United States Congressional Serial Set, Issue 5932U.S. Government Printing Office, 1912 - United States Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. |
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... Question 1 : Right of regulation 19 Nature of the question _ _ _ 20 Formulation of United States claim , 1878_ . Reformulation , 1906 ----- Effect of United States contention ... Contentions of Great Britain_ . * The page references in ...
... Question 1 : Right of regulation 19 Nature of the question _ _ _ 20 Formulation of United States claim , 1878_ . Reformulation , 1906 ----- Effect of United States contention ... Contentions of Great Britain_ . * The page references in ...
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Question 1 - Continued . History of the question _ - _- Absence of difficulty , 1783-1878 . British statute , 1819 --- Page . 24 24 24 25 Marcy's circular , 1853_ . Reciprocity treaty , 1854_ . Marcy's circular , 1855_ . Marcy's new ...
Question 1 - Continued . History of the question _ - _- Absence of difficulty , 1783-1878 . British statute , 1819 --- Page . 24 24 24 25 Marcy's circular , 1853_ . Reciprocity treaty , 1854_ . Marcy's circular , 1855_ . Marcy's new ...
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Question 3 - Continued . Page . Entry at customs- Situation prior to the treaties__ . United States independence , 1776__ Effect of United States contention_ . United States legislation__ United States indorsement of colonial action_ ...
Question 3 - Continued . Page . Entry at customs- Situation prior to the treaties__ . United States independence , 1776__ Effect of United States contention_ . United States legislation__ United States indorsement of colonial action_ ...
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Question 5 -- Continued . Page . Argument- British contention 103 Use of word “ bay ” in various passages of Article I ... . 105 Judicial decisions_ . 105 Conception Bay ----- 106 Line to be measured from headlands ... . 106 United ...
Question 5 -- Continued . Page . Argument- British contention 103 Use of word “ bay ” in various passages of Article I ... . 105 Judicial decisions_ . 105 Conception Bay ----- 106 Line to be measured from headlands ... . 106 United ...
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... Question 2. - Have the inhabitants of the United States , while ex- ercising the liberties referred to in said article , a right to employ as members of the fishing crews of their vessels persons not inhabitants of the United States ...
... Question 2. - Have the inhabitants of the United States , while ex- ercising the liberties referred to in said article , a right to employ as members of the fishing crews of their vessels persons not inhabitants of the United States ...
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Page 279 - Fishermen shall also have liberty forever, to dry and cure Fish in any of the unsettled Bays, Harbours and Creeks of the Southern part of the Coast of Newfoundland hereabove described, and of the Coast of Labrador; but so soon as the same, or any Portion thereof, shall be settled, it shall not be lawful for the said Fishermen to dry or cure Fish at such Portion so settled, without previous agreement for such purpose with the Inhabitants, Proprietors, or Possessors of the ground...
Page 226 - And the United States hereby renounce forever, any liberty heretofore enjoyed or claimed by the inhabitants thereof to take, dry, or cure fish on or within three marine miles of any of the coasts, bays, creeks, or harbors of his Britannic Majesty's dominions in America, not included within the above mentioned limits...
Page 628 - Magdalen Islands, and Labrador, so long as the same shall remain unsettled ; but so soon as the same or either of them shall be settled, it shall not be lawful for the said fishermen to dry or cure fish at such settlement, without a previous agreement for that purpose with the inhabitants, proprietors, or possessors of the ground.
Page 256 - Whereas differences have arisen respecting the Liberty claimed by the United States for the Inhabitants thereof, to take, dry, and cure Fish on certain Coasts, Bays, Harbours, and Creeks of His Britannic Majesty's Dominions in America, it is agreed between The High Contracting Parties, that the Inhabitants of the said United States shall have forever, in common with the Subjects of His Britannic Majesty, the Liberty to take Fish of every kind...
Page 47 - This treaty, when the same shall have been ratified on both sides, without alteration by either of the contracting parties, and the ratifications mutually exchanged, shall be binding on bot'h parties, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington in the space of four months from this day, or sooner if practicable.
Page 44 - Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
Page 48 - ... of the said territories, respectively ; also to hire and occupy houses and warehouses for the purposes of their commerce; and, generally, the merchants and traders of each nation, respectively, shall enjoy the most complete protection and security for their commerce, but subject always to the laws and statutes of the two countries, respectively.
Page 62 - Islands, for the purpose of drying their nets and curing their fish ; provided that, in so doing, they do not interfere with the rights of private property, or with British fishermen in the peaceable use of any part of the said coasts in their occupancy for the same purpose.
Page 68 - Commissioners shall be appointed to determine, having regard to the privileges accorded by the United States to the subjects of Her Britannic Majesty, as stated in Articles XIX and XXI of this Treaty, the amount of any compensation which, in their opinion, ought to be paid by the Government of the United States...
Page 77 - Washington 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 Paris, the tenth day of December, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.