Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-02-24
OFFICIAL.
BY ihe PRESIDENT Of N. Untt,d States Of America
A PROCLAMATION.

whereas couvs atio1 be-wee1 4 the Ul ed
States OF America aud the republic of Mexico,
providing Tor the enlistment o. the claims OF
c'nGsns OF either coantry aga nst the other, was
concluded and signed by their respective pleu-
tPoj -nsaI -, at the c ty OF Washington, On ths
fourth day OF July, IN the " " OF our Lord
O1e thousT1d e.yh, hundred and sixtv-e yht
which cOnyentioa b-ing IN tue EaglI anu
Spanish l1nsuaJes, IL word for word as fol-
lows
Whereas 1t is de,Irable > maintain and in
crease the friendly feelings be. e.w~ea tue Uni. 4
States and the Mexican republic, and so d
strengthen the system aud pru> ole of rspub-
hCan government on the Amer IN contiaent:
and whereas since the signature of the ,r-lty of
Gaudalupe Hidalgo, OF the I'd of February,
has, claims and complaints have been made by
'Hens OF the Cn'ed SSatF5, on acc ount of in
JuIE : TO tier persons aud their properly by
authorities of that repubiic, and sImIla CLAIM
ana complaints have o. en- m ade on accoant of
I3Jnries TO the persons and property of Mexi-
can iiazens by authorities Of the United Stat :,
the President of the United s. ties of America
snd me President OF the Mexican republic
have II soly; ID conclude a convention Tor the
adjustment of sltd claims and compI .ipts
anu nave named P, their plenipotentlar.es-
the Pre- sident of the United StlteS, William H.
S-Nard, Secretary OF Site; and the Pre- ldent
OF the Mexicln republic, Matias Romero, ac-
c,eolIeo as envov extraordinary and minister
Plenlpotentlary of the Me exican republic to the
tnIf@d States who, alter having cummuuica-
trd 10 each other their respective full Movers
found in good and due form, have agreed to the
a,r,c,
All claims on the part OF corporations. com.
limited Statps nnon tha rnn,nn, w, VI ao
NeY,can rsnnb,,op "r,.; nc soseInne1t oi 'he
persops or pronertv hv an.ho;,;aJ -. " vueIi
lean republic and all claims ON the part of cor
eItiSsns et the Ms1ic.n ph,, anaivaaais VIC
ernmept of the JTnited Sizes ar,'!po, to,
Iuries 10 their par.ons or ,.onar,. .".sn
ities of The ITni,ad Statss rhh,ohp - .y ~ euuo,
nreasn,ed 10 e;,hsr ~ora,n,aan, 1y.. ~ oeeu
sition win the ofber since the s;rn.tnra " r.
treaty nj an.d.lnna u;aaIane na.H "a .n .uo
JTni,Sa S.a,es .nS ,ho ranaS So oetw1en .ne
Sd 81 Eehrnarv ,Ssa 80 Oh uo'ic VI lue
uns sttied AZ wa,I % an1 o,har a.u ,.
Irbicn nn.y r. n.a.a1,.S y Sue. sucu Chains
matter sn.citisd shaii ha 49,. .ae =. t,e ne.e-
ni-s,onsrs ons - ~ ~ am;,. ieu " t~U CON
dant ~ ,hs ITn,teS :, pPoI'eo ~, W tue Lresi-
a6-;oe 90 ,,.'a~' W anu with the
IT, Dris.s s ~. ~ ~ tue Senate, auo one oy
or the dsa,h ahSann .a NY IA iePuoIo. IN case
.om~,ss,oncr VI LneaPacity OF eitner
,n;s.innSr n;,S; -, IL .ue esent vi etuer COM
,ba prasi sidsn, 90 ,h. ~, 0eans 70 ac. as sucn,
49, nt ,n oI' NJ .uo uiteu @ Sdtes OF the fresi-
hall form eth nema anoiRna - -lesPecuvely,
na,1 ,s. ~, W WIN hame anotner person TO act as
- INN shel in tne PIfce or stead OF the COM
Tna aa,riniy y, ikIaiy naneo.
Wasbinstnn ,,y;tSin 81 .s u suoI In. .leet a.
ch,noe OF the rat,fioat;ons ~ III; 80 . .ue CA
aDd shall hators nroan"; " O.. ~. LIZ. I'm soaloh'
and snhscr.hs sPPioan df9ao' ~ -, n',.Ne
Will imn1rtiaIIv end cars,nII- o.,n;n uuaa tney
d eide. 10 the bsst of tbe;r inSgman, ana ~" an
nrdI In0 to
yyithont - 49, '~ % gus.is' a"u equity,
country. nnon Air such cia M, -. srao.GsI owI
ss shall no I.Id hatnra 81 60, -, - q t
governments of 1bs Jyn;,.d 80 Pa, t y. y. u .ue
M,xIcan renuh,ic rs.nao,,raI,. go nu III y. u s sie
ciarat,or shall he eoterrd ON ths' rscord -, ,n,r
proceenipcs Va 0ii
The commissioners shall tb.p mama some
,bird ,srson ~ o. a. on a,,,r,;r.o =, ~ . .
ass on u,b,cb inv r, ~ any VI
oD,n;oo II tbay sbonIJ - ~ -, u'iei ~
upon the nam of such third nsrs"D ,hsy sSaII
c,se in which iihs coI, ,niseiaaare - GU e'ety
oD,nion a. 70 the dsc,s;nn ,h;oh ,hy ,y u,us. III
give il snail he deter m'na, Nv 10, Hih 81 ~ ~
two persons so named shall no nnnire 10 ,ha,
particular case The par-on or ndrso,s 80 -
be chosen TO he umnIra shall hstpra nrocsod
ing TO ACT as sucb in anv 60 maks .pd ~
scr,b. a solemn decIara,ion y, q torn s,n;Iar
+, !. at " Mich shall aIreadv nave heen msae and
subscribed by the commiss,oners' which sha,i
be -pt.red on The record of rhair nrocSsdinTs
In the event Of the death ahsen CO. or ,nclnac
ity of such person or persons or of hi, or tho
omittIng, or declining or ce,sinyto act a such
umpire, another and different person shall oe
named, as aforesaid. to act pa such umpire, in
The place of the Der son 20 originally named as
aforesaid, and shall make and subscribe s,ch
d. cIaration, as atore .aid.
ARr,CLKu.
The commissioners $ n mi then con,o;n,,y nro-
cerd "a tte invc .ti,ation ana daciSin, ~ P ios
cIaI-ns which shall he nre,ented to tns.r .nrica
In such Older aud in sIch manner AZ tssv NAV
conio-stIy think proper. but upon snch evi
d, pce or Information oniy AS snail 10 fnroisSea
bv or on behaIf of their resnactive oovsrn.
man,s Thu shaII 10 honn., 60 -o.a -,
nsrn ali y,r;,,an So.Uu.n,s " leus,ae a enu
:, bich m " NJ. nras.ctao .o tna,o h. ~ ~. u.
b,Ir OF ths,r 70, psc,i,-a % r ~ ~ y, on
~ o- IN ans ~ - 49, o,aira -. ~ -. aPPoit
- - V y ~ "us ~ "ei " guy cio,h, anu 10 hetI' II
IN aoxorn,pen, - o ~ o M =, .m ~ <ue % on oeuail VI
c,s,rn shn,,Ia ~. 80, ~ ny oseiy ePtiaeo
nnon anv in.i,isy. ~ -, 80 Ia op'Lauu ,
,o th.'r .sIis,.noa .uey suah . SaiI
NAV have asrssd 10 nsma % "u n 10y
he de.srm,ns6 nv 10, NJ so y oy
he. and snrh nuGi,a .f,er h.rin~ a.oryy
the EVIDENCE aodnced for AND ~sins, tns nIain,
ano a .ter ha v,no hoard - raoniraa on. ,sa Saa,,
,na vn encn s.ue as aiore ana consnieeo with
sn.,f,. ~. r;,h,, , o.Tue tuo'euPon
,h yss gu. ~noua aPP1; Aue uecislon oI
t sne commissioners anu VI tue umpire snail De
q @, snen upon eacn claim IN Writlng, snail
uesien@ts ~hetneI any sum wnicn may De al
IoMeo snaI De pay aoie IN goid or IN the cur.
iehSN VI the niro ctatss, ana snaii De signed
oy mem IesPecuveiy. II shaii De competent
ior eaSh government 70 name one person to at
IN nrssept ana snnnort c,a,vns on re hahaIf 80
70 answer claims ms is nnor ir and 70 rsnre
sent il Generally in a u matters eonnactsd pith
The in,estiSarion and decision thereof
The President of he limited states of mario,
and the Prestdeot Of the Meyican rannh,ic
hereby solsmnIv ana sinc.rsIv snSaya ~ con
slder The decisisn OF the commits sioners CON.
IoIntly or OF the umpire "a the case NAV no a.
sh.oi1teIv final and conciusive nnoT e.ch
cla,ns decided nnon hv them ar MIN r1sns,
tiy.yely. and 10 sivs fuII sffsct In snch ds.
cisions "a itnOut apT ob,ertion. eva.ion. or dsi,v
whatsoever.