New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-22
A PROCLAMATION.
BY THE PRESIDENT or THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
By the President;
HAMILTON FISH,
Secretary of State.

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| BY THE PRESIDENT or 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 g. 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 plenipotentiaries, 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-
| ceedings 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 0rigi-
| mated since the signing of Che treaty of
| Guadalupe Hidalgo, on the second of Feb,
| ruary, 1918, by mixed commission limited
| TO endure two years and six months from
bu6 udG Vi inc uISG lIibIlIlR Vi biB GOnIllS-
| siOners; and whereas doubts have arisen as
to the practicability of the business OF the
| said commission being concluded within
the period assigned:
The President of the United States Of
America aud 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
TYNDn tba host TnoHa rF of This OH
that is to say: The President of the United
States of America, Thomas H. Nelson, &C
credited as Envoy Extraordinary and Min
ister PlenipOtentiary Of the United States
of America to the MeXieen Republic; and the
President Of the United States of Mexico,
Manuel AzpiroB, 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 torn,
have agreed upon tue following articles
ARTICLE (,
The high contracting parties agree lhaG
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 time not exceeding ne
year from the day when the functions Of the
said commission would terminate according
to the convention referred to, or for a
shorter time if it should 6e deemed sutfi-
cient by the commissioners, or the umpire,
in case Ot their Disagreement.
It is agreed that nothing contained in this
article shall in anywise alter or extend the
time originally fixed in the said convention
for the presen yatisp Of claims to the mixed
commission
ARTICLE III
The present convention shall be ratified.
and the rJti tip3fipn shall no
Washington, as soon as possible
In witness whereofthe above mentioned
plenipotentiaries have signed thg same and
affixed their sPectire seals
Done i'll the city of 11exco the nineteenth
dGy of April, il the year one thousand eight
hundred and seventy
THOMAS Fl. ENLSON.
MANUEL AZFIRgZ,
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