IMAGE EVALUATION TEST TARGET (MT-S) h A :/ A 1.0 1.25 ■-IIS 1^ us u WUU 1 40 2.5 1.8 U 111.6 V <^ /a '^ ,^ Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14S80 (716) 872-4503 \ ?V <1? €3 \ •iv*, 4i I'nr tlu- rctiliniicr>. I'o jlis hi.);cellency t\]e 0oVernor-@eneral of (^onoilj in omncil. THE PETITION „r tl,.. rMH';US|(;Nl.:|) „wMn> u ,ui.„t. «'f th.. M.aliiiir II,.,,, „f Vi,.,,„.i„ i„ til,, l',-„vim.i. „f |!riti,.|, CohimMii. HUMBLY SHEWETH: ^ iiiir I'ctitioin'i'K (li.>ir,, tn ,,,i|| nit,,|i|j,,ii t,. ili,' Triliiiiml of Ai-liitnitioii (•(lll^titllf^■ll iiiiilcr .\ili,l,, d of tl i'diu'IikIimI lit \Vii,niiii'v IS!)-^ lictwtvii IJtT iitrr •iH.i |)f,ivi,li,|| as r,ii|,,ws:— iiu'i'ica. Tlii.> awiinl Ami wliiTcas till' afori'saiil ilft.Miiiiiiatidii nf tlic f, (il't'ljdlllir ijiic.-tiiiiis as to tlif .•xclii^ivf JMiiMliclioii ol' til,. I'niffil Sti-tc!^ iii< fioiicil ill Al'ficio VI 1, . til. ■oni'linviK'e of (iivat liritaii Ji'i't ill siicli a |i(i>itioii tliMt llio Ii«'^iiliitioii8 for tlif 1 is rit'ccssarv to tl ic c.-talilisliiiiciit |ii'o|H'r jH'otrctioii anil |ircs,.rvatiuii of tlic fi seal ill Of lialiitiially report iii^r to the IliOinncr Sea, llic 'I liuvillir (l,,cii|,,|| I ly a iiiii|iirifv as to ,,, .Vrti thr f iif^Iillatioiis. »■,,, the saiil l!ar Ic Coiirccl, LonI Ilaii Viscouiiti Vi'iiosta. and .Mr. (iivKciv (Jraiii. ass/ntinir to tli of tlm nine Articles, ilo i l>y the Treaty, that the f, oiiowinj ■Maniiii: ciile anil iletiTiiiinu In the iiioiie jiroviik louiiij; eoncnrreiit Iteirulatioiis oiitsiilu tl jnristlictional limits of the res|ieclivo <;ov,M-iinieiifs are I tiiat they should e.\tend over the vvatei's hereiiiaft ■e lieeessary. and is to 1 niter nieiitioned that ay; Artiele 1. The (iovernnieiits of the ['iiited Stati liritaiii shall forliid their eitizens of G reat and siilije,ts res|ieetively. to kill. ••ajiture or i.iirsiie at any time and in any nmniier whatever animals .■oiiimonlv called fur-seals tlr aronnil the I'riliyloff islands, inclusive of the territ within a zone of fiU orial waters. miles The miles mentioned in the [(receding pHragrajili are geograph- ical miles, of t!() to a dei;ree of lattitnde. Article 'Z. The two (iovernnieiits shall forbid tlieir citizens and sniijects respectively to kill, capture or pnrsiie. in any manner what- ever, during the season extending, each year, from tlie 1st May to the ijlst July, hofh inclusive, the fur-seals on the high sea, in the part of tiie Pacific Ocean, inclusive of the Hehriiig Se.i, which is situated to the north of the ;!."tli degree of north latitude, and eastward of the 180th degree of longitude from Greenwich till it strikes the water boundary desorihcd in .\rticle 1 of the Treaty of l,St]7 between the United Slates and i.'ussia, and followiiitr that line up to IJehrintr Straits. ^ Articl.. :i. Diifiii^' th,. |,ri'i ,,f tlir iim^ nf Mich (•iiiMM- or iiihUckcil iMM.ts '|in.|„.|l..,l l,v |„i.|.ll,.«, ours .,r ,„iU. „, »'■•' ill "'IIIMI i.f ll> ll>lli||); ll,lal^. Article 4. IvK'ii Miiliiijf vcn-icl mitliniizcil li. li-li fur fur -ciil> iiiii>t lie |,rnvi,|ci| with II >|„ri,il licciiM. i-.ii,.,| fur timt |,iir|Mw liy it- (iuMTiniiciit, iiiel «|i,,|| |„. r,,|iiiiv,| ti, carrv ii .li^tiii^rui-liina Hui, t.i lie prc-criln'.l liy il^ (invcriiiiiciit, Artie!.. 5. The Mii-telM.f the ve.-eU elie:ti:e.l ill fiir .-eiil (Ml illir .-hull enter iiceiinilelv in their o(lii.iiil ln;r |„„,k the ilnte iimI pliice m|' inch Inr -eiil li-hiiiir .i|jeriitiiiii. iiml ,il>,, i|„. nmnl,,.,' ;i,i.l m.\ uf nl' Ihe M.iil ca|,liMv,| iipnii each ,|ay. 'I'lic-e elitrie- -|..,|| l,e n.iii- niiiiiicate.l liy cMch nl' ihe t vvii ( i.iv,.riiiiient.- to the ether at the eiiil 111' each li-liin;,r seii>.,n. Article. Ii. The ii-t. ..r net.-, tire arm-, aii.l e\|,in-ive- >liall he r.irliiililei ill the fiir.,-eal li-hiii^r Tlii- re-lrii'timi -hall imt a|i|,lv tn .-ll.il a|l|i> when Mich tishillir ti,ke> pill l|^i,^. ,,f llelirliie Sea iliiriii^' the sea-nn when il may h(. I.iwfnlly ciirrii'd un. Aiticle T. The two (iinerninent.. hl.all take iiicaMires tn contrul thf litne.-.- i.r ihe men aiilliurizi.| to eij,r,ie.. in riir-.-ei.lti-liiiie, The-e 1111.11 simll lime Keen |iroV(.il tit to liiiinll,. uiih -iilliinciit -kill the "■'•"I ■•* I'V me HIS of which this li-liiiij.r iii„\ |„. ci,iTi,.,| ,„,. Article .S. 'I'lie i;t.;.nilati..|i- cniilaiiieil in the prd'eilinir Article- -hall not apply to liclian- ilwi'liine- on the -t- of the territ..rv of the Tniteil States or .if (iivai liritain. ami carryiiit; "" fnr-eal ti-h- iii^f ill canoes or iiinlecke I hoai, not triiii-porteil liv -.r ii-ei| in eon- liectiiiii with other v.-seU, ainl pr.ijielh.il wholly 1, mMI,.,. ,,.rs, or sails, iiml inanneil hy not in, ire than five per-oiis ea.-;. in the wav hitherlo pi'acli.-eil liy tli.. iinliaii-, provhlcil m,cIi imlian- are not iii the (.inployment of other persons, anil |iiovi,leil that, when >,, hnntin;.r ill caiioi- or iili(leck,.il lioats. they shall not hiim fnr-.-eal- 0111-1,10 07 territorial wat.^r- iimler ,.,intract for tin. delivery of llie skin- to any person. This ,.\,.niption shall not he oonstnied t., afFect the ninnicipal lawofeitln.r ,..iiiiitry, nor shall it <..'ct..|i,l to the waters of iiehriii,; Se;i. or the waters of the .\h.||tiaii I'asses. 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