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APPENDIX TO COUNTER-CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



for fars, but not to engage in hunt- natives in fur goods, and are not 



ing fur- bearing animals. 



* * # m 



A true copy : 



(Signed) A. Timkovski, 

 Chief Glerh. 



admitted to a share in the fur in- 

 dustry itself. 



# * * » 



A true copy : 



^Signed) A. Timkovski, 



Chief Clerk. 



[The portions of this paper not given were correctly translated in United States Case, Appendix, 



voL i.] 



Ko. 19. 



No. 19. 



Concerning the granting of a fourth Concerning the granting of a fourth 

 Charter to the Russian- American Charter to the Russian- American 

 Company. Company. 



His Imperial Majesty has deigned 

 to confirm the opinion of the Gen- 

 eral Session of the Council of State 

 concerning the revision of the char- 

 ter of the Eussian- American Com- 

 pany and the organization of the 

 Eussian- American Colonies, and to 

 order the same to be carried into 

 effect. 



(Signed) Konstantin, 



President of the Council of State. 



April 2, 1866. 



Opinion of the Council of State.* 



The Council of State in the De- 

 partment of the Imperial Domain 

 in its general session having con- 

 sidered the Eeport of Minister of 

 Finance concerning the revision of 

 the Charter of theEussian-Ameri- 

 can Company and the organization 

 of tlie Hussian-American Colonies, 

 rendered the following opinion: In 

 modification and explanation of the 

 respective provisions contained in 

 the opinion of the Council of 

 48 State, approved by the Em- 

 peror on the 14th June, 1865, 

 concerning the principal features 

 of the new Charter of the Eussian- 

 American Company and of Colonial 

 regulations, it is ordained: 



The Imperial Council in the De- 

 partment of Imperial Economy and 

 in general assembly, having exam- 

 ined the communication of the Min- 

 ister of Finance on the subject of 

 the revision of the Charter of the 

 Eussian-American Company and 

 the organization of the Eussian- 

 American Colonies, has adopted 

 the following Eesolution in modifi- 

 cation and explanation of the prin- 

 cipal bases of the new Charter of 

 the Eussian-American Company 

 and the organization of the Colo- 

 nies, recited in the Eesolution of 

 the Imperial Council, approved by 

 the Emperor 14th June, 1865: 



* Copied from the Journals of tlie Imperial Councils of Public Domain, .January 

 15 and March 2, and of the Plenary Council of March 14, 1866. 



