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4 per centum per annum, comrncncinr tnt n 1av
Of the ratification Of this treaty BY Ihe aOvers.
meni Of Ibe Mexican r-public, and uavabls a..
nually Al the eily Of Washingion; de psiuciDsl
OF said stock 10 bo Fedcomable there. 81 shs psas
sure Of the government Of The Unirsd Slalsn.aa
any time aftcr two years from Ihe sxohaneso q
ra'lfcaIiOas OF ihis treaty; six moHshs' pabiis
notice Of the intention 10 redeem the same Be-
ing previously given. Certificates of such
stock, in proper form, for such sums - shall Be
specified blythe Mexican government, shall b.
delivered. and transferable BY lhe said govern.
menI 10 The same by that Of the United S,at6s.
Second mode Of Payment-ImmodiaIsl af
ter this treaty shall have been duly ratified bv
the goyenmel Of the Mexican republic. the sum
Of three millions Of dollars shall be uaid 10 tl,e
said government by that Of the Uniied s,a,es.
at The city Of Mexico, in the gold or silver cola
OF Mexico. The remaining twelve millions Of
dollars shall be paid at the same place, and IN
the same coin, in annual insialments Of three
millions of dollars each, together with interest
on the same, al the raie Of six per cenium per
annun. This interest shall begin 20 run upon
the whole sum Of twelve millions from the day
OF the ratification Of the present treaty BY the
Mexican government, and the frst of the install.
menIs shall be paid at the expiration of one year
from the same day. Together with each annual
inslalmeni, as il falls due, the whole interest &C.
cruing on such nsIalmeni from the beginning
shall also be paid.
Certificates in the proper form for the said
instalment, respectively in such sums as shall
be desired by the Mexican government; and
transferable by il, shall be delivered to the said
government by that Of the United States
IN. B.-The first Of these modes is rejected.
The later is adopted, with the exception Of the
last paragraph, within brackets.)
ARTICLE XIII.
The United States engage, moreover, 10 as.
sumo and pay 10 the claimants all the amounts
now due them, and these herafter 10 become due,
by reaeon Of the claims already liquidated and
decided against the Mexican republic, under the
conventions between The two republics seyeraIIy
concluded on the eleventh day Of April, eighteen
hundred and Ihiuy-nne, and on the thirtielh
day Of January, eighteen hundred and forty.
three; so that the Mexican republic shall be alb
souIely exempt for the future, from all expense
whatever on account the said claims.
ARTICLE XIV.
/ The United States do furthermore discharge
the Mexican republic from all claims Of citizens
of the United States heretofore decided against
the Mexican government, which may have arisen
previously to the date Of the signature Of this
treaty; which discharge shall be fna and pepelu.
al, whether the said claims be rejected or be al.
lowed by the board Of commissioners provided
for in the following article, and Whatever shall
be the total amount of those allowed.
ARTICLE Xv.
The United States, exonerating Mexico from
all demands on account ofthe claims oftheir cit
. izens mentioned in thepreceding article, andco
sderlng them entirely and forever cancelled,
whatever their amount may be, undertake to
make satisfaction for tho same, TO an amount not
exceeding three and one quarter millions Of dol
lars. To ascertain the validity and amount Of
those claims, a board of commissioners shall
be established by the government of the United
States, whose awards shall be final and concu-
sve, provided that in deciding upon the validity
Of each claim, the board shall be guided and gov
erned by The principles and rules of decision pre-
scnbed by the first and fifth articles Of the un-
ratified convention, concluded at the city Of Mex.
leo, on the twentieth day oGNovember, one thou
sand eight hundred and forty-lhree; and in no
case shall an award be made in favor Of any
claim not embraced by these principles and
rules.
If, in the opinion oflhe said board Of commits.
sioners, or of the claimants, any books, records,
or documents in the possession or power Of the
government of the Mexican republic, shall be-
deemen necessary to the just decision Of any
claim, the commissioners, or The claimants
through them, shall, within such period as Con-
gress may designate, make an application in
wrlng for the same addressed to the Mexican
Minister for Foreign Affairs, to be transmitted
by the Secretary of State of the United States;
and the Mexican government engages, at the
earliest possible moment after the receipt Of
such demands, to cause any Of the books records
or documents, so specified, which shall be in
their possession or power (or authenticated
copies or extracts OF the same) to be transmitted
10 the said Secretary of State, who shall imme.
diately deliver them over to the said board of
commissioners; Provided, that no such appIica-
ton shall be made by, or at the instance Of any
claimant, mill the facts which it is expected to
prove by such books, records or documents,
shall have been stated ufder oath or affirma.
tion.
ARTICLE XVI.
T.. Each of the contracting parties reserves to
itself the entire right to forIify Whatever point
within its territory it may judge proper to forIiy,
for its security.
ARTICLE XVII.
The treaty o! amity, commerce, and naviga-
ton, concluded at the city of Mexico, on The
9th day of APriie, A. D., 1881. between The
United States of American and the United Mexi-
can States, except the additional article, and ex-
cept so far as the stpuIations of the said treaty
may not be incompatible with any stipulation
contained in the present treaty, is hereby revived
for the period of eight years from The day of
the exchange Qualifications of this treaty, with
the same force and virtue as if incorporated
therein; it being understood that each of the con-
tracing parties reserves to itself the right, as
any time after the said period of eight years
shall have expired, TO terminate the same by
giving one years notice of such intention TO tho
other party. .aa