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Treatu betpeen the united Stqtes Of Amsriea


Of Merico Decenbtr 30 1853.
In the name Of Almighty God
The republic of Mexico and the United States
of Ameriea,da ring to remove every cause OF dis
agreement which might interfere in any manner
with the better friendship ~ intercourse between
the two countries, and especially in respect to the
true limits which should be established, when not
withstanding whit was coyenanted in the treaty
of Guadalupe IIidalgon the year 1913, opposite
interpretations have been urged, which might give
occasion TO questions OF serious moment: 10
avoid those and to strengthen and more firmly
maintain the peace which happily prevails be-
tween the two republics, the President OF the
United States has, for this purpose, appointed
Jnmes Gadsden envoy extraordinary and minister
plenpotentary of the same near the Mexican
governments and the President of Mexico has APP
pointed as plenipotentiary sad hoe" his excellen
cy Don Manuel Diez de Bonilla, Cavalier Grand
Cross of the National and distinguished Order Of
Guadalupe and Secretary of State and of the
Office of For, ign Relations. and Don Jose Saazar
Nlnrregui,and Mariana Monterde, as scientific
commissioners, invested with full powers for this
negotiation, who having communicated their res
pectivc full powers, and finding them in due and
proper form, have agreed upon the articles follow
ng:
ARTICLE |. The Mexican republic agrees to
designate the following her true limits with the
United States for the future retaining the same
dividing line between the two CALIFORNIA; as al
ready defined and established according to the 9Th
article of the treaty of Guadalupe llidlago, the
limits between the two republics shall be as fol-
lows: Beginning in the Gulf of Mexico, thee
leagues from land opposite the mouth of the Rio
Grande, as provided III the 9th article of the trea
~ of Guadalupe llidalgo; thence, defined in
the said artice,np the middle of that river to The
point where the parallel of 81 deg. AZ min. north
latl ude crosses the same; thence due West one
hundred miles; thence south to the parallel of 81
deg. 30 min. north latitude: thence along the
said parallel of 81 deg. 30 min. to the
lllth meridian of longitude west of Greenwich;
thennce III n straight line to point on the Color
ado river, twenty English miles below the june
ton of the Giln and Colorado rivers; thence up
the middle of the said river Colorado until il in
tcrsccts the present line between the United
States and MeNeo.
For the performance of this portion of the treaty
each of the two go, ernments shall nominate one
commissioner TO the end that by common consent,
the two thus nominated, having met in the city
OF l'aso del Norte three months after the eX-
change of the ratiications of this treaty, may
proceed to survey und mark out upon the land
the dividing line stipulated by this article where
it shnll not have already been surveyed and
tabshed by the mixed COMM sion, according to
the teaty of Guadalupe keeping journal and
making proper plans of their operations. For
this purpose, if they should Judge it necessary,
the contracting parties shall be at liberty each to
unite 10 its respective commission scientific or
other assistance; such astronomers and sur
Vcyors, whose concurrence shall not be considered
necessary for the settlement and ratification of n
true line of division between the two republics.
That line shall be alone established upon which
the commissioners may fix their consent. in this
particular, being considered decisive and an in
tegral part of this treaty, without necessity of
ultcrior ratification approval, and without room
for interpreted on of any kind by either of the
parties contracting. The dividing line thus es-
toblished shall in all time be faithfully respected
! by the two governments without any variation
therein unless of the express and free consent of
the two, given in conformity to the principles of
the law of nations and in accordance with the
constitution OF each country respectively.
In consequence, the stipulation in the 10Th ar
tcle of the treaty of Guadalupe, upon the boun-
dairy line therein described is no longer of any
| force, swhercini may conflict with that here es-
toblished, the said line being considered annuled
| and abolished wherever it may not coincide with
the present, and iii the same manner remaining
| in full force where in accordance with the same.
ARTICLE 1.-THE government of Mexico here
by releases the United States from all liability on
account of the obligations contained in the lth
article of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and
the said article, and the thirty third article of the
treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation be-
tween the United States of America and the u
| nted Mexican States concluded at Mexico on
the fifth day of April, 1881, are hereby aoroga-
ted
ARTICLE uI-ln consideration of the forego-
| ing stpulations. the government of the United
States agrees to pay to the government of Mexi-
co, in the city of New York, the sum of ten mil
! lions of dollars; of which seven millions shall be
paid Immediately upon the exchange of the rati-
fcations of this treaty, and the remaining three
millions soon as the boundary line shall be
surveyed, marked aud established.
ARTICLE y.-The provisions of the sixth and
seventh articles of the treaty of Guadalupe Hi
! dalgo having been rendered nugatory for the
most part by the cesson of territory granted in
the first article of this treaty, the said articles
are hereby abrogated and annuled, and the pro
visions as herein expressed substituted therefor.
The vessels and citizens of the United States
shall in all time have free and uninterrupted pas
sage through the Gulf of California, to and from
their possessions situated north of the boundary
line OF the two countries; it being understood
that this passage is to be by navigating the Gulf
of California and the river Colorado! and not by
land without the express consent of the Mexi-
can government, and precisely the same provis-
IONS. shpulations, and restrictions, in all res
poets, are hereby agreed upon and adopted, and
shall be scrupulousy observed and enforced by
the two contracting governments, in reference
to the Rio Colorado so far and for such distance
as the middle of that river is made their common
boundary line by the airst article of this treaty.
The several provisions, stipulations. aud re-
strictions. contained in the 9TH article of the
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