And whereas by the first section of an act entitled "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, 1871,
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 Edwards 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 8th day of May, 1871, 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 7TH DAY OF JUNE, 1873.
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