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Show Lake of the Woods Convention, 1925 The United States of America, and His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India, in respect of the Dominion of Canada, Desiring to regulate the level of Lake of the Woods in order to secure to the inhabitants of the United States and Canada the most advantageous use of the waters thereof and of the waters flowing into and from the Lake on each side of the boundary between the two countries, and Accepting as a basis of agreement the recommendations made by the International Joint Commission in its final report of May 18th, 1917, on the Keference concerning Lake of the Woods submitted to it by the Governments of the United States of America and Canada, Have resolved to conclude a Convention for that purpose and have accordingly named as their plenipotentiaries: The President of the United States of America: Charles Evans Hughes, Secretary of State of the United States; and His Britannic Majesty, in respect of the Dominion of Canada: The Honorable Ernest Lapointe, K. C, a member of His Majesty's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Justice in the Government of that Dominion; Who, having communicated to each other their full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed as follows: ARTICIxE I In the present Convention, the term "level of Lake of the Woods" or "level of the lake" means the level of the open lake unaffected by wind or currents. The term "Lake of the Woods watershed" means the entire region in which the waters discharged at the outlets of Lake of the Woods have their natural source. The term "sea level datum" means the datum permanently estab- lished by the International Joint Commission at the town of War- road, Minnesota, of which the description is as follows: "Top of copper plug in concrete block carried below frost line, and located near fence in front of and to the west of new school house. Established October 3, 1912. Elevation, sea level datum, 1068.797." "The International Joint Commission" means the Commission es- tablished under the Treaty signed at Washington on the 11th day of January, 1909, between the United States of America and His Britannic Majesty, relating to boundary waters and questions arising between the United States and Canada. 394 |
