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 COSTA RICA, 1860. 165 Arvrrorm IV. The commissioners shall issue certificates of the sums to be paid to Mcclcofpnrnumt the claimants, respectively, whether by virtue of the awards agreed to °f. *'“l°'"“*'·Y '·° between themselves, or of those made by them, in pursuance of decis- "l‘"'"“""‘ ions of the arbitrator, or umpire; and the aggregate amount of said sums, decreed by the certincates of award made by the commissioners, in either manner above indicated, and of the sums also accruing from such certificates of award as the arbitrator, or umpire,. may, under the , authority hereinafter conferred by the seventh article, have made and V,[,S°" A " ‘ °l° issued, with the rate of interest stipulated in the present article, in '] favor of any claimant; or claimants, shall be paid to the Government of the United States, in the city of Washington, in equal semi-annual instalment. It is, however, hereby agreed, by the contracting parties, WW1 me lllthat the payment of the first instalment shall be made eight months  ‘"°“° t° "° from the termination of the labors of the commission; and, after such P Su`b“ mm iu_ first payment, the second, and each succeeding one, shall be made semi- ,,t,,;,,,,,,,?,_ annually, counting from the date of the first payment; and the whole payment of such aggregate amount, or amounts, shall be perfected within the term of ten years from the termination of said commission; and each of said sums shall bear interest (also payable semi-annually) at the I¤l><¤¤=¤*· rate of six per cent. per annum, from the day on which the awards, respectively, will have been decreed. To meet these payments, the Government of the Republic of Costa P1‘<>Yi¤i·>¤ by Rica hereby specially appropriates fifty per cent. of the net proceeds of C§°jf;‘GE;';“"’ "‘°°° the revenues arising from the customs of the said Republic; but if such P ° ` appropriation should prove insufficient to make the payments as above stipulated, the Government of said Republic binds itself to provide other means for that purpose. Aacrrcnrz V. The commission herein provided shall terminate its labors in nine T°"P**?°**°“ °*` months from and including the day of its organization. They shall °°""S';""K"‘t, I keep an accurate record of all their proceedings, and they may appoint vl[;_] ° I '° ° a 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. Aizcrromn VI. The proceedings of this commission shall be final and conclusive'with Pb2E25g):'?; respect to all.the claims of citizens of the United States, which, having :§’:;,Q,B_ accrued prior to the date of this convention, may be brought before it R_ for adjustment; and the United States agree forever to release the Gov- 1032*5** ‘°" "' ernment of the Republic of Costa Rica from any t'urther accountability [Sw'Amc,c 1V_] lor claims which shall be rejected, either by the board of commissioners, or by the arbitrator or umpire aforesaid; or lbr such as, being allowed by either the board or the umpire, the Government of Costa Rica shall have provided for and satislied in the manner agreed upon in the fourth article. Asrrcrm VII. In the event, however, that upon the termination of the labors of said 0 a ses pending iwmmission stipulated for in the fifth article of this conven tion, any case 2::312: 0l‘ cases should be pending before the umpire, and awaiting his decision, commimom ll? is hereby understood and agreed by the two contracting parties that, though the board of commissioners may, by such_ limitation, have terminated their action, said umpire is hereby authorized and empowered to proceed to make his decision or award in such case or cases pounding us