The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-14
BY the President
w. L. MARCY, Secretary Of State.
BIZ the President Of The United States Of 4merico,
PROCLAMATION

BIZ The President Of The United States Of Amer'eo
A PRQCLAMATI0N,
whereas convention between the United States Of
America and her Britannia Majesty concluded and
signed by their respective penpoenaries at Washington
on the seventeenth day of July last which convention is
word for word, as follows:
Whereas convention concluded on the 9Th day OF
February 1883 between the United States of America and
her Britannia Majesty for the settlement of outstanding
claims, by mixed commission, limited to endure for
twelve months from the day of the first meeting Of the
commissioners and whereas doubts arisen the
praccabity of the business of the said commission being
concluded within the period assigned the President of the
United States and her Majesty the Queen of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain ana Ireland are DESTROYS that
the time originally fixed for the duration of the commits
sion should be extended and this end have named pen
potentares to agree the best MODE or eecng this
obiecthat is TO say the President of the United States
the honorable William Marcy Secretary of State of the
United States and her Majesty the Queen of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, John Fiennes
Champion esq, her Maestys envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotenary Washington who have agreed
as follows
The high contracting parties agree that the time limited
In tho convention above referred for the termination OF
the commission shall be extended for period not exceed
ing four months from the 18th OF September next should
such extension be deemed necessary by the
or the umpire in case of their disagreement it being
agreed that nothing contained in this article shall in any
wise alter extend the time originally fixed in the said
convention for the presentation of claims to the commits
sioners
IL.
The present convention shall be ratified and the rati-
cations shall be exchanged at Iondon soon possible
within four months from the date thereof
in witness whereof the respective plenipotentaries have
signed the same and have affixed thereto the seals of their
arms. Fana
Done at Washington the seventeenth day of July the
year of Lord thousand eight hundred and fifty
four.
w. l.. MARCY. H. 81
JOHN +. CHAMPION. f.. 81
And whereas the said convention has been duly ratified
ON both parts the respective notifications of the same
were exchanged London, the eighteenth utmo by
James Buchanan esq envoy extraordinary and minister
plenpotenary of the United States Great Britain aud
the Earl of Clarendon, her Britannia Maestys Principal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs the part Of their
respective governments
Now therefore be it known, that ], Franklin Pierce
President of the United States of America have caused the
said convention be made public to the end that the
same every and article thereof may he observed
and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the
citizens thereof
In witness whereof have hereuuto set my hand, and
caused the seal of the United States be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this eleventh day
of September in the year of our Lord one
f. ST. thousand eight hundred and fifty flour, and of
the independence of the United States the |
seventy-nnt5
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President:
W. L. MARCY Secretary of State.