The Case of the Pious Fund of the Californias: United States of America Vs. Republic of Mexico. Replication of the United States of America to the Answer of the Republic of Mexico, with Exhibits of English Translation of Answer, Original and Translation of Escritura de Venta of Ciénaga Del Pastor, Summary of Contents of Pleito de Rada and Table of Indian Populations of Lower California

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Página 27 - The United States do furthermore discharge the Mexican Republic from all claims of citizens of the United States, not heretotore decided against the Mexican Government, which may have arisen previously to the date of the signature of this treaty; which discharge shall be final and perpetual, whether, the said claims be rejected or be allowed by the board of commissioners...
Página 28 - XV. The United States, exonerating Mexico from all demands on account of the claims of their citizens...
Página 13 - Church, church yards, burial grounds, orchards, and vineyards with the necessary buildings thereon and appurtenances," the same "having been recognized as the property of said Church by the laws of Mexico in force at the time of the cession of California to the United States, and whereas the Board of Land Commissioners...
Página 27 - States do furthermore discharge the Mexican republic from all claims of citizens of the United States, not heretofore decided against the Mexican government, which may have arisen previously to the date of the signature of this treaty ; which discharge shall be final and perpetual, whether the said claims be rejected or be allowed by the board of commissioners provided for in the following article, and whatever shall be the total amount of those allowed. ARTICLE XV.
Página 58 - Columbia, this day and year next above written, and of the independence of the United States the one hundred and twenty-fourth. [SEAL.] ABRAHAM E. SMITH, Consul.
Página 12 - ... interest upon the property sold, the proceeds of which had been incorporated into the national treasury. The umpire does not find that any further legislation has been effected upon the subject since the Decree of April 3, 1845. Such then was the state of the Mexican laws with regard to the Pious Fund at the time of the cession of Upper California to the United States, and the umpire is clearly of opinion that both the acts of the Mexican Government and its decrees above mentioned as well as...
Página 22 - This donation we make to said Missions founded, and which may hereafter be founded, in the Californias, not only as for the maintenance of their religious, and to provide for the support and conduct of divine worship, but...
Página 13 - Aspiroz, page 395. Paragraph 126, of the Transcript, stating as follows : "126. The merely canonical creation of the Church of California, may have given it a standing in the Universal Church, as a religious body, but it would not have been sufficient to entitle it to recognition of the Sovereign of the country ; hence the said Church was created by virtue of a decree of the Mexican Congress. This , which occurred in a nation officially Catholic, is the same as is established by the laws of the United...
Página 48 - Las fincas rústicas y urbanas, los créditos activos y demás bienes pertenecientes al fondo piadoso de Californias, quedan incorporados al erario nacional. 2°...
Página 28 - Claim 1. A demand of a right or supposed right; a calling on another for something due or supposed to be due. "Doth he lay claim to thine inheritance?" — Shak. 2. A right to claim or demand; a title to any debt, privilege, or other thing in possession of another. "A bar to all claims upon land.

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