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CONVENTION WITH PERU. Dnommnn 4, 1868. 753· commissioners may differ in opinion cera nacion, y en cada-caso de dis- P¥°!l¤i°¤¤ •• as to the decision which they ought cordia entre los comisionados acerca bmpm to give, it shall be determined by de la decision que deben dar, se lot which of the two persons so decidira por suerte cual de las dos named shall be the arbitrator or personas asi nombradas sera el arumpire in that particular case. The- bitro 6 tercero dirimente en ese caso person orpersons so to be chosen particular. La persona 6 personas to be arbitrator or umpire shall, asielejidas paradesempefiar el cargo before proceeding to act as such in de arbitroo tercero dirimente,haran any case, make and subscribe a sol- y suscribiran, antes de comenzar é. emu declaration in a form similar to ejercer sus funciones, una solemne that which shall have already been declaracion semejante a la hecha y made and subscribed by the com- suscrita anteriormente por los commissioners, which shall be entered isionados, la cual tambien formara. upon the records of their proceed- parte de las actas de la comision. ings. In the event of the death, En caso de muerte, ausencia, 6 inabsence, or incapacity of such per- capacidad de la persona 6 personas son or persons, or of his or their que hagan de tercero dirimente, 6 omitting, or declining, or ceasing to de que omitan, rehusen, 6 dejen do act as sucharbitrator or umpire, ejercer dicho cargo, otra persona another and different person shall distinta sera nombrada en la forma be named as aforesaid to act as such antes expresada para que reemplaze arbitrator or umpire in the place 6, la persona anteriormente elejida, and stead of the person so origi· y hard y suscribira una declaracion nally named as aforesaid, and shall semejante 6 la ya expresada. make and subscribe such declaration as aforesaid. Amrrcrn II. Aarronro IP. The commissioners shall then Los comisionados procederan en (g,,,,,,,,;,,,;,,,,,,., forthwith proceed to the investiga- seguida inmediatamente a examinar wipvestlgste tion of the claims which shall be las reclamaciones que les seran °l‘““‘“‘ presented to their notice. They presentadas. Ellos examinaran y shall investigate and decide upon decidiran las reclamaciones en el such claims in such order and in 6rden y del modo que do oomun such manner as they may conjointly acuerdo crean conveniente, pero think proper, but upon such evi- con pl mérito de las pruebas 6 datos dence or information as shall be fur- suministrados por sus respectivos nished by or on behalf of their gobiernos 6 de parte de estos. Esrespective governments. They shall taran obligados· a. recibir y exami- Modeotproom be bound to receive and peruse all nar todos los documentos 6 decla- du"' written documents or statements raeiones escritas que se les presente which may be presented to them by por sus respectivos gobiernos, 6 or on behalf of their respective gov- de parte de estos, en apoyo 6 en ernments, in support ot, or in answer contestacion a cualquiera de las reto any claim, and to hear, if re- clamacionesz y oirén, si se solicita, quired, one person on each side on a. una persona por cada parte en behalf of each government as coun- representacion dc cada gobierno, sel or agent for such government, en cada una de las distintas reclaon each and every separate claim. maciones separadamente. lh caso Should they fail to agree in opinion de discordia entre los comisionados, on any individual claim, they shall en una reclamaciou cualquiera, call to their assistance the arbitra- llamaran al arbitro 6 tercero dmtor or umpire whom they have monte que hubiese sido nombrado agreed to name, or who may be de- por mutuo consentimiento por la termined by lot, as the case may suerte, segun los casos, y dicho arbe, and such arbitrator or umpire, bitro 6 teroero dirimente, despues after having examined the evidence de examinar las pruebas presentavon. xv:. ‘Tana·r.—4S