Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-07-03

cause, should require that either tho
who.c or portion of such negroes
should be discmbarked before the yes
sci can arrive at the place at which
one of the mixed conrts of justice is
established, the commander of tho
capturing ship may take upon him.
self the responsibility of so discm
barking the negroes, provided the ne.
ccssity of the Decentralization, and
the causes thereof, bc stated in a Ger
tliicatc i'll proper form. Such certili.
cate shall be drawn up and entered at
the time on the log-book Of the de-
talncd vessel.
ARTICLE V.
In case any merchant vessel, de.
tained in pursuance of the present
instructions, should prove to be un-
seaworthy; or in such condition as
not to be taken to one of the three
ports where the mixed courts of JUS
ticc are to be established in pursuance
of the treaty of This date, the com
mander of the detaining cruiser may
take upon himself the responsibility
of abandoning or destroying her, pro-
vided the exact causes which made
such step impcratively necessary
bc stated in certificate verified on
oath. Such certificate shall be drawn
mp and formally executed in dupli-
cate at the time.
In case Of the abandonment or de-
struction Of q detained vessel, the
master and crew, together with the
negroes and papers found on board
and one copy of the sworn certificate
mentioned in the preceding para
graph of this article, shall be sent
and delivered to the proper mixed
court of justice at the earliest posi-
! bic moment
The undersigned plenipotcnti dries
have agreed, in conformity with the
eleventh article of the treaty signed
by them OH this day, that the present
instructions shall be annexed to the
said treaty, and be considered an in,
tegra' part thereof. .. .- b"
Done at Washington the Seventh
day of April, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and sixty
two. l.. $. WILLIAM III. SEWARD.
IL" S. LYONS.
Amer b. TO Tie treaty Jst1ccn The Uni-
ted States Of Amsrica and Great Brit.
ain for The abciii0n Of The IfrimN
stare trade, siSnet at Washington oa
the serenth day Of 1Pra, 1862.
Regulations for Tie mixed courts Of jus,
! ttos.
ARTICLE I.
The mixed courts Of justice, to be
established under the provisions OF
the treaty. of which these regulations
are declared to be an integral part,
shall be composed in the following
manner
The two high contracting parties
shal leach name Il judge and an arbitra-
tor, who shall be authorized to hear
and to decide, without appeal. all ca
scs Of capture or detention of vessels
which, in pursuance of the stipulatiuTs
Of the aforesaid treaty, shall be
brought before them.
The judges and the arbtratOrs shall,
before they enter upon the duties Of
their Office, respectively make oath be-
fore the principal magistrate Of the
place in which such courts shall re-
side, that they will judge fairly and
faithfully: that they will have no
preference either for claimant or for
captor I; and that they will act in all
their decisions in pursuance of the
stipulations of the aforesaid treaty.
There shall be attached to each OF
such conrts secretary or registrar,
who shall be appointed by the party
in whose territories snch court shall
reside.
Such secretary or registrar slal
register all the acts of the court to
which he is appointed and shall, be-
fore he enters upon his office,
make an oath before the court that he
will conduct himself with due respect
for its authority, and will act with
fidelity and impartiality i'll all matters
relating TO his office.
The salaries of the Judges and ar
Litrators shall be paid by the Govern
mcnts by whom they arc appointed.
The salary OF the secretary or reg
istfar of the court 10 be established
| in the territories Of the United States
shall DC paid by the United States
Government and that Of the sccre-
! tarcs OF registrars OF the two courts
to he established in the territories oI
Great Britain shall be paid by hei
Britannia Majesty. +. r.s- ....
Each of the two Governments shall
deiray half OF the aggregate amount
of the other expenses of such courts.
ARTICLE II.
The expenses incurred by the Off
Ger charged with the reception, main
tenancc, and care of the detailed vcs
sci, negroes. and cargo, and with the
execution Of the sentence, and all dis
hurscmcnts occasioued by Bringing
a vessel to adjudication, shall, in cast
of condemnation, be betrayed from
the funds arising out OF the sale Q
the materials OF the vessel after th'
vessel shall have been broken up, o
tile ships stores, and of such parts 0
the cargo as shall consist of merchan
disc. And in case tile proceeds ari
sing out Of this sale should not prove
sufficient to defray such expenses, TIL
deficiency shall be made good by tn
Government of the country within
whose territories the adjudication
shall have taken place.
If the detained vessel shall be re
leased, the expenses oceasioncd b,
bringing her to adjudication shall b'
betrayed by the captor, except IN th'
cases specified and otherwise provl
l,l e., ,,l,r art irla seven of the trea