Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-04-06

er convenient places can be provided for the
troops and officers now occupying them, all
converts of nuns, colleges for education, pub
| lie hospitals and other buildings for charitable
purposes. shall be Immediately vacated and de-
livered up.
Art Ii. In all places occupied by the Amer
lean troops, the Federal and State Courts OF
justice and civil tribunals of every grade, may
enter freely and without any interruption. up
on the exercise of their appropriate functions
in conformity with the Mexican law. Nor
will the American military tribunals created
by their authority, take cognizance Of or inter-
fere in any cause or matter, unless person be-
longing to the American army be originally
party, or the interest of the American govern
ment Or army be concerned; in which cases the
jurisdiction shall remain III them; and the Mex
lean tribunals recognized and to be respected
by the American army, shall be those designat-
ed as legal by the proper authority of the Mex
lean General or State Governments respec-
lively.
Art. H. In the Federal District there may
be organized and armed force of 600 men of
police or national guard, to preserve order and
maintain police, and in other places occupied
by the American forces. the commanders there
of and the Mexican civil authorities shall
agree on the establishment of a convenient
force for similar purposes.
Art. ID. In future, as heretofore, in all the
places occupied, Mexicans or foreigners resi-
dent in Mexico, shall enjoy the protection of
person and property guaranteed by the consti-
tuition and laws of the republican, as has
heretofore been done, all supplies taken for the
American army shall be paid for al fair prices.
Art. Ia. The commanding officers of the
Anne rican forces on the northern frontier of
Mexico shall use all their influence to prevent
tboI c<,fo ha
tory, and the robbery and ill-treatment of the
inhabitants. And the Mexican forces may
assemble, oppose and pursue said Indians even
within the lines occupied by the American
troops, without being considered as infringing
the provisions of this convention.
Art. ID. The American army will continue
to respect as hitherto, the temples and free
exercise of the religion of the people of the
Mexican Republic, in public and private-and
church property shall be subject only TO such
laws as were in existence or may be passed by
the Mexican Government.
Art. 16. If any body of armed men be assem-
bled in any part of the Mexican Republic with
view of committing ho: tilities, not authoriz-
ed by either Government, 1t shall be the duty
of either or both of the contracting parties to
oppose and disperse such body, without con-
sidering those who compose it as having forfeit
ed the protection of the laws of nations, unless
they have been guilty of robbery or murder.
The performance of this duty shall not be
considered an infraction of the convention.
Art. II. This convention shall remain in
force during the period fixed by the treaty sign
ed on the ID inst, at Guadalupe Hidalgo-or
until one party shall give to the other, notice
of its termination with the following addition
al delay, viz Five days for all places within
sixty leagues of the pitol, seven days for all
places within ninety leagues, and twenty days
for all other places The ratification of this
convention shall be exchanged at Mexico with
in seven days from its signature.
In faith of which this convention has been
signed in quadruplicate by the commissioners,
the day month, and year first mentioned.
IGNACIO DE MORO VILAMIL,
BENlTO GUIANA,
w. J. WORTH. Bvt. Maj. Gen.
P. F. SMITH, Bvt. Brig Gen,
This is ID true copy of the original, which
was approved in the city of Queretaro by the
general-in-chief of the army, by order of his
Excellency the President, which was commu-
nicated to us with the note of his Excellency
tile Minister of War, under date of March a,
which follows:
"On this day transmit to the General-in-
chief of the Army of Operations at Queretaro,
the following copy
ellis Excellency, the President pro tenn, in
council with the Ministers, has examined the
armislice, agreed between the Mexican Gener-
ais Don Ignacio de Mora Villamil and Don
Benito Quijano, and the Generals of the Amer
lean army, Worth and Smith, and you are here
by authorized, as General in-chief of the Army
of Operations, to give your signature TO the said
document accompanying those two originals,
signed by the aforesaid generals.
s'After having ratified these documents; you
will forward them 10 this Office"
In consequence of this order, the general-in-
chief has sanctioned the armistice, the copy of
which | return, with the two copies that you
transmitted me, with your note of the I'd of the
present month to be ratified by the general-in
chief of the North American army. Be pleas
ed to send it to this Office so that it be publish
ed in due form of law.
IGNAClO DE MORA Y VILAMIL,
BENITO QUIJANO.
Ratified by me, in the city of Mexico, the
9th of March, 1913. w. o. BUTLER.
| Major Gen. U. S. A., Commanding.
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