2 02 APPENDIX. 



named l)y tlic ncprc?cntativc nt WasliiiiKton of His Majesty the Kinii: of Italy ; 

 and in fu.-c of a vacamy linii[iiMiiiig from any cause, it sliall bo filled in tlic 

 same mauiicr in Avhicli tiie uri;^inal a|i]iuiiitnient was made. 



As soon as jiossililc after sucii nominations tlic Board of Assessors bliall he 

 organized in Washington, with jiower to hold th'iir sittings there, or in New 

 York, or in lJo,--ton. 'I'he memhcrs thereof shall severally snhseriho n solemn 

 ucelaratiiin that they will impartially and careluUy examine and decide, to the 

 Iwst of their judgment and according to justice and e(|nity, nil matters suhmit- 

 led to them, and shall forthwith proceed, iimlcr such rules and regulations as 

 they may ])rescril>e, to the investigatioi' of tlie chdms which shall he i)resented 

 to them liy tiie Govcvnment of the I'liitcd States, and shall cxaiiiine and de- 

 cide upon them in such order and manner us they may think jtrojier, hut upon 

 such e\idencc or iirt'ormation only ns shall he furnixhed hy or on hchalf of the 

 Governments of the United States and of (Jrcat Hritain respectively. They 

 shall be bound to hear on each separate claim, if rei|uircd, one person on he- 

 half of each Government, as counsel or agent. A mnjoiity of the Assessors in 

 each case shall be sullicient fur u decision. 



'J"hc decision of the Assessors shall be given upon each claim in writing, and 

 shall be signed by them resj'cctively and dated. 



Kvery claim siiall 1 e lU'cscnted to the Assessors w ithin six months from the 

 day of their (irst meeting ; b\it they nuiy. for good cause shown, extend the time 

 for the presentation of any claim to a fui ther iieriml not exceeding three numths. 



'Ihe. Assessors shall report to each (iovernment at or before the cx])iration 

 of one year froin the dale of their first meeting the amount of claims decided 

 by them up to the date of such report ; if finther claims then remain ninlecided, 

 they slnill make a further rejiort at or before the expiration of two years from 

 the date of sucii first meeting; and in case any chiinis remain undetermined at 

 that time, they shall make a final report within a further ]>eiind of six mouths. 



Tlie report or rejiorls shall be made in duplicate, and one co]iy thereof sludl 

 Ik; delivered to the Secretary of Slate of the United States, and one co|>y there- 

 of to Ihe Hepreseutalive of Her Hritannic Majesty at Wasliitigton. 



All sinus of money which may bo awai'dcd under this article shall be payablo 

 ot Washington, in cfiin, within twelve monilis after the delivery of each report, 



Tho Hoard of Assessors may cini)loy such deiks as they shall think neces- 

 sary. 



'I'hc expenses of the Board of Assessors shall bo borne equally by the two 

 Governments, and paid from tinie to time, as may be found expedient, on the 

 j'.rodiiction of accounts ccrtilied by the Board. The remuneration of the As- 

 sessors shall also bo paid by the two Governments in equal moieties in n simi- 

 lar luanner. 



AnTirt,i; XI, 

 The High Contrnclir.^ Parties engage to consider Iho result of the proceed- 

 ings of the Tribunal of Arbitralion and of the Board of Assessors, should such 



