Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1863-11-21
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Passed at the Third Session of the Thirl


TPu3LIc No. 1Ol.
An Act to carry into Effect the Convention
between the United States and the Repub
lie of Peru, signed at Lima on the twelfth
of January, eighteen hundred and sixty
three, for the Settlement Of Claims.
Be a. enacted by Me Senate and House Of
Representatives. otthe Uni'ed Suites Of Amer-
ira in Congress assembled, That the Pres
ident of the United st ties, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, shall ap-
pont two commissioners, whose duty it shall
be, coniointly with the commissioners APP
pointed by the Government of Peru, to in
vrstigatc, adjust, and determine the amount
of the claims of citizens Of the United
States against the Government of Peru, and
of citizens of Peru against the Government
of the United States, pursuant to the terms
of convention signed at Lima. on the
twelfth of January, eighteen hundred and
sixt, three.
Sec .. ..ad be 1t .fWtArr enacted That
the President, by and with the alvicc and
consent os the Senate, shall appoint solic-
itor or agent, learned in the Spanish language
and law. on the part of the Unit d States,
whose duty it shall be to prosecute, b fore
the joint commits .ioner in the CITY Of Lima,
the claims of citiz Of the United States
embraced in the stipulations Of said convcn-
tons.
See 8. Ind be II .fanAcy cnarted. That
the President, by and with the advice and
consent of the Snate, shall appoint secrc-
tary to the said commissioner on behalf of
the United States, verscd in the English and
Spanish languages.
Sec. 4. And be 1t further en0cted. That
the compensation of the respective officers
for whose appointment provision is made in
this act shall I've as follows:
To the commissioners, in full for their
services. four thousand five hundred dollars
each; to the solicitor or agent, four thousand
five hundred dollars in full for his services.
And the said commis ssioncrs and agent shall
be allowed, in communication of travelling and
all other personal expenses, ten do lars a day,
for the time actually and necess rily occupied
in going from the plac 8 of their res d nee
to Lima and returning home un Ter the pro-
visions of the convention. TO the secretary
Of the commissioners on the part Of thl' Uni
ted States, there shall be paid two thousand
dollars in full for his services, and the same
amount in commuta ion Of all travelling and
other personal expenses, as is provided in
the case of the commissioners and solicitor.
And the sums necessary to pay the for goirg
salaries and expenses, as we'll as the share Of
the contingent expenses OF the commissi m
on the part of the United States, ami of the
compensation of the umpire chos n under
the convention, are hereby appropriated out
of any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated.
Sec. 5.'rAm1 be itfurther enarted. That
the said commissioners on the part Of the
United States, in conjunction with the COM
missioners on the part of Peru, shall be, and
and they are hereby, authorized to make all
needful rules and regulations for conducting
the business of the said commission such
rules and regulations not contravrnine the
Constitution of the United States, the pro-
visions of this act, or the stipulations of the
said convention.
Sec. 6. And be 1t farther enacted, That
the Secretary of State is hereby authorized
and required to transmit to the said commits
sioners such pap-rs or records relating to the
said commission as he may deem proper, or
as may be called for by the said commis-
sioners, and at the close of the commission,
and of the duties OF the umpire, all the rec
ords, documents, and all other papers which
have been presented on behalf Of the claim
ants. citizens of the United States, sh III be
returned to the Department of Sta'e, or be
deposited in the Legation of the United
states at Lima, as the President may d.
rect
APPROVED, March 3, 1868.
PuBLIc-No. 1881
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