The national Republican., 1861-06-20
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.
Public Acts Passed at the Second Session
of the Thirty-sixth Congress.

a and Costa Rica.
Be q enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives Of the United Sfates Of An,erI-
ca IN Congress assembled, That the President
Of the United States, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate, shall appoint a commits.
sioner, whose duty it shall be, conjointly with
commissioner appointed BY the Government Of
New 0ransds, to investigate, adjust, and deter
mine the amount of the claims OF citizens of the
United States against the Government Of New
Granada, pursuant to the terms Of convention
signed at Washington on the tenth Of Septem.
Der, eighteen hundred and ffty;sevsn., .lf
SEC. 2. And be Il further endcted, That the
President of the United States, by aud with the
advice and consent Of the Senate, shall appoint
. secretary to said commissioner in behalf Of
the United States, versed in the English and
Spanish languages aud the said board is here.
by authorized to appoint clerk.
e. SEC. 3. And be II further enacted, That the
compensation Of the respective officers, for
whose appointment provision is made by this
act, shall be us follows To the commissioner,
in full for his services two thousand five hun.
dred dollars to the secretary and interpreter,
in full for his services, the sum Of two Thousand
dollars and the President Of the United States
shall be and he is hereby authorized to make
such provision for the contingent expenses Of
the said commission on the part Of the United
States, as shall to him appear.reasonsble and
proper. .... ..-...
SIC. 4. And be il. further enacted, That the
said Commissioner on the part of the United
States, in conjunction with the commissioner
on the part Of New Granada, shall be and he is
hereby authorized to make all needful rules and
regulations for conducting the business Of their
said commission such rules and regulations
not contravening the Constitution Of the United
States, the provisions Of this act, or the provi.
sions Of the said convention. -srs [
y SEC. 8. And Je il further enacted, That the
Secretary of State is hereby authorised and re-.
quired 70 transmit to the said commissioner
such papers or records relating to the said com.
mission as he may deem proper, or as may be
called for by the said commissioners, and at the
termination of the commission, all the records,
documents, aud all other papers which have
been brought before the commissioners, or
which may be in possession Of their secretary,
shall be deposited in the Department of State
Provided, That this saction shall not be so con-
strued as to prevent the commissioner on the
part Of New Granada from depositing in the
said Department certified copies or duplicates
of papers fled en- behalf of his Government, in.
stead of originals. .va-.. ' Cd az
SEC. 6. 4nd be IL further enacted, That upon
suggestion by any claimant that witness
whose testimony may be deemed important to
him refuses or is unwilling to testify in regard
to his claim, it shall be competent for said board
of commissioners to issue commission to
some suitable person to take the testimony Of
such witness, and such witness may be compel.
led to appear and testify before such commits.
sioners in the same manner as is now provided
by law in the case Of commissions issued from
the courts Of the United States.
A.J l.. e.. MI n,
acknowledgment of indebtedness on the part
of the Government of New Granada to claim.
ants, citizens Of the United States, being estab.
ished by the award Of the board of commits.
sioners, shall be delivered to the Government
Of the United States, and made payablethereto
and the United States shall thereupon assume
and pay to such claimants, at the Treasury,
upon the certificate of the board Of commis.
sioners, whatsoever sums of money shall have
been severally awarded them, the Government
Of the United States becoming thereby the
creditor Of the Government of New Granada,
for the aggregate of all sums so assumed and
paid, and entitled to receive to that extent the
payment stipulated aad guaranteed under the
third article of the convention referred to in the
first section of this act. ..
Sec. 8. And be 1t further enacted, That for
the compensation of the eficers authorized BY
the third section, and the contingent expenses Of
the commissioner Oh the part Of the United
States, and for the compensation and expenses
Of the umpire under the said Convention, which
Is required to be betrayed by the nted States,
and likewise to pay the awards which may be
made, according to the provisions of the seventh
section of this act, such sums as may be
necessary be and they hereby are appropriated
out Of any money il the Treasury not otherwise
appropriated.
SEC. 8. And be it further enacted That the
President OF the United States, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint
commissioner, whose duty it shall be, con.
jointly with commissioner appointed by the
Government Of Costa Rica, to investigate, ad.
just, and determine the amount of the claims of
citizens Of the United States against the Gov
ernment Of Costa Rica, pursuant to the terms Of
convention signed at San Jose, on the second
day of July, eighteen hundred and sixty.
SEC. 10. And be ii further enacted, That the
compensation of the commissioner, for whose
appointment provision is made by this act, shall
be, in full for his services, two thousand five
=, hundred dollars and the President of the
1 United States shall be and he is hereby author.
81 lied to make such provision for the contingent
expenses OF the said commission on the part of
o the United States as shall to him appear rea l.
sonsble and proper. "f
SEC. IL. And be ii further enacted, That the
said commissioner on the part of the United
States, in conjunction with the commissioner on
the part of Costa Rica, shall be and he is hereby
! authorized to make all needlul rules and regu.
lstions for conducting the business of their SAID
commission such rules and regulations not
contravening the Constitution OF the United
States, the provisions of this act or the provi.
sions Of the said convention.
SEC. IL. And be ii further enacted, That the
Secretary OF State is hereby authorized and re.
quired to transmit to the said com missioner
such papers or records relating to the said com.
mission as he may deem proper, or as may be
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