The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-22

states agree to and pay all at present due
shed according to the convention concluded between
the two republics In tho city Of Mexico the both Of
January ls43 provids for the payment of what shall
be decided favor of the aimsns according to oon
venton between the Unitsd States and the Mexican Re-
public, on the 18th Of April 1889. And tho United
states equally to and pay all reclamation
OF citizens Of the United States against the
OF the United Mexican States not previously decided,
TO an amount not exceeding three millions of dollars
which have arisen prior to the 18th of May 1896 aud
which shall be adjudged to be due by commission
whose decisions shall bs defnve, and conclusive Pro-
vided always, that in deciding on the validity of the
said demands, the commission shall be guided and 60
verned by the principles and rules prescribed by the
first and fifth articles of the unrataed convention
oluded In the city of Mexico the goth of November,
any claim not embraced by those principles aud rules
And the United States for the and the future
exoucrate tho United Mexican States from any OF the
rejected by said board of commissioners
Art. 7. II in the opinion of the said Board Of Com
missioners Of the claimants 1t shall be considered
cessay for the decision Of any of the said claims that
any books registers documents which may be in the
be exam the commissioners or claimants shall make
within a period to be fixed by Congress- petition to
that effect to the Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs
which shall be forwarded to him by the Secretary of
State the United Ststes and the Mexican
to remit with Ms little delay possib. after the
receipt of said petition whatever Of the said books
gistcrs may be in its possession power
which may have been asked for from said Secretary of
State who shal lay them befrs said Board
Of Commissioners Provided that when said Pc
tion sha be made by any of the claimants the facts
which they expect to prove by such books registers or
Documents eha have been nrse stated under oath or
aurm' non -.
Art The government o. the nited Mexican statss
hereby forever concede and to the govern
ment ana CITIZENS OF the United states, the rght u
transport across the stnmus OF Tehuantepsc RON sea
10 sea, by Whatever means OF communication may at
Tn, Time exist wne.nrr ny land or by water ree from
all Tolls or charges al articles whatsoever Inc natura
prooucts OF ms Onteo ota.ee OF Ine products OF te
msnuacures or the prooncts ana OF any
country wnatever peion9'ng 10 the or ci
1ehb OF tne united S.ates as wen az the Tree rgnt Oh
passage TO all OF the nted States Inc govern
ment OF the nied Mexican states equally ana
70 the ana OF the h.ed
statee the same right OF passage lot toeir mefcnanuz
ana the articles aforesaid as grants TO te own czens
oy any raroad or canal Wnicn may neisaiter % con
structsd across SAID stnmus wnetner by the government
OF the United Mexican states or by It's
paying such tolls 40 may be established and no 9TH
or or more onerous shall be imposed or collected upon
the articles or mentioned belonging to the
and OF the United or on the
of said for passage over raid railroad or
canal than shall be charged or collected for the same ar
tcies and belonging TO the or
citizens OF Mexico being the natural products or the
products of the of Mexico Whatsoever
foreign country the persons of It's citizens Mono of
the said articles, be they what they may, which may
pass over said from sea to sea- In either drec
ucn whether by the present communications or by any
railroad or canal which may hereafter De made with
inc opecC OF DepR transported TO any port o, the neu
states OF OF any oregn country sn % supJeot 10 he
or oxportation Inc TWO governments tnlS arucls