The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-17

amount Of all pending clalms. II, in order
to reach such adjustment, II shall 10 con-
Eidered necessary 10 name one or more
commissions the Dom. mean Government
ri al he represented On said commissions.
Article SeCoud--ln order 10 enable
tie nited States Government to render
the assistance above mentioned. II shall
take charge II the existing custom houses
al d tLose Itch may GREATER he created,
ii oil name the employees necessary TO their
n frapcmcnt and shnll collect and take
charge OF al custom house ceipts. These
EMPLOYEES snail be subject TO the civil and
ti.uiral .mia,iction Of the Dominican
IUuhiic liz Dominican Cover ment may
gTToint i'm each of the custom houses an
oi.ocr for the pui rose Of making an lnspec-
ton on behalf Of Eoulinicun interests.
Article 1fr.c- Cut Ci the revenue which
shall re collected IN all the custom houses
cf the X pubic the Government OF the
United States shall deliver TO tho Dominican
( Government n sum which shall not be less
: than IS rer cent. NJ tho total amount col
ected. for the purpose Of meeting the needs
Of the public service, and which the DJnini-
can Government shhU receive IN monthly
payments from the dtie oI ne t9kin pos,
session or tho custom houses by the oilcers
Of the United States. divided INTO iou-
irstallments in the following manner
per cent Of tho total sum collected monthly
In periods ending on the stu l'th ga ana
the last day Of each NORTH.
ONT or "a PER CENT or CUSTOMS RECEIPTS. !
Article Fourth-1he Government Of
the United States will appv the 81 per cent. |
which il retains toward The payment OF. |
a. Tho employees of all the custom |
bouses. f..
stnllrnenis Of the Dominican debt foreign |
and domestic. IN accordance With what l. /
horeinbefore provided according as 1t shall
he fixed and liquidated
&C The whole surplus which may remain
M the end OF each Fl 4cal year shall he de-
lvered TO the Government OF the Dominican
Renublic or shall be devoted to tho pay
ment Of It's debt, if i shall so determine
Article Ffth-Thc collector, IN the
custom houses shall send monthly 10 the
Contaduria General and the Department
of the Treasury statements Of the CORE
spending income and outgo, and annually
a general statement, which snail embrace
the total of what has been collected and
paid out.
Article Sixth-Any reform OF the system
Of duties and taxes shall be made In agree
ment with the President OF the United
States. and therefore the present tanh and
port dues may not be reduced except with
his consent. az long "a the whole of the
debt which the Government Of the United
States takes charge Of. shall not have been
completely paid, with the exception OF the
export duties upon national products,
which the Dominican Government remains
authorized to abolish or reduce imme-
diaisly, but not to increase said export
duties or its public debt without the con-
sent of the President Of the United States.
Article Seventh-The Government OF
the United States, ut the request of the Do
minioan Republic, shall grant the latter
such other assistance AZ the former may
deem proper TO restore the credit, preserve
the order increase the efficiency o! the civil
administration and advance the n'eterial
progress and welfare of the Dominican
Republic
Article Eighth-This agreement shall
continue in forcS during the time required
for the amortization of the debt Of which
the Government Of the United States takes
charge.
Article Ninth-This agreement shall
take effect after its approval by the United
States Senate and the Dominican Republic
Done in four originals. two being in
the Spanish language and two in the
English, and the representatives OF the high
contracting parties signing them in the City
Of Santo Domingo, Feb 7, 1905.
-THoMAs c. DAWSON,
Juan Eco SANCHEZ
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