CON\'EN'1‘ION-MEXICO. Dncnnnna 21, 1897. 1625 Convention between the United States of America and the United States of D°°°¤*>°* 21-1897- Mexico extending for a period of one yearjrom December 24, 1897, the duration of the convention between the two High Contracting Parties of March 1, 188.9, concerning the water boundary between the two countries. Signed at Washington October 29, 1897; ratvication advised by the Senate December 16, 1897; ratified by the President of the United States PM P- 17*4- December 20.. 1897; ratified by the President of Mexico-November 2, 1897; ratyications exchanged at Washington December 21, 1897; proclaimed December 21, 1897. Bv THE Pnmsrnmzr or THE Umrnn STATES or Am;nmoA. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas, a Convention between the United States of America and the United States of Mexico extending for a period of one year from December 24, 1897, the duration of the Convention between the two High Contracting Parties of March 1, 1889, concerning the water boundary between the two countries, was concluded and signed by their respective plenipotentiaries at the City of Washington on the 29th day of October, 1897, the original of which Convention, being in the English and Spanish languages, is word for word as follows: \Vhereas the United States of Deseando los Estados Unidos de C<>¤¤‘¤=¤¤s1>=¤r¤¤¤ America and the Unites States of América y los Estados Unidos Mexico desire to give full effect to Mexicanos dar pleno cumplimiento the provisions ot the Convention las estipulaciones de la Convenconcluded aud signed in XVashing- cion concluida y iirmada en Washton March 1, 1889, to facilitate the ington el 1** de Marzo de 1889, para execution of the provisions con- facilitar Ia ejecucion de los princitained in the Treaty signed by the pios contenidos on el Tratado tirtwo High Contracting Parties on mado entre las dos Altas Partes the 12th of November, 1884, and to Contratantes el 12 de Noviembre avoid the difrlculties arising from de 1884, y evitar las ditieultades the changes which are taking place causadas por los cambios en los in the beds of the Bravo del Norte canoes de los rios Bravo del Norte and Colorado Rivers in those parts y Colorado, en las partes que sirwhich serve as a boundary between ven de limite ai las dos Republicas; the two Republics; And whereas the period fixed by Y debiendo expirar el 21 de Di- Article IX of the Convention of ciembre de 1897 el plazo niado en March 1, 1889, extended by the el Articulo IX de la Convencion de conventions of October 1, 1895, and 1° de Marzo de 1889, ampliado por November 6, 1896, expires on the las Convenciones de 1° de Octubre 24th of December, 1897; de 1895 y 6 de Noviembre de 1896; And whereas the two High Con- Y considerando conveniente las tracting Parties deem it expedient dos Altas Partes Contratantes proto extend the period tixed by Arti- rrogar el plazo estipulado en el cle IX of the Convention of March articulo IX de la Convencion de 1, 1889, and by the sole Article of 1° de Marzo de 1889 y en el artithe Fonvcntion of October 1. 1895, cnlo nnico de la de 1“ de Octubre and that oi November 6, 1896. de 1895 y de la de6 de Noviembre in order that the International de 1896, zi tin de que la Comision Boundary Commission may be able Internacional de Limites pueda to conclude the examination and eoncluir el examen y decision de
