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 • TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS. Oommereial Convention between the United States of America and the J=¤¤¤=¤·y f'-0.1883 United States of Mexico. Ooneluded at Washington, January 20, 1883; ratification, uith amendments, advised by the Senate, March 11, 1884; ratwed by the President of the United States, May 20, 1884; ratified by the President of Mexico, May 14, 1884; ratijieations erchanged. at Washington, May 20, 1884; proclaimed June 2, 1884. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas a Treaty of Commerce was concluded between the United Preamble.] States of America and the United States of Mexico and signed on the twentieth day of January one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three, the original of which Treaty [as amended by the Senate of the United States by their Resolution of March 11, 1884], in the English and Spanish languages, is word for word as follows : The United States of America Los Estados Unidos do América Contracting and the United States of Mexico, y los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, 1•=¤¤i¤¤- equally animated by the desire to ignahnente animados del deseo do ` strengthen and perpetuate the cstrechuryperpetucr las relaciones friendly relations, happily existing zunlstosas que felizmente existen between them, and to establish entre ellos, y de estsblecer relosuch commercial intercourse be- ciones comcrciales entre ellos quo tween them as shall encourage and fomenten y desarrollen el traiico develop trade and good will be- ylabuenaintvligenciaeutresusres tween their respective citizens, pectivos ciudadauos, han resuelto have resolved to enter into a com- celebrar una conveneion comercial. mercial convention. For this pur- Con este objeto el Presidente de pose the President of the United los Estados Unidos de América lm States of America has conferred conferido sus plenos poderes 6 full powers on Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant y William H. and William H. Trescot, citizens 'Irescot, eiudadanos de los Estados of the United States of America, Unidos de América, y el Presiand the President of the United dente de los Estados Unidos Mexi- States of Mexico has conferred canos ha conferido de la misma malike powers on Matias Romero, nemallatias Romero, Enviado Ex- (975)