New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-21
II Il MILTON Z ISil1
Secretary Of State.
4 PROCLAMATION.

A lHOJL4AlnA1l ON'
BY T1TR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
Convention between the United States of
America and the United States of Mexico.
Extension OF the duration of the Joint
Commission for Settlement of claims,
Signed April 10, 1871; ratified December
Is 1871: notifications exchanged Febru-
airy s, 1872; proclaimed February s, 1872.
WHEREAS, A convention between the
United States of America and the United
States of Mexico was concluded and signed
bv their respective plenip0tentlarles, at the
city of Mexico, on the nineteenth day of
april in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy one, for extend
ing tho time limited by the convention be-
tween the two countries of the fourth of
July 1868, for the termination of the pro-
ceodings of the joint commission provided
for by the latter instrument; which conven-
ton, being in the English and Spanish Ian
guages, is word for word as follows:
Whereas, A convention was concluded on
| the fourth day of July, 1868, between the
| United States Of America and the United
| States of Mexico, for the settlement
of outstanding claims that have origi
! mated since the signing OF the treaty of
| Guadalupe Hidalgo, on the second of Feb
ruary, 1913, by mixed commission limited
| to endure two years and six months from
| the day OF the first meeting of the commits
| siepers; and whereas doubts have arisen as
| to the praotcability of the business OF the
| said commission being concluded within
| the period assigned:
The President of the United States of
| America and the President of the United
| States of Mexico are DESTROYS that the time
| originally fixed for the duration of the said
| commission should be extended and TO this
! end have named plenipotentiaries to agree
| upon the best mode of effecting this object,
| that is to say: The President of the United
| States of America, Thomas II. Nelson, ac-
! credited as Envoy Extraordinary and Min
| ister Plenipotentiary Of the United States
| OF America to the MexiCen Republic; and the
President of the United States of Mexico,
Manuel Azpiroz Chief Clerk and in charge
of the Ministry Of Foreign Relations of
the United States of Mexico; who after
having presented their respective powers
and finding them sufficient and in due torm
have agreed upon the following articles;
ARTICLE I.
The high contracting parties agree that
the term assigned in the convention Of the
fourth of July, 1858, above referred to, for
the duration Of the said commission shall
be extended for time not exceeding ne
year from the day when the functions Of the
said commission would terminate according
to the convention EeISfECu w. OF loE d
shorter time if it should be deemed suffi-
Gent BY the commissioners, or the umpire,
| in ease Of their disagreement.
1t is agreed that nothing contained in this
article shall in anywise alter or extend the
tine originally fixed in the said convention
for the presentation Of claims to the mixed
commission.
ARTICLE II.
The present convention shall be ratified,
and The ratification shall be exchanged at
Washington, as soon as possible.
10 witness whereof the above mentioned
| Observation-Disclosures have signed the same and
| affixed their respective seals.
| Done in the city of Mexico the nineteenth
day of April, in the year one thousand eight
| hundred and seventy one.
THOMAS q. ENLSON,
| MANUEL AZPIR0Z.
And whereas the said convention has been