The national Republican., 1861-07-18
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN.
Treaties Ratified at the Second Session
of the Thirty-sixth Congress.
TIDE ATIES


Washington, November 1860 Proclaimed by the Pres
ident OF the United States, November 9, 1850
BY the President cfhe United States Of Amer
icd:
.a.ar A PROCL AVIATION.
WHEREAS a convention between the United
States Of America and the Republic Of New
Granada was signed in the city Of Washington
on the tenth day of September, in the year Of
our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and fifty.
seven, viii h convention, as amended by the
nigh contracting parties, is, word for word, as
follows:
The United States Of America and the Re-
public of New Granada, desiring to adjust the
claims Of citizens Of said States against New
Granada and to cement the good understanding
which happily subsists between the two Repub.
h's, have, for that purpose. appointed and con-
ierred full powers, respectively to wit: The
President Of the United States upon Lewis
Gass, Secretary of State Of the United States,
AID the President Of New Granada upon Gen.
eral Pedro A. Herran, Envoy Extraordinary and
Munster Plenipotentiary OF that republic in the
nited States, who after exchanging their full
powers, which were found in good and proper
form, have agreed to the following articles;
AarTCLEI.
All claims On the part OF corporations, com.
ilnies, or individuals, citizens Of the United
Statss, upon the government of New Granada,
which shall have been PRESENTED prior 10 the
first day Of September, one thousand eight hun.
ire1 and f!tynin either 10 the Department of
state Mt WashinrtoH, or TO the minister Of the
United States It BototG, and especially those
ter damages wn.rh were oauled by the riot ut
FNnaue on the fGetnth of April. eighteen
hundred and hity.six, for which the SAID gov.
'~nrcnt OF New Granada acknowledges itn liz.
0'?i'r. ar'irg out of PRIVILEGE and obligation
= preserve peace and good ord-F along the
''Gaslt route, shall be referred ia a board ar
'"mmsaoners, consisting Of two members, one
Vi whom shall be appointed by the government
ot the United States and one by the govern
ment OF New Granada. In case of the death,
absence, or incapacltv of either commissioner,
" IN the event Of either commissioner emitting
-: ceasinC 10 act. the government cf the United
states or that OF New Granada, respectively, or
he m Mister Of the latter in the United States,
2ctlng hy its direction, shall forth with pro eed
I, I'll the vacancy thus occasIoned.
lnc commissioners 50 named shall ,usct in
The city Of Washington within ninety days from
the exchange of the ratifcations of this conyer.
non, snd before proceeding to business shall
make and subscribe solemn oath that they
will carefully examine and impartially decide,
according to justice and equity, upon all the
1laims laid before them, under the provisions
Ut this convention, by the government of the
United States. And such oath shall be entered
IN the record OF their proceedings.
The commissioners shall then proceed to
"ame an arbitrator or umpire to decide upon
any case or cases on which they may differ in
opinion. And if they cannot agree in the Sc.
lection, the umpire shall be appointed by the
minister of Prussia to the United States, whom
the two high contracting parties shall invite to
make such appointment, and whose selection
shall be conclusive on both parties.
ARTICLE II.
The arbitrator being appointed, the commits.
sioners shall proceed to examine and determine
the claims which may be presented to them.
under the provisions of this convention, BY the
'iovernment of the United States, together with
the evidence submitted in support of them, and
shall hear il required, one person in behalf of
each government on every separate claim.
Each government shall furnish, upon request
If either Of the commissioners, such papers in
its possession as the commissioners may deem
important to the just determination of any
claims presented to them. In cases where they
agree to award an indemnity, they shall deter.
mine the amount to be paid, having due regard,
IN claims which have grown out Of the riot at
Panama of April Is, 1856, to damages suffered
through death, wounds, robberies, or destruc.
tion OF property. In cases where they cannot
agree the subjects of difference shall be re.
terred to the umpire, before whom each of the
commissioners may be heard, and whose deci
ion shall be final.
ARTICLE III.
The commissioners shall issue certificates OF
the sums to be paid, by virtue OF their awards
10 the claimants, and the aggregate amount OF
said sums shall be paid to the Government OF
the United States at Washington, in equal
fba frSt l.
made six months from the termination of the
"ommission, and the whole payment to be com.
p!esed within eight years from the same date :
and each OF said sums shall bear interest (also
payable semsnnually) at the rate Of six per
cent. per snuum from the day on which the
awards, respectively, shall have been decreed.
10 meet these payments the government of
New Granada hereby specially appropriates
one halt OF the compensation which may ac.
rue to i from the Panama Railroad Com pany,
N lieu OF postages, by virtue of the thirtiet h
article of The contract between the Republic
Of New Granada and said company, made
April 10, 1850, and approved June j, 1850,
and also one half Of the dividends which it
nay receive from the net profits Of said road,
As provided in the ffty-ffth article of the same
contract but If these funds should prove in.
sufficient TO make the payments as above stip.
ulsted, New Granada will provide other means
lot that purpose.
ARTICLE ".
The commission herein provided shall teruli.
cate its iabor4 IN nine months ?r-m and inclu.
ding the day OF ITS organization; shall keen an
accurate record of itg proceedings, and NAV
appoint secretary to assist IN the tranaaction
Of its business.
AkIlCIk \.
The proceedings OF this comis,"n snail he.
final and conclusive with respect Ia all claims
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