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986 CON`VENTION—MEXICO. Jumr 29, 1882. July 29, 1882. Convention between the United States of America and the United States of _"‘;‘""‘ Mexico, providing for an international boundary survey to relocate the existing frontier line between the two countries west of the Rio Grande. Ooncluded, July 29, 1882; ratification advised by the Senate, August 8, 1882; ratified by the President of the United States of Mexico, ovember 7, 1882; ratified by the President of the United States of America, January 29, 1883; ratifications exchanged, March 3, 1883; proclaimed, March 5, 1883. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROGLAMATION. Proclamation- Whereas a convention was concluded between the United States of America and the United States of Mexico for the purpose of defining the manner in which the monuments heretofore erected for the purpose of marking the boundary between the two countries, but which have been destroyed or displaced are to be restored to their- proper places and new ones erected, if necessary; and whereas said convention was signed by the re pective plenipotentiaries of the two countries at Washington on the twenty-ninth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and eighty-two, the original of which convention being in the English and Spanish languages, is, word for word, as follows: contracting The President of the United El Presidente de los Estados I>•1’¢i¤•· States of America on the one hand Uuidos de América, por una parte, and the President of the United y el Presidente de los Estados Uni- Statesof Mexico on the other, being dos Mexicanos, por la otra, desedesirous of putting an end to what- ando poner término a las diiicul- · ever difficulties arise from the de- tades a que da lugar la destruccion struction or displacement of some 6 dislocacion de algunos de los moof the monuments erected for the numentos que se constmyeron para purpose of marking the boundary marcar Ia liuea divisoria entre ambetween the two countries, have bos paises, han creido oportuno thought proper to conclude a con- celebrar una convencion con el obvention with the object of deining jeto de iijar la manera con que han the manrerin which the said mon- de ser repuestos en sus lugares uments are to be restored me their respectivos dichos monumentos y proper placesand newones erected, erijidos otros nuevos, si fuere nerf necessary; to which end they eesario; y al efecto han nombrado lraveapp•omtted¤Greu Plempoten- sus Plenipotenciarios; a saber: trance, wr : u§•Is¤ipotenti· The President of the United El Presidente de los Estados °"· States of America, Frederick T. Unidos de América, al Sr. Frede- Frelrnghuysen, Esquire Secretary rick T. Frelinghuysen, Secretario of State of the United States of de Estado de los Estados Unidos America; and the President of the de América- y el Presidente de los United States ofMexieo,Senor Don Estados Unidos Mexicanos, al Matias Romero, Envo Extraor· Senor Don Matias Romero, Endmsry and Minister Plsenipotenti- viado Extraordinurio y Ministro ary of the United States of Mexico, Plenipotenciario de los Estados _ rn Washington; _ Unidos MexicanosenWashington; Who, after reciprocal exhibition Quienes, despues de haberse canof their full powers, found in good geado sus respectivos plenos poand due form, have agreed upon dere: y de encontrarlos en buena the following articles: y debida forma, han convenido en los articulos siguientes: