New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-16
OF ICI A l..
TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS
OF THE
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

A PROCLAMATION by the President of
the United States of America,
Convention between the United States o.
America and the Republic of Venezuela;
Concluded mt Caracas, April 25, 1866;
Proclaimed by the President of the United
States, May ~, 1867.
WHEREAS convention between the
United States of America and the Republic
of Venezuela was concluded and signed by
their respective plenipOtentiaries at the city
of Caracas, on the twenty fifth day of April
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and sixty-six, which convention.
being i'll the English and Spanish languages.
is, word for word, as follows:
The conclusion of a convention similar to
those entered into with other republics, and
by which the pending American claims upon
Venezuela might be referred for decision to
mixed commission and an umpire, having
been proposed to the Venezuelan govern
ment on behalf of the United States of
America. as means of examining and just
ly terminating such claims; and it having
been thought that the adoption of the con
templated course will secure at least some
of the advantages attending arbitration, SO
strongly recommended in article the 1i2th
of the federal constitution of Venezuela.
while 1t will preserve unimpaired, as re-
ciprOcally desired, the good understanding
OF both nations, the citizen first vice-presi
dent in charge of the presidency has accept
ed the above proposal, and authorized the
minister for foreign relations to negotiate
and sign the proper convention. Thereupon
said minister and Mr.. f. D. Culver, minister
resident of the United States of America.
agreed upon the following:
ARTICLES OF CONVENTION.
ARTICLE
All claims on the part of corporations.
companies or individuals, citizens of the
United states, upon the government of Vene-
zuela, which may have been presented TO
their government, or to its legation in Ca
racas, shall be submitted for examination
and decision to mixed commission. con
slstlng Of two members, one of whom shall
De appointed by the government of the
United States and the other by that of Vene
zuela. In case of death, absence. resigna
tion or lncapaclty Of either of the commits
sloners, or In the event of either of them
emitting or ceasing to act, the government
OF the United States or that of Venezuela
respectively, or the minister of the United
states IN caracas, by authority of his gov
eminent, shall forthwith proceed to FIJI the
vacancy.
!ne commissioners so named shall meet
~ tne city OF caracas within four months
t tiGn Ine exchange of the notifications
tins convention; and before DrOceed;ng 10
business they shall make solemn oath that
dney VIII carefully examine and impartiallv
ueclde according to Justice, and in com
pilahce with the provisions of this conyen-
.lon' an claims submitted to them, and such
oaIh snail De entered ON the record of their
proceedings. Will
The commissioners shall then proceed TO
appoint an umpire to decide mon anv cass
vi cases concerning which they NAV disa-
so OF upon any point of difference that
maS arise IN the course of their proceedings.
-. Ano IL they can not agree in the selection.
.ne umpire shall be named by the diplo-
n."'lc representative either of Switzerland
y: VI RUSSIA. IN Washington, on the pre
t t,uos invitation Of the high contracting par
be SU soon as the umpire shall have
shall n %ppomted, the commissioners
sa the claims which NAV he nre-
t tIa.ed 70 them under this Convention. and
snaIi, II required, hear Cne nerson n
n"n VI each government on everv San.-
a "a CAIN. Each government shall furnish
I y request OF either commissioner ali sncb
:" mn and papers in its possession As
m;T,t; U ueemeo important to the just deter
nihatlon OF any claim.
IN cases where they agree to award -,
~ they shall determine the amonnt
20 oe paid, and issue certificates of the
o"Ao' IN cases where the commissioners
S San uot agree, the point Of difference shall
O Ue ~ .eierred to the umpire, before whom each
:, .ne commissioners may be heard. and
" n nv decision shall be final.
- ne commissioners shall make such de-
, ,,sion as they shall deem, in reference to
, ,h CLAIMS, conformablc to justice, even
,nousn such decisions amount to an absolute
:. .Iai Oh illegal pretensiOns, since the in
t.au%uinS OF any such in this convention is not
70 oe understood as working prejudice in
.ayor OF any one, either as to principles of
right or matters of fact : =
ARTICLE Ill.
Inc commissioners shall issue cer4;6c,+.s
u the sums to be paid to the claimants re
'Pecovely, BY virtue Of their decisions or
nose OF tho umpire, and the soereoa.a
sWOu0t OF all GUMS axardasl1 r. ~ NSNo