Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-04-23
A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas q convent on between the United
States of America and the Republic of Saliva
dor, stipulating for an extension of the peri
cd for exchanging the ratitcations OF the gen
eral treaty of Gmity, commerce and consular
privileges between the two countries, signed
on the sixth day of December, 1870, was con
cluded and signed by their respective Pleni-
potentiaries at San Salvador, on the twelfth
day of May last, the original of which conven-
tion, being in the English and Spanish Ian
guages, is word for word as follows:
The United States of America and the Re-
public of Salvador, desiring to extend the time
fixed for the exchange of the ratifcations of
the treaty betwee the United States and that
Republic of amity, commerce, and consular
privileges, signed at San Salvador on the
sixth day Of December, A. d. 1870, have re-
solved to conclude convention for that pur
pose, and have invested with full powers, the
President of the United States, Thomas Bid
die, Minister Resident of the United States to
Salvador, the President of the Republic of Sal
Vador, Senior Doctor Don Gonzalez, the Minis
ter of the Interior and Public Instruction, who,
after reciprocal communication Of their said
powers, found in good and due form, have
agreed upon the following articles, to-wit:
ARTICLE /. The time fixed for the exchange
Of the ratihcAtions of the aforesaid treaty be-
tween the United States and the Republic of
Salvador, of amity, commerce, and consular
privileges, signed at San Salvador, on the
sixth day of December, A. D. one thousand
eight hundred and seventy (I87O,) is hereby
extended to a period not exceeding twelve
(12) months from the date of this convention,
or sooner if possible.
ARTICLE II. The present convention to re-
oeive the ratification of the President of the
United States, by and with the advice and
consent of the Senate thereof, and by the Pres
ident Of the Republic of Salvador, with the ap-
proVal Of the Congress of the same, and the
notifications to be exchanged within convenient
time to facilitate the aforesaid extension.
In witness whereof the respective pleni-
potentiaries have signed the present eonven j.
tion in duplicate, and have hereunto affixed
their seals. Done at San Salvador the 18th
day Of May, A. D. one thousand eight hundred
and seventy three, and of the Independence of
the United States the ninety seventh.
THOS. BIDDLE. SEAL
d. GONZALEZ. [sEAL.]
And whereas the said convention has been
duly ratified on both parts, and the respective
ratifoations were exchanged in this city on
the eleventh instant:
Now, therefore, be it known that [, ULYSSES
s. GRANT, President of the United States of
America, have caused the said convention to
be made public, to the end that the same, and
every clause and article thereof, NAV be OBJ
served and fulfilled with good faith by the
United States and the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof haye hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States
to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this thir-
teenth day of March, in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
lsEALl and seventy-fOur, and Of the 1nde-
pendence of the United States of Amer
U. s. GRANT.
By the President:
J. O. BANCROFT DAVIS,
Acting Secretary of State.