Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-02

Msiety. respectively, shall forthwith name
ano' hes person to act as commissioner 10 the
place or stead Of the commissioner originally
nan,ei.
The cornis ioners, souamed. shaffmeet at Ion
don at the earliest convenient period after they
fh1ll have been respectively named 5 and hall,
before proceeding to any business make and
su,sc i6ss soaemn declaration that<hey will I'm
T. rtia!iy and carefully examine ard decids, to.
she b Ut OF their judgement, ana according to
;..stiee ard ednityy without fear, favor aifec-
:t,n 70 tn ,ir own country, upon all such claims
shall b. laid before tfScn, on the part OF the
Governments Of the United States and Of her Bril-
.snnic NJ .jesty, respectively; and such declara-
tfvn <ft1il be entered on tnerecozd or IN ;lr pTo-
geeaiIss.
'Tt, commissioners sk1lI tfsen, and before pro-
sasdins to any other business, maine some third
ysrson to act ~ al arbitrator or.uHpire in any
case o. cases on which they may themselves
d:lfsr IL, opinion. IL they should not be able to
uerss upon IN. name of such third person, they
sfIilI each name person; and in each and ey
ery case in which the commissioner. may differ
in opinion az to the decision which they ought
to give. is shall be detel linined by lot which of
the two persons so named snail De tns arbitrator
or umpire in that particular case. The person
or person, so to be chosen to be arbitrator or
umpire shall, before preceding to act as such
In any cave. make and subscribe q solemn decla-
ration in a form similar to that which shall al
ready have been made and subscribed by the
ecord of their proceedings. In the event of the
deah, absence, o. incapacity of such person
persons OF Of has their emitting, or declining,
or ceasing 10 ac. as such arbitrator or umpire,
another and different person shall be named as
aforesaid to act as such arbitrator or umpire in
the place and stead of the person so originally
named as aforesaid aBashall make and subscribe
such declaration aforesaid
ARTICLE 1.-THE commissioner shall then
forthwith conformity proceed to the investiSa-
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their notice. They shall investigate and decide
upon such claims, in such order, and in such
manne- as they may conjoin:iy think proper,
but upon such evidence Or Infoi nation only as
shall be furnished By or on behalf or their res
pective governments. They shall be bound to
receive and peruse all written documents o.
statements which may be p. esented 20 them by
or on behalf OF their respective governments, In
support OF, or lii answer TO, any claim; and to
hea.. if requil ed, one person on each side, ON
behalf of each COVE. nment. as consul or agent
for such government, OIL each ami every seperate
claim. Should they fail to agree In opinion up
on any individual Calm, they shall call to their
assistance the arbitrator Or umpire whom they
may have az iced to name, or who may be de-
terInined By iot, as he case may bci and such
arbitrator o. umpi- e, af :eI having examined the
evidence adluceu TO and against the claim, and
after having beard, if ieqai. ed, one person on
each side a. afo, esaid, and Consulted with the
commissioners, shall decide thereupon finally,
and without app al. Tn. decision of the COM
missione.s, ani OF ihe a. bItca,or or umpire.
shall be given upon each claim in writing, and
shlii be sIgned by them respectively. 1t shall
be compeLen: TO each government 10 name one
person 10 att md he commi siOLers agent on
its ben #. to p pe'ent AID suppo.t claims on its
behalf, and answer Claim, In Ide upon 1t, and
to epreSenr 1t generally Ill all matte. connec--
ed w,.h ;he Investigation and decision the. eof.
The Pre- ident OF the United State, of Ame.
lea, end her Majesty tie Queen OF the CnIted
Kingdom OF G. eat Is ilan and LELAND, he eby
solemn. AID since ely engage TO consider the
decis. on of The commissioners conformity, Or OF
the arbitrator }, umpi.e, the case may be:
IS absolutely iiaal and conclusive upoh each
claim decided upun by them o, hun respectively,
and to give full eiIec. to such decisions wishoJt
anY objection, evasion, or de.ay VIII iCSoever.
il is agreed that no claim a. Ising OLt OF any
transaction OF date prior 10 the "a h OF DeceE-
Der, LSl4, shall be admissible undef this Con-
TeutIon.
ARTICLE III-Every claim shall be present
ed to The commissioners within SIX month t. oIn
the day OF tn ,ir first meeting, unless In aay Case
waeTc reasons for delay shaII be established TO
the satisfaction OF The commissioners, or OF the
srbi ra5or umpire. iii the event OF the com-
InisSioners dIii:i Ing III opinion iherupon; dIid
than. and ill ANY such case, the period Tor pie-
esntIng the Claim may be extended To any time
neI exceeding IN months longer.
The commissioners shall be bOJnd to examine
and decide upon every claim with one year t. ON
tn. day OF their fist hceting. L. SD ali be COM
petent for the commissioners conJolntiy, or for
ihe arbitrator o. umpire, il they diner, to de-
eide in eich case whelher any Gain has or has
not been duly made, p. efeTI ed, and iaId before
them, elthe. wholly, o. 10 any and wfat extent,
according to the true intent and meauInS Of this
Convention.
EkIIcLE IV.-AH sums Of money which may
be awarded by the commissioners ;, Or by The a,
bitratCr o. umpire, OH account of any claim:
b,-t Iin h.
81, al the case may be, within twelve month";
after the date of te decision, without iitei est,
and without any deduction, save as specified III
article vi. heI eimafter.
ARTICLE. .V-The High Coatractid5 Parties
engage to consider the Icsait OF tn. p oceedingo
of this commission as afuli, perfect, and final
settlement CT every claim upon either govern
Elcut arising oas OF ANY t uIsactiOn oil date
priof to The exchange Of the ratiiic4tiOns OF the
present Convention; lIid further engage that
e.y such claim, whether not the same may
have been presented to the notice of. made, pre-
ferre, OF laid befo. the Sd i'd commission Shall.
from aud after the conclusion OF the Proceed
ings Of ths said commission, be consider ed AMI
sated as finally settled, barred and thenceforth
inadmissIblc.
ARTICLE F1--The commissioners, and the
arbitrator Or umpire, shall keep an accurate
record, and correct minutes notss of ali their
proceedings, with the dates thereof, and shall
appoint and employ Gle l.. OF O;tref persons,
to assist Ih am In the transaction Of the business
VIII ch N ~ come before than.
Each government sh III pay to its commits
sioner all amou.is OF salary not exceeding three
thousand DO lars, Or six hundred and twenty
pounds sterling, year, which amount shall be
ine same foT bo-h governments.
The amount OK salary TO be paid to the arbi-
trato: Coz aIbltrzto S, as the may be) shall
be det,i mined By IaI.ual consent at the close of
the coliinIssIu8.
The salary Oh n. cle. X shall not exceed the
sum Ut fift.ln iRiTed dollars, OF ihFee hundT ed
and ten 10 iHGs sterling. year.
The whole expenses OF the commission, it,
eludins contingent expenses, shall be def aged
by TataDae deduction on the amount of tire Sans
awarded by the commission; provided always
tha. Slch deduction b Ill NOT aycaed The rata of