New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-10-05
France and Mexico,
THg FRANco. MExIcAN coNyENT1oN.

The following is "a Translation Of the imperia
decree and the new convention between France
and Mexico, signed at the capital Of the lastmen
/ toned empire July 3Qth, and published in the
Moniteur Of September 18th:
/ Napoleon. by the grace of God and the national
will, etc. Upon the report Of our minister secre-
tary Of state for foreign affairs, we have decreed
/ and do decree as follows:
| ARTICLE l. a convention relating to the assign
ment to tile French government Of the customs
receipts Of Mexico having been signed at Mexico
on the 50th july 1866, the said convention, whose
tenor rms as under having our sanction, viii re-
esive full and entire execution from the date of
November, 1865.
CONVENTION.
His majesty the emperor Of the French and his
majesty the emperor of Mexico, animated by a
desire TO settle to their mutual satisfaction the
financial questions pending between their govern
ments, have resolved to conclude a convention
with that object, and appoint for their plenipo-
tentiaries:
His majesty the emperor Of the French--M. Al
phonse Dano, his envoy extraordinary and pleni-
pptentiary at Mexico, ETC.
His majesty the emperor Of Mexico--M Luis de
Arroyo, under-secrstary Of state, etc, who have
agreed upon the following articles:
ARTICLE i. The Mexican government grants TO
the French government an assignment of one-half
Of the receipts Of all the maritime customs of the
Empire arising from the aforementioned duties !:
Principal and special import and export duties
upon all objects.
Additional duties Of inte,maotoa and coatra-
Gegistre
The duty ofnejords 7edteridles as soon as the
said duty shall be freed from the assignment actu-
ally In force in favor of the Vera Cruz and Mexico
Railway Company-an assignment which cannot
be extended.
AS the export duties of the custom house on the
Pacific coast are already pledged to the extent of
threetourths the assignment now made in favor
OF the French government shall be limited to Is
per cent. which remains unchanged.
ART.2. The produce of the assignment stpula-
ted IN the foregoing article shall be applied: l.
To the payment Of tie interest to the sinking fund
and Of all the obligations arising out of the two
loans cqntractedin 1864 and 1865 by the Mexican
government. 2. To the payment of interest at the
rate qt three per cent. upon the of ZIG 900 000f
OF Which the Mexican government has aeknoWl-
edged itself indebted by virtue of the convention
OF Miramar, and of all the sums subsequently adj
Vanced IN any shape from the French treasury
The amount of this liability (oreance,) estimated
now at the approximate sum of $3.50, 900 00Df
shall be hereafter fxedin defnitiye manner. In
the event Of the amounts received being INSULT
Gent for the full payment Of the charges above
mentioned the rights Of the holders of bonds of
the two loans and of the French government shall
remain completely reserved.
ART. 8. The amount arising from the assiqn-
ment Of one-half of the produce of the Mexican
customs shall increase proportionatly with the
augmentation OF the receipts, and in case the
amount should exceed the. sum necessary to meet
the charges specified in article L. the excess shall
be applied IN reduction Of the capital sum due to
the French government
ART A. The quota of duties and the mode Of
levyiRg them at present in force shall not undergo
any modification which might have the effect of
diminishing the product Of the proportion as.
signed.
Arr. 5. The collection of the duties assigned,
as mentioned in article /, shall be performed at
1 Vera Cruz and at Tampieo by special agents,
placed under the protection Of the French flag.
All the duties received Kat these two custom
| houses on account Of the Mexican treasury shall
be appropriated to the discharge of the French
concession, with the sole reserve of any portion
that may be the subject of any assignment now
recognized and OF the payment of the salaries of
the officers of those eustoil-houses. 4 The amount
Of this latter expense, which shall include the re-
enumeration allowed to the French agents, must
1et exceeds per cent of the produce of the be-
f0re-meR duties 81 A quarterly settlement of
accounts shalt set forth the amounts thus received
spy the tfenoh oyernment and the produotof the
assigned duties in all The custom-h houses of the
empire. This settlemehtof accounts shallfix tile
sum to be Immediately paid by the Mexican gov.
ernment 10 make up the amount of the revenue
conceded in case there should be deficiency, or
the sum to be handed over ID it should the sum
received be in excess. In all the other ports than
Vera CRUZ and Tampieo the French consular
agents shall keep themselyes informed as to the
position Of the sstohs establishments In the ports
where they are resident
Il Art, 9. Itshall be left to The discretion of the
Emperor Napoleon HI to fix the time during which
the agents charged with leEying these repa ynents
sAalt be maintained at Tampico and Vera Cruz. as
we'll as to define the measures which may BE- pro
per TO insure their protection.
ART. Z. The arrangements above specified shall
be submitted for appreciation to the emperor of
the French, aud shall become in force at a time TO
be fixed by his majesty.
The convention signed at Miraniar on April TO-
1864, shall from that time be abrogated on ali
points which relate to financial questions
In faith of which the respective plenipoten-
tiaries have signed the present convention, to
which they have affixed their seals.
Made in duplicate at Mexico the s0th Of July,
1866. ALPH. DANo,
LUIS De ARRoYn
ART. g. Our minister, secretary Of state for the
boms department, professionally charged with the
department Of foreign affairs, is charged with the
execution or the present decree.
st, Cloud, Sept 70, 1855 NAPOLEON.
Union Springs (Ala.l Times, says; 'fFrom every
direction ne hear complaints Of the ruinous effects
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