St.Lawrence Seaway ... Hearings ... on H.J. Res. 104 |
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Page 164 - It is further agreed that so long as this treaty shall remain in force, this same right of navigation shall extend to the waters of Lake Michigan and to all canals connecting boundary waters, and now existing or which may hereafter be constructed on either side of the line. Either of the High Contracting Parties may adopt rules and regulations governing the use of such canals within its own territory and may charge tolls for the use thereof, but all such rules and regulations and all tolls charged...
Page 138 - The navigation of the river St. Lawrence, ascending and descending, from the forty-fifth parallel of north latitude, where it ceases to form the boundary between the two countries, from, to, and into the sea, shall forever remain free and open for the purposes of commerce to the citizens of the United States...
Page 350 - Such bonds shall be fully and unconditionally guaranteed both as to interest and principal by the United States...
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| Title | St.Lawrence Seaway ... Hearings ... on H.J. Res. 104 |
| Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works |
| Published | 1953 |
| Length | 539 pages |
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