The daily Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1862-1863, 1862-10-29

Whereas a convention for the adjustment Of
claims Of citizens of the United States against tho
Republic of Costa RIGA was concluded between tho
United States of America and that Republic and
signed by their respective Plenpotentaries at
San Jose on the second day of July, one thousand
eight hundred and sixty, which convention, being
in the Engesh and Spanish languages, is word for
word as follops:
Convention for the adjustment of claims of citi-
ms of the Unit State against the Government
ofthe Republic of Costa Rica.
The United States of Amirica and the Republic
Costa Rica desiring to adjust the claims of cit
Zens OF said States against Costa Rica in such man
ner as to cement the good understanding and friend
ly relation happily subsisting between the two
Republics have refalyed to settle such claims by
means of a conventions and for that purpose APP
pointed and conferred full powers, respectively,
to-wit:
The President of the United States, on Alexander
Dimitry, Minister Besident of said United States,
| in the Republic of Costa RIGA, and his Excelency
the Constitutional President of said Republic of
Costa Rica on Manuel Jose Carazo and Francisco
Maria Yglesias. who upon exchange OF their
plenary powers, whijh were found in good and
proper form. have agreed to the following arti-
| cles.
ART. I. 1t is agreed that ell claims OF citizens
of the United States, upon the Government of Costa
liica, arising from injuries to their persons,
damages to their property, under any form whatev-
err, through the actions ofauthoritics ofthe Repub
lid of Costa Rica statements of (which soliciting the
interposition Of the Government of the United
States, have been presented to the iiplo matte
agents of said United States at San jose, Costa
Rica up to the date of he signature of this
| ton, SHALL together with the documents in proof
on which thoy may be founded, be referred to a
board of commissioners, consisting two menu
bers, who shall be appointed in the following man
ner:
| One by the government of the United States of
America, and one by the Government of tee RE-
| public Of Costa Rica: Provided, however, that
claim of any citizen of the United States who may
DO proved to have been belligerent during the oc
cupatisn of Nicsragui by the troops of Dosta Rca,
ha nf hrrt no wxr1fl
the territory of the former, shall be considered
one proper for the action of the board Of COMMITS
| sioners herein provided for. ---+ (
In case of the death, absence, or incapacity, OF
either commissioner or in the event ofeither COM
mssioners emitting, ceasng TO act, the Govern
mont of the United States of America, or that of
the Republic OF Costa Rlca, respectively, or the
Minister ofthe latter, in the United States, acting
by its direction, shall forthwith proceed to fill the
vacancy thus occasiOned.
ART. III. The Commissioners named shall
meet at the city of Washington, within ninety days
from the exchange of the ratifcations of this
vcntion and, before proceeding to business, they
| shall, each of Them exhibit solemn oath mado
and subscribed before a competent authority that
they will carefully examine into, and impartialy
decide hecording to the principles of justice and
Of equity, and to the stipulations of treaty. upon
all claims laid before them, under the provisions of
this convention, by the Government of the Uaited
States, and in accordance with such evidence as
shall be submitted to them the part of the Uni
ted States and of the Republic of Costa Rica res
I
entered upon the record of their proceedings
Said commissioners shall then proceed to name
an arbitrator, or umpire, to decide upon any case
or cases, concerning which they may disagree, or
upon any point or points of difference which
may arise in the course of their proceedings. And
IL they cannot agree in the selection, the arbtra-
tor umpire, shall be appointed by the Minister
| of his Majesty the King of the Belgians, to the
United States, whom the two high contracting par
ties shall invite to make such appointment, and
whose selection shall be conclusive on both parties
ART. 3. TLearbitrator, or umpire, being appointed
the commissioners shall, without delay pr oceed to
examine and determine the claims which may DO
presented to them, under the provisions of this
convention, by the Government of the United
States stated in the preceding article and they
shall hear If required, person in behalf Of each
Government, every separate claim
Each Government shall furnish, upon request of
either of the commissioners, such papers in its
possession as may be deemed important to the just
| determination of any claims Of citizens OF tho
United States, REFER to the board, under the
provisions of the first article.
In cases, whether touching injuries to the person
mitted, as stipulated, in the first article, against
agree to award an indemnity, they shall determine
the amount to be paid In cases in which aid
| commissioners cannot agree, the points of differ
ence shall be referred to the arbitrator, umpire,
| before whom each of the commissioners may be
| heard, aud his decision shi II be final
| Arr. ~ The commissioners shall tissue certifi-
Gates of the sums to be paid to the claimants res
pectiVely, whether by.virtue of the awards agreed