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

to betw en- themselves, or of those made by them,
in pursuance of decisions of the arbitrator. or um
pire and the aggregate amount Of said sums de-
creed by the certificates Of award made by the COM
missioners, in either manner above indicated, and
of the also accruing from SUCH certificates Of
award the arbitrator, OF umpire, may, under the
authority hereinafter conferred by the seventh ar
ticle have made and issued, with the rate Of inter-
stipulated in the present article in favor Of any
claimant or claimants shall be paid to the Gov
eminent of the United States in the City of WASH
I ington, in equal semi-annual instalments 1t 10
however, hereby agreed, by the contractDgspart s,
thatthe payment Of the first instalment shall be
made eight months from the termination OF the Ia
bors of the commission and, after such first pay
ment, the second, and each succeeding one, shall
be made semi-annually, counting from the date OF
the first payment; and the whole payment OF such
| aggregate amount, amounts, shall he perfected
within the term of ten years from the termination
of said commission; and each of said sums shalt
bear inter st (also payable sem-annually at the .
rateof six per cent. per annum from the day on
which the avail ds respectively, Will have been oe-
creed.
To meet these payments the government Of the
Republic of Costa RIGA hereby specially appropri-
ates fifty per cent of the net proceeds of the reve-
nue., arising from the customs of the said Republic
but if such appropriation should prove nsifticient
to make the payments above stipulated, the Gov
ernment of said Republic binds itself to provide
means for that purpose ~, 60. ~
ART. V. The commission herein provided shall
terminate its labors in nine months from and in
Guiding the day of its organization. They shall
keep accurate record of all their proceedings,
/ and they may appoint secretary syUrsed IN the
knowledge of the English and of the Spanish Ian
guages, to assist in the transaction Of their busi
| ness. And for the conduct of such business, they
arr hereby authorized to make all necessary and
| lawful rules.
! ART VI The proceedings if this commission
shall be final and conclusive, with respects to all
the claims of citizens of the United States which,
having accrued prior TO the date of this convention
may be brought before it for adjustment; and the
United States agree forever to release the Govern
ment of the Republic Of Costa Rica from any far
rtaf lffv fnr oxuhf ba roe
jected, either by the board of commissioners, or by
the arbitrator or umpire aforesaid; or for such as
being allowed by either the board or the umpire
| the Government of Costa RIGA shall have provided
for and satisfied in the manner agreed upon in the
| fourth article.
! ART VII In the event. however, that upon the
| termination of the labors of said commission stip
Mated for in the fifth article OF this convention,
any cases should be pending before the UNI
pire, and awaiting his decision it is hereby UNDER
| stood and agreed by the two contracting parties
that, though the board of commissioners may by,
such limitation, have terminated their action, laid
umpire is hereby authorized and empowered to pro-
coed to make his decision award in such case or
cases pending aforesaid; and, upon his certih-
cate thereof in each case, transmitted to each OF
the two Governments, mentioning the amount OF
indemnity, if such shall have been allowed by him,
together with the rate of interest specified by the
fourth article such decision award shall be taken
and held to be binding and conclusive, and it shall
work the same effect as though il had been made by
both the commissioners under theirown agreement
or by them upon decision of the case or of the
es, respectively, pronounced by the umpire OF said
board during the period prescribed for its sesslos
Prorided, holcerer. That deci- ion on every
that may be pending at the termination of the la
bors OF the board shall be given by the umpire with
in sixty days from their final adjournmene; and
that at the expiration OF thesaid six days the auth
Gritty and power hereby gsanted to said umpire shall
| cease.
ASr VIII Each government shall pay its own
commissioner; but the umpire, as well as the in
cidentaI expenses of the commission including the
betrayal Of the services of asecretary who may be
appointed under the fifth article, shall be paid one
half by the United States and the other half by the
| Republic of Costa RIGA.
ART. TX. The present convention shall be APP
proved,an ratified by the President of the United
States OF America, by and with the advice and con-
| sent OF the Senate of the said States and by the
| President of the Republic Of Costa RIGA, with the
| consent and appreciation of the Supreme Legisla-
tive Power of said Republic; and the ratifications
shall be exchanged in the city of Washington
within the space of eight months from the date Of
| eight months from the date of the signature here
| OF, or sooner If possible. ~
In faith whereof, and by virtue of our respective
| full powers We the Undersigned have signed the
present convention in duplicate, and have hereun-
to affixed our seals
Done at the City of San JOSE on the second
| day of July, in the year one thousand eight
| hundred and sixty, and in the eigi by fourth
| year of the In ependence of the United
Il State of America, and of the Independence
of Costa Rica the thirty -ninth.
| ALEX'R DIMITRY, r.. 81 "
| MANUEL J. CARAZ0, Il. s.
FRANCO M. YGLESIAs, Il. s
AND WHEREAS, the said convention has been
duly ratified on both parts, and the respective
notifications of the same were exchanged at
Was ington on the 9Th instant, the time specified
for that purpose by the ninth article having boon
extended by the contracting parties:
Now, therefore, be it known that /, ABRAHAM
| LINCOLN, President of the United States of Amer
lea, have caused the said convention to be made
public, to the nd that the game, and every clause
and article thereof may be observed and fulfilled
With good faith by the United States and the
citizens thereof.
In witness whereof, have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal of the United States be aix-
cd.
Done at the City of Washington, this elev-
enth day of November, in the year of our
H. g.. Lord one thousand eight hundred and six
ty-one, and of the Independence of the
United States the Gig ty-sixth.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
By the President:
WILLIAM H. SEWARD, Secretary of State.