-ssion, without annexing a cop_\ , such ]iarty shall lie lioniid, 

 if till- uthi-r party tlynks jirojier to ajijily for it, to furnish that iiaily with a co].y thereof; and either 

 p.iity may call uomi the other, through llie ('ominissioiuis, to juodia c the originals or certitied copies 

 of any ]ia]iiis ailou. \d as evidence, gi\ ing in each instance such reiisi-iiaiile notice as the Commissioners 

 may reipiiie. 



The ease on laiher sidr shall he eloscil w it hill a peiioil of six months j-.uni the date of the mganiziition 



c of the Coniiuissiiin; and the Commissioners shall lie ivipicsted to gi\e their awaid as soon iis ]iossilile. 

 thereafter. The aforesaid perioil of .six months may he extended for three nionlhs, in ease of a 

 v.ieaiiPY occuiring among the Commis-ioiiers umler the eireuuistances cnnlt'iuplatcil in .\nicle XXIII 

 of this Tiealy^ 



APTICLM XXV. 







The Ciimmis-joiii.rs shall kee|i an accurate record and ei.neet minutes or notes of nil their 

 proceedings, with the dales therenl', and may ap]ioiiit and employ a secii'laiy, and any other neees.sary 

 ollieei' or otlicers, to a.ssist llieiii in the iransaelinii of the business which may come before tie. ni. 



ICaih of the High Contracting Parties shall pay ils own Cmiiniissinner iind Accnl or Coniisel ; all 

 otlie^exiieiises shall In; defrayed by the twn Governments in e^ual moieties. 



AK'TICI.I; XXXI 1. 



ll !s larthei agreed that the provisions aliirsiipulatiniis of Altieles XVIII tn XXV o|' tlii< Treaty 

 .:iilii-.1\e. si,;, II evteiid to the Coluiiy of Xr\\ liiiiiidlalnl, so far as tiny are ap|ilieable. Put if tho 

 luipeii.il I'aiii.imeiit, the Pegislatiin of Xewl'miinllaiid. or the Congress of the Uiiiteil States, shall not 

 eliiiiiai e ihe Ciilony iif .Vewfoiindlaiid in their laws ciiaeted for carrying the foregoing .\rtieles into 

 elleet, tlii'ii this Aitieh,' shall be of no I'lteet ; but the omission to make provision by law to give it 

 elfe.i, by either of the Legislative Podii . afmesnid, shall not in any way imjiair any other Articles of 

 this Treaty. 



AliTlCl.K XXX II I. 



The fmvgoing Artiiles XVIII to \'XV. inclusive, and Article XXXof this Treaty, shiill ti ■■ • 

 elt'ert ;,. soon as the laws re(|iiired to e.-niy ihem into opeiatimi shall \::\\r lieen pa-s,.,! liy the Imperial 

 Pailiameiit of (lieat P.riMin. liy the I'.nhanient of Cuiada. and by the I.ejislalure ol Prince I'ldward's 

 j^hind on the Ol,!' lialid, .iinl iiy the (■o;i;.^-s ,,1' li,.,- UiiMed .•s!;i;e, ,,), ,1 .. ether. Such assent having 

 i" 1 n •Jveii llie laid Artiides shall reiaain in Imi'e for the period of ten \ei,i • lima the ilale at whieh 

 l':"\ m,i_\ loaie into opetatimi ; and furthei, until the exiiiratiou of two years after either of the High 



