Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-08-21

Iunitea stetaa aua naiIsd IL md deaiv@r.
abis III BsIkinm md originating and past.
ID IN countries bsyond belgium And mail
ed TO and deliverable In no uni&sa HtAssa
or ils Territories, the foreign posaags
l(otheE than thai ii Raglan and oshas
tksn thst of the united Ssa1asl b b b
aadsd 10 Do post&gs stated In Article
IxXIII. And tia two poost 0iiea De
parsmanss are matuAlly 60 fngnish s@nh
other with iists stating ahe fassign coun-
tTies TO whieo the foreign postage, and
the amount thereof muss b absolnsely
prepaid. or must BE- lefs unpaid, either "a
their destination ar 10 determined point.
And until saoh Esss are daily furnished,
fnsish1 country il % znaiTto the other any
letter from foreign countries bsgoad Ii,
or for foreign countries beyond the coan-
sgy TO which she mail IN seEs. 81
Art. XVI. The provisions established
by Articles XII, XIV, XVI. xvii,
XVIII, XIX, Xxx, and XXI, ~ well ~
aAs last paragraph 81 ATsicla XIV, ID Far
Nd they are applicable, shAil b made 30
Apply 10 the correspondence which may
be exchanged By any direct line OF steam
ers runniag between the United States
and Belgium. ! =. T =
Arr. xxvII. The Post ofiss Depart
manss OF Belgium and of the United States
shall have Full authority TO introduce and
pnk in force b. couaoa agreement all
aodi6casions II the arrangements Of the
present Convention, both Id regard b the
proportion of hostages Co be levied on
each side, and relative 70 all esks9 meas
ures al detail and execution, whenever, BIZ
mutual consent, be two governments shall
nave recognized she asslisy of sach nodf-
6caaion.
Art. XVIII. The present convention
shall be put into execution in tho two
countries one month after ths exchange
Of rasiaeaaioas, provided that the expens-
e. Of transportation over the British ter
ritory and across the British ehannea shall
not exceed four cents per single letter,
and that this postage shall be the only
transit postage TO be paid By the com
tracing parties, uudef tho head Of cor
reSpondenes exchanged In closed mails,
by way Of England, between Belgium and
the United States of America, by the
terms Of sAe said convention. This con-
vention shall remain Ia force until annull-
cd by mutual consent, or by one Of tia
contracting parties after one years notice
given by such party 10 ths other of the
intention 70 annul the same.
Made in duplicate original, ,, end signed
at Washington, the twenty-6rst day Of
December, in the year Of our Lord, one
thousand eight hundred and fifEy- dine.
]. HoLT. SEAL.
BLoSpGRL YAK CgxLgRaoRcK fsEAG.
And whereas she said eOnvantian has
been duly ratified on both parts, AMI the
respective notifications Of the came we're
exchanged at Washington, on the l9<h
instant By Lewis Cass, Secretary Of State
Of the United States, and Mr. Blondsei
Van Cu4lebroeok, Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister plenipotenaiary Of his Maj
esty the King Of the Belgi&ns, on the part
OF their respective governments. 49,. 81
Nov, therefore, be IL known, that |,
JAMES BUCHANAN, President Of the
United States OF America, have saussd
the said eoavantion 10 be made public 20
the end that the same aud every elsuse and
article thereof may be observed and fall
filed with good faith By the United States
and the ailiGens thereof. .- I'll.
In witness whereof, / hsve hereunto
ses my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done al Washington, this TWEEN
tieth day Of October, in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight
TskAL.l hundred and sixty, and Of Che
Independents Of the United
States OF America the eighty
fifth.
..s JAMES BUCHANAN.
By the President
LEWIS Cas-, Secretary Of Stale.