The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-03-03
Vcneznelan Land Company.


CENTRAL SECTION;
CARACAS, September IL, 1866.
In the I'd year Of the Law and
The Tth of the Federation,
Conditions upon which the Minister
of Venezuela in Washington may con.
tract with the proposed colonization Of
Mr.. Henry Price.
l. There is conceded to him and his
associates the right to form a company
for tile colonization of an vacant lands
which may be foundin the State Of Guy.
ana and the District Of Amazonas
2. The Government grants to the CO.
lonlsts all'the' rights and privileges of
citizenship one year Of acquiring domi.
clle and naturalizatio perfect liberty of
reEgioni freedom OF = ess and Of speech,
the right to be represented in Congress
according to the census, which is to be
taken every five years, the appointment
of local officers among citizens of the
Southern States by naturalization, ex.
emption from all taxes for FIVE years.
B. The Government grants gratuitous
patentssand exclusive privileges for all
the unoccupied land which he, South
OF the Sth degree of northern latitude
on the river Orinoco, and the boundary
line ofNew Granada. 1t will also grant
vacant lan''s in all the other States of the
Union to this company, to be cultivated
by the immigrants alloting one anega
to each one, but if the latter should cul.
tivate larger extent of vacant land and
establish his permanent residence in TIE
country and the cultivation of the land,
title as proprietor will be furnished
him after the expiration of three years.
A.. There is conceded to the company
the exclusive right and jurisdiction in all
mineral and vegetable products to be
found in the lands they occupy, the
privi!edge Of importing, free of duty,
salt, iron. -four, wheat, comestibIes agri
cultural utensils. machinery. &C., the
right to export freely the cotton and to-
bacco they produce on their own land
for the space offve years. and this con
cession will be extended ifit SO please tho
General Government.
5. There will be granted to the COM
pany the right to establish factories, to
construct railroads, tclegraphs. turnrikes
and canals in the above mentioned dis.
tricts. 81,
6. II the American immigration in.
tended to colonize the lands in the State
of Guyana and the District Of Amaze.
mas should not have begun arriving
Within eighteen months from the date
on which the present contract is agreed
unon, this fact alone will render the
stipulation made with him null and Of
no effect.
Z. The comrany will establish the
coming of the emmTerants to whom the
preceding article refers by certificate
of the highest civil authority of the
place from which they cune, and this
certificate will he vised. free Of charge
bysthe Consul Of Venezuela If there he
one. Andrh first instalmemt OF immi.
grants must not fail short Of fifty per-
SONS.
- 8. Tho company will not be allowed
to exceed either she whole or anv part
of the privileges graEted herein without
previous authorization by the Govern.
mcnt.
8, Tho grant of these privileges will
be limited as follows On the North
the line that marks the 9Th degree OF
northern latitude MS far as the town of
Santa Cruz; following from this point
to the right bank of tire Orinoco, as far
as the mouth of tho River Meta, follow.
ing the same hank of this river to where
it touches New Granada, and thence
this same line on the East; OH the
South, the boundary line of Venezuela
and the Empire of Brazil, and on the
West the frontier betwcen Venezuela
and English Guyana, and finally, the
Atlantic. Ocean.
10. Controversies which may in any
way arise ont Of this contract will never
give occasion for International rcclama.
tions, and will be decided before the tri.