The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-11-27
NO. 1903.

eight hundred and sixty, which convention, being
in the English and Spanish languages, is, word
for word, as follows:
Convention for the adjustment of claims of ci-
tiZens of the United States against the Govern
ment of the Republic of Costa Rica.
The United States of America and the Rupublic
of Costa Rica desiring to adjust the Claims of ci
tizens of said States, against Costa Rica in such
manner as to cement the good understanding
and friendly relations now happily subsisting be-
tween the two Republics, have resolved to settle
such claims by means of a convention; and, for
that purpose, appointed and conferred full pow
The President of the United States, on Alexan-
der Dimitry Minister Resident of said United
States, in the Republic of Costa Rica, and his
EXcellency the Constitutional President of said
Republic of Costa Rica on Manuel Jose Carazo
and Francisco Maria Yglesias, who, upon on ex-
change of their plenary powers, which were found
in good and proper form, have egreed to the fol-
lowing articles:
ARTICLE
1t is agreed that sill claims of citizens of the o.
nited States, upon the Government of Costa Rica,
arising from injuries to their persons, or damages
to their property, under any form whatsoever,
through the action of authorities of the Republic
of Costa Rica, statements of which, soliciting the
interposition of the Government of ihe United
States, have been presented to the Department Of
State, at Washington, or to the diplomatic agents
of said United States at San Jose, of Costa Rica,
up to the date of the signature this convention
shall, together with the documents in proof, on
which they may be founded be referred to board
of commissioners, consisting of two members,
who shall be appointed in the following manner:
One by the government of the United States Of
America, and one by the Republic of Costa Rica:
Provided, however, that no claim of any citizen
of the United States, who may be proved to have
been beligerent during the occupation of Mica
ragua by the troops of Costa Rica, the exercise
of authority, by the latter, within the territory of
the former, shall be considered one proper for
provided for
In case of the death, absence, or incapacity, OF
either commissioner, in the event of either
commissioners emitting, or ceasing to act, the
Government of the United States of America, or
that of the Republic of Costa Rica, respectively,
or the Minister of the latter in the United States,
acting by its direction, shall forthwith proceed to
fill the vacancy thus accustomed.
ARTICLE II.
The commissioners so named shall meet ut the
city of Washington, within ninety days from the
exchange of ratifications of this convention: and
before proceeding to business they shall, each Of
them, exhibit solemn oath, made and subscrib-
ccrefully examine into, and impartially decide,
according to the principles of justice and of equi
ty and to the stipulatons of treaty, upon all the
claims laid before them under the provisions Of
this convention, by the Government of the Unit
ed States, and in accordance with such evidence
as shall be submitted to them on the part of said
United States and of the Republic of Costa Rica,
respectively. And their oath, to such effect, shall
be entered upon the record of their proceed
ings.
Said commissioners shall then proceed to name
arbitrator, or umpire, to decide upon any
or cases, concerning which they may disagree, or
upon any point or points of difference which may
arise in the course of their proceedings. And II
they cannot agree in the selection the arbitrator
his Majesty King of the Bclgians, to the United
States, whom the two high contracting parties
shall invite to make such appointment and whose
iee.
The arbitrator, or umpire, being appointed, the
commissioners shall, without delay, proceed to
examine and determine the claims which may be
presented to them, under the provisions of this
convention, by the Government of the United
States, as stated in the proceeding article; and
they shall hear, If required, one person in be-
half of each Government, on every separate
claim.
Each Government shall furnish, upon request
of either OF the commissioners, such papers in its
possession may be deemed important to the
ust determination of any claims of citizens of the
United States, referred to the board, under the
provisions of the first article.
In case, whether touching injuries to the person,
limb, or life of any said citizens, or damages COM
mitted, stipulated, in the first article against
their property, in which the commissioners may
agree to award an indemnity, they shall deter
mine the amount to be paid. In cases in which
said commissioners cannot agree, the points Of
difference shall be referred to the arbtor, um-
pire, before whom each of the commissioners
may be heard, and his decision shall be f.
nal.
The commissioners shall issue certificates of
the sums to be paid to the claimants respectively
whether by virtue of the awards agreed to between
themselves, or of those made by them in pur-
suance of decisions of the arbitrator, umpire;
and the aggregate amount OF said sums, decreeQ
by the certificates of award made by the commits
sioners, in either manner above indicated, and of
the sums also accruing from such certificates of
award the arbitrator, or umpire, may, under
the authority hereinafter conferred by the seventh
article, have made and issued with the rate of in
terest stipulated in the present article in favor of
any claimant, claimants, shall be paid to the
Government of the United States, in the city Of
Washington, in equal semi-annual instalments.
1t is, however, hereby agreed, by the contract
ing parties, that the payment of the first install
ment shall be made eight months from the termi-
nation of the labors Of the commission; and, af-
ter such first payment, the second, and each sue
ceding one, shall be made semi annually, count
ing from the date of the first payment; and the
whole payment of such aggregate amount or n
mounts, shall be perfected within the term of ten
years from the termination of said commission;
and each of said sums shall bear interest (also
payable semi iannually) at the rate of six per
cent, per annum, from the day on which the aw-
ards, respectively, will have been decreed.
To NEE these payments, the government OF
the Republic of Costa Rica hereby specially ap-
propriates fifty per cent, of the net proceeds Of
the revenues, arising from the customs of the
said Republic; but if such appropriation should
prove insufficient to make the payments as above
stipulated, the Government of said Republic binds
itself to provide other means for that pur-
pose.
TO BE CONTINUED.