Fur Seal Arbitration: Proceedings of the Tribunal of Arbitration, Convened at Paris Under the Treaty Between the United States of America and Great Britain, Concluded at Washington February 29, 1892 for the Determination of Questions Between the Two Governments Concerning the Jurisdictional Rights of the United States in the Waters of Bering Sea, Volume 8U.S. Government Printing Office, 1895 - Bering Sea controversy |
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50th Congress Act respecting Extra-Judicial Agent Alaska Aleutian Islands American Appendix Asiatic side August Barclay Sound barren cows Behring Sea BELYEA Board of Administration boat breeding British Columbia British Commissioners Cape Flattery Captain catch cent city of Victoria Colonies Commander Islands Copper Island cruize declaration conscientiously believing Ditto DOMINION OF CANADA evidence females than males fisheries fur-seal Government hunter hunting Ibid Indians July latitude miles milk natives never north-west coast Notary Public Notary Public duly number of seals Pacific Ocean pelagic sealing Pinnipeds port Pribyloff Islands Province of British Public duly commissioned Report residing and practising respecting Extra-Judicial Oaths rookeries Russian Russian-American Company San Francisco saw seals says schooner seal-hunter seals taken season seen seals shoot shore shot Signed skins solemn declaration conscientiously solemnly spear statement Subscribed and declared tion Treaty Ukase Unalaska United Vancouver Island vessel wounded yards
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Page 299 - Sea, and what exclusive rights in the seal fisheries therein, did Russia assert and exercise prior and up to the time of the cession of Alaska to the United States?
Page 377 - ... present convention, to the vessels, citizens, and subjects of the two Powers: it being well understood, that this agreement is not to be construed to the prejudice of any claim, which either of the two high contracting parties may have 'to any part of the said country, nor shall it be taken to affect the claims of any other Power or State to any part of the said country ; the only object of the high contracting parties, in that respect, being to prevent disputes and differences amongst themselves.
Page 464 - ... consuls-general, consuls, viceconsuls, and consular agents shall, if the owner or master, or other agent of the owner is not present, or is present and requires it, be authorized to interpose in order to afford the necessary assistance to their fellow-countrymen.
Page 299 - Sea included in the phrase Pacific Ocean, as used in the Treaty of 1825 between Great Britain and Russia; and what rights, if any, in the Behring's Sea were held and exclusively exercised by Russia after said Treaty?
Page 49 - Pacific Ocean," as used in the treaty of 1825 between Great Britain and Russia...
Page 379 - ... years a subject of serious deliberation in Congress. A plan has for several sessions been before them for establishing a territorial government on the borders of the Columbia River. It will undoubtedly be resumed at their next session, and even if then again postponed, there cannot be a doubt that in the course of a very few years it must be carried into effect.
Page 460 - THE dwellings, manufactories, warehouses, and shops of the subjects of each of the High Contracting Parties in the dominions and possessions of the other, and all premises appertaining thereto destined for purposes of residence or commerce, shall be respected. It shall not be allowable to proceed to make a search of, or a domiciliary visit to, such dwellings and premises, or to examine or inspect books, papers, or accounts, except under the conditions and with the forms prescribed by the Laws, Ordinances,...
Page 466 - In witness whereof, the respective plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have affixed thereto the seals of their arms. Done at Washington, the fifteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-six.
Page 377 - It is agreed that any country that may be claimed by either party on the northwest coast of America, westward of the Stony mountains, shall, together with its harbours, bays, and creeks, and the navigation of all rivers within the same, be free and open, for the term of ten years from the date of the signature of the present convention, to the vessels, citizens, and subjects of the two Powers...
Page 457 - Government, ships, subjects, or citizens of the other Contracting Party, it being their intention that the trade and navigation of each country shall be placed, in all respects, by the other on the footing of the most favoured nation.