870 TREATY WITH GREAT BRITAIN. June 15, 1846. Anrrcnn III. ri ms In the future appropriation of the territory south of the forty-ninth smiths BayCompa· parallel of north latitude, as provided in the first article of this treaty, W wd Ml 9****;: the possessory rights of the Hudson's Bay Company, and of all British i;;l;;;d.w subjects who may be already in the occupation of land or other property lawfully acquired within the said territory, shall be respected. Amucnn IV. bc,°E“F;°;0‘{,‘3: The farms, lands, and other property of every description, belonging gays E,,,,,,; Agri. to the Puget’s Sonppd Agricultural Company, on the north side of the ¤¤l¢¤r¤| C¤· W Columbia River, s all be confirmed to the said company. In case,
- ’§,,,§°l'\£l,{{”{°,jl,d;'Q however, the situation of those farms and lands should be considered
email. circum- by the United States to be of public and political importance, and the
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- United States government should signify a desire to obtain possession
Us at a P,-gpc, of the whole, or of any part thereof, the property so required shall be V¤l¤¤¤i<>¤· transferred to the said government, at a proper valuation, to be agreed upon between the parties. Annexe V. , _'i"¤=*y ¢¤ §• The present treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United E;',ff:,g,°“d rf; States, by and with the advice and consent of the- Senate thereof, and changed, within by her Britannic Majesty ; and the ratifications shall be exchanged at
- ‘;;w‘“°“"“ I""' London, at the expiration of six months from the date hereof, or
sooner, if possible. In witness whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have aflixed thereto the seals of their arms. Done at Washirxgton, the fifteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-six. `JAMES BUCHANAN. r.. s. RICHARD PAKENIIAM. t.. s.
