The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-08-17
PURSUIT INDIANS OVER THE
BORDER.
An Agreement Between the UNI
ted states and Mexico for the
Crossing OF the Line by


ted states and Mexico for the
Crossing OF the Line by
Troops.
A general order was issued from
the headquarters of the army, Au-
gust 10th, publishing the following
agreement for the reciprocal cross
ing of the international boundary
line by the troops of the United
States and the Republic of Mexico,
in persuit of hostile Indians:
Memorandum of an agreement
entered into in behalf of their res
pective governments by Frederick
L. FrelInghuysen, secretary of state
of the United States of,America, and
Matias Romeo, Envoy Extraordina-
ry and Minister Plenipotentiarv of
the Republic of Mexico, providing
for. the reciprocal crossing of the
international boundary line by the
troops of the respective governments
in pursuit of savage Indians, under
the conditions hereinafter stated.
"Article 1. 1t is agreed that the
regular federal troops of the two re-
publics may reciprocally cross the
boundary line of the two countries
when they are in close pursuit of a
band of savage Indians, upon the
conditions stated in the fOlloWin @
articles:
cart. 2. The reciprocal crossing
agreed upon in article l shall only
occur in the unpOpulated or desert
parts of said boundary line. For the
purposes of this agreement the I'M
populated or desert parts are defined
to be all those points which are at
least two leagues distant from any
encampment or town of either coun-
try.
cart. 3. No crossing of troops of
either country shall take place from
Capital Leal, town on the Mexican
side of the Rio Bravo, twenty Next
can leagues (fitty-two English miles,
above Piedras Negras to the month
of the Rio Grande.
cart. 4. The commander of the
troops which cross the frontier in
pursuit of Indians shall, at the time
of crossing, or before if possible,
give notice of his march to the near
est military commander or civil au-
thority of the country whose terri
tory he enters.
cart: 8. The pursuing force shall
retire to its own territory as soon as
it shall have fought the band of
which it is in pursuit. or have lost
its trail. In no case shall the forces
of the two countries respectively es-
tablish themselves or remain in the
foreign territory for any longer time
than is necessary to make the pur-
suit ofthe band whose trail they fol-
low.
cart. 6. The abuses which may be
committed by the forces which cross
into the territory of the other nation
shall be punished by the government
to which the forces belong, accord
ing to the gravity OF the oflense and
in conformity to its laws as ii the
abuses had been committed in its
own territory, the said government
beng further under obligation to
withdraw the guilty parties from
the frontier.
cart. z. In the case of oflenses
which may be committed by the in
habitants of the one country against
ihS lOlCiSh iOl CCS WHlCh may DC
within its limits, the government OF
said country shall only be RESPONSE
BILE TO the government of the other
for denial of justice in the punish
ment of the guilty.
"Art. 8. This agreement shall re-
main in force for two years, and
may be terminated by either gov
eminent upon four months notice
to the other to that effect.
cart. 9. AS the senate of the United
States of Mexico has authorized the
president of that republic, in accord
ance with paragraph 3, letter b, sec
ton 3, of article ~ of its cOnstitu-
ton, as modified on the 9th of No
vember, 1874, to allow the passing
of Mexican troops into the United
States and of United States troops
into Mexico, and the constitution of
the United States empowers the
president of the United States to al
low the passage without the consent
of the senate, this agreement does
not require the sanction of the SEN
ate of either country and will begin
to take effect twenty days after this
date.
'In testimony of which we have
INTERCHANGEABLE signed this memo
randum this 10Th day of July, 1882.
FREDERICK I. FRELINGHUYsEN.
an. ROMERO"