The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-09

Should the States requesting the arbi- tration be more than two. each shall ap- poi1t an a bit atCr and arb. tra ors thus appointed will secure the appointment of the presiding arbitrator in the same manner as above indicated. The presid- ing arbitrator will have the casting of a vote in case of a tie. Sentence must be rendered within three months, counting from the date on which the case is closed. Sentence will be decided by the majority of votes and must be signed by all mem bers of the court. including the dissen- tient ones, who may, however, express their private views in an independent form. If the sentence Is unanimous, it will be final save that within two months it's revision by the same court may be demanded in case its publication gives rise to doubts of various interpretations; or in case it fails to decide any of the points at issue the court will decide the case anew and definitely within one month from the date of application for a revision.
 If the original sentence was rendered by a majority of the votes only. the los- ing party may appeal to an international court composed of five me embers, of whom two will be selected by the heads of the contending States. four of those thus elected appointing a fifth or proceeding as above indicated in case of failure to come to an agreement as to the fifth. But. If in case of a non unanimous sen- tence, no appeal is taken within three months, the sentence shall become ire vocable. In case an appeal is taken, the case shall be considered and decided ir- revocably by the Court of Apeal con- stituted as above, within such period of time as it may fix. Both the Court of Claims and the Court of Appeals may order the payment of court expenses by either of the contending parties, other wise the parties must share the court ex- penses equally. Each of the contending parties shall pay it's private expenses. The high contracting parties in the treaty obligate themselves in good faith to com ply with the stipulations of the said treaty, but if any State fails so to com ply. other States may subscribe to col lective note of censure which shall be- come public and official, provided it is subscribed by at least three of the con- tracting States.
 The treaty is to remain in force five years. counted from the date on which the exchange of notifications by at leas
 three of the States shall take place. Any State may withdraw from the convention one year after giving notice to that eff feet.
 The Mexican delegation at this morn ing's session of the an-American Con l ference presented a project on interna tional sanitary regulations. The project reviews the recent scientific discoveries and concludes with the following resolu- | tions:
 From the above facts, 1t is seen that the solution et the problem for avoiding the propagation of the principal epidemic has been modified in accordance with the continual progress of science and, there IL. first Pan-American Congress in 1890, it is to be desired that it's recommendations be re-pondered and that other measures be proposed more in accord with present progress and in harmony with the neces- sities of maritime and terrestial commu- ncations, development of which has at tained such enormous proportions and