MEXICO—BOUNDARY. 
 
 
 COXVENXION 
 
 BETWEEN 
 
 THE UNITED STATES OE AMERICA AND THE UNITED STATES 
 ----- OE MEXICO. 
 
 TO EXTEND FURTHER FOR TWO YEARS FROM OCTOBER ii, 1894, 
 THE PERIOD FIXED BY ARTICLE VIII OF THE CONVENTION OF 
 JULY 29, 1882, PROVIDING FOR AN INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY 
 SURVEY TO RELOCATE THE EXISTING FRONTIER LINE WEST 
 OF THE RIO GRANDE. 
 
 Concluded at Washington, August 24, 1894. 
 
 Ratification advised by the Senate, August 27, 1894. 
 
 Ratified by the President of the United States, September 1, 1894. 
 Ratified by the President of Mexico, October 3, 1894. 
 Ratifications exchanged at Washington, October 11, 1894. 
 Proclaimed, October 18, 1894. 
 
 By THE President of the United States of America 
 
 A PROCLAMATION. 
 
 Whereas, a Convention between tlie United States of America and 
 the United States of Mexico, farther extending for two years from 
 October 11, 1891, the period fixed by Article VIII of the Convention of 
 July 29, 1882, between those two countries, providing for an inter¬ 
 national boundary survey to relocate the existing frontier line between 
 them west of the Rio Grande, was concluded and signed by their 
 respective plenipotentiaries at the city of Washington on the 24th day 
 of August, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety four, 
 which Convention is word tbr word as follows:— 
 
 Whereas the United States of 
 America and the United States of 
 Mexico desire to comi)ly fully with 
 the provisions of the Convention 
 concluded and signed atWashing- 
 ington, July 29, 1882, i)roviding 
 for an international boundary sur- 
 
 Deseando los Bstados Unidos de 
 Ann^rica y losEstados Unidos Me- 
 xicanos dar pleno cumplimiento li, 
 las estipulaciones de la Convenci(3n 
 concluida y firmada en Washing¬ 
 ton el 29 de Julio de 1882 que pror 
 veyo A un reconocimiento de la 
 
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 vey to relocate the existing fron¬ 
 tier line between the two countries 
 west of the Eio Grande; 
 
 And whereas the .time fixed by 
 Article VIII of that Convention 
 for the termination of the labors 
 of the International* Boundary 
 Commission, as extended by Arti¬ 
 cle II of the Convention concluded 
 and signed between the two high 
 contracting parties February 18, 
 1889, will expire October 11, 1894; 
 
 And whereas the two high con¬ 
 tracting parties deem it expedient 
 to agree upon a further extension 
 of the time stipulated in Article II 
 of the Convention aforesaid, to the 
 ejid that the International Boun¬ 
 dary Commission may be enabled 
 to finish all its work and so render 
 a report accompanied by a final map 
 of the topography on both sides of 
 the line, they have appointed for 
 this purpose their respective Pleni¬ 
 potentiaries, to wit: 
 
 The President of the United 
 States of America, Walter Q. 
 Gresham, Secretary of State of the 
 United States of America, and 
 
 The President of the United 
 States of Mexico, Matias Romero, 
 Envoy Extraordinary and Minis¬ 
 ter Plenipotentiary of the United 
 States of Mexico in Washington, 
 
 Who, after having communi¬ 
 cated to each other their respec¬ 
 tive full powers, found in good and 
 due form, have agreed upon and con- 
 concluded the following article: 
 
 Akticle I. 
 
 The period fixed by Articre VIII 
 of the aforesaid Convention of July 
 29,1882, between the United States 
 of America and the Cnited States 
 of Mexico, which was extended for 
 five years from the date of the 
 exchange of the ratifications of the 
 Convention of February 18, 1889, 
 between the same high contracting 
 parties and which will terminate 
 
 frontera internacional d tin de mar- 
 car de nuevo la linea divisoria en- 
 tre los dos paises al Oeste del Rio 
 Bravo del Xorte; 
 
 Y expirando el 11 de Octubre 
 de 1894 el plazo fijado por el Ar- 
 ticulo VIII de esa Convencion 
 para el tdrmino de'los trabajos de 
 la Comision Internacional de Li- 
 mites, con la prorroga convenida 
 por el Articulo II de la Convencion 
 concluida y firmada entre las dos 
 Altas Partes Contratantes el 18 de 
 Febrero de 1889, 
 
 Y considerando conveniente las 
 dos Altas Partes Contratantes 
 prorrogar de nuevo el plazo esti- 
 pulado en el Articulo II de la 
 Convencion citada, d fin de txue la 
 Comision Internacional de Limites 
 pueda terminar sus trabajos y ren- 
 dir un informe acompanado de un 
 piano final de la topografia de 
 ambos lados de la linea, han nom- 
 brado, con este objeto, sus respec- 
 tivos jPlenix>otencionarios, a saber: 
 
 El Presidente de los Bstados 
 Unidos de America a Walter Q. 
 Gresham, Secretario de Estado de 
 los Estados Unidos de America, y 
 
 El Presidente de los Estados 
 Unidos Mexicanos d Matias Ro¬ 
 mero, Enviado Extraordinario y 
 Ministro Plenii)otenciario de los 
 Estados Unidos Mexicanos en 
 Washington, 
 
 Quienes, despues de haberse 
 cambiado sus respectivos plenos 
 poderes, encontrdndolos en buena 
 y debida forma, y i)uestos, de acuer- 
 do entre si, han convenido en el 
 articulo siguiente: 
 
 Articulo I. 
 
 El i^lazo fijado por el Articulo 
 VIII de la Convencion citada de 
 29 de Julio de 1882, firmada entre 
 los Estados Unidos de America y 
 los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, que 
 fu6 xjrorrogado por cinco afios con- 
 tados desde la fecha del cange de 
 ratificaciones de la Convencion de 
 18 de Febrero de 1889, celebrada 
 entre las niismas Altas Partes 
 
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 October 11, 1894, is hereby further 
 extended for a period of two years 
 from that date. 
 
 This Convention shall be ratified 
 by the high contracting parties in 
 conformity with their respective 
 constitutions and its ratifications 
 shall be exchanged in Washing¬ 
 ton, as soon as possible. 
 
 In faith whereof, we, the under¬ 
 signed, in virtue of our respective 
 full powers, have signed this con¬ 
 vention, in duplicate, in the English 
 and Spanish languages and have 
 thereunto affixed our respective 
 seals. 
 
 Done at the City of Washing¬ 
 ton, the 24th day of August in the 
 year one thousand eight hundred 
 and ninety-four. 
 
 Gontratantes, y que terminara el 
 11 de Octubre de 1894, se prorroga 
 por la presente por un periodo de 
 dos ahos contados desde esta ulti¬ 
 ma fecha. 
 
 Esta Gonvencion sera ratificada 
 por las dos Altas Partes Gontra¬ 
 tantes de acuerdo con sus respec- 
 tivas Gonstituciones, y las ratifica- 
 ciones se cangearan en Washing¬ 
 ton, tan pronto como sea j)osible. 
 
 En fe de lo ciial nosotros, los in- 
 frascritos, en virtud de nuestros 
 plenos poderes, hemos firmado esta 
 Gonvencion j)or duplicado en las 
 lenguas Inglesa y Espahola, y he¬ 
 mos puesto nuestros respectivos 
 sellos. 
 
 Dada en la Ciudad de Washing¬ 
 ton, 4 24 de Agostb del aho de mil 
 ochocientos noventa y cuatro 
 
 Walter Q. Gresham [seal] 
 M. Romero, [seal] 
 
 And whereas the said Convention has been duly ratified on both 
 parts, and the ratifications of the two Governments were exchanged in 
 the city of Washington on the 11th day of October, one thousand eight 
 hundred and ninety-four; . 
 
 Kow, therefore, be it known that I, Grover Cleveland, President of 
 the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be 
 made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause 
 thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United 
 States and the citizens thereof. 
 
 In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal 
 of the United States to be affixed. 
 
 Done at the city of Washington this eighteenth day of October, in 
 the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and ninety- 
 
 [sEALj Independence of the United States of America 
 
 the one hundred and nineteenth. 
 
 GROVER CLEVELAND 
 
 By the President: 
 
 W. Q. GRESHAM 
 
 Secretary of State. 
 
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