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

ment shall furnish, at the request of eithe,
OF the commissioners the papers in its posses
sion which may be important to the Just de.
termination of any of the claims referred.
ARTICLE v.
From the decision of the commissioners
there shall be no appeal and the agreement
of three of them shall give full force and eff.
feet to their decisions, as well with respect TO
the Justice of their claims as to the amount of
indemnifcation that may be adiudged to the
claimants, and in case the commissioners can
not agree, the points of difference shall be re-
ierred To the arbitrator or umpire, before-w hom,
the commissioners may be heard, and his deci-
sion shall be final. |.. .s ..
... ARTICLE VI.
The deisiOn of the mixed commission shall
be executed without appeal by each of the con-
tracing parties, and it shall be the duty of the
commissioners to report to the respective gov
ernments the result Of their proceedings; and
If the decision of said commissioners require
the payment of indemnities to any of the
claimants, the sums determined by the said
commissioners shall be paid by the govern
ment against which they are awarded within
one month after said government shall have
received the report of said commissioners and
for any delay in the payment Of the sum
awarded after the expiration of said month,
the sum of six per cent. interest shall be paid
during such time as said delay shall continue.
ARTICLE VII.
For the purpose Of facilitating the lsbors of
the mixed commission, each government shall |
appoint secretary to assist in the transaction |
OF their business and to keep a record Of their |
proceedings, and for the conduct of their bus |
mess said commissioners are authorized to |
make all necessary rules.
s.... ... ARTICLE VIII.
The decisions of this commission, or of the |
umpire in case of difference between the |
commissioners, shall be final and conclusive |
and shall be carried into full effect by the two
contracting parties. The commission shall
terminate its labors in six months from and
including the day of its organization :provi-
ded, however, il at the time stipulated for the
termination of said commission, any case or
cases should be pending before the umpire and
awaiting his decision, it is understood and
agreed by the two contracting parties. that
said umpire is authorized to proceed and make
his decision or award i'm such case or cases. and
upon his report thereof to each of the Two
governments, mentioning the amount of in |
If such shall have been allowed by |
him, such award shall be final and conclusive
IN the same manner as if il had been made by
the commissioners under their own agree.
ment; provided that said decision shall be
the final adjournment of said commission. and
at the expiration of the said thirty days, the
power and authority hereby granted to said
umpire shall cease.
I.. ARTICLE TX.
Each government shall pay its own commits
sioners and secretary. but the umpire shall be
paid. one halt 10y the Government of the Uni.
ted States and one half 10y the Republic Of Pc.
ru. .lt +## s7# OF"
ARTICLE X. ........."
The present Convention shall be ratified and
the notifications thereof shall be exchanged in
the term OF four months from the date hereof. |
In faith whereof, the respective Plenipoteu-
tiarics have signed the same and affixed their
respective seals F.. ~ - S
Done in the city of Lima this twelfth day
Oh January, in the year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and sixty three.
... r.,r CHRIsToPHER ROBINSON. H. 81
JOSE u. PAz SoLpAN. L. $
And whereas the said Convention. as amen
ded, has been duly ratified ON both parts. and
the respective ratifications of the same were
exchanged ut the city of Lima on the eigh.
teenth day of April last: -
Now, therefore, be it known that I, ABuA-
HAM LINCOLN, President of the United States
OF America, have caused the said Convention
to be made public, to the end that the same
and every clause and article thereof may be
observed and fulfilled with good faith by the
United States and the citizens thereon. ~
In witness whereof, l have hereunto set nv
hand and caused the seal of the United States
to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this nine
- teenth day Of May, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and |
IL. $. sixty-three, and of the Independenc of
the United States of America the eigh-
ty-seyenth. -
1' ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY the President: H. : p
WILLIAM II SEWARD,
Secretary of State