The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1862-11-19
charging thsreupon only
the rates established by the
present convention.

Nails for the Cn;ted
States Of America shAi; be
maze up al regular inter
vas BY ;as Mexican post
ot1ee, anu dispatched 10
ports o. the United State:
sAd, n the same manEer,
mails for Mexico stA.i be
maize Up at regular inter
vas by the United States
post Office, AID dispatched
10 ports Ia Mexico.
AkfIclE VII.
Tie CDitcc Nexicxn states
engage u grant 10 the Uni
ted states ol America toe
transit, N c:Cse. mails, free
from any postage, duties,
impSsis, CStsLllvl, Or
SXaiuIusilOn whatever
through tne United Aexi-
CAL States, or any vi Inrir
pOssvssioLs " territories,
Y; Ictte.s, newspapers,
p.iRisi pamphlets or other
printed Matter, forwarded
rrom the Cnite1 STATES of
America, or any VI their
possessions oI territories,
" any other possession or
territory OF the Cuited
states Vi Am.rica, or " any
torr1gu county, OF from
any foreign country, or
possession vr terrIIvsy VI
the CulIed states VI Amer
ica, " the CIitsd states Of
America, their possessions
Or territories
A mail agent OF the Uni
ted SlALcs vi America Shall
De permitted " accompany
the c.oSsd mal.s In tnelr
transit.
The United States Of A
NE lca, On their pArt, en-
gage to grant " the Iu.ted
Aexican States the tran
sls, II closed mails, free
from any postage, duiirs,
imposts, detention, or
examination whatever,
through the United states
Of America, or any OF their
possessions or territories,
Of letters, newspapers,
printed pamphlets, or other
printed matter, ivi wAroed
from the UuILed Mexican
states, or any Of their pos
Sessions Or ssrrltofIss, u
any uth.r Mexican 70;
session er territory
any foreign coultry, or
from any foreign couLtry,
or Mexican possession or
territory, TO the United
Mexican States, their pVs-
sessions or territories.
A mail agent Of Mexico
shall ID Permitted 70 ac-
company the closed mails
ARTICLE VIII.
The means OF making the
trALsit Of closed mai.S, IN
der Tue stipulAtioUs of ar
ticle seventh Of the pres
els Convention, shall be ar
ranged between the Gener-
al post Office department OF
the two countries, subject
to the appreciation Of each
Govsrnmsnt, respectively.
ARTICLE
In cass Of the misfortune
Of war between the two
nations, the mall service Of
the two post oticee shall
continue without Impedi-
ment or moiestAtiou until
SIX weeks alter = notin
cation shall have been
made on the part OF
either Of the two Gov
m-nts and delivered TO the
other, that the service Is to
os discontinued, and IN
such case the mail packets
of the two countries shall
DC permitted to return free
", and under special pro-
lection, to their respective
po. t.
.us rssBlII9ise sssBBlEIIf9FisEe I; fvs. umcs
regulations and rates OF
postage Of each Of the con-
tracing PARTIES shall be
comm InicAted 70, and all
matters OF detail arising
out of the stipulations Of
this convention shall be Set
tied between the General
i'oet Office Department. VI
the two republics as soon
~ possible aiter the ex-
change Of she ratincations
of tia present Convention
II ID also agreed that the
measures Of detail referred
~ in this article may be
modif,d BY the two Gene
al Pos; Once Departments
whenever, by mutual con-
sent, those Departments
saaii have decided that such
notifications would be- ben
ehciai 70 the pUst c6hce ser-
vice of the two countries; +;
and Mexico proposes, 80
son as her N ,Aus Of inter-
aal transportation will per
nit. 70 reduce her present
rates OF Inland postage.
ARrIClI H.
The present convention
shall Continue in force until
it shall be abroga:ei by the
muI1a! consent Of the two
contracting parties, or W.
til one of thsm shall have
given twelve months pre-
-ious notice TO the other OF
. desire TO abrogate it.
ARTICLE XII.
This convection shall be
ratified in conformity with
The Constitutions u the two
countries, anu the ratihca-
tions shall be exchanged at
the city Of Mexico within
six months from the date
hereof, Or earlier II posi-
bic.
In witness whereof, We,
the Plenipotenti sries Of the
United states OF America
and Of the Ca:tad Mexican
states, have signed and
sealed these presents.
lone at the city Of Mexi-
co on the eleventh day OF
December, in the year o!
our Lord one thousaad