Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1803-11-07

Investigated, the ninihcrs pleripoienliafy az The
United States fhall name three pcrfoos, who nall
aci from the prsfcnt and Professionally. and who
ihal have fall power to ex anime, without rerlsv
ing the documents, all the accounts OF The offer
ent claims already Hquida,cd by the bureaus lab.
liihed tor this pnrpole by the French republic. and
10 afcertain Whether they belong TO the claies de-
iignaedby the prclsnt convection and rh- pfinci.
Piles eaaollhed in 1T or i they not in ore of
its exceptions aod on their certificate, declaring
lthat the debt isdne to IN nerc2n citizen or his
reprelsnmiiee, and thstit eMe-d eefore TIC S.h
Vendemiaife, OH yea goth Sept. Soc the de5t
or hal be eutitled to an order on the rsesfafy IL
the United States in The manner preltrioed b. lie
lh,rd article. f.f
Art. The fame agents fall lkeaife hav.
power, without removing The documents. 10 evan
iaethe claims which are prepared for ve iicasior,
and to eeruiy thofe Which enghtt e be Admired BY
cnuiag ttse neceEary qualifications. and nor berg
comprfsd U The exceptions cont..nedi 10 the preens
icoryennon. ~
Art. g. TIE f,rne agents fall likevif. anime
the claims uhch are norpscpaFed for liqpditon,
and ee,ufy in wsiling thoie which in their iodga-
rnent ong;'t 10 be admitted % liquidation.
| AIT g. 10 proportion. as.ths deb r,entioned il
;hese articles ihall be admitted, they fha be de
charged whiaseref at fix per cent. by the treaiuy
| OF the United States. t.4
| Art. 10, And thar no debt which ihal, not have
| the qualifications above. mentionci, and that no
| ufjuit or exorbi ant demand may BE- admired, rhc
| commercial agent of the United States at iris
luch other agent the noiRer pleaipot nsiqsy Ct
the Uoted States Gall think proper TO nominate,
ihalt sla ar The Operations Of the bureaus and CO.
! operate in the examination Of the claims aud Il
this agen, hall be Of opinian that any debt Is nor
eompleiely proved orii he h4ll Judge that IS nor
conpriied in he principles Of he sfth article above
mentioned, and il Rotwth BANDING his opinion he
| bureaus eaabIifhed by the French gogerouent
hould think that it ought - be liqnidaed, he thaH
his celebrations 10 the boa, eitabubed by
The Uaited States, who,. without renewing docu-
msnts, ihali make a com plete exan1in&uen Of The
debt ard vouchers which flppoyt it, ADD report TIE
/ reiut to the miniaer of the United States Tns
mnifer the United Stat es fall trantrnit lis OBJ
f.rvaions, 10 all ueh CAFES to the rniniaer of the
treafury of the French, republic, on whole reporr
| The French governments HALL decide ds6uilively ia
I every cafe. !,
! The rejection Of any claim fbei have 10 other
efea than 70 exempt the United Satcs from the
payment Of it, the French governm mt reierving 10
itiet the tight to decide defu;tveiy on fuch clar
10 TAR as il ooncerns.ilfeif, ~ f,t
AIT. 81 Every neceiIarT deciGon fball bs made
|
change of rAtfcstions, and no reclamation ihal be
admitted afterwards.
Art. II. In cafe of claims for debts contra Tel
by the government of France virh citizens Of the
United States ince the Sh Fende1liane, nirt1
year, (3oh Sept.lsoo} no, being cenapffed in
this convention, may be purified, aud the pay oent
demanded IN the fame manner as il II had no, been
| made. M i ~
| Art. - The prefeus convention Rall be rarisd
in good and due form, and the rat6ca'ions TIA /
be exchanged in fix nlonrhs from the date Of The
fgnature Ct the nniaers plenpotcntiary, or foon.
| er if poffible. a,a
| In FAITH OF VINCE, the reflective miniaers
| penipoteptary have Ggned the above articles beta
IN the French ani Englth languages. declaring
nevertheless thas the pref ut treaty hashse oigI~
nalY agreed on and written III the French m
guage; 10 which they have herevntc afi xe1 tieir
| leals
DoNs at Paris, the tenth Of Floreal. eleventh
year OF the F'enth republic. soth april, 1859.
| ROBERT r. LIVINGSTON
BARRIE MARBOIS.
| JAMES MONROE