Year: 1866

ARTICLE v.


The commission herein provided shall termiu ate
its labors in nine months from and including the
day of its organization. They shall keep an ac-
curate record of all their proceedings, and they
may appoint q secretary, versed in the knowledge
of the English and of the Spanish languages to
assist in the transaction of their business And
for the conduct of such business, they are hereby
authorized to make all necessary and lawful rules


ARTICLE vI.O


The proceedings of this commi sion shall be
final and conclusive, with respect to all the claims
of citizens of the United States, which, having ac-
crued prior to the date of this convention NAV be
brought before it for adjustment; and the United
States agree forever to release the Government of
the Republic of Costa Rica from any farther ac-
countability for claims which shall be rejected
either by the board of commissioners, or by the
arbitrator or umpire aforesaid; for such as
being allowed by either the board or the umpire,
the Government of Costa Rica shall have provid-
ed for and satisfied in the manner agreed upon in
the fourth article.


ARTICLE VII.


In the event. however, that upon the termina
ton of the labors of said commission stipulated
for in the fifth article of this convention any
or cases should be pending before the umpire, and
awaiting his decision it is hereby understood and
agreed by the two contracting parties that, though
the board of commissioners may, by such limta-
ton, have terminated their sr,ion, said umpire is
hereby authorized and empowered to proceed to
make his decision or award in such cases
pending as aforesaid and, upon his certificate
thereof, in each cast, transmitted to each of the
two Governments, mentioning the amount OF id
demnity, if such shall have been allowed by him.
together with the rate OF interest specified by the
fourth article, such decision award shall be
taken and held to be binding and conclusive, and
it shall work the same effect though il had been
made by both the commissioners under their own
agreement or by them upon decision of the case
or of the cases, respectively, pronounced 10y thc
umpire of said board, during the period prcstrib-
ed for its sessions Provided, however, That Il
decision OH every Case that may be pending at the
termination of The laborS of the board shall be
given by tine umpire within sixty days from their
final ad iournment; and that at the expiration of
the said sixty days the authority and power here
by granted to SAID umpire shall cease.


ARTICLE VIII


Each government shall pay its commits
Soncrs; but tue umpire, as well as the incidental
expenses oithc commission, includin" the betrayal
pointed under the fifty article, shall be paid one
half by the United States, ana the other half by
tue Republic of Costa Rica.


ARTICLE TX.


The present convention shall be approved and
ratified by the President OF the United States of
America, by and with the advice and consent OF
the Senate of the said States; and by the Prcsi-
dent OF the Republic of Costa Rica with the con
sent and appreciation OF the Supreme Legislative
Power OF said Republic; and the Publications shall
be exchanged in the city of Washington, within
the space of eight moi.ths from the date OF tine
signature hereof or sooner if possible.


In faith whereof, and by virtue of our resp ctive
full powers, we, the undersigned, have signed the
present convention, in duplicate, and have here
unto affixed our seals.


Done at the city of San Jose, on the second day
of July, in the year one thousand eight hundred
and sixty and in the eighty fourth year of the in
dependence of the United States of America, and
OF the Independence of Costa Rica the thirty
ninth


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