Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-02-16
A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas Convention between the United
States Of America and the Republic of Peru.
for the settlement of the pending claims OF
the citizens of either country against the 9TH
Ell, was concluded and signed by their respec-
tive plenipotentiaries at the city Of Lima on
the twelfth day of January in the year of our
Lerd one thousand eight hundred and sixty
three, which Convention. as amended by the
contracting parties. and being in the English
and Spanish languages, is, word for word, a.
follows - .. .E ..-.,...... ...H
Convention between the United States of
America and the Republic of Peru for the
settlement of the pending claims of the cit
izens OF either country against the other.
| The United States of America and the Re-
| public of Peru, desiring to settle and adjust
lamicably the claims which have been made by
the citizens Of each country against the gov
eminent of the other, have agreed to make
arrangements for that purpose by means of a
| Convention, and have named rs their plenipo-
tentiaries to confer and agree thereupon as fol-
lows: The President of the United States
Christopher Robinson, Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary of said States to
Peru, and the President of Peru Don Jose
Gregorio Paz Soldan, the Minister of Foreign
Relations and President of the Council of Min
isters, who, after having communicated to
each other their respective full powers, found
TO be in due and proper form, have agreed as
| follows -
| r.s. s ..-. ARTICLE T. - r..a .rr
All claims of citizens of the United States
against the Government of Peru, and of citi.
Gems OF Peru against the Government of the
United States, which have not been embraced
in conventional or diplomatic agreement be.
tween the two governments or their pIenipo-
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the interposition of either government, NAV,
previously to the exchange of the rati6cations
of this convention, have been filed in the De-
partment of State at Washington, or the De-
apartment of Foreign Affairs at Lima, shall be
referred to a mixed commission composed of
four members, appointed as follows. Two by
the Government of the United States and
two by the Government of Peru. In case oi
the death, absence. or incapacty of either
commissioner, or in the event of either COM
missioner ceasing to act. the Government OF
the United States. or its Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary in Peru, acting
under its direction, or that of the Republic OF
Peru, shall forthwith proceed to fill the vacan-
cy thus occasioned. 80 7s..raE .
i ARTICLE III. ,-..f..- -.
I The commissioners so named shall immedi-
ately after their organization, and before pro-
lceeding TO any other business, proceed to name
La fifth person to act an arbitrator or umpire
in any case or cases in which they may them
selves differ in opinion.
ARTICLE III.
The commissioners appointed as aforesait
shall meet in Lima within three months aftel
the exchange of the ratifcations of this Con
vention and each one of the commissioners
before preceding to any. business, shall talk,
an oath, made and subscribed before the mos
Excellent Supreme Court, that they will care
fully examine and impartially decide. accord
ing to the principles OF justice and equity. the
principles of international law and treaty stip
ulations, upon all the claims laid before them
under the provisions Of this Convention, and
in accordance with the evidence submitted on
the part of either government A similar
oath shall be taken and subscribed by the per.
son selected by the commissioners as arbitra
tor or umpire and said oaths shall be entered
upon the record of the proceedings OF sale
commission.
Fl .A ARTICLE Nv.
The arbitrator or umpire being appointed
the g ,mmissioners shall, without delay, pro-
lceed to examine and determine the claims spe-
cited in the first article, and shall hear, ii re-
iquired, one person in behalf of each govern,
ment on each separate claim. Each govern