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of war, between civilized ira 

 tions. 



It is agreed that, for the pur 

 pose of determining the indem 

 nities due by each contracting 

 party, in conformity with the 

 provisions of this article, com 

 missioners shall be appointed, 

 in the following manner, viz : 

 one commissioner shall be named 

 by his Britannic majesty, and one 

 by the President of the United 

 States, by and with the advice 

 and consent of the Senate there 

 of; and the said two commission 

 ers shall agree in the choice of 

 a third ; or, if they cannot agree, 

 they shall each propose one 

 person, and of the two names so 

 proposed, one shall be taken by 

 lot, in the presence of the two 

 original commissioners, and the 

 three commissioners, thus ap 

 pointed, shall be sworn and au 

 thorized and empowered, impar 

 tially, to examine into all such 

 claims and complaints, and to 

 determine the indemnities which 

 may be justly due for the same. 

 The said commissioners shall 

 mee t at , and shall have pow 

 er to adjourn to such other place 

 or places as they shall think fit ; 

 they shall also have power to ap 

 point a secretary, swear and ex- 

 amine witnesses, and have all as 

 sistance and facilities necessary 

 to effect the object of their ap. 

 pointment. 



The award of the said com 

 missioners, or amajorityofthem, 

 shall, in all cases, be final and 

 conclusive, both as to the justice 

 of the claim and as to the amount 

 of the sum to be paid to the 

 claimant and claimants ; and his 

 Britannic majesty and the Unit 

 ed States agree and undertake 

 to cause the sums so awarded to 



