History and Digest of the International Arbitrations to which the United States Has Been a Party: Together with Appendices Containing the Treaties Relating to Such Arbitations, and Historical and Legal Notes on Other International Arbitrations Ancient and Modern, and on the Domestic Commissions of the United States for the Adjustment of International Claims, Volume 5U.S. Government Printing Office, 1898 - Arbitration (International law) |
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Page 4401
... tion of Congress to subject commerce with France to the same regulations as that with Great Britain . By an act of July 20 , 1789 , ' a duty of 6 cents a ton was imposed on American - built vessels belonging to citizens of the United ...
... tion of Congress to subject commerce with France to the same regulations as that with Great Britain . By an act of July 20 , 1789 , ' a duty of 6 cents a ton was imposed on American - built vessels belonging to citizens of the United ...
Page 4404
... tion requisite to the discharge of a responsible part . He once spoke of himself as having spent seven years at the head of a bureau at Versailles , under the direction of Vergennes , and of having passed one year at Lon- don , two at ...
... tion requisite to the discharge of a responsible part . He once spoke of himself as having spent seven years at the head of a bureau at Versailles , under the direction of Vergennes , and of having passed one year at Lon- don , two at ...
Page 4407
... tion . Le Brun replied that " such an opinion was absurd . " Morris then observed , unofficially , that he entertained similar sentiments , but that he thought it would be well to evince " a degree of good will to America , which might ...
... tion . Le Brun replied that " such an opinion was absurd . " Morris then observed , unofficially , that he entertained similar sentiments , but that he thought it would be well to evince " a degree of good will to America , which might ...
Page 4409
... tion conceded the right to do so to the citizens and subjects of each other . On the other hand , the United States denied that the contracting parties , in agreeing to observe the duties of neutrality toward each other , incur- red an ...
... tion conceded the right to do so to the citizens and subjects of each other . On the other hand , the United States denied that the contracting parties , in agreeing to observe the duties of neutrality toward each other , incur- red an ...
Page 4410
... tion in certain enumerated cases , but that they had not conceded to them the right to determine questions of prize . The United States , therefore , insisted that the fitting out and arming of vessels and the enlistment of citizens of ...
... tion in certain enumerated cases , but that they had not conceded to them the right to determine questions of prize . The United States , therefore , insisted that the fitting out and arming of vessels and the enlistment of citizens of ...
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Page 4730 - Scotia; thence along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean...
Page 4756 - ... further until the expiration of two years after either of the high contracting parties shall have given notice to the other of its wish to terminate the same...
Page 4774 - ... impartially and carefully examine and decide, to the best of their judgment, and according to justice and equity, without fear, favor, or affection to their own country, upon all such claims as shall be laid before them on the part of the governments of the United States and of her Britannic Majesty, respectively; and such declaration shall be entered on the record of their proceedings.
Page 4763 - Order of the Bath, and envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of Her Britannic Majesty to the United States, for the aforesaid purpose; and the said plenipotentiaries having exchanged their full powers, which were found to be in proper form, have agreed to the following articles: ARTICLE I.
Page 4406 - And I do hereby also make known, that whosoever of the citizens of the United States shall render himself liable to punishment or forfeiture under the law of nations, by committing, aiding, or abetting hostilities against any of the said Powers, or by carrying to any of them those articles which are deemed contraband by the •modern usage of nations...
Page 4757 - In faith whereof, we, the respective Plenipotentiaries, have signed this treaty and have hereunto affixed our seals. Done in duplicate at Washington the eighth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one.
Page 4733 - Islands hereinafter mentioned, shall be restored without delay and without causing any destruction or carrying away any of the Artillery or other public property originally captured in the said forts or places, and which shall remain therein upon the Exchange of the Ratifications of this Treaty, or any Slaves or other private property...
Page 4755 - ... Articles XVIII to XXV of this Treaty, inclusive, shall extend to the Colony of Newfoundland, so far as they are applicable. But if the imperial Parliament, the Legislature of Newfoundland, or the Congress of the United States, shall not embrace the Colony of Newfoundland in their laws enacted for carrying the foregoing Articles into effect, then this Article shall be of no effect; but the omission to make provision by law to give it effect, by either of the Legislative Bodies aforesaid, shall...
Page 4750 - The Commissioners and the arbitrator or umpire shall keep accurate records and correct minutes or notes of all their proceedings, with the dates thereof, and shall appoint and employ such...
Page 4755 - ... make and subscribe a solemn declaration that they will impartially and carefully examine and decide, to the best of their judgment, and according to justice and equity...