- without liabili

Commission at the city of New York, in the State of New York, in the year eighteen hundred and eighty-three:

Provided, however, That the United States shall not be liable, directly ty of the United or indirectly, for any of the expenses attending such exhibition, or by reason of the invitation hereby authorized. [March 1, 1881.]

States for expenses.

NUMBER 26.

March 3, 1881.

21 Stat. L., 521.

Standard weights

be furnished cer

JOINT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY TO FURNISH
STATES, FOR THE USE OF AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES, ONE SET OF STANDARD
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

Standard weights and measures to be furnished certain agricultural colleges, &c.

Resolved, &c., That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, and measures to directed to cause a complete set of all the weights and measures adopted tain agricultural as standards to be delivered to the governor of each State in the Union, for the use of agricultural colleges in the States, respectively, which have received a grant of lands from the United States, and also one set of the same for the use of the Smithsonian Institution :

colleges.

cost of, &c.

Provided That the cost of each set shall not exceed two hundred dollars, and a sum sufficient to carry out the provisions of this resolution is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. [March 3, 1881.]

PROCLAMATIONS.

1873-NUMBER 2.

[DECLARING LAWS PASSED BY GREAT BRITAIN, CANADA, AND PRINCE EDWARD'S ISLAND, GIVING EFFECT TO CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF TREATY OF WASHINGTON.]

Preamble.

Treaty (17 Stat.

Whereas by the Thirty-third Article of a Treaty concluded at Washing, ton on the 8th day of May, 1871, between the United States and Her Britannic Majesty, it was provided that "Articles XVIII to XXV inclusiveand Article XXX of this Treaty shall take effect as soon as the laws re- L., 863). quired to carry them into operation shall have been passed by the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain, by the Parliament of Canada, and by the Legislature of Prince Edward's Island on the one hand, and by the Congress of the United States on the other;"

And whereas by the first section of an Act entitled (1) "An act to carry into effect the provisions of the Treaty between the United States and Great Britain signed in the city of Washington the eighth day of May, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, relating to the fisheries," it is provided" that whenever the President of the United States shall receive satisfactory evidence that the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain, the Parliament of Canada, and the Legislature of Prince Edward's Island, have passed laws on their part to give full effect to the provisions of the Treaty between the United States and Great Britain signed at the city of Washington on the eighth day of May, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, as contained in Articles eighteenth to twenty-fifth, inclusive, and Article thirtieth of said Treaty, he is hereby authorized to issue his proclamation declaring that he has such evidence;"

And whereas the Secretary of State of the United States and Her Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Washington have recorded in a protocol a conference held by them at the Department of State in Washington, on the 7th day of June, 1873, in the following language :

"Protocol of a conference held at Washington, on the seventh day of June, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-three.

"Whereas it is provided by Article XXXIII of the Treaty between Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the United States of America, signed at Washington on the 8th of May, 1871, as follows:

"ARTICLE XXXIII.

"The foregoing Articles, XVIII to XXV, inclusive, and Article XXX of this Treaty shall take effect as soon as the laws required to carry them into operation shall have been passed by the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain, by the Parliament of Canada, and by the Legislature of Prince Edward's Island on the one hand, and by the NOTE.-(1) See note at end of proclamation on next following page.

Protocol.

Act passed by Great Britain.

- by Canada.

by Prince Edward's Island.

- by United States.

1873, ch. 213 (17 Stat. L., 482), R. S., §§ 2506, 2866, 4347.

Congress of the United States on the other. Such assent having been given, the said articles shall remain in force for the period of ten years from the date at which they may come into operation, and 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; each of the High Contracting Parties being at liberty to give such notice to the other at the end of the said period of ten years, or at any time afterward;"

And whereas, in accordance with the stipulations of the above recited Article, an Act was passed by the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain in the 35th and 36th years of the reign of Queen Victoria, intituled "An Act to carry into effect a Treaty between Her Majesty and the United States of America:"

And whereas an Act was passed by the Senate and House of Commons of Canada in the fifth session of the First Parliament, held in the thirty-fifth year of Her Majesty's reign, and assented to in Her Majesty's name, by the Governor General, on the fourteenth day of June, 1872, intituled "An Act relating to the Treaty of Washington,

1871:"

And whereas an Act was passed by the Legislature of Prince Edward's Island and assented to by the Lieutenant Governor of that Colony on the 29th day of June, 1872, intituled "An Act relating to the Treaty of Washington, 1871:”

And whereas an Act was passed by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, and approved on the first day of March, 1873, by the President of the United States, intituled (1) "An Act to carry into effect the provisions of the Treaty between the United States and Great Britain, signed in the city of Washington the eighth day of May, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, relating to fisheries: "

Article of treaty in The undersigned, Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State of the United States, and the force (17 Stat. L., 482). Right Honourable Sir Edward Thornton, one of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Her Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States of America, duly authorized for this purpose by their respective Governments, having met together at Washington, and having found that the laws required to carry the Articles XVIII to XXV, inclusive, and Article XXX of the Treaty aforesaid into operation, have been passed by the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain, by the Parliament of Canada, and by the Legislature of Prince Edward's Island on the one part, and by the Congress of the United States on the other, hereby declare that Articles XVIII to XXV, inclusive, and Article XXX of the Treaty between Her Britannic Majesty and the United States of America of the 8th of May, 1871, will take effect on the First day of July next.

Laws declared

In witness whereof the undersigned have signed this Protocol, and have hereunto affixed their seals.

Done in duplicate at Washington, this Seventh day of June, 1873.

(Signed)
(Signed)

HAMILTON FISH.
EDWD. THORNTON.

(SEAL.) (SEAL.) Now, therefore, I, ULYSSES S. GRANT, President of the United States passed, giving ef- of America, in pursuance of the premises, do hereby declare that I have fect to provisions received satisfactory evidence that the Imperial Parliament of Great R. S., §§ 2506, Britain, the Parliament of Canada, and the Legislature of Prince Ed2866, 4347.

of treaty.

ward's Island, have passed laws on their part to give full effect to the provisions of the said Treaty as contained in Articles Eighteenth to Twentyfifth, inclusive, and Article Thirtieth of said Treaty. [July 1, 1873.]

NOTE.-(1) The provisions of the act of Congress, 1873, ch. 213 (17 Stat. L., 482), here referred to, are incorporated into Revised Statutes in the sections referred to in the margin.

Thereafter fish-oil and fish, the produce of fisheries of Canada and Prince Edward's Island, are admitted free of duty, as provided in Revised Statutes, § 2506.

Merchandise destined for British possessions in North America may be entered at certain ports and conveyed in transit through the United States, under certain rules and regulations, without payment of duties, as provided in Revised Statutes, § 2866.

British subjects may carry in British vessels, without payment of duty, merchandise from one port or place in the United States upon the Saint Lawrence River, the great lakes, and the rivers connecting the same, to another port or place in the United States, through Canada in bond, as provided in Revised Statutes, § 4347.]

1873-NUMBER 4.

[DISCONTINUING DISCRIMINATING DUTIES ON MERCHANDISE IMPORTED IN FRENCH VESSELS.]

Preamble.

Discriminating duties on merchandise imported in French vessels discontinued.

Whereas, satisfactory evidence was given me on the 13th day of September current, by the Marquis de Noailles, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the French Republic, that on and after the first day of October next, merchandise imported into France in vessels of the United

States, from whatever country, will be subject to no other duties or imposts than those which shall be collected upon merchandise imported into France from countries of its origin, or from any other country in French vessels: Now therefore, I, ULYSSES S. GRANT, President of the United States Discriminat ing of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by law, do hereby duties on merchandeclare and proclaim that on and after the first day of October next, so French vessels disdise imported in long as merchandise imported into France in vessels of the United States, continued. whether from the countries of its origin or from other countries, shall be R. S., §§ 2502, admitted into the ports of France on the terms aforesaid, the discrim. 4228. inating duties heretofore levied upon merchandise imported into the United States in French vessels either from the countries of its origin, or from any other country, shall be and are discontinued and abolished. [September 22, 1873.]

1874-NUMBER 7.

[DECLARING LAW PASSED BY NEWFOUNDLAND GIVING EFFECT TO CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE TREATY OF WASHINGTON.]

Preamble.

Act of United States.
Protocol.

Act of United States.

Act of Newfoundland.
Articles of treaty in force.
Laws declared passed giving effect to provisions
of treaty.

Whereas by the thirty-third article of a treaty concluded at Washington on the 8th day of May, 1871, between the United States and Her Britannic Majesty, it was provided that "Articles XVIII to XXV, inclusive, and Article XXX of this treaty, shall take effect as soon as the laws required to carry them into operation shall have been passed by the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain, by the Parliament of Canada, and by the Legislature of Prince Edward's Island, on the one hand, and by the Congress of the United States, on the other:"

And whereas it is provided by Article XXXII of the treaty aforesaid "that the provisions and stipulations of 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 New foundland, 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 not in any way impair any other articles of this treaty:"

And whereas by the second section of an act, entitled (1) "An Act to carry into effect the provisions of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain, signed in the city of Washington the 8th day of May, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, relating to the fisheries," it is provided:

"That whenever the colony of Newfoundland shall give its consent to the application of the stipulations and provisions of the said articles eighteenth to twenty-fifth of said treaty, inclusive, to that colony, and the Legislature thereof and the Imperial Parliament shall pass the necessary laws for that purpose, the above-enumerated articles, being the produce of the fisheries of the colony of Newfoundland, shall be admitted into the United States free of duty, from and after the date of a proclamation by the President of the United States, declaring that he has satisfactory evidence that the said colony of Newfoundland has consented, in a due and proper manner, to have the provisions of the said articles eighteenth to twenty fifth, inclusive, of the said treaty extended to it, and to allow the United States the full benefits of all the stipulations therein contained, and shall be so admitted free of duty so long as the said articles eighteenth to twenty-fifth, inclusive, and article thirtieth of said treaty, shall remain in force, according to the terms and conditions of article thirty third of said treaty:"

NOTE. (1) The provisions of the second section of the act of 1873, 213 (17 Stat. L., 482), here referred to, are incorporated into the Revised Statutes, forming the last part of § 2506, and thereafter fish-oil and fish, the product of the fisheries of Newfoundland, are admitted free of duty, as therein provided.

'Protocol.

Act of United States

L., 482).

And whereas the Secretary of State of the United States and Her Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Washington have recorded in a protocol of a conference held by them in the Department of State in Washington on the 28th day of May, 1874, at the following language:

Proctocol of a conference held at Washington on the twenty-eighth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-four.

Whereas it is provided by Article XXXII of the treaty between the United States of America and Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, signed at Washington on the 8th of May, 1871, as follows:

"ARTICLE XXXII.

"It is further agreed that the provisions and stipulations of 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 not in any way impair any other articles of this treaty:"

And whereas an act was passed by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 1873, ch. 213 (17 Stat. United States of America in Congress assembled and approved on the first day of R. S., § 2506. March, 1873, by the President of the United States, entitled (1) "An act to carry into effect the provisions of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain signed in the city of Washington the eighth of May, 1871, relating to fisheries," by which act it is provided:

Act of Newfoundland.

Articles of treaty in force (17 Stat. L., 482).

Laws declared

"Section 2. That whenever the colony of Newfoundland shall give its consent to the application of the stipulations and provisions of the said articles eighteenth to twentyfifth of said treaty, inclusive, to that colony, and the Legislature thereof and the Imperial Parliament shall pass the necessary laws for that purpose, the above-enumerated articles, being the produce of the fisheries of the colony of Newfoundland, shall be admitted into the United States free of duty from and after the date of a proclamation by the President of the United States, declaring that he has satisfactory evidence that the said colony of Newfoundland has consented, in a due and proper manner, to have the provisions of the said articles eighteenth to twenty-fifth, inclusive, of the said treaty extended to it, and to allow the United States the full benefits of all the stipulations therein contained, and shall be so admitted free of duty, so long as the said articles eighteenth to twenty-fifth, inclusive, and article thirtieth, of said treaty, shall remain in force, according to the terms and conditions of article thirtythird of said treaty:"

And whereas an act was passed by the Governor, Legislative Council, and Assembly of Newfoundland, in legislative session convened, in the thirty-seventh year of Her Majesty's reign, and assented to by Her Majesty on the twelfth day of May, 1874, intituled "An Act to carry into effect the provisions of the treaty of Washington as far as they relate to this colony:"

The undersigned, Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State of the United States, and the Right Honorable Sir Edward Thornton, one of Her Majesty's most honorable Privy Council, Knight Commander of the most honorable Order of the Bath, Her Britannic Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States of America, duly authorized for this purpose by their respective governments, having met together at Washington, and having found that the laws required to carry the Articles XVIII to XXV, inclusive, and Articles XXX and XXXII, of the treaty aforesaid into operation, have been passed by the Congress of the United States on the one part, and by the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain, by the Parliament of Canada, and by the Legislature of Prince Edward's Island and the Legislature of Newfoundland on the other, hereby declare that Articles XVIII to XXV, inclusive, and Article XXX, of the treaty between the United States of America and Her Britannic Majesty shall take effect in accordance with Article XXXIII of said treaty between the citizens of the United States of America and Her Majesty's subjects in the colony of Newfoundland, on the first day of June next.

In witness whereof the undersigned have signed this proctocol, and have hereunto affixed their seals.

Done in duplicate at Washington, this twenty-eighth day of May, 1874.

HAMILTON FISH.
EDWD. THORNTON.

[L. S.] [L. S.] Now, therefore, I, ULYSSES S. GRANT, President of the United States passed, giving ef- of America, in pursuance of the premises, do hereby declare that I have fect to provisions received satisfactory evidence that the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain and the Legislature of Newfoundland have passed laws on their part to give full effect to the provisions of the said treaty, as contained in articles eighteenth to twenty-fifth, inclusive, and article thirtieth of said treaty. [May 29, 1874.]

of treaty.

R. S., § 2506.