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provements of the public buildings grounds and streets
within the Dis rict of Columbia and under the charge
of the Commissioner of Public Buildings and Grounds
shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary
the lnteror and that all laws parts of laws nconsst-
ent with this section shall be- and the same hereby
repealed
Approved, August a. 1854.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas a Convention between the United States of
America and Her Britannia Majesty concluded and
signed by their respective Plenpoentares at London
the eighth day of February last which Convention is
word for word, as follows
Whereas claims have, at various times since the sigma
ture of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the
United States of America and Great Britain concluded
Ghent the oath of December 1874 been made upon the
Government of the United States the part of corpora
tions companies and private Individuals subjects Of her
Britannia Majesty and upon the Government OF her BI,
private individuals citizens of the United Staes and
whereas of such claims still pending, and remain
unsettled the President of the United States of America
and her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland, being of opinion that speedy
and equitable settlement of all such claims will contribute
much to the maintenance of the friendly feelings which
subst between the two countries have resolved to make
arrangements for that purpose by means of Convention,
and have med their Plenipotentiaries to confer and
agree thereupon-that is to say
The President of the United States of America Joseph
Reed Ingerso Envoy Exraoid dnary and Minister Pleni
potentiay of the United States to her Britannia Majesty
And her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland the Right Honorable John Rus
SELL Commonly called Lord John Russcll) member of
her Britannia Maesty's Most Honorable Privy Council a
member of Parliament and her Britannia Maestys Prn
cipal Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs;
Who, after having communicated to each other their
spectve full powers, found in good and due form, have
agreed as follows:
ARTICLE l. The High Contracting Parties agree that all
claims the part of corporations companies private
individuals, citizens of the United States, upon the Gov
of her Britannia Majesty, and all claims the
part of corporations, companies or private individuals
subjects of her Britannia Majesty, upon the Government
of the United States, which may have been presented to
either government nterposion with the other since
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cluded between the United States of America and Great
Britain at Ghent, the oath of December, 1914, and
which yet remain unsettled, well any other such
claims which may be presented within the time specified
in article g. hereinafter shall be referred to two commits
sioners, to be appointed in the following IS
to commissioner shall be named by the President
of the United States, and by her Britannia Majesty.
In of the DEATH absence or ncapacy OF either COM
missioner in the event of either commissioner omng
or ceasing such the President of the United
States her Britannia Majesty respectively shall forth
with another person to act as commissioner in the
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The commissioners, named, shall meet at London at
the earliest convenient period after they shall have been
respectively named; and SHALL before proceeding to any
business make and subscribe solemn declaration that
they will mparally and carefully examine and decide to
the best of their Judgment and according to justice and
equity without fear, favor affection TO their
try upon all such claims as shall be laid before them on
the part of the Governments of the United States and of
her Britannia Majesty respectively and such declaration
shall be entered the record of their proceedings
The commissioners shall then, and before proceeding to
any other business, third person to act as
arbitrator umpire in any which they
may themselves differ in opinion. If they should not be
able agree upon the of such third person, they
shall each person and in each and every case in
which the commissioners differ in opinion as to the
decision which they ought to give it shall be determined
by lot which OF the two persons named shall be the
btrator umpire in that particular The person or
persons to be chosen to be arbitrator or umpire SHALL
before proceeding to act such in any make and
subscribe q solemn declaration in form similar to that
which shall already have been made and subscribed by the
commissioners which shall be entered the record of
their proceedings. In the event of the DEATH absence
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emitting, declining, ceasing to act such arbitrator
umpire, another and different person shall be named as
aforesaid to such arbitrator umpire i'll the place
and stead of the person originally named as aforesaid
and shall make and subscribe such declaration aforesaid
ARTICLE g The commissioners shall then forthwith con-
jointly proceed to the investigation OF the claims which
shall be presented to their notice They shall investigate
and decide upon such claims, such ORDER and in such
manner as they may conformity think proper, but upon
such evidence information only shall be furnished by
behalf of their respective governments They shall
be bound to receive and peruse all written documents or
statements which be presented to them by or on be-
half of their respective governments in support or or IN
to- any claim and to hear it required one person
each side behalf of each government as counsel o."
agent for such government each and every separate
claim Should they fail to agree in opinion upon any ndi
vdua claim they Shall call TO their assistance the arbitra
tor or umpire whom they may have agreed to name, or
who may be determined by lot, the may be and
such arbitrator umpire, after having examined the evil
dence adduced for and against the cai and after having
heard if required person each side as aforesaid
and consulted with the commissioners shall decide there
upon finally, and without appeal The decision of the
given upon each claim in writing and shall be signed by
them respectively 1t shall be competent for each govern
ment to person to attend the commissioners
agent its behalf to present and support claims its
behalf and to claims made upon it, and to repre-
sent generally in all matters connected with the nves
cation and decision thereof
The President If the United States of America and her
Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Brit
ain and Ireland hereby soemny and sincerely engage to
consider the decision of the commissioners conformity or
of the arbitrator UMPIRE the may be, abso
uely final and conclusive upon each claim decided upon
by them him respectively and to give full effect to such
decisions without any objection, evasion delay whaso
ever
1t is agreed that claim arising of any transaction
of date prior the oath of December 1874 shall be ad
mssibe under this Convention.
ARTICLE B. Every claim shall be presented to the
mssioners within six months from the day of their first
meeting unless where reasons for delay shall
be established to the satisfaction of the toner's,
OF the arbitrator umpire i'll the event OF the commits
soners differing in opinion thereupon and hen and in
such The period for presenting the claim may be
extended to any time exceeding three months longer
The commissioners shall be bound examine and de-
eide upon every claim within year from the day of
their first meeting 1t shall be competent for the commits
soners conjontly for the arbitrator umpire if they
differ decide in each whether any clam has has
not been duly made preferred and laid before them, eth
er wholly to any and what extent, according 10 the
true intent and m, anng of this Convention.
ARTICLE 4. All sums of money which may be awarded
by the commissioners, or by the arbitrator umpire,
account of any claim, shall be paid by the
to the other, the may be, within twelve months
after the date OF the decon without interest and without
any deductlOn save as specified In article hereinafter.
ARTICLE s. The High Contracting Parties engage to con-
sder the result of the proceedings Of this commission
FULL perfect, and final settlement of every claim upon eth
er government arising out of any transaction of date
prior to the exchange of the rthcaons of the present
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