New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-27
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary of State,
A PROCLAMATION.


BY THE PRESIDENT OF rRE UNITED STATES
or 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 8, 1872; proclaimed February 8, 1872.
WHEREAS, A convention between the
United States of America and the United
States of Mexico was concluded and signed
by their respective plenipotentiares, 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 the time limited by the convention be-
tween the two countries of the fourth of
July, 1868, for the termination Of the pro-
oeedings of the joint commission provided
for by the latter instrument; which cOnVen-
ton, being III 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 tho settlement
of outstanding claims that have origi-
mated since the signing OF the treaty of
Guadalupe HidalgO, on the second of Feb
ruary, l84S, by u mixed commission limited
to endure two years and six months from
the day ct the first meeting of the commits
sioners; and whereas doubts have arisen as
to the practioabiltty 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
how rtIa IN
upon the best mode Of eftecting this object,
that is to say: The President of the United
States of America, Thomas II. Nelson, &C
credited as Envoy Extraordinary and Min
lister 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 sutfcientand in due form,
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, 1868, above referred to, for
the duration Of the said commission, shall
be extended for a time not exceeding enc
year from the day when the functions Of the
to the convention referred to, or for
shorter time if it should be deemed stuff
oient by the commissioners, or the umpire,
in case Of their disagreement.
1t is agreed that nothing contained in this
article shall in auyWise alter or extend the
time 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
as soon as possible.
In witness whereof the above mentioned
2leripotentiaries 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 II. ENLSON,
MANUEL APPROX.
An@ whereas the said convention has been