Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-11-06
ny THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.
APROCLAMATION. A

Whereas convention between the Unit
ed States OF America and the United States
of Mexico, for further extending the time
fixed by the convention between the same
parties of the 4th of July, 1868, for the du-
ration of the joint commission on the sub
ject of claims, was concluded and signed
by their respective Penipotentiaries, at
Washington, on the twenty seventh day of
November last, which convention, after
having been amended and ratified by the
contracting parties, is word for word as fol-
lows:
Whereas, by the convention concluded
between the United States and the MexI-
can Republic on the fourth day of July,
1868, certain claims OF citizens Of the con-
tracing parties were submitted TO joint
commission, whose functions were to ter
inmate within two years and six months,
reckoning from the day of the first meet
ing of the commissioners; and whereas
the functions of the aforesaid joint COM
mission were extended, according TO the
| convention concluded between the same
parties on the nineteenth day OF April,
| 1871, for a term not exceeding one year
from the day OIL which they were TO term
| mate according to the first convention ; and
| whereas tue possibility of said commits
sion's concluding its labors even within
the period fixed by the aforesaid conven-
| ton of April nineteenth, 1871, is doubtful
| Therefore, the President of the United
States OF America and the President of the
| United States Ot Mexico, desiring that the
| term of the aforementioned commission
| should be again extended, in order to at
tain this end. have appointed, the Presi-
| dent of the United States, Hamilton Fish,
Secretary of State, and the President of the
United States OF Mexico Ignacio Mariscal,
| accredited to the Government of the Unit
ed States as Envoy Extraordinary aud
Minister Plenipotentiary Of said United
States of Mexico, who, having exchanged
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sufficient and in due form, have agreed up
on the following articles:
ARTICLE /.
The high contracting parties agree that
the said commission be revived and that
the time Fixed by the convention of April
nineteenth, 1871, for the duration of the
commission aforesaid, shall be extended
for term not exceeding two years from
the day on which the functions of the said
commission would terminate according to
that convention, or for shorter time If it
should be deemed sufficient by the com
missioners or the umpire, in case of their
disagreement.
1. is agreed that nothing contained in
this article shall in any wise alter or ex-
tend the time originally fixed in the said
convention for the presentation of claims
to the commission.
ARTICLE II.
The present convention shall be ratified
and the ratifications shall be exchanged at
Washington as soon as possible.
In witness whereof the ABOVE named
Plenipotentlariss have signed the same and
affi xed their respective seals.
Done in the city of Washington the twen'
ty-seventh day of November, In the year
one thousand eight hundred ard seventy
two. -
TsrALl HAMILTON FISH.
SEAL IGNO. MARISCAL.
And whereas the said convention, as a
mended, has been duly ratified on botl
> parts, and the respective Publications Of the