The Weekly Arizonian., 1869-09-04

sion, without interest and without any deduo. ton, save as specified in Article VI, herein after
 ARTICLE "
 The high contracting parties agree 10 com sider the result of the proceeding of this commission as full, perfect, and final Seitle- ment of every claim upon either government arising out of any transaction of Q date prior to the exchange of the rati6 cations of the pro. sent convention; and further engage lhAs every such claim, whether or not the same may have been presented to the notice of, made, preferred, or laid before the said commissioners, shall, from and after the conclusion of the proceedings of the said commission, be considered and treated as finally settled. barred, and therefore inadmissibe.
 ARTICLE VI.
 The salaries of the commissioners shall no exceed forty-6Ve hundred dollars in United States gold coin, each, yearly Those of th. secretaries and arbitrator orumpire shall be de. termined by the commissioners, and in cAIs the said commission finish its labors in less than six months. the commissioners togethe, with their assistants will, be entitled to sik months pay, and the whole expense of tn comniEIon shall:be defrsyed by rAtable de- ducton ou the amount ofthe sums awarded b, the commissioners, provided always that snch deduction shall not exceed the rate of five per cent. on the sums 50 awarded. The deficiency if any, shall be defrsysd by the two gOvsrn- ments in moieties.
 ARTICLE VII.
 The present convention shall be ratified by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and cons snt of the Senate thereof, and by the President of Peru, with the approbAtion of tho Congress of that republic, and the rAtGcAtions will be exchanged in Lima as soon as may be. within six months of the date hereof.
 ARTICLE VIII.
 The high contracting parties declare that this convention shall not be considered ss a precedent obligatory on them, and that they remain in perfect liberty to proceed in the mans nsr that may be deemed most convenient re- garding the diplomatic claims that may arise in the future.
 In witness whereof the respective plsnipo, Gensiaries have signed the Same in tho English and Spanish languages and have affixed thers. to the seals of their arms.
 Done in Lima, the fourth day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight.
 ALVIN P. HONEY. T.. s.1
 J. 4. BARRENECHEA. |. sj And whereas the said convention has been duly ratified on both parts, and the respective ratiications of the same were exchanged At Lima, on the fourth of June last
 Now, therefore, be it known that l, Ulysses s. Grant President of the United States of America have caused the said convention to be be made public to the end that the same and every clause and article thereof may bo observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
 In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of tho United States to be affixed.
 Done at the city of Washington this sixth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-niue, and fthe inde. uendence of the United States of America the ninety-four.h.
 fsr.17 U. s. GRANT.
 By the President:
 J. C. BANCROFT DAVIS,
 Acting Secretary of State.