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CONVENTION WITII COSTA RICA. JULY 2, 1860. 1135 Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica, for the adjustment of claims. Signed at San hse, Jubq 2, 1860. Ratified by the President of the United States, November 9, 1861. Exchange of ratifications, November 9, 1861. Proelaimed by the President of the United States, November 11, 1861. BY THE PRESIDENT or THE UNITED srArEs or AMERICA: my 2·”°"· Ante, pp. 145, 615. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS a convention for the adjustment of claims of citizens of P¤‘¢¤¥¤l>l°· the United States against the Republic of Costa Rica was concluded between the United States of America and that Republic, and was signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at San José on the second day of July, one thousand eight hundred and sixty, which convention, being in the English and Spanish languages, is, word for word, as follows : Convention for the adjustment Convencion para el arreglo de of claims of citizens of the United reclamaciones de ciudadanos de los States against the Government of Estados Unidos do América, contra the Republic of Costa Rica. el Gobierno de la Repniblica de Costa Rica. The United States of America La Republica de Costa Rica y and the Republic of Costa Rica, de- los Estados Unidos de América, siring to adjust the claims of citi- deseando terminar los reclamos de zens of said States, against Costa ciudadanos de los dichos Estados Rica, in such a manner as to ce- contra Costa Rica, de un modo que ment the good understanding and cimente la buena inteligencia y friendly relations now happily snb- amistosas relaciones que felizmente sisting between the two Republics, existen entre las dos naciones, han have resolved to settle such claims resuelto arreglar tales reclamos por by means of a convention; and, for medio de una convencion; y con that purpose, appointed and con- este objeto, han nombrado y conferred full powers, respectively, to ferido amplios poderes, respectivewit: mente: The President of the United El Presidente Constitucional de C$>¤tr¤¤ti¤s States, on Alexander Dimitry, Min- la Republica de Costa Rica, a los P°m°S' ister Resident of said United States, Senores Don Manuel José Carazo, in the Republic of Costa Rica, and y Don Francisco Maria Yglesias, y his Excellency the Constitutional el Presidente de los Estados Uni- President of said Republic of Costa dos, al Senor Don Alejandro Dim- Rica on Manuel José Carazo and itry, Ministro Residente de dichos Francisco Maria Yglesias, who, Estados Unidos, en la dicha Reupon an exchange of their plenary publica de Costa Rica, quienes, despowers, which were found in good pues de haber cangeado sus plenos and proper form, have agreed to poderes, los cuales se encontrarou the following articles: en buena. y debida Forma, han convenido en los artfculos siguientes: ARTICLE 1. ARTICUL0 P. It is agreed that all claims of cit- Se ha convenido en que todos los Olailgiphorbcitiizens of the United States, upon the reclamos de ciudadanos de los Es- ;§“gQateS°w”{)g Government of Costa Rica, arising tados Unidos contra el Gobierno de referred to board