Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-12-05

qfciaims Concluded No0enJer "a. is,2: atiaca-
tiOn adoised Lg Senate icith amendment March .,
1873 rdtifed by President March 49, 49,; fdiihed
by President Of MercO March 10. 1873 Publications
erehdnged at Washington Juty Ii, 1873; proclaimed
July a. 1873.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION
Whereas a convention between tile United state
| of America and the United States Of Mexico, iOr
further extending the time tlXed by the convention
between the same parties Of the 4th OF July, 1865 for
the duration OF the joint commission IN tn, subject
| of claims was concluded and signed Dy their re-
| spective PlenipOtentiaries, at Washington ON the
| twenty y-seyenth day of November last, which con
vention after having been amented add ratified by
the contracting parties, Is word for wOrd as follows
Whereas, by the convention concluded between
The United States and the Mexican Republic ON the
fourth day of july 1865, certain claims Ot citizens
of the contracting parties subhltted to joint
| commission, whose functions were tp terminate
| within two years and six months, reckoning from
| the day of the first meeting Of the commissioners;
and whereas the functions OF the a'Oresaid joint
| commission were extended, according To the con-
venton concluded between the same parties on the
| nineteenth day of April, 1871, for term not eX-
ceeding one year from the day on which they were
to terminate according TO the fir convention /;
and whereas the possibility of said comm ssOn's
concluding Its labors even within the period liked
by the aforesaid convention OF April nincteenth
Therefore. tine Pre- ident of the United States of
America and the President of the Unit d States of
Mexico, de,iring that the term OF the aforemen-
toned commission should he again eNien led IN Or
der to attain this end have appointed the Presd, Mt
OF the united states HhlnlltOn FISH, sec ttary Ol
State, and the President of the United States OF
Mexico lgnaclO Marscal, accredited o the Coy
ernment OF the United States as Envoy Extraordi-
nary and Minister Plenlpotentlary U1 said Unit d
States OF Mexico, who having exchanged their re-
speclve powers, which were found sufficient and IN
due form, have agreed upon the following articles
Article |.
The high contracting parties agree that the said
commission be revived and that the lime fixed by
the convention OF April nine eenth, sIl, for the du
ration OF the commission aforesaid, sinai he extend
ell for a term not exceeding TWO years from the da,
on which the functions OF the said commission woult
terminate according to that cOnvenin nn, or for
shorter time If 1t should he deemed sufficient by tn,
commissioners or the umpire, in case Of taer dlsa
greement.
q 1t is agreed that nothing contained in this artic,
i shall in any wise alter extend the time Originally
liked in the said convention for the presentation o
/ claims to the commission.
: Article H.
: The present convention shall he ratified and tn
y ratlncatons shall he exchanged al Washington u
y soon as possible,
tiarles have signed the same aud alixed their re
| spectye seals.
q enth day OF November, In the year one thousan
eight hundred and seventy-two; -.
[sEAL HAMILTON FISH,
lsRAL IGNO. MARISCAL
d And whereas the said convention as amended
has been duly ratified on both parts, and the respe,
tive ratincatons of the same were exchanged Il
Washington ON the 18th Instant
II, Now, therefore. he Il known that |, ULYSSES
y GRANT, Presi ent of the United States Of Amenei
, have caused the said convention to lie made public
l. to the end that the e. and every CLAUSE and art
Gle thereof may he observed and fulfilled by tll
United States AMI the citizens tleleO.
In witness thereof have hereunO set my han'
and caused the seal of the United States to lie a,
le ed
~ Done at the city of Washington this twen'l
.s fourth day of July, In tile wear OF our Loi
" one thousand eight hundrcd AMI Ne
nc sEAIl enty three and OF the Independence Of II
se United States the nnety-eighth.
le L. =. GIANT,
w By the President
u j. G. BANCROFT DAVIS
Acting Secretary Of Stdte.