TO THE

American Journal of International Law

VOLUME 4

1910

OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS

PUBLISHED FOR
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

BY

BAKER, VOORHIS & COMPANY

NEW YORK, U. S. A.

COPYRIGHT, 1910.

BY

THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.

Stanford Library
OCT 5 1955

341.05

A512

OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS

CONTENTS OF VOLUME FOUR.

NUMBER 1, JANUARY, 1910.

THE SOUTH AFRICA ACT, 1909...

1

THE BRITISH NORTH AMERICA ACT, 1867..

39

THE BRITISH NORTH AMERICA ACT, 1871.

*67

THE PARLIAMENT OF CANADA ACT, 1875..

69

THE BRITISH NORTH AMERICA ACT, 1886..

70

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA CONSTITUTION ACT.

71

REGULATIONS GOVERNING APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS IN THE DIPLOMATIC

SERVICE AND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE PERSONNEL OF THE DEPART-

MENT OF STATE [Executive Order No. 1143]. November 26, 1909...... 99

IDENTIC CIRCULAR NOTE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE UNITED STATES

PROPOSING ALTERNATIVE PROCEDURE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE

COURT AND THE INVESTMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE COURT WITH

THE FUNCTIONS OF A COURT OF ARBITRAL JUSTICE. October 18, 1909.. 102

NUMBER 2, APRIL, 1910.

THIRD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MARITIME LAW, CONVENTIONS OF.... 115

Regarding the Limitation of the Responsibility of Ship Owners..

115

Regarding Maritime Mortgages and Privileged Liens...

118

Establishing Uniformity in Certain Rules regarding Collisions..

121

Establishing Uniformity in Certain Rules relating to Assistance at Sea and

Salvage .

126

CHINA-JAPAN. Agreements. September 4, 1909.

130

The Manchurian Agreement...

130

The Korean Boundary Agreement..

132

UNITED STATES-PERU. Naturalization Convention. October 15, 1907. 134

UNITED STATES-PARAGUAY. Arbitration Convention, March 13, 1909. 135

UNITED STATES-HAITI. Arbitration Convention. January 7, 1909..

137

ARGENTINE-URUGUAY. Protocol concerning River Plate. January 6, 1910.. 138

JAPAN-COLOMBIA. Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation. May 25,
1908 ..

139

INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY, CONVENTION FOR.

March 20, 1883...

143

Supplementary Convention. April 15, 1891.

153

Additional Act. December 14, 1900..

154

China. Law of Nationality. 1909.

160

BELGIUM. Law of Nationality. · June 8, 1909.....

167

SECOND CENTRAL AMERICAN CONFERENCE, CONVENTIONS OF.

170

For the Unification of the Currency..

170

Concerning the Central American Pedagogical Institute..

171

Concerning the International Central American Bureau.

172

Relative to the Unification of Weights and Measures.

173

Concerning Central American Commerce....

174

Relative to the Consular Service.....

175

UNITED STATES-CUBA. Treaty concerning Relations. May 22, 1903.. 177

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE OF OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS, ETC., CONVENTION FOR.

March 15, 1886...

181

ExcHANGE OF OFFICIAL JOURNALS, ETC., CONVENTION FOR. March 15, 1886.. 184

NUMBER 3, JULY, 1910.

EDITORS' Note .

187

UNITED STATES-LIBERIA, Documents relating to.

188

Act of March 3, 1819, relative to the slave trade.

188

Message of President Monroe of December 17, 1819.

190

Constitution of the Commonwealth of Liberia..

193

Report on African Colonization, from the Committee on Commerce, House

of Representatives, February 28, 1843...

198

Colonization Society to Mr. Webster, December 22, 1842..

207

Mr. Webster to Mr. Everett, March 24, 1843...

211

Mr. Fox to Mr. L'pshur, August 9, 18.63....

211

Mr. Upshur to Mr. Fox, September 25, 1843.

212

Extract from report of R. R. Gurley, February 15, 1850...

215

Extract from Annual Message of President Buchanan, December 6, 1858.. 218

Extracts from state papers showing interest of United States in Liberia . . 220

THE SANITARY COMMISSION - THE RED CROSS. Annexes to....

229

Order of the Secretary of War appointing the Sanitary Commission, June

229

Plan of Organization for “ The Commission of Inquiry and Advice in

Respect of the Sanitary Interests of the United States Forces "

230

Project of declarations for the consideration of the International Conference

of Geneva, 1863.....

235

Resolutions and Recommendations adopted at the International Conference

of Geneva, October 29, 1863.....

236

Project of Declaration for the consideration of the International Congress

of Geneva, 1864...

237

GREAT BRITAIN-UNITED STATES. Treaty respecting boundary waters of

United States and Canada. Jan. 11, 1909...

239

NICARAGUA-UNITED STATES. Secretary Knox's note severing diplomatic
relations. Dec. 1, 1909.

219

Pan-AMERICAN CONGRESS. Secretary Blaine's note of Nov. 29, 1881. 252

BRAZIL-CHINA. Arbitration convention. August 3, 1909.

255

BRAZIL-URUGUAY. Boundary treaty. Oct. 30, 1909..

256

9, 1861 ....

UNITED STATES. Proclamation of President extending certain copyright

benefits to aliens. April 9, 1910......

261

UNITED STATES-BRAZIL. Naturalization convention. April 27, 1908. 262

PERMANENT COURT OF ARBITRATION. List of Members. April 6, 1910.. 264

NUMBER 4, OCTOBER, 1910.

RUSSIA-JAPAN. Convention concerning Manchuria. July 4, 1910 ......... 279

CHINA. Note to the Powers concerning Russo-Japanese Convention of July

4, 1910. July 21, 1910......

279

JAPAN. Proclamation annexing Korea. August 29, 1910.

280

Treaty annexing Korea. August 29, 1910...

282

Rescript attached to Proclamation and Treaty of Annexation. 283

Announcement of oreign Office.

29, 1910....

284

GERMANY-CHINA. Convention leasing Kiao-Chau. March 6, 1898.

285

RUSSIA-CHINA. Convention leasing Port Arthur, etc. March 27, 1898.. 289

Additional agreement defining boundaries. May 7, 1898.

291

FRANCE-CHINA. Convention leasing Kuang-Chou wan. May 27, 1898.. 293

GREAT BRITAIN-CHINA. Convention extending Hong Kong territory. June

9, 1898

295

Convention leasing Wei-Hai Wei. July 1, 1898

297

GREAT BRITAIN-Russia. Exchange of notes concerning railway interests in

China. April 28, 1899...

298

ALLIED POWERS-CHINA. Joint note embodying conditions for the re-estab-

lishment of normal relations with China. December 22, 1900...

300

Reply of Chinese plenipotentiaries. January 16, 1901.

303

RUSSIA-CHINA. Agreement with regard to Manchuria. March 26-April 8,
1902 ..

304

JAPAN-CHINA. Treaty and additional agreement relating to Manchuria.

December 22, 1995...

307

FRANCE-JAPAN. Arrangement concerning policies in China. June 10, 1907. 313

GREAT BRITAIN-MONTENEGRO. Convention of commerce and navigation.

January 11, 1910....

314

INTERNATIONAL. Convention with respect to circulation of motor vehicles.

October 11, 1909...

316

Convention respecting the prohibition of night work for women in

industrial employment. September 26, 1906.

328

SWEDEN-CHINA. Treaty of amity, commerce and navigation. July 2, 1908.

With additional article. May 24, 1909......

337

UNITED STATES. Joint resolution authorizing the appointment of a commis-

sion in relation to universal peace. June 25, 1910...

347

UNITED STATES-ECUADOR. Arbitration convention. January 7, 1909.

.347

UNITED STATES-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Extradition treaty. June 19, 1909. 349

UNITED STATES-GREAT BRITAIN. Treaty delimiting Passamaquoddy Bay

boundary. May 21, 1910...

355

CHINA. Report, rescript and regulations abolishing slavery. 1910.

359

CUMULATIVE INDEX OF VOLUMES 1-4.

375