New-York tribune., 1873-01-18
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'N' RIGHTS oFrMMIoRANrs.
rba ,mmierants that may purchase lands from the
Company the officers Of the latter its agents and en-
poyes and the traders between samana and any point
within the Dominican Republic. shall not be liable to
have greater imposed upon them than those which
all the citizens of the Dominican Republic subject TO-
and such taxes shall be levied only as general meas
ure and the Company shall not be burdened with
works OF international progress for tho capital
the business OF the bank nor shall the same be
PEELED pay contributions having reference thereto
derived therefrom and ALWAYS and at all times the
Company shall be treated like the subjects citizens Of
The Company may organize authorize the organza-
ton of any other company 80 that the latter may man
any one OF the undertakings above alluded TO- and
transfer and grant to any OF the companies
Named any OF It's properties, rights or privileges as 1t
may seem proper for tho purpose OF accomplishing the
ganzed.
designated for 1t by the Samana Bay Company OF Santo
Domingo being a corporation or community with such
succession, rights and privileges OF corporation or
community may prescribed in its favor; but all
these associations shall remain under the supervision,
and will be subject TO the general rules ana bylaws OF
the said sanana Bay Company Of sano Domingo, which
has the right OF possessing shares In any oer corpora
tion. -
The privileges and concessions granted by this treaty
shall not interfere with the privileges ana grants that
previously have been given up u date 10 any person
by the Dominican Government but from now forward M
the Government Of the Republic Will mnke 10 grants
similar 10 any OF those hitherto made 10 ANYBODY
without first Offering the grant TO the sanAa bay Co
pany of SantO Domingo giving the sams ~ ies a oD
respite prior 10 lne dccepIduCe Vi
the subject be given.
TERMS OF THE LEASE.
ART. Y. These grants, franchises rights privileges,
OF mmunites have power OF law dating from the
th of January, 1878. and TO remain In iorce Tor
nnety-nne years. counting from the said date with the
exception Of such grants as have time hmiteu' ana
which the Company has right 70 acquired upon the
condition that the Company its SUCCESSORS ana suDst
tutes are TO pay shall TO be PAID 70 te Domnl
can Government the amount of sl5000O American gold
coin yearly in advance which sum or money shai DC
due of the years and shan oe pa,u p Al & au
wear In the capital tie City Of santo Domingo, or at
such place the Government may direct; no1 no do
Tho first OF these advance payments snhi DC due
and made the first Of January, 1873 unless u DC an
tcpated. The Company and its Propert9ps p neian ul
der the Joint protection Of the Dominican EepunnG ana
the United States OF America ana the Company, Its
officers aud agents may whenever toy mo- Ia apa
the Dominican Republic or the United states Vi amer
lea, OF both, may be deemed imperative
RATIFICATION oP THE CONVENTION.
ART XII In order to put this treaty into working con
dtion it ratified by the Consulting senate and
the people of the Dominican Republic ana may DE de-
cared void and value and efficacy, by the Govern
ment of the said republic from the moment that the
samana Bay Company of santo Domingo its successors
OF substitutes failed to comply with the conditions lad
down Article " of this treaty as regards tne annual
payment always excepting case OF war or Otner CIR
cumstance beyond human control egtuldteiy proved
in which case 80 days respite % oe anteu 20 20 @ tne
same, counting the same from tne ISL o ol tne
year in which the payment shall be due; 1ut from no
other motives can the treaty be declared 'oiu'
DOMINICAN INTERVENTION.
ART XII All ana every subject OF jurisdiction, call
ing Tor either administrative judicial intervention in
cases that may have in the waters of the bay
confronting the main land within the limits west Of
the great rOadstead, as designated IN the proposed
treaty with the United States Of America, already re-
ferred to- shall be exclusively passed upon py the DO
ART. XIII The Dominican Republic, by the present
treaty. agrees with the Samana Bay Company OF SantO
Tn
same its successors substitutes from time TO tme,
whenever the same may be called tor OF M an @ he
best benefit OF the grants made by this treaty or sch as
he made or conceded the said Com
many il successors or substitutes for the best carrying
the laws In force in the Republic as wen as Ior
rendering effective and mpartng greater force TO that
which has statuted for the COmpanyts successors
or substitutes for the best and enjoyment OF the
grants named that this shall be done III good faith
and as soon as possible at their pleasure, when ana
position which they may deem necessary iOr securing
the carrying out OF this treaty
A CoUET OF ARBITRATION.
ART. XIV. Should there arise at any time whatever
some misunderstanding dispute between the Domini-
can Republic or any its authorities with the Company,
IFS successors and substitutes regarding the real mean
ing and intention any portion of this treaty, or the
rights mowers privileges duties OF the Republic and
the Company. already written down or yet to DC written
down in any supplementary treaty, the points ana
questions having reference TO the misunderstand-
ing dispute are TO be referred 70 Two Two i arDl.
traitors one whom the dominican Republic shall select
and appoint and the other the Company, It's successors
and substitutes and the written decision or such arDl
traitors shall in such be final aud conclusive
And in the of the arbratOrs named not agreeing
IN their written decisions the question: the Govern
ment OF the Dominican Republic is to submit them to
some political parsonage in Europe who to serve as
umpire and whose decision shall be irreyOcabe.
TRADE WITH THE UNITED STATES.
ART. XIV. The Samana Bay Company OF Santo Domingo
engages to make every effort and TO take all tho neces
sary steps toward the admission free OF duty into the
United States OF America OF all produce and manufac
lures OF the Dominican Republic that may be forwarded
from Sanana direct any Of the ports Of the United
States OF America,
Done in dupO and in good faith In the City OF Santo
Domingo the capital of the Dominican Republic, this
2Sth day OF December, 1872
ISguaturesJ MANUEL MARIE GAUTIER
SAMUEL SAMUELS,
Il. SCOTT STEWART,
BURTON N. HARRISON.
This precise copy OF the original which has been
placed on file in the Secretary OF states O1ce.
Sdnt0 Domingo, Dec 81. 1872.
The Minister Of Interior OF Police and Agriculture,
placed III charge of the Foreign Department.