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 212 CONVENTION WITH FRANCE. 1803. To examine moving the documents, to examine the claims which are prepared lbr ,,,0,,,, wmchy the necessary qualifications, and not being comprised in the exceptions oughhtc be ad. contained in the present convention. mma. To examine AM. VIII. The same agents shall likewise examine the claims which llgggg r)¤tpr¤g are. not prepared for liquidation, and certify in writing those which in 5,,,i°n’°g,_:;i"" their judgment ought to be admitted to liquidation. Pebtsidis- h b Amr. IX. In proportion as the debts mentioned in these articles shall °'”¥'S° at l 8 e admitted they shall be discharved with interest at six per cent, b
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Commercial Ama X.·And that no debt which shall not have the qualifications agent of U. S. above mentioned, and that no unjust or exorbitant demand may be ad- a,,,,",,,,,,, df other agent as the minister plenipctentiary of the United States shall claims, src. thipk proper tonorpinate, shall assist at the operations of the bureaus, an co-operate in the examination of the claims- and if this agent shall be of opinion that any debt is not completelyiproved, or if he shall judge that It is not comprised in the principles of the fifth article above mentioned, and if notwithstanding his opinion, the bureaus established by the French government should think that it ought to be liquidated, he shall transmit his observations to the board established by the United States,_ who, without removing documents, shall make a complete examination of  debt and vouchers which support it, and report the resultlto the minister of the United States. The minister of the United Sftaaes shall transmithhii? observations, in all such cases, to the minister o e treasury o the rench Republic on whose re crt the French government shall decide definitively in eiery case. P {Rejection or ii The_re_]ection of any claim shall have no other effect than to exempt ;;>0?:l)f the United_States from the payment of it, the French government reing ,,_ §:fVmg to ltstelof the right to decide definitively on such claim so far as i concerns 1 se . Igleicisigpsro be Am-. XI. Every necessary decision shall be made in the course of a “ °· °· year, polpnimmgnce fiipmnthe exphange of ratifications, and no reclamaron s a e a mrtte a erwar s. Claims sims Am. XII. In case of claims for debts contracted b . _ _ _ _ y the government . Sgt;-uigigtl. of France with citizens of the United States since the 8th Vendemiaire, cd, and mY_ pmth year,) (30th September, 1800) not being comprised in this convennacnt demand. ton, may e pursued, and the payment demanded in the same manner ¢= · as of it had not been made. mvxxpigxs Awr. XIII. The present convention shall be ratified in good and due ,,,,,8,,,6 ramada gorm, and the rutifications shalhbe exchanged in six months from the are, Sitpp of the signature of the ministers plenipotentiary, or sooner, if pose. In FAITH or wnrcrr, the respective Ministers plenipotentiary have signed. the above articles both in the French and English languages, dgclgigng, negertheless, thsp ipe present treaty has been originally r r on an written in the ·rench lan uacre· to wl `ch th hr hereunto aflixed their seals. g °, H GY We Done at Paris the tenth of Floreal elev ., e th f th F h pauie,a0niApn1,1s0c. n mr ° ° r°"° R° (Signed) ROBERT R. LIVINGSTON, L. S.) JAMES MONROE, 1.. s.) BARBE MARBOIS. L. s.)
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