That's some tough reading. Just a simple search for 'corp' doesn't really seem to turn up anything.
The High Contracting Parties agree that all claims on the part of corporations, companies, or private individuals, citizens of the United States, upon the Government of Her Britannic Majesty, arising out of acts committed against the persons or property of citizens of the United States during the period between the thirteenth of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, and the ninth of April, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, inclusive, not being claims growing out of the acts of the vessels referred to in Article I of this Treaty, and all claims, with the like exception, on the part of corporations, companies, or private individuals, subjects of Her Britannic Majesty, upon the Government of the United States, arising out of acts committed against the persons or property of subjects of Her Britannic Majesty during the same period, which may have been presented to either Government for its interposition with the other, and which yet remain unsettled, as well as any other such claims which may be presented within the time specified in Article XIV of this Treaty, shall be referred to three Commissioners, to be appointed in the following manner—....
I’m certain it is worded to be as obfuscated as possible. I’m drinking, so there is no way I can wade through it right now. Perhaps tomorrow, unless some other Anon can put it into plain English.
In plain English, it is typical legal enumeration of "anyone covered by this agreement." If you are not part of the enumerated classes, you have no standing to make claims. No surprise.
That's some tough reading. Just a simple search for 'corp' doesn't really seem to turn up anything.
I’m certain it is worded to be as obfuscated as possible. I’m drinking, so there is no way I can wade through it right now. Perhaps tomorrow, unless some other Anon can put it into plain English.
In plain English, it is typical legal enumeration of "anyone covered by this agreement." If you are not part of the enumerated classes, you have no standing to make claims. No surprise.