The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-06-16
A PROCLAMATION.

By the President:
WILLIAM Il. SRv

BY the Presi1s mt T the United States Of America
Whereas a convention between the UniteC
States uf America and the republic of Mexico
| providing for the adjustment OF the claims q
! citizens Of either county ngainst the other. Wa
| concluded and signed by their respective plenl
potvn iaries, at the city Of ashiu gtou. On tht
| fourth day Of July, in the year # our lord Oh.
| thousand eight hundred and sixty eight, W. !Ct
| convention, being in the knghsh and Spanish
| languages, is w"rd for word follows:
| Whereas it is desirable to maintain and increase
the friendly feelings between the United State,
| and the Mexican republic, and so to strrngti-s
! the system and principles OF republican z -. IL
| m-nt on The American continent: and wLeTe,t.
since the signature Of the treaty Of Guri ,tuj,e
! Hdtig0. Of the ID of February. 1915, Claims and
| complaints have been made by citizens # The
United states. on account If Injuries to their per
! sons and their property by anthp'iiirS IF that
| epUbiC, and similar claims and conlplIiuls nave
| been made On account Of injuries ~ the pers ;s
and properly Of Mexican citizens by authorities #
Ike United ctareS, the President Il tie United
States CfAmeiiCa AMI the President f the tieNi
caurepEbiic have resolved t. conclude a conyeil-
lion for the adjustment If the said claims and
complaints. and have named a. their llenIp1tcu-
TIA leslie President Of the Uiiied Sfale-. " il
liam Il. seward. Secret ~ Of state: and the
President Of the Mexican republic, Maths ltu
mere. acc edited envoy extraordiua Y Hud
minister pieHigoJeltiarv # the Mexican Ie3 I.b,ic
the United States; who. after having comuu-
hicaIed 20 each other their e>peotivv full p.yse :
following articles:
ARrICLE /.
All claims on the part Of corporations. cCia7a-
MES IT private individuals citizens Of The United
states, upon the government uf the Mexican
republic arising frum lUjuiies to their pc sul, CT
property by author ties of the Mexican republic.
and all Claims on the Part t caIPJra'icfi~, III
panics. private individuals ci liens # rho u,
ican republic, upon the government II the Uuited
StaT->. arising tc,m injuries to their persons
Or property by authorities Of the United states,
Which may have been presented to either gov
eTumeHt f'r Its nterpvrI ZION with the Other sine
the Signature # the treaty Of GGadUupe IIililau
between the United States and lii MtXiean re-
pubic Of the u # February. ISIS, and winch
yetremain unsettled, well ~ any other such
claims which may he presented within the zine
herCiut er specified, snail lie Te.e.red 10 two
Commissioners. one 10 lie appointed ny the Ptts-
dent Of re United states, by ana with the advice
and cons. 1T cf the Senate and one ty the Pre--
d~rt oil the Mexican republic. In case Of the
death. ab-cnce, or iHcapacty OF either commits
siouers, OF in the event of either commissioner
emitting Cea-ine 10 act - such, tho President
OF tie United States ur the President 81 the
Mexican republic, respectively, shah forthwith
auUth5T person to act as commissioner in the
pace or stead Of the commissioner originally
named.
The commissioners so named shall meet al
Washington within SIX months after the exchange
of the Publications OF this convention, and shall
before proc edlng 20 business mahe and snb
scribe s lemn declaration that they viii i'm
parta y ana carefully examine and decide, to the
best If 'heir judgment, and according TO public |
law justice, anu equity. without fear, favor OF |
. fiction To their own country, upon all such |
claims above specified shall be laId before then,
on the part Of the governments Of the United |
: ate- and If the IexiCan republic, respectively
and such declaration shall be ente ed on the |
record Of their proceedings
The commissioners shall then name some third
person TO act as umpire in any case or Asses GA
wLich they may themselves differ in opinion. II /
Inv Ia
Of such third person, they shall each name a
person, and in each and every case in which the
,mmissioners may differ in opinion as to the de
,ison which they ought to give. il shall be de-
termined by lot which of the two persons so
named shall be umpire in that particular case.
rhe person or persons SO to be chosen to be